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HERBS

An herb garden (or even a window box) near the kitchen door will add flavour to home-cooked foods, especially when taken from the freezer.

Herbs are rich in vitamins and aid digestion; they can be dried, stored or frozen.

Sizes give the growing (not sale) height.

ANGELICA

6ft. Long hollow stems up to 6ft in height and fleshy roots. Useful for medicinal purposes and for confectionary.

9cm pot

0569

£1.49

BALM, LEMON 2ft. Used as for mint but more decorative. Makes Balm Tea, said to calm nerves and ward off effects of old age.
9cm pot	0570	£1.49

BURNET 1.5ft. Young cucumber flavoured leaves add flavour to summer drinks, salads, cream cheese, sauces and cooked vegetables.
9cm pot	0571	£1.49

CHIVES

1ft. Flavours cream cheeses, salads, soups and fish, Use for herb butter on steaks, chops and potatoes. Planted as an edging it keeps aphids off plants. Flowers are edible.

9cm pot

0564

£1.49

CHIVES, GARLIC 1ft. Pleasant mild garlic flavour, the small white flowers are also edible.
9cm pot	0572	£1.49

FENNEL, COMMON 4ft. Dark green fern-like leaves have a slight aniseed flavour used sparingly to enhance fish, pork, lamb, liver and kidneys, also in sauces, soups and salad dressings and a a gripe water for children.
9cm pot	0573	£1.49

FENNEL, BRONZE 4ft. Similar to the above with dark, attractive foliage.
9cm pot	0574	£1.49

FEVERFEW, GOLDEN 1ft. Golden evergreen ferny leaves help migraine and rheumatism sufferers and, when dried, repel moths.
9cm pot	0575	£1.49

LOVAGE 2ft. Yellow flowers with dark leaves imparts celery flavour to stews, onion soup and casseroles. Tender young leaves can be chopped into salads
9cm pot	0577	£1.49

MINT, COMMON

1.5ft. Used in mint sauce or jelly and with potatoes and peas. Enhances grilled tomatoes, soups and scrambled eggs. Dries well. Best planted in a bottomless bucket. Stands shade, dislikes drought.

9cm pot

0565

£1.49

OREGANO 2ft. Pale green leaves, pale mauve flowers, a 'bee' plant. Use with buttered carrots, sausages, chops, eggs, cheese and soups. Cures colds. Use in pot-pourris.
9cm pot	0578	£1.49

		PARSELY, MOSS CURLED 1ft. Compact form good for garnishing and the flavouring of soups, sauces and stuffing. Can be grown in pots.
		9cm pot	0566	£1.49

ROSEMARY
4ft. Imparts subtle flavour to foods both sweet and savoury; a stuffing for lamb. Dries well. Flowers April-May and can be planted as a shrub

9cm pot
0579

£1.49

SAGE, GREEN

2ft. Indispensable in the garden. Traditional stuffing for duck. Use with onions or cream cheese and pork dishes. It dries well. Treat as a shrub but prune hard in spring.

9cm pot

0567

£1.49

SORREL, BROAD LEAVED 3ft. Young leaves have a tangy taste used to liven up salads. Also use as a vegetable like spinach.
9cm pot	0580	£1.49

		THYME, COMMON 1ft. Flavours stews, rissoles, casseroles, soups and stuffings. Dries well. Can be used as a paving plant.
		9cm pot	0568	£1.49

HERB COLLECTION
We find these five herbs are the most useful selection to have in your garden and are ideal as a starter collection.
1 each of Chives, Common Mint, Moss Curled Parsley, Green Sage and Common Thyme

SAVE £1.45 on individual price!!!

5 herbs
0581

£6.00

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