Pelargoniums NEW!

Scented-leaved Geraniums for greenhouse or house use. We offerf the following:

1. Camphor Rose Exquisite. Source of geranium oil for perfumes and pot-pourri.

2. Attar Of Roses Large leaves, fragrant rosy scent

3. Queen of Lemon Small, glaucous leaves, pale mauve flowers and WOW! Lemony!

4. Sweet Mimosa Very sweet-smelling, with bright, showy leaves

5. Royal Oak I like the resinous smell of the striking bicoloured foliage. It reminds me of oil painting, turps and linseed oil....

6. Nutmeg We've recently acquired this deliciously spicy variety with its softly rounded foliage - it's lovely. There won't be many plantlets this year so please check when ordering

7. Atomic Snowflake Explosively powerful scent, mixing lemon with roses, and large, variegated foliage. A stately plant.

We hope to collect more varieties as the season progresses.

Scented-leaved Geraniums

Perovskia atriplicifolia Height PRETTY TALL

An aromatic, shrubby perennial, bearing spires of powder blue flowers in summer, attractive to bees.

Russian Sage

Persicaria odoratum NEW! Height MEDIUM

Discovery of this rampant, delicious herb (whose flavour is like a lemony, strong coriander) has changed my life. Well, at least we get to eat a lot more coriander-flavoured food, because there is so much of it, it's evergreen, and perennial! It's really more closely related to dock than to coriander, but is ridiculously easy to grow. Needs plenty of watering and a frost-free place in winter. Foliage attractive as well as edible.

Vietnamese Coriander

Petroselinum crispum Height FAIRLY LOW

Usually we stick to the Italian, or flat leaved, parsley (it tastes better), but it depends on whim and seed germination. This year we're doing both Such a pile of medicinal uses, it's an insult to call it a garnish.

Curled Parsley

Italian (flat) Parsley

Phuopsis stylosa NEW Height LOW

Sweet Woodruff has proved so popular we thought we'd propagate this pink-flowered version, I am not aware of any culinary uses, but it makes superb gound cover.

Pink Woodruff

Plantago major Atropurpurea Height FAIRLY LOW

Plantains have a wide range of medicinal properties, treating everything from hay fever to haemorrhoids. This stunning red leaved form also adds colour to borders and, finely chopped, to salads.

Purple Plantain

Polemonium caeruleum Height MEDIUM

The ancient Greeks used Jacob's Ladder to cure toothache, among other things. It's a lovely blue flowered perennial.

Jacobs Ladder

Polygonum bistorta NEW! Height MEDIUM

This is the plant you make into Dock Puddings at Easter or thereabouts. Stunning pink pokers of flowers, edible foliage and an obligingly spreading habit make it one of my big favourites.

Bistort, Easterman Giants, Pudding Dock

Polygonatum multiflorum NEW! Height PRETTY TALL

Tall, arching stems dripping with tubular white flowers. A beautiful woodland plant, used medicinally from east to west for gastric irritation to the treatment of haemorrhoids and damaged tissues, and as a tonic. Best off are the edible shoots in spring - knock asparagus for six! (Don't confuse with poisonous Lily of the Valley)

Solomon's Seal

Primula elatior Height FAIRLY LOW NEW!

In appearance, this charming native primula with edible flowers is between a primrose and a cowslip, but with the true primrose colour

Oxlip

Primula veris Height FAIRLY LOW

Edible flowers which once were made into wine; Cowslip also has medicinal and cosmetic uses. It's lovely.

Cowslip

Primula vulgaris Height FAIRLY LOW

Forget gaudy polyanthus primulas. The clear pale yellow of the native Primrose is unsurpassed - the flowers can be made into Primrose Pottage, and the plant is medicinal too.

Primrose

Prostanthera rotundifolia NEW! Height MEDIUM

This lovely, free-flowering evergreen is strongly decongestant, and has been used by native Australians for millennia to treat colds and headaches. Would combine well with Eucalyptus as a steam inhalant.

Australian Mint Bush

Pulmonaria officinalis Height FAIRLY LOW

Spring flowering perennial with pink buds opening to blue and attractive silver-splashed leaves. Formerly used against bronchial complaints, hence name. Very attractive to bumblebees, and a sight for sore eyes after a long winter.

Lungwort

Pulsatilla vulgaris Red Form Height FAIRLY LOW

For cautious use by qualified practitioners, the Pasque Flower is used to treat a variety of problems, including pre-menstrual sysndrome. This form has showy, brick-coloured flowers - we hope to remember to propagate the native purple one and the white one this year too - please ask if interested.

Pasque Flower

Pycnanthemum pilosum NEW! Height MEDIUM

It's minty, vigorous but not invasive. This north American herb makes a good substitute for mint if you are short of space, and was used medicinally by native Americans in the same ways that we use peppermint. White flowers.

Hairy Mountain Mint

Rosmarinus officinalis Height PRETTY TALL

Excellent flavouring for meat dishes, oils and vinegars; several medicinal uses, in particular in treatment of nervous exhaustion or tension; cosmetic preparations especially for the hair. Once established, cut stems for an aromatic and traditional Christmas decoration !

Rosemary

Rosmarinus 'Miss Jessup's Upright'

Strong growing, upright form with lashings of flowers, superb flavour too.

Rosemary

Rosmarinus 'Blue Rain' Height FAIRLY LOW

Very like Capri , ideal for trailing over walls and rockeries.

Trailing Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis albiflorus

Unusual variety, with white or very pale mauve flowers. Few only.

White Rosemary

Rosmarinus 'Majorcan Pink' NEW!

We were asked to find a really pink rosemary - and here it is! It has a compact form, with tight, aromatic foliage, and gorgeous flowers going strong right up to mid-December. Not frost-hardy, so give it winter protection.

Rosemary 'Majorcan Pink'

Rumex acetosa Height PRETTY TALL

High yielding herb which adds a lemony tang raw in salads and may be cooked with other greens. Large, glossy leaves with medicinal uses and the ability to remove stains and kill mould on fabrics and furnishings.

French Sorrel

Rumex sanguineus Height MEDIUM

Add colour as well as flavour to salads with this interesting sorrel, whose bright green leaves are veined with deep red.

Blood-veined Sorrel

Rumex scutatus Height FAIRLY LOW

Low-growing alternative to French Sorrel; less succulent and lemony, but with fine-shaped leaves; good flavour.

Buckler-leaf Sorrel

Ruta graveolens Height MEDIUM

Lovely silver foliage and a history of medicinal uses have led to this plants other name-the herb of grace. Leaves used to flavour grappa-a formidable spirit of variable quality and degree of devastation caused, distilled in Tuscany .

Rue

Salvia dorisata Height MEDIUM

Small, rounded leaves and shocking pink flowers - the whole plants when brushed against smells strongly of blackcurrants. Frost-tender.

Blackcurrant Sage

Salvia elegans Height Medium/tall

Heart-shaped foliage smells strongly of tangerines, vibrant red flowers borne - apparently - at any time of year. Adds an interesting flavour to teas and salads.

Tangerine Sage

Salvia officinalis Height MEDIUM

Widely used medicinally; astringent, antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, and anti-inflammatory. Well-known uses for flavourings of course.

Sage

Salvia officinalis Icterina Height MEDIUM

Leaves splashed with gold; stunning used with purple-leafed plants .

Golden Sage

Salvia officinalis Purpurea Height MEDIUM

Hardy and very attractive purple-leaved Sage, with intense blue blowers. I think it has the best flavour of the Sages.

Purple Sage

Salvia officinalis Tricolor Height MEDIUM

Variegated green, white and purple, a very pretty form . Less vigorous, and ideal for growing in containers.

Tricolor Sage

Salvia rutilans Height MEDIUM

The pineapple scent of this vigorous, red-flowered sage is mouth-watering, and will impart a subtle flavour to sweet dishes or teas. Given frost protection or a light windowsill, will keep going all winter. Fantastic.

Pineapple Sage

Salvia sclarea Height TALL

Biennial with strongly aromatic foliage and spectacular mauve flowers with purple bracts. Clary Sage has medicinal and culinary uses and is very attractive to bees.

Clary Sage

Sanguisorba minor Height MEDIUM

Pretty foliage and unusual composite flowers; edible leaves used in salads.

Salad Burnet

Sanicula europaea NEW! Height MEDIUM

Unassuming, attractive woodland plant, once greatly valued in the treatment of lungh and chest complaints. Pink-white flowers and shapely foliage. Check availability before ordering.

Wood Sanicle

Santolina chamaecyparissus Height MEDIUM

With splendid silver feathery foliage, this traditional flavouring plant for Chartreuse liqueur may be used sparingly in cooking, and medicinally as a digestive aid or externally for insect bites.

Cotton Lavender

Santolina viridus Height MEDIUM

Bushy, more compact, green-leaved form with yellow button flowers. Pretty specimen for containers and dry borders, and pleasantly aromatic.

Green Cotton Lavender

Saponaria officinalis Height PRETTY TALL

"Bouncing Bet" can be used as an alternative to soap - the plant contains saponin and will form a lather in water! Upright perennial, bearing pretty pale pink flowers in summer. This stock does not appear to be invasive, although nobody believes me when I say that. But it has stayed where it was put in my garden for four years now.

Soapwort

Satureja hortensis Height MEDIUM

Fast growing annual, with excellent flavour. It's said to be a good companion plant for beans, and should also be added when cooking them.

Summer Savory

Satureja montana Height FAIRLY LOW

Hardy perennial savory, which adds flavour all year round to soups and casseroles. Use with beans like the annual species. A very useful plant, also used medicinally for indigestion.

Winter Savory

Scutellaria lateriflora NEW! Height MEDIUM

How can you resist a name like that? Needless to say, this rather powerful medicinal herb of the Cherokee tribe has the reputed ability to treat rabies. Rather smart wee flowers, too.

Mad Dog Skullcap

Sedum roseum Height FAIRLY LOW

So named because the roots smell like roses, this succulent Sedum, like all its family, attracts butterflies. Roots and leaves used in salads in the U.S.A. Ideal container plant.

Rose-root

Sedum telephium Height MEDIUM

Lovely native or early introduction, like an "ice plant" but more delicate in appearance; used for centuries medicinally, especially in Europe , but also a superb bee and butterfly plant.

Orpine

Sempervivum tectorum Very small or creeping

The succulent leaves of the Houseleek may be cut and applied to burns, inflammation or sores in a similar way to Aloe vera. Traditionally used to ward off lightning - and witches - if planted on the roof tiles, no guarantees though!

Houseleek

Silybum marianum Height MEDIUM

Irresistible, prickly object, with stunningly white-veined leaves (said to be splashes of milk from the Virgin Mary, hence the common name), and purple flowers. It is a proven tonic herb for the liver, affording protection and regeneration.

Milk Thistle

Smyrnium olusatrum Height TALL

Glossy, aromatic and edible foliage and umbels of bright flowers; this native perennial thrives on the coast, but appears very happy in Perthshire too....

Alexanders, Black Lovage

Stachys officinalis Height MEDIUM

Many medicinal properties and ancient magical associations add to the charm of this pretty pink-flowered native.

Betony

Symphytum officinale Height MEDIUM

Spreading perennial with racemes of purplish tubular flowers a magnet to bees. Leaves are edible and make excellent liquid fertiliser and compost activator. Also known as Knitbone , because of its healing properties.

Comfrey

Tanacetum balsamita Height PRETTY TALL

Upright herb with tiny flowers and large minty leaves used to flavour beer, as bookmarks (for bibles), cooking or tea.

Alecost, Costmary

Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum' Height MEDIUM

I'm reliably told you have to eat a leaf a day between two slices of bread to ameliorate the awful taste and to avoid mouth ulcers. Why then would you eat it at all? Well, it is effective against roughly 70% of migraines. You might also grow it for its attractive golden ferny foliage and bright, long-lasting daisy flowers. Annual, but self-seeds cheerfully.

Golden Feverfew

Tanacetum vulgare Height PRETTY TALL

Statuesque perennial with yellow button flowers and ferny foliage used sparingly in traditional Easter cakes and puddings; medicinally was used to expel worms.

Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare var. crispum Height PRETTY TALL

Tight-leaved form, very decorative aromatic foliage; a lovely border plant with so many half-forgotten purposes

Tansy Var. crispum

Teucrium chamaedrys Height MEDIUM

Important medicinal plant from the time of the ancient Greeks. Many cures have been attributed to this shrubby perennial, whose tubular pink flowers are attractive to bees.

Wall Germander

Teucrium scorodonia Height MEDIUM

The leaves of Wood Sage have been used as flavouring in brewing. Native perennial for shady borders.

Wood Sage

Teucrium scorodonia Height MEDIUM

Lovely crinkle-edged foliage and a compact habit.

Curled Wood Sage

Thalictrum aquilegifolium NEW! Height PRETTY TALL

Insects hover by this stately perennial, and the seeds are good for birds. Clouds of mauve flowers in summer.

Meadow-Rue

Thymus vulgaris Height FAIRLY LOW

Culinary herb; contains thymol. Used medicinally for rheumatic complaints and bronchial conditions; insect repellent when dried, but attracts bees and butterflies copiously when in flower. Evergreen, prolific and very hardy.

Garden Thyme

Thymus vulgaris Fragrantissima Height FAIRLY LOW

In appearance like Garden Thyme, but the leaves are subtly orange-scented.

Orange Thyme

Thymus vulgaris 'Silver Posie' Height FAIRLY LOW

Very ornamental silver and green variegated thyme, just as good for cooking with.

Silver Thyme

Thymus herba-barona Height FAIRLY LOW

Excellent ground cover, productive of leaf and prolific flowerer, with caraway-scented foliage for a special flavour.

Caraway Thyme

Thymus pseudolanuginosus Very small or creeping

Unusual, hairy-leaved mat forming variety bearing masses of mauve flowers

Woolly Thyme

Thymus pulegioides 'Foxley' Height FAIRLY LOW

White tipped, largish leaves, very aromatic, which love to trail and spread.

Large-leaved Thyme

Thymus pulegioides 'Tabor' Height FAIRLY LOW

Hardy, spreading variety, with good flavour and evergreen, large glossy leaves.

Large-leaved Thyme

Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz' Very low or creeping

Vigorous creeping thyme, for rock gardens or between paving, with abundant pink flowers attractive to butterflies.

Creeping Thyme Pink Chintz

Thymus serpyllum 'Russetings' Very small or creeping

Very pretty, compact carpeter with tight foliage

Creeping Thyme

Thymus serpyllum albus Very small or creeping

Slow-growing, bright green, creeping foliage and delicious white flowers. Few only. It's slow to grow!

White Creeping Thyme

Thymus serpyllum 'Bressingham Pink' Very small or creeping

Ground-covering thyme, massed pink flowers a magnet to butterflies and bees.

Creeping Thyme

Thymus x citriodorus Aureus Very small or creeping

Scrumptious smell and flavour, w onderful in stuffings and casseroles, especially with poultry. Brightens up the border.

Golden Lemon Thyme

Thymus x citriodorus 'Anderson's Gold' Very small or creeping

Spreading thyme, with golden foliage of exceptional quality.

Golden Thyme

Thymus ' Doone Valley ' Very small or creeping

Low-growing variety, with dark green and yellow foliage.

Doone Valley Thyme

Trillium erectum Height MEDIUM Withdrawn for 2007 to allow stocks to recover

As the common name suggests, a herb greatly valued in gynaecology and a beauty for the woodland garden.

Birthroot

Valeriana officinalis Dramatically tall

This stately, white flowered perennial is a powerful aid against insomnia. Irresistible to cats and repulsive to rats - possibly what the Pied Piper had in his pocketses.

Valerian

Verbascum phoenicium Height MEDIUM

These colourful, smooth leaved Mulleins are attractive to bees and make gorgeous plants for cottage garden borders .

Hybrid Mullein

£2.00

Verbascum thapsus Dramatically tall

Glorious native perennial with spires of yellow flowers above woolly grey foliage, once used in herbal tobacco, but valued medicinally for respiratory complaints. A magnet for beneficial insects.

Mullein, Aarons Rod

£2.20

Verbena bonariensis Dramatically tall

Tall, stately, purple flowered Verbena, very attractive to bees.

Buenos Aires Verbena

£2.50

Verbena officinalis Height PRETTY TALL

Also known as Simpler's Joy, this charming tall perennial bears lovely spikes of blue flowers, ideal for cutting. A medicinal herb from North America .

Vervain

£2.40

Veronica virginicum Dramatically tall

This stately herb bears spires of mauve flowers in summer. The roots are an effective laxative, and it was once used in Native American rituals!

Culvers Root

£2.40

Vinca major Very small or creeping

Excellent ground covering herb for dry shade, with medicinal properties including the control of excessive bleeding.

Periwinkle

£2.00