Herbs

Basil Dark Opal

100 Seeds

Beautiful deep purple glossy leaves, with the same culinary uses as Sweet Basil.
The pale pink flowers are a beautiful contrast to the dark foliage and the bees just love it, making it wonderfully ornamental in the flower bed or in a container.
Use as a garnish in salads and to flavour vinegar, also good for drying.

Height - 30cm/12 inches

Sow Indoors - February - April
Harvest - May - September

Price: £1.49

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Basil Genovese (Organic)

300 Seeds

Growing a useful range of herbs from seed is so easy!
Grow them in the border among your flowers, in a special herb bed, or simply in pots by the back door. You can even grow some on your kitchen windowsill.
They are easy to dry and even easier to freeze.
Basil Genovese is the most commonly grown variety. Taller with larger leaves.
Ideal to use in salads especially with tomatoes, pasta sauces and combines well with garlic.
Remove flowering shoots to increase the harvest of leaves.
Needs a sunny sheltered position.

Height - 30cm/12 inches

Sow Indoors - February - April
Sow Outdoors - May
Harvest - May - September

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Basil Magical Michael

150 Seeds

This ornamental basil is much more uniform in height and width that other types, but the lush, aromatic leaves are just as delicious.
It can be left to flower, after which the purple bracts remain, adding to the decorative value.
Alternatively, pick the young leaves for kitchen use before flowers appear.

Sow Indoors - February - April
Harvest - May - September

Plant Spacing - 30cm/12 inches

Price: £1.49

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Basil Mediterranean Medley

320 Seeds

Four basils in one packet - Genovese, small leaved lemon basil, dark leaved Opal and purple green Ararat - make this a must for lovers of Mediterranean food.
All are warmly aromatic and look so attractive.

Sow Indoors - February - April
Harvest - May - September

Row Spacing - 30cm/12 inches
Sowing Distance - 30cm/ 12 inches

Price: £1.79 (Including VAT at 20%)

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Basil Sweet Green

400 Seeds

A must in so much Southern European cookery, the flavour complements chicken and tomato dishes, and is also great with eggs.
Supurb in salads too!
Give it a warm, sunny sheltered spot for best results.

Sow Indoors - February - April
Harvest - May - September

Plant Spacing - 30cm/12 inches

Price: £1.49

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Borage

200 Seeds

Growing a useful range of herbs from seed is so easy!
Grow them in the border among your flowers, in a special herb bed, or simply in pots by the back door.
You can even grow some on your kitchen windowsill.
They are easy to dry and even easier to freeze.
Borage Summer Skies is a blend of the usual intense blue and the more unusual white forms of this cottage garden favourite.
The young leaves can be used in salads, and the star-like blue flowers can be added to drinks or salads.
Borage flowers frozen in ice cubes are perfect to perk up your Pimms!
Butterflies and bees adore it!

Height - 60cm/2 ft

Sow Outdoors - March - May/August - October
Flowers - May - August

Price: £1.49

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Chamomile

700 Seeds

Grow them in the border among your flowers, in a special herb bed, or simply in pots by the back door.
You can even grow some on your kitchen windowsill. They are easy to dry and even easier to freeze.
Chamomile produces pretty daisy-like flowers with yellow centres and feathery foliage, with an apple fragrance when crushed.
Makes a delicious soothing tea!
Not suitable for use as a lawn.
Happily grows in most soils in the sun.

Height - 30cm/12 inches

Sow Outdoors - March - May
Harvest - June - August

Price: £1.49

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Chervil

500 Seeds

Sweetly-Scented Blue Blooms
This half hardy annual has an unusual aniseed/ parsley flavour and is rich in vitamins.
It can be used in soups, salads and goes well with chicken and white fish.
Chervil prefers partial shade and a slightly moist soil.

Height - 40-70cm/16-28 inches

Sow Outdoors - March - August
Harvest - April - November

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Chives Fine Leaved

700 Seeds

The delicate onion flavour of chives makes this perennial a perfect addition to soups, omelettes and cheese dishes!
Or use just about anywhere you want a hint of onion and that wonderful emerald green colour!
Delicate onion taste.
Decorative flowers.

Height - 30cm/12 inches

Sow Indoors - February - May
Harvest - May - October

Price: £1.49

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Chives Fine Leaved (Organic)

150 Seeds

This versatile herb with its mild onion taste produces neat, compact plants and attractive pink flowers.
A perennial, cropping year after year.

Sow Indoors - February - July
Harvest - May - October

Plant Spacing - 30cm/12 inches

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Coriander Confetti

200 Seeds

If you love coriander you will adore this plant.
Not only does it have the familiar coriander flavour and aroma within its leaves, but also it is one of the most attractive varieties ever raised.
The leaves are fine and feathery, resembling carrots and are slightly sweet too.
It is incredibly easy to grow from seed and can be harvested as baby leaves or left to mature to larger plants.

Sow Indoors - March - August
Sow Outdoors - March - August
Harvest - April - September

Plant Spacing - 30cm/12 inches

Price: £1.49

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Coriander Fine Leaved

150 Seeds

Coriander is a versatile herb, the seeds are crushed and used in curries whilst the leaves are also good in Indian dishes, salads or as an interesting alternative to parsley.
Pick leaves regularly if you wish to stop plants running to seed.

Height - 30cm/12 inches

Sow Indoors - March - June
Sow Outdoors - March - June
Harvest - June - September

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Coriander Fine Leaved (Organic)

130 Seeds

The aromatic leaves are use dliberally in a host of Indian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern dishes.
When plants run to seed, harvest these too for a valuable addition to your spice rack
An annual herb, so resow every year.

Sow Indoors - March - June
Sow Outdoors - March - June
Harvest - July - September

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Cumin

400 Seeds

Can Also be Sown to Flower in Summer
Cumin belongs to the parsley family and is grown for its seeds, which are a main component of curry powder.
Cumin is the second most popular spice in the world after black pepper and is widely used in North African, Indian and Mexican dishes - it is also the main spice in chilli con carne.

Height - 30-50cm/12-20 inches

Sow Outdoors - March - July
Harvest - July - October

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Dill

200 Seeds

Both seeds and leaves are used as flavouring for lamb, fish and sauces. It has a strong aniseed flavour and goes well with cucumber salad.
Use leaves with salmon, cream cheese, egg dishes and salads.
Seeds can be used in soups, pickles, apple pie and cakes.
Add flower heads to jars of pickled gherkins for the best ever dill pickles.

Height - 90cm/3 ft

Sow Indoors - March - June
Sow Outdoors - March - June
Harvest - July - September

Sowing Distance - 20cm/8 inches

Price: £1.49

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Fennel

150 Seeds

Fennel is a lovely aromatic herb that has long been used to suppress hunger, as an aid to digestion and to make a medicinal tea.
Add chopped leaves and young stems to salads and seeds and leaves to sauces and fish dishes.
The whole plant is edible, even the flowers.

Sow Outdoors - April - May
Harvest - June - September

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Garlic Chives

120 Seeds

A flat leaved variety also known as Chines chives.
Good to use in salads, stir fries and with cream cheese, where they will impart a distinctly mild garlic flavour.
Use both the leaves and the white flowers.
An easy alternative to garlic.

Height - 30cm/12 inches

Sow Indoors - February - May
Harvest - April - September

Price: £1.49

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Herb Collection

Includes:

Basil Sweet Green
Coriander Fine Leaved
Chives Fine Leaved
Parsley Plain Leaved

Price: £2.99

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Lemon Balm Melissa

400 Seeds

An easy to grow, ancient cottage garden herb with many culinary and medicinal uses.
The textured, lemon scented leaves can be dried or used fresh in salads, stuffing and also for herbal tea.
An essential garden choice, thats extremely good for bees.

Sow Indoors - March - May
Harvest - April - September

Plant Spacing - 30cm/12 inches

Price: £1.49

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Mint (Garden)

2000 Seeds

Perfect with New Potatoes
Garden mint is easy to grow under almost any conditions and enjoys a shady aspect, so it is an ideal herb to grow in a north facing garden wall.
Mint has a tendency to take over the garden so is best planted in a pot.
The whole pot can be planted in the garden if required.

Height - 30-90cm/12-36 inches

Sow Outdoors - February - July
Harvest - April - October

Frangrance 5/5

Price: £1.49

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Marjoram Sweet

200 Seeds

Dramatic Cut Flower and Pollen-free
This aromatic plant is one of the most fragrant and popular of all herbs.
It produces white flowers during summer and is very attractive to bees.
Its growth habit is low and spreading.
The leaves can be used fresh or dried as a flavoring for many dishes.

Height - 45cm/18 inches

Sow Outdoors - March - July
Harvest - April - November

Fragrance 5/5

Price: £1.49

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Oregano Greek

200 Seeds

The Very Best For Pesto Flavour!
Beware imitations! Quite frankly, some Oreganos have a poor flavour but this Greek type is strongly flavoured even from its seedling stage.
It is the very best and is incomparable in a huge range of pasta, cheese and meat dishes.
Growing herbs from seed is so easy!
Grow them in the border among your flowers, in a special herb bed, or simply in pots by the back door.
You can even grow them on your kitchen windowsill. They are easy to dry and even easier to freeze!

Height - 30cm/12 inches

Sow Indoors - February - May
Harvest - May - September

Price: £1.49

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Parcel

300 Seeds

For versatility, flavour and a plant that looks good in the garden to choose Parcel.
It has finely cut leaves with a rich flavour resembling parsley and celery.
It's a useful combination of two popular flavours making ideal for soups, sauces and salads.
Plus it is easy to grow and prolific too.

Sow Indoors - March - June
Harvest - July - October

Plant Spacing - 30cm/12 inches

Price: £1.49

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Parsley Champion Moss Curled

1000 Seeds

Our most popular herb, and no surprise when you consider its versatility!

Parsley sauce is perfect with fish, and the leaves can also be added to soups, stews, salads, and egg and cheese dishes.
Vigorous and tasty with a multitude of uses!
So versatile.
Rich in vitamins.

Height - 30cm/12 inches

Sow Indoors - February - August
Sow Outdoors - February - August
Harvest - September - October

Price: £1.49

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Parsley Italian Giant (Organic)

800 Seeds

Flat leaved parsley has a distinctive flavour, so good in Mediterranean dishes.
Easy to grow, it has so many uses.

Sow Indoors - January - December
Sow Outdoors - March - July
Harvest - January - December

Row Spacing - 2cm/1 inches
Sowing Distance - 25cm/ 10 inches

Price: £1.99

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Parsley Italian Plain Leaved

700 Seeds

With a more intense flavour than its curly leaved cousin, and just as versatile, this parsley is widely used in European cooking.
Best for cooking, since it can withstand heat and retain its flavour. It can be used for garnish and it adds a nice flavour to salads, sauces and soups.
Its succulent stems are also edible.
Strong Flavour.

Height - 30cm/12 inches

Sow Indoors - February - August
Sow Outdoors - February - August
Harvest - April - October

Sowing Distance - 15cm/6 inches

Price: £1.49

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Rosemary

90 Seeds

Lovely with Lamb
This well known herb has fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves and has a multitude of uses, both culinary and medicinal.
With masses of blue flowers in spring and early summer, beloved by bees, it is a beautiful plant for the border too.

Height - 1m/39 inches

Sow Outdoors - March - July
Harvest - January - December

Fragrance 5/5

Price: £1.49

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Rocket

500 Seeds

This fast growing leafy herb is a welcome additions to the salad bowl with its distinctively sharp, spicy flavour.
Sow little and often for a continous supple through many months.

Sow Outdoors - March - October
Harvest - April - December

Plant Spacing - 30cm/12 inches

Price: £1.49

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Rocket (Organic)

1200 Seeds

The sharp, spicy leaves of rocket are very popular in summer salads.
Simply add a few leaves to your salad bowl to set your taste buds tingling.

Sow Outdoors - March - July
Hervest - May - October

Plant Spacing - 10cm/4 inches

Price: £1.99

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Sorrel

1000 Seeds

The sharp lemony leaves are used extensively in French cuisine.
Its popularity in the UK is increasing rapidly.
The young leaves are produced in abundance and are excellent with egg, cheese and fish dishes.
It adds piquancy to salads.

Height - 30-60cm

Price: £1.49

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Sage Green Leaved

80 Seeds

The lovely, silvery-green leaves of sage are wonderfully ornamental and their flavour accents many meals.
The traditional ingredient in pork sausages and stuffings.
Cut back in the spring to get a burst of fresh leaves.

Height - 40cm/16 inches

Sow Indoors - February - May
Harvest - April - September

Price: £1.49

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Tarragon Russian

200 Seeds

Grow this hardy herb from seed for strong, pale aromatic leaved plants with a slightly bitter flavour.
Use the leaves and stems for making delicious Tarragon vinegar and for tasty salad dressings and sauces.
It is a pretty garden plant and ideal for the herb garden, cottage border or potager.

Sow Indoors - March - May
Harvest - June - October

Plant Spacing - 45cm/18 inches

Price: £1.49

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Thyme

500 Seeds

An Excellent Little Aromatic Edging Plant!
Thyme is a pretty little spreading perennial herb with small scented leaves.
Excellent for cooking with poultry, meat and game, and flavouring soups.
Growing a useful range of herbs from seed is so easy!
Grow them in the border among your flowers, in a special herb bed, or simply in pots by the back door.
You can even grow some on your kitchen windowsill.
They are easy to dry and even easier to freeze.

Height - 8cm/3 inches

Sow Indoors - February - May
Harvest - April - September

Price: £1.49

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Thyme Orange Scented

300 Seeds

Has a gorgeous traditional thyme fragrance with a hint of orange.
Its flavour is strong, so you need only a tiny amount to create dramatic dishes of stuffing, roast meats, casseroles and also for desserts such as ice cream.
An upright variety with pretty pink flowers, very attractive to bees.

Sow Indoors - February - May
Harvest - April - September

Plant Spacing - 45cm/18 inches

Price: £1.49

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