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Salad Brunet Sanguisorba minor
This hardy perennial produces spikes of crimson flower heads in summer. The
young leaves have a lovely nutty/cucumber flavour, and are very useful in
salads. This herb grows to about 2ft (60cm) high. HP £1.70 |
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Savory, Winter Satureja Montana Winter savory has a
hot and spicy flavour which combines well with pulses and red meat. It is an
evergreen that grows to about 1ft (30cm) high. It has pale pink flowers in
summer. Use sparingly with vegetables and meat dishes. HP. £1.90
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Self heal prunella vulgaris
Self heal is an easy to grow plant. It is low growing and makes a good ground
cover plant, its clusters of blue/purple flowers will attract bees and
butterflies throughout the summer. HP £1.50 |
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Southernwood artemisia abrotanum
A very attractive bushy plant with soft feathery silver-grey
aromatic leaves. It's not a culinary herb, but hung in the kitchen it will
deter flies and moths. Planted in the vegetable garden it can help to keep
pests away from plants. Semi-evergreen. Grows up to about 4ft (120cm) HP.
£2.30 |
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Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Sorrel has many uses for flavouring soups, salads, and omelettes. It can also
used to tenderise meat or to flavour marinades. Grows 2 - 4ft (60 - 120cm) HP
£1.70
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Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata
Sweet Cicely is a member of the carrot family. The whole
plant has a sweet aniseed flavor. the young leaves are good in salads, and the
root can be boiled as a vegetable. The leaves can also be used as a sugar
substitute to sweeten herbal teas. HP £2.70 |
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Sweet woodruff Galium odoratum
The perfect ground cover for a shady spot; sweet woodruff
forms a dense carpet of bright green leaves, with masses of tiny white
star-shaped flowers in summer. It can survive in complete shade, but benefits
from a couple of hour's sunlight a day. Used to make May wine. The leaves when
dried can be used as an insect repellent. Height 6ins (15cm) HP £1.70
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Tarragon (French) Atemise
dracunculus
French tarragon has a very strong flavour, use in salads and chicken dishes.
3ft (90cm) HHP £1.90
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Thyme, Common Thymus vugaris
Also known as garden thyme. This is the main culinary thyme; use in soups,
stews and sauces. Grows to about 1ft (30cm). £1.50 |
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Thyme, Caraway Thymus herba-barona
This low growing thyme is also the only culinary ground
cover plant. The red stems and deep pink flowers in summer makes this a very
attractive as ground cover. Likes full sun to partial shade, grows to about
7.5cm (3in) spreads 22-30cm (9-12in) HP £1.70 |
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Thyme, Doone Valley Thymus Doone Valley
This low growing thyme has attractive dark green and gold variegated leaves and
pink flowers in summer. A good ground cover plant, it will look great in a
rockery or grown between paving slabs. £1.70
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Hartington Silver Thyme Thymus Hartington Silver
(Highland Cream) This is a versatile creeping thyme with attractive tiny deep
green, cream edged leaves. Use for ground cover as well as in rockeries, it can
also be grown in between paving slabs. Very delicate pale pink flowers appear
in summer. Grow to 2-5cm (1-2in) and will spread to 20-30cm (8-12in) HP
£1.90 |
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Thyme, Lemon Thymus x citriodorus
A compact plant with a strong lemon scent and attractive green/gold variegated
leaves. 1ft (30cm). £1.70 |
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Thyme, Orange scented Thymus x citriodorus
Fragrantissimus
Orange thyme has grey-green leaves with a spicy orange scent, that go well in
stir-frys and poultry dishes. They are also used to add flavour to treacle
puddings. Grows to about 4ins (10cm) high £1.70 |
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Thyme, Pink Chinz Thymus vulgaris 'Pink Chinz'
Soft hairy grey-green foliage and pale pink flowers in summer, Once
established, Pink Chinz is very tolerant of dry conditions. £1.70
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Thyme, Silver Poise Thymus vulgaris 'silver poise
A beautiful plant, silver leaves with cream edges and purple undersides. The
stems are tinged red. Silver poise adds flavour and colour to salads. It will
grow to about 1ft (30cm) tall. £1.90
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Thyme, Snowdrift Thymus serpyllum snowdrift
Very low growing thyme with dark green highly aromatic leaves and masses of
small white flowers in summer, it makes a brilliant ground cover plant.
£1.70 |
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Thyme, Woolly Thymus pseudolanuginosus
A good ground cover plant, woolly thyme forms a dense mat of soft, hairy,
green/grey leaves with profusion of pink flowers in summer. £1.90 |
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Welsh Onion Allium fistulosum
Also known as Japanese leek. An evergreen perennial that grows in clumps, bell
shaped white flowers appear in second year. Leaves and bulbs are used to add
mild onion flavor to any dish including salads. HP. £1.90 |
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Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild strawberries are a charming woodland plant; they'll
grow around the trunk of a tree and in complete shade, although they do better
if they receive a small amount of sunlight a day. They have tiny delicious
fruits in summer, which have much lower water content than commercially grown
strawberries. Both the fruit and leaves are high in vitamin C. Low growing. HP.
£1.70 |
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