20-25cm. A particularly good form of edible chives, with deep clover pink flowers. Well-drained, fertile soil in sun. Dead-head and feed to encourage further flowers.

Succulent. Can scorch on a windowsill in direct sun but needs good light. The gel-like sap can be used to soothe sunburn and mild burns. Minimum 10^oC.

100-300cm. Half-hardy, deciduous shrub, with wonderfully lemon-scented leaves, and small pale lilac to white flowers in late summer. The leaves can be used to flavour oils, fruit salads, cakes, etc. and in pot pourris. Protect from frost.

90 x 45cm. Excellent culinary herb with a fine flavour. Likes a warm position. Protect in winter in all but mildest areas. Renew plants every three years to maintain the good flavour.

60 x 40cm. Annual. Self seeds. Bright blue flowers all summer. Attracts bees. Culinary herb. Also used in pot pourri. Well-drained soil in full sun.

60 x 40cm. White flowered form of the above.

15cm. Aromatic, double white-flowered chamomile. For light, well-drained soil in full sun. Cut back regularly for compact growth.

100 x 60cm. Bright blue flowers mid to late summer. Fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. British native.

180 x 45cm. Bronze fennel. Fine bronze foliage, with flat heads of tiny yellow flowers, followed by aromatic seed. Fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or part-shade. Self seeds a little. Culinary herb.

60 x 100cm. Dwarf, semi-evergreen, aromatic shrub, with spikes of blue flowers, mid-summer to early autumn. Dead-head to prolong flowering. Very attractive to bees and butterflies. Makes a good low hedge or edging plant.

As above, with pink flowers.

As above, with white flowers.

30cm.  Semi-evergreen aromatic shrub, bearing spikes of blue flowers, mid-summer to autumn. Attracts bees, etc.  Well-drained soil in sun. Cut back in spring to maintain compact habit. 

50-60cm. Bushy habit, mid-green foliage. Bright violet-blue flowers. Suitable for low hedging.

60cm. Light green foliage,becoming green-grey.. Light pink flowers in late June-July. Suitable for hedge. Prune after flowering.

60 x 60cm. Bushy perennial, with strongly lemon-scented leaves, and small white flowers which are very attractive to bees. Cut back after flowering to prevent too much self seeding. Sun or part shade. Can be invasive in rich moist soil. Culinary uses in stuffings and salads, and herbal tea.

45-60 cm. Moroccan mint. White flowers in summer. A very well-flavoured culinary mint.

45-60cm. Pretty cream and green leaves. Rarely flowers. Culinary herb.

45 cm. Very dark leaves, with pink-purple flowers. Good culinary herb

45 x 100+cm. Basil Mint. Leaves green with reddish tinge. A sweet and spicy mint scent, good with tomato dishes.

50-100 x 100cm. Pretty ferny foliage, with umbels of small white flowers in spring and early summer. Attracts bees. Leaves can be used to sweeten fruit and reduce sugar intake. Likes well-drained humus-rich soil, in light shade, but can become invasive on such a soil. On a heavier soil it stays put!! Cut back after flowering to prevent too much self-seeding, and to produce a new flush of leaves.

vulgare *** 50cm. Mauve-purple flowers in summer. Good culinary herb.

30 x 30cm. Golden wild marjoram. Golden foliage, with mauve-pink flowers in summer. Good culinary herb.

30 x 30cm. Crinkled, golden foliage, with small pale pink or white flowers in summer. Part shade. Good culinary herb.

15 x 30cm. Pink flowers. Good culinary herb.

20-30cm. Very attractive cream and green foliage, with pale, almost white flowers in mid-summer. Culinary herb.

90 x 60cm. Not a true mint, so it does not spread. Mint-scented leaves, with heads of small pink flowers, attractive to butterflies, etc.. Best in part shade. Use for peppermint flavouring, or to make a refreshing footbath!

30-40 x 60cm. Evergreen silver-grey foliage, with pale lavender-blue flowers in early to mid-summer. Fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Culinary herb. Good for sage tea.

80 x 100cm. A more unusual form of the common sage, having white flowers. Good culinary herb. Humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun, (water well until established).

20-30cm. Aromatic, semi-evergreen dwarf shrub, with spikes of white flowers in summer, attractive to bees. Needs full sun, and poor, well-drained soil.

35cm. Double white flowers in summer, over aromatic foliage.

30cm. Annual nasturtium with variegated cream/white and green leaves, and orange-red flowers throughout the summer. Leaves and flowers make a colourful and tasty addition to salads.

15cm. Purple, lavender and yellow flowers all summer (deadhead). Evergreen. Short-lived but self-seeds. Flowers can be used in salads. British native.

10cm. Seed-raised. Velvety black flowers with a yellow eye. Evergreen. Self seeds. Flowers can be used in salads!