Herb Plants
These young herb plants in biodegradable pots are so easy to grow. Just plant them in pots or planters, or straight into the ground, and you’ll be able to start harvesting within a few weeks. Spring/Summer Herb Plants are available to order for delivery between late April and August. Please see FAQs for up-to-date delivery info.
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Coriander (Autumn)
£7.99
(3 Plants)Oh, Coriander, how we love you!
This is a tender green leafy herb which is an absolute essential for those who love Asian cooking. Our Coriander plug plants come in sets of 3 in small 8cm biodegradable pots, ready to be planted straight away.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Cilantro (organic*)
In the kitchen: Young leaves are delicious chopped fresh and added to salads. Or use the leaves and stems for some very tasty stir-fries and curries. It works wonderfully as a flavouring alongside lime, chilli and lemon grass.
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Rosemary – Trailing (Autumn)
£7.99
(3 Plants)A trailing variety suitable for hanging baskets and walls
A great choice for hanging baskets (especially if you tend to forget about watering them!) or for trailing over a wall. Rosemary is an evergreen, and this variety will produce blue flowers in spring. Our Rosemary plug plants will arrive ready to plant, in plastic-free packaging.
Number of plants: 3
Organic*
In the kitchen: Spike meat, poultry and game with rosemary. Alternatively, chop it and use in stuffings and sauces for fish, lamb or chicken. Can be used fresh or dried.
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Lavender (Autumn)
£7.99
(3 Plants)A beautiful, fragrant herb
Lavender is an easy to grow, evergreen shrub that produces masses of beautifully scented lavender coloured flowers above green foliage. Most commonly known for its relaxing effects on the body.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Hidcote (organic*)
Great for protecting your tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the Kitchen: Lavender adds wonderful flavour to sweet delights such as syllabub, panna cotta, homemade ice-cream, cakes or shortbread biscuits.
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Purple Sage (Autumn)
£7.99
(3 Plants)Gorgeous shades of purple and green
This is such a beautiful variety of sage that looks fab growing in a herb bed or in the borders, providing purple and green foliage all year round. The bees will love the flowers that come out in summer. Great for stuffings, paired with squash, and to flavour nut roasts. Our Purple Sage plug plants are ready to be planted straight away.
Number of plants: 3
Variety: Purple (organic*)
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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Chervil (Autumn)
£7.99
(3 Plants)Delicious and rich in vitamins
Chervil is confused with parsley because of its leaves. This annual has an unusual aniseed flavour and is very rich in vitamins.Number of plants: 3
Organic*
In the kitchen: Delicious in soups and salads. Chervil goes very well with chicken and white fish.
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Ginger Mint (Autumn)
£7.99
(3 Plants)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 plug plants
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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Japanese Mint (Autumn)
£7.99
(3 Plants)Good for herbal teas and inhalations
This variety of mint is grown for the medicinal use of the menthol essential oils found in its leaves. It can be used in similar ways to traditional mint varieties to make herbal teas, and it’s also a great one to use for a steam inhalation if you have a bad cold! Our Japanese Mint plug plants arrive ready to be planted straight away.
Number of plants: 3
Variety: Japanese Mint (organic*)
In the kitchen: Make soothing herbal teas – great for colds!
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Pineapple Sage (Autumn)
£7.99
(3 Plants)Stunning red flowers and a pineapple scent
Named for the strong pineapple scent of the leaves, you might prefer to grow this bushy variety of sage for its spectacular, spiky red flowers which earn it the alternative name of Scarlet Pimpernel. Our Pineapple Sage plug plants come in sets of 3 in small 8cm biodegradable pots, ready to be planted straight away.
Number of plants: 3
Variety: Pineapple (organic*)
In the kitchen: The leaves of this sage are well suited to ice creams, puddings and fruit salads.
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Lemon Verbena (Autumn)
£7.99
(3 Plants)Great for soothing herbal teas
Lemon Verbena is a real treat to grow for its lemon scented leaves. We’d recommend growing your plug plants in pots, so you can move them under cover as the weather turns cooler in autumn, and hopefully they’ll keep going. Pick a few leaves and brew them in hot water for the most delicious herbal tea. Great for ice cream and cake baking too!
Number of plants: 3
Organic*
In the kitchen: Great for herbal teas, puddings & ice cream