Common Name: Sage Latin Name: Salvia officinalis Description: Small, woody shrub with velvety, grey-green leaves and pink flowers in spring. Perennial. 75cm. Harvesting: Start harvesting early. Leaves can be dried or frozen for up to 6 months. Best Results: Give a deep soaking once a week and provide a complete fertiliser in spring. Uses: Leaves […]
Common Name: Rosemary – Pink Latin Name: Rosmarinus officinalis’Rosea’ Description: Evergreen, woody shrub with needle like, glossy green leaves and pink flowers in spring. Tolerates drought and salt winds. Excellent hedging plant. Perennial. 100cm. Harvesting: Harvest at any time. Dry by hanging in bunches in warm, airy room. Best Results: For best flavour, keep drier, […]
Common Name: Rosemary Latin Name: Rosmarinus officinalis Description: Evergreen, woody shrub with needle like, glossy green leaves and pale blue flowers in spring. Tolerates drought and salt winds. Excellent hedging plant. Perennial. 100cm. Harvesting: Harvest at any time. Dry by hanging in bunches in warm, airy room. Best Results: For best flavour, keep drier, plant […]
Common Name: Salad Rocket Latin Name: Eruca sativa Description: Salad rocket is an oily-peppery flavoured salad green. It is very fast growing – grows like a rocket! Harvest the leaves whilst they are young as they will become bitter after the plant flowers. It may self-seed in other parts of the garden but it’s easy […]
Common Name: Rhubarb Victorian Latin Name: Rheum rhabarbarum Description: Long, mostly green stems with some crimson colouration. Vigorous, producing large number of stems. Shade tolerant. Perennial. Height to 1m. Harvesting: Harvest outside stems as required, cutting down low with knife. Discard leaves as these are poisonous but don’t feed these to poultry. Best Results: Keep […]
Common Name: Pyrethrum Latin Name: Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium Description: Attractive plant with daisy flowers which are source of safe, organic insecticide. Thrives in all types of soils and conditions. Perennial. Height 60cm. Harvesting: Harvest mature flowers in summer & dry in sun. Best Results: Mature plants can be divided in early spring. Grow in full sun […]
Common Name: Pennyroyal Latin Name: Mentha pulegium Description: Fast creeping, highly fragrant mint with glossy green leaves and purple flowers borne on small spikes in summer. Withstands light traffic. Perennial. 15cm. Harvesting: Harvest for potpourris at any time. Best Results: Cut flowers spikes once finished. Tolerant of many conditions. Uses: Plant amongst paving or as […]
Common Name: Italian Parsley; Flat-leaf Parsley; Continental Parsley Latin Name: Petrosolinum crispum var. neapolitanum Description: Plain, flat leafed foliage with a dark green colour and vigorous growth. This variety is often preferred for cooking because of smoother, stronger flavour than curly variety. Biennial. 40cm. Harvesting: Harvest outside leaves frequently to encourage new growth from the […]
Common Name: Parsley Curled Latin Name: Petrosolenum crispum Description: Crisp, tightly curled foliage with a dark green colour and vigorous growth habit. Richest in iron of any vegetable. 25cm. Biennial. Harvesting: Harvest outside leaves frequently to encourage new growth from the centre. Best Results: Add lots of organic matter and water. Allow to self -seed […]
Common Name: Par-Cel Latin Name: Apium graveolens var. Secalinum Description: Unique celery with dark green thin stalks that look just like parsley. Biennial. 25cm. Harvesting: Harvest outside leaves as needed. Cut and come again. Best Results: Mulch heavily and provide lots of water in summer. Uses: Use for its’ celery flavour in salads, dips & […]
