Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Anchorage

Deer and other animals leave it alone. In spring the heart-shaped leaves pop up like a crowd of umbrellas over the small, maroon-coloured flowers borne at the base of the plant. The plant prefers a well-drained location with rich, moist soil and shade...

Important dyeplant: roots yield red-orange colour for dyeing wool. Indians dyed their bodies and clothes with bloodroot. Conspicuous white flowers, 5cm/2” across, appear in early spring.

Strongly aromatic. (Blue sage) Native of the Sierra Nevada and area north to Canada. Used by the Montana Indians as a general tonic, to restore hair, and as a dermatological aid.

Attractive orange-yellow flowers with red-purple spots. (She-gan) Chinese medicinal. Used for throat conditions, cough, wheezing, bronchitis and mumps.

Prefers full sun and sandy, well-drained soil. Ht. 30-40cm/12-16”. Wierd, but wonderful! Flowers all summer. (Sweet garlic; Pink agapanthus) A more civil version of garlic can hardly be imagined: its lavender-pink flowers are sweet-scented like hyacinths,...

Flowers yield yellow and orange dyes. Soaring like a skyscraper to heights of 2-3m (7-10ft), this hardy perennial makes an impressive statement in the garden. Today dried root preparations are used to quiet coughing, stimulate digestion, and soothe the...

It is cold-resistant and it is an early main-crop fig. A good choice for northern gardens according to Steven Biggs, author of . Its dark-blue almost black fruit, with peach-coloured flesh, is very sweet.

Excellent between paving stones in pathways, along borders and in rock gardens. Low mat-forming lemon-scented variety with delicate dark green leaves edged with cream.

The sweet vanilla scent is produced by the chemical coumarin, and it thought to evoke a calm, meditative relaxation. It grows quickly and can be harvested twice a year or more by cutting, never pulling up from the roots.

Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbird moths. The substance that collects on the top lathers like soap when agitated. Soapwort is easy to establish in the garden. "Bouncing bet" is an old Elizabethan term for laundry woman.

Slight pungent scent. Attractive dark green leaves and brilliant cerise flowers.

It is a seedless triploid with a vigorous growth habit. The variety has some resistance to diseases and pests. Introduced in 1967, it has a pleasant mild fruity aroma with hints of spice and earthy woods.

Has the same insect-repelling properties as other tansies. Soft downy woolly-grey leaves are soon overwhelmed by a shroud of white flowers -- so much so that you almost cannot see the leaves.

Bold, purple-marked sticky leaves and a pungent odour distinguish this plant.

Fruits ripen over an extended period from June to August. The flavour is sweet and mild. It is a reliable producer, yielding a good crop almost every year, even after a hard freeze.

Beneficial for menstrual disorders, lack of appetite, rheumatism, stomach ailments, disorders of the muscles. Slow to germinate.

Strong scent, possibly of apricots. Lovely deep rose flowers; dark glossy leaves.

They keep very well in storage. Excellent for pickling and for seasoning soups and stews. From one of our customers, here is an excellent tip: "One of the best uses for this onion is to take the bulblet clusters on top of the stems and plant them intact...

The flavour is strong and spicy, and its leaves can be used fresh or dried wherever oregano is used. In the garden it is hardier and more vigorous than true zaatar. Because true zaatar is now a protected plant in Israel, commercial zaatar blends often...

(Spanish lavender) The standard form with narrow, grey downy leaves and dark violet flowers. Camphor-rosemary scent.

Diuretic for kidney and bladder complaints, and for gonorrhea. American prairie native used medicinally by Indians. There is evidence it may have immune- enhancing properties like echinacea (to which it is a common adulterant).

Great for teas and punch, and for any dish calling for mint. The scent is not quite lemon, not quite orange -- or of any other citrus for that matter -- but it is definitely a wonderful melange of citrus.

Mexicans like to place a vase of fresh cut herb on the dinner table to ward off insects. Growth habit is similar to that of regular sweet basil, with a distinctive cinnamon taste and odour.

Its musk-scented leaves are excellent in potpourris, adding an exotic, mysterious note to the mix. (Nutmeg bush) Small aromatic South African bush with showy plumes of whitish flowers.

It produces its first abundant crop at an early age. Purple fruits are large, the size of tangerines, and the flesh is dark and very sweet. It was first discovered in Olympia, in Washington State.

The large purplish-black fruits have a strawberry-red flesh. It is a heavy yielding, long-lived variety that does well in warmer areas. Delicious fresh, dried or canned. A favourite among fig lovers, this variety was originally from the Spanish missions...