We stock a great range of culinary herbs and spices plants and seeds.
Add some vibrant, fresh flavour to your plate!
Garlic Bulbs – Germidour – Pink is a French variety favourite that produces mild-flavoured cloves with dappled pink skin.
Germidour is a reliable, soft-neck variety that produces large, white and pink bulbs with a rich flavour.
Very easy to grow with little maintenance!
Height: 60cm (24in). Spread: 15cm (6in).
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Garlic Bulbs – Vigor – White are a larger French variety that produces around 15 cloves with a superb, strong flavour and white to pink skin.
As Vigor doesn’t flower, all the energy goes into growing these very fine bulbs.
Very easy to grow with little maintenance!
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R. officinalis (Rosemarie) is a bushy shrub with a dense, leafy habit, to 2m x 2m but variable in size. Linear dark green leaves 1.5-5cm long have recurved margins and pale, felty undersides.
Flowers usually pale violet-blue and white. Flowering starts in spring but is often repeated at differing times of year.
Both habit and flower colour can be variable, from prostrate to upright, from deep blue to paler and white tones, pink or purple.
The plant parts, especially flower tops contain Phenolic anti-oxidant Rosmarinic Acid as well as numerous health benefiting volatile essential oils such as Cineol, Camphene, Borneol, Bornyl Acetate, α-Pinene amongst others.
Thyme contains Thymol, one of the more important essential oils, which has antiseptic/anti-fungal characteristics.
Basil leaves contain much health benefiting essential oils such as Eugenol, Citronellol, Linalool, Citral, Limonene and Terpineol, compounds known to be anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial.
Chives are rich in Vitamin C and K and one of the richest sources of Vitamin K.
Borage contains many phyto-nutrients, minerals, and vitamins that are essential for optimum health and wellness.
Bay leaves are a good source of Vitamins A and C and also contain significant amounts of Iron and Manganese in particular, as well as smaller amounts of Calcium, Potassium and Magnesium
This herb is a very rich source of vitamins such as Vitamin C and Vitamin A as well as the B-complex group of vitamins such as Folates, Pyridoxine, Niacin, Riboflavin amongst others, that function as an antioxidant as well as aiding metabolism
Mint contains a number of vitamins and minerals. It is rich in Vitamins A and C and smaller amounts of Vitamin B2. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant and may help to decrease the risk of certain cancers such as colon and rectal cancer. Mint also contains a wide range of essential minerals such as Manganese, Copper, Iron, Potassium and Calcium
Like Rosemary, its sister herb in the Mint (Labitae) family, Sage contains a variety of volatile oils, flavonoids (including Apigenin, Diosmetin, and Luteolin), and Phenolic Acids, including the Phenolic Acid named after Rosemary, Rosmarinic acid
When plants are about 20cm (8in) tall, or before if they start to lean, stake with a pea stick
