Common Name: Tumbler Tomato Latin Name: Lycopersicon esculentum Description: Tumbler tomato plants are only about 30 to 45cm tall which makes them perfect for use in pots and hanging baskets. They produce large quantities of bright red cherry tomatoes which have a sweet flavour. Harvesting: Start harvesting cherry tomatoes as soon as they start ripening as […]
Common Name: Yarrow White Latin Name: Achillea millefolium Description: Dense, dark green ferny foliage forms a low, growing ground cover. Small white flowers appear on top of long stems in summer and autumn. Perennial. 100cm. Harvesting: Harvest on dry mornings when in early stages of full bloom. Best Results: Cut plants to the ground in […]
Common Name: Wormwood Latin Name: Artemesia absinthium Description: Aromatic shrub with silver-grey feathery foliage and tiny yellow flowers in summer. Wormwood is stunning dotted throughout the garden as a highlight and the silver foliage is especially beautiful in the night time garden. Wormwood copes extremely well with the sandy soil and salt air that is […]
Common Name: Watercress Latin Name: Nasturtium officinale Description: Watercress is a spreading aquatic plant that can also be grown in pots in a shady position so long as it is given plenty of water. Small leaves have a hot, peppery flavour. Perennial. Height 15cm. Harvesting: Harvest the leaves just before serving. Clumps of watercress that […]
Common Name: Thyme – Turkey Latin Name: Thymus ‘Westmoreland’ Description: Small, highly fragrant, green leaves with a mass of small pink flowers in summer. Turkey thyme copes very well with sandy soil and full sun. Perennial. 40cm. Harvesting: Harvest leaves at any time but they are at their most flavoursome when in flower. They have […]
Common Name: Thyme – Silver Queen Latin Name: Thymus x citriodorus ‘Silver Queen’ Description: Beautifully lemon-scented, glossy silver green and cream variegated leaves. Small pink flowers are borne in summer. Silver Queen Thyme is stunning when mass planted or used as a low growing hedge. Plant as a path border so that visitors brush past […]
Common Name: Thyme – Silver Posie Latin Name: T. vulgaris ‘Silver Posie’ Description: Small, highly fragrant green leaves with a silver variegation. Mauve pink flowers are born in summer. The silver foliage looks beautiful in a night time garden or dotted throughout the garden just for a bit of sparkle. Perennial. 40cm. Harvesting: Harvest leaves […]
Common Name: Thyme – Pizza Description: A very beautiful thyme with attractive glossy green and maroon leaves and the most distinctive pizza aroma. Pink flowers in summer. Perennial. 30cm. Harvesting: Harvest leaves at any time but they are at their most flavoursome when in flower. The leaves are far better if used fresh though can […]
Common Name: Thyme – Lemon Latin Name: Thymus x citriodorus Description: Beautifully lemon-scented, glossy green leaves with small pink flowers in summer. Perennial. 30cm. Harvesting: Harvest leaves at any time but most flavoursome when in flower. Use fresh or dried Best Results: For best flavour, do not overfeed or over water. Slightly limey soil. Uses: […]
Common Name: Thyme Latin Name: Thymus vulgaris Description: Classic culinary thyme with small, highly fragrant, grey-green leaves and small pale purplish flowers in summer. Perennial. 40cm. Harvesting: Harvest leaves at any time but most flavoursome when in flower. Use fresh or dried. Best Results: For best flavour, do not overfeed or over water. Slightly limey […]
