Campanula Plug Plants

Flowers all summer long. Intensely fragrant pure white-flowering lavender.

Noted for soothing irritations and inflammations of the skin, throat, eyes, lungs and urinary organs.

Of particular interest to diabetics. Sweet, anise-scented leaves and stalks (fresh or dried) add delightful flavour to sweets and desserts, saving about half the sugar.

Blonde de Lyon is the standard variety esteemed in France. Most famous for sorrel soup. Large, succulent, slightly acid-tasting leaves give zest to salads and any dish which is insipid in itself.

Neat compact growth habit. Absolutely delightful lemon scent.

For tender foliage, grow this mint in partial shade and cut often to keep the young leaves coming. Quite the sensation in salads! Just pick the leaves, strip them from the stems, and throw them liberally into your salad mix.

Does not attract cats despite its stronger, more pleasant scent. Excellent for massing, as ground cover or in rockeries. (Catmint) Smaller ornamental form of catnip with lavender-blue flowers and grey-white foliage.

Also for ceremonial smudging. Used by Amerindians for diarrhea; also for headaches, stomachache, menstrual problems. Lovely white ghost-like flowers; attractive silver foliage; excellent for dried arrangements.

Try it in candies, cookies, cakes, salads, seafood... It possesses a superb sweet lime aroma with all sorts of possibilities for the kitchen. Interestingly, the sweet lime aroma of fresh-cut leaves actually gets stronger when stored overnight.

Its fuzzy leaves and stems have a distinct minty apple taste, and it lends its flavour to applemint jelly and couscous, as well as teas that will calm upset stomach and soothe body and soul.

A favourite among West Indians. Deserving of experimentation in tea, cooking, and as a garnish. Sensational orange scent and flavour.

Pineapple mint is less invasive than some other varieties but enjoys the same optimum growing conditions of part shade and moist soil. It is well worth the effort, as it is one of the best mints for the kitchen garden.

Small deep green leaves. Excellent lime scent.

Use for drinks, chicken, cheese and in jams and jellies. Brilliant red flowers. Fabulous pineapple scent. Pinch to keep bushy. Grow indoors in good light.

Velvety, purple streaked leaves. Strong minty scent that some noses swear has a hint of chocolate.

Upright growth habit; prolific bloomer. Lovely pink-flowered version of ‘Majorca'.

Showy dark blue flowers; upright to trailing growing habit.

Reaches 1-1.3m/40-50”, but can be grown in hanging baskets. Looks and grows much like pineapple sage but has a stunning honeydew melon scent. There is nothing else like it in the world of herbs! Red flowers are edible, and they are favourite haunts...

Strengthens the heart and often prescribed for palpitations. Especially valuable for PMS, menstrual pain and delayed menstruation. Gentle sedative. Helps calm the entire nervous system.

And so it does, with perfectly shaped, groovy leaves, and a hint of dark bronze at the tips at times. This hybrid is a beauty, with lots of physical definition as breeder Jim Westerfield put it.

One of the definitive perfumes of the Orient and of India in particular. Widely used in perfumes and soaps, and even to perfume India ink. Leaves are excellent in potpourris and sachets.

Excellent flavour for sauces, catsup, purees, bruschetta and soups. Heirloom paste tomato with very large, heart shaped fruit, meaty interior with very little juice or seeds.

It prefers a dry, sunny location and dislikes wet conditions. In zones where the plant is perennial, it makes an excellent choice for hedging in knot gardens, while its pleasant curry smell makes it a companionable houseplant in colder areas.

A prolific and early producer, it bears masses of stunning dark red tomatoes with brown shoulders. 70-80 days to maturity. Excellent for sauces and canning. Black Prince is native to Irkutsk in Siberia, making it well suited to cooler, shorter seasons.

Spicy, silver-grey foliage. Specially selected for its high oil content, this strain is grown commercially in Greece for the high quality oregano market. ‘Kaliteri' means ‘the best' in Greek, an apt nickname for this terrific oregano that first came...

Wonderful raw, in soups, stews, steamed or stir-fried, especially blended with fresh, chopped chives and coriander! 100 days. (Black cabbage; Cavolo nero) Large, dark green, serrated leaves growing to a height of 60cm/2', are useful for culinary purposes...

Increases white blood cell counts, and stimulates tissue development. Used to strengthen muscles and bone, liver function, to restore “vital essences,” and to improve vision. (Wolfberry; Gou-gi-zi; Matrimony vine) Chinese culinary and medicinal herb.