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ANGELICA
archangelica
Stately plant adds architectural interest. Large divided
leaves on sturdy hollow stalks with licorice flavour are candied
for baking. Ornamental umbels covered in chartreuse seeds in
summer. Biennial. Height to 5 feet. Click on image to view larger
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BASIL
- SWEET ITALIAN
Ocimum basilicum
Pungent green leaves for picking summer to fall, from sturdy
bushy plants. Tender annual needs heat to thrive. Grows well
in 2-gallon pots in hot sites. Ht. 18-24". Click on image to
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BORAGE
Borago officinalis
The prettiest bright-blue flowers that taste like cucumber.
TIP: Freeze one in an ice-cube to pretty up summer punch bowls.
Garnish salads and decorate desserts with them. Borage is known
as a good companion for many plants, and is called 'the herb
of happiness'. Height 2 feet. Click on image to view larger
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CALENDULA
- THE GARDEN PATH MIX
Calendula officinalis
A charming blend of hardy annuals, which will grow anywhere
and blooms almost year round. Easy-to-grow, self-seeding annual
with cheery lemon yellow to orange daisy-like flowers. The flower
petals are edible and perk up summer salads. They also make
soothing salves and healing ointments. Grows in any soil in
full sun to part shade. Height 12". Click on image to view larger
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CHAMOMILE
Matricaria
recuita
Tiny daisy-like white flowers with yellow centres and feathery
leaves. Easy-to-grow in full sun, but also takes cooler weather,
when flowers last longer. Space seedlings 4" apart for a groundcover.
Harvest flowers regularly for delicious, soothing and calming
teas. 75 days. Click on image to view larger frame.
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CHIVES - Purple flowered
Allium schoenoprasum
Established clumps of perennial chives are easy to grow, and
provide mild oniony greens all season long. An ornamental
edible, both the leaves and the showy purple blossoms are
edible. Good choice for pot culture or container growing.
Winter hardy. Click on image to view larger frame.
TIP: Cutting to
the ground renews a straggly clump with vibrant fresh shoots.
Height 12".
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CORIANDER
Slo-Bolt Cilantro
This hardy annual strain is well suited to leaf production,
and does not bolt to seed before producing clumps of pungent
cilantro flavoured leaves. Easy-to-grow by direct seeding in
spring and again in fall. Harvest by cutting bunches with scissors.
Will regrow. Leaving some to go to seed means fresh coriander
seed for the spice cupboard and a guarantee that it will reseed
itself. A vital ingredient for Mexican and Chinese cuisine.
Height 12". Click on image to view larger frame.
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CULVERS
ROOT
Veronicastrum virginicum album
An outstanding native wildflower, deserving of a special spot
in any sunny border. Plants form a tall, bushy clump of dark-green
leaves, bearing huge branching spikes of white flowers from
late summer into the fall, the tips arching in a unique and
graceful way. Outstanding as a cut flower. Clumps may be easily
divided in early spring. Attractive to butterflies. Beautiful
at the waterside. Click on image to view larger frame.
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DILL
- GIANT POLISH
Anthenum graveolans
Harvest leaves for many culinary uses, and harvest seeds for
pickling. Fast growing annual reaches 3 feet in height. Direct
seed in warm soil; space 6" apart. Success sow for continuous
harvests. Click on image to view larger frame.
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FEVERFEW
Tanecetum parthenium
Small white and yellow daisy-like flower clusters above pale-green
ferny foliage. Easy-to-grow in full sun or part shade. Self
seeds readily. I like it for filling in flower arrangements,
but it is also used in wreath making and for potpourris. Click
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TIP: Cut back
after first flowering it will reflower. Height 12".
Medicinally chewing a
little bit of leaf daily helps ease migraines, or infuse 2-3
leaves in a tea. Active ingredient: parthenolide.
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FIGWORT
Scrophularia nodosa
A clumping perennial herb with attractive chocolate and yellow
flowers spikes in summer. Watch out as self seeding makes this
a fast spreader, especially in moist soils. Fresh leaves can
be made into a healing ointment for sprains, swellings, inflammations,
gangrene and burns. Height 30". Click on image to view larger
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FRENCH SORREL
Rumex scutatus
Fast growing perennial herb that looks like spinach, but has
large leaves with a tart lemony flavour. Use in salads, dressings
and soups. Remove seed stalks as they appear to prolong leaf
production. Click on image to view larger frame.
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GARLIC
CHIVES
Allium schoenoprasum
Mauve flowered (Rare)
A most unusual strain of garlic chives with showy, mauve/purple
starburst flowers in fall. Flat-leaved perennial chives grow
into generous leafy clusters Chop fresh leaves into salads and
use in any dish where a mild hit of garlic is desired. Winter
hardy. Height 10-12". Click on image to view larger frame.
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GOOD
KING HENRY
Chenopodium bonus-henricus
Perennial, vegetable whose leaves are eaten like spinach, and
shoots are a delicacy. Earthing up over the roots in early spring
produces blanched shoots, which will appear 2 weeks before asparagus
does. If Good King Henry is well manured it will yield an abundant
supply of delicious shoots. The shoots should be peeled, tied
up in bunches like asparagus, and boiled in deep water until
tender. Seed life 5 years. Height 24 to 30". Click on image
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HEMP AGRIMONY
Perennial
attracts wildlife- bees, flies, beetles, moths and butterflies.
Thrives in dappled shade and moist soils. Chiefly used as
a detoxifying herb for fevers, colds, flu and other viral
conditions. Height to 3 feet. Click on image to view larger
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LEMON
BALM
Melissa officinalis
Perennial with vibrant-green, lemon-scented leaves. Fast-spreading
bushy plants can be cut back several times, before flowering,
for leaves used fresh or dried in calming teas. Fresh-chopped
leaves add a hit of lemon to salads, soups and stews. Grows
well in full sun or part shade, especially in moist soils. Height
2 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
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LOVAGE
Levisticum officinale
Vigorous tall growing herb with large leaves of strong celery-like
flavour, excellent for soup stocks, stews and casseroles.
Emerges early in spring. Needs room to grow. Height 4 feet.
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MOTHERWORT
Leonurus cardiaca
Tall, square-stemmed perennial herb with pink flowers in upper
leaf axils from July to September. All parts of the plant
may be dried and used. Medicinally Motherwort is a gentle
sedative which calms the entire nervous system and helps with
PMS and menstrual pain. Height 3 feet. Click on image to view
larger frame.
TIP: Best not
to allow self-seeding, this plant establishes easily.
Culpepper wrote of
Motherwort:
"There is no better herb to drive melancholy vapours from
the heart, to strengthen it and make the mind cheerful, blithe
and merry. May be kept in a syrup, or conserve. It cleanse
the chest of cold phlegm and killeth worms in the belly. It
is of good use to warm and dry up the cold humours, to digest
and disperse them that are settled in the veins, joints and
sinews of the body and to help cramps and convulsions.'
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NETTLES
Urtica
dioica
Stinging nettles emerge in early spring as a valuable food
source. Cooking, crushing or soaking disables the stinging
hairs. Leafy greens are similar to spinach when cooked, and
are rich in vitamins A, C, D, iron, potassium, manganese and
calcium. Young leaves can be used in a variety of recipes,
such as polenta and pesto, but nettle soup is a favourite.
The leaves can be dried for tea; fresh leaves make a quality
compost tea for the garden; nettles are used in hair shampoo
to control dandruff and make hair glossy. Click on image to
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PARCEL
Celery Flavoured Parsley
Dark-green, flat-leaved parsley with the added flavour of celery!
Easy-to-grow. Large leaves easy to harvest. Use for soups, salads,
casseroles, and egg dishes. Biennial. Height 18inches. Click
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PARSLEY-
ITALIAN FLAT LEAF
Standard flat-leaved parsley, fresh, dried, as garnish
or for seasoning many recipes. Stems hold leaves upright for
easy bunching. Biennial. Height 12inches. Click on image to
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RUMEX SANGUINEUM
Red-Veined
or Bloody Dock is a half-hardy perennial named for the showy
blood-red veins in green fronds. It over winters and bounces
back easily in late winter, providing edible young leaves
that can be harvested for addition to salads. Removing seed
heads in June-July produces more basal leaves for fresh eating.
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TIP: Remove seeds
before dispersal as this plant self-seeds easily!
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SALAD
BURNET
Poterium sanguisorba
Easy-to-grow, attractive hardy perennial herb with elongated
serrated leaves with strong cucumber flavour. Use in salads,
dressings, soups, casseroles, cream cheese and herb vinegars.
Reddish rounded seed heads turn this into an attractive ornamental
plant in the summer. Height 12".
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SWEET CICELY
Myrrhis odorata
Attractive fern like foliage with delicate anise flavour used
fresh in salads. Helps sweeten rhubarb, so cuts down on use
of sugar. Self seeds readily. HP. Ht 2 feet.
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THYME
- ENGLISH
Thymus vulgaris
The most popular hardy variety with pungent leaves & robust
growth. Bouquet garni herb compliments stews and soups. Pretty
purple blossoms attract bees. Full sun. Height 6inches. Click
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VERVAIN
Verbena officinalis
A delicate-looking perennial herb; clumps have lobed finely-toothed
leaves and tall, blue flower spikes in summer. Easy-to-grow
from seed. In northern Europe it was regarded as a sacred
herb, historically it was associated with witches and sorcerers,
used in ointments to defend against demonic illness and for
love potions. Height 30". Click on image to view larger frame.
TIP: Do not allow
to go to seed, as it will spread fast around the garden.
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