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Vietnamese Coriander
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Striking in appearance with a punchy tasty flavour
Vietnamese Coriander is a popular herb in Asian cooking. It’s very punchy in flavour and has quite a striking look; the top of the leaf is dark green, with chestnut-coloured spots, and the bottom of the leaf is burgundy red. It’s a great alternative to traditional coriander that we’re so used to, the flavour is stronger and it’s less prone to bolting.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Organic*
In the kitchen: Young leaves are delicious chopped fresh in salads. Use in stir fries and curries, add towards the end of cooking time to retain the subtle flavours. It works wonderfully as a flavouring alongside lime, chilli and lemon grass.
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Greek Basil
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)The leaves on Greek Basil may be small, but its flavour is big and bold!
Greek Basil has a very tight compact growing habit and forms a perfectly spherical bush with tiny leaves appearing as though having been pruned.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Greek Basil (organic*)
Great for protecting your tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the kitchen: Pinch off small sprigs and add to salads, tomato dishes, sauces and vegetables.
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Chocolate Mint
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)An absolute delight for chocolate lovers
Chocolate Mint produces pretty brown/purple leaves, with a wonderfully minty chocolate taste and fragrance. Our Chocolate Mint plug plants come in sets of 3 in small 8.5cm biodegradable pots, ready to be planted straight away.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Chocolate (organic*)
Great for protecting your brassicas, tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the kitchen: Wonderful used in summery drinks, desserts, with fresh fruit or to make fresh mint tea.
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Ginger Mint
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Perfect for puddings and fruit salads
The gold-splashed leaves of Ginger Mint have a spicy ginger scent – this is a great one to grow for adding to cocktails and homemade lemonades as well as puddings, particularly fruit salads, or chopped and sprinkled over a slice of melon on a hot summer’s day.
Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pot)
Variety: Ginger Mint (organic*)
In the kitchen: The leaves of this herb are well suited to fruit salads, melon, Pimm’s and lemonades
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Sage
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Bees and other beneficial insects love these pretty flowers.
Sage is an evergreen herb with highly aromatic leaves. This lovely common broadleaf variety of Sage is arguably the best for culinary uses.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Common Broadleaf (organic*)
Great for protecting your brassicas!
In the kitchen: Sage is traditionally used with pork, cheese and mushroom dishes and will make wonderful stuffings. The flowers are edible too and can be used to dress summer salads.
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Pineapple Mint
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Wonderful attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects
Pineapple Mint plants are one of the most attractive varieties of mints, producing beautiful green leaves edged with white. This mint has a lovely tasty hint of pineapple and is extremely versatile.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Pineapple (organic*)
Great for protecting your brassicas, tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the kitchen: Wonderful used in summery drinks, desserts, salads, with fresh fruit or to make fresh mint tea.
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Marjoram
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)If you love Mediterranean cooking this is a must have herb for your kitchen garden
This traditional culinary marjoram will produce lovely pink or white flowers from mid-summer to early autumn above the strongly aromatic, dark green leaves.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Pot (organic*)
In the kitchen: If you love Mediterranean cooking this is a must have herb for your kitchen garden. Use in sauces for pizza toppings, marinades, or salad dressings, or dry to use in other recipes.
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French Tarragon
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)A culinary must for the kitchen garden
French Tarragon is a herbaceous perennial which can be over-wintered in mild areas. The beautiful foliage has an aniseed flavour.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: French (organic*)
In the kitchen: Tarragon is wonderfully versatile, often used to flavour sauces, oils and vinegar. It is tastes great with chicken, seafood, soups, rice and pasta.
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African Blue Basil
£7.99
(3 Plants)Delicious and decorative
Not only a great culinary variety, African Blue Basil is also a beautiful garden plant, producing attractive dark purple-veined leaves and tall fragrant blue-purple flower spikes. It’s one of the few basil varieties that is a perennial, meaning it will come back year after year.Number of plants: 3
Variety: African Blue (organic*)
Great for protecting your tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the kitchen: Pinch off small sprigs and add to salads, tomato dishes, sauces and vegetables.