Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In New Jersey

Showy rose-lavender flowers. Faint ginger scent.

Pruning keeps the juvenile foliage coming -- the iconic round leaves preferred by florists. Easily grown from seed, seedlings are transplanted to pots when 6-8cm (2-3") tall or to the garden when 15cm (6") high.

For best results, freeze seeds in moist sand for 2 weeks, then sow and keep moist and dark. Raising caper bush from seed is not for the novice; germination is slow and typically less than 30%.

This was combined with angel hair pasta. In Jim Westerfield's words: “We always served this neat hybrid in our gourmet restaurant as a side dish. We combined it with garlic chives and fresh parmesan cheese.

A German hybrid grown for extract or bittering use. Introduced in 1980, it is a cross involving Galena. It is considered a very clean hop because it adds no dominating aroma during brewing, while its bittering is not harsh even though the high alpha acids...

Attractive evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean with a spicy aroma. The small dark green foliage can be pruned and shaped into living statues. Fragrant white flowers and leaves are used in potpourri.

Attractive glossy green leaves and pink bell-shaped flowers. Likes damp, acidic soil. (Bearberry; Kinnikinnik) Used for kidney and bladder infections on account of its diuretic and antiseptic properties.

Prostrate habit; fine for hanging baskets. Oak leaf-shaped leaves., purple veins.

But whatever your nose makes of this mint, you will likely find yourself reminiscing of the past, of happy summers, and of roasting marshmallows around the campfire! But perception can vary, perhaps dependent on your mood.

Handsome aromatic flowers. Used as a fixative in potpourris. (Clary sage) Seeds soaked in water produce mucilaginous eye bath which safely removes particles, hence its name ‘clear eye' or ‘clary'.

Repels ants from counters or around baseboard. Blooming flower heads and leafy shoots produce yellow and green fabric dyes. Pretty yellow button flowers were once used by the Indians to induce abortion.

Ht. 20-25cm/8-10in. Its strong flavour and aroma make it an excellent seasoning for meat dishes, stuffings and salad dressings. A cute little English thyme that grows into beautiful dense mounds.

In the Lavender Capital of America, Sequim, Washington, there are spectacular displays of Melissa in arching rows interplanted with purple lavender. The sweetly fragrant flowers start out pure white and change to delicate pink as they mature.

(Jackpot tansy) Sensational variety from England. Soft downy woolly-grey leaves are soon overwhelmed by a shroud of white flowers -- so much so that you almost cannot see the leaves.

(Dutch lavender; Lavandin) Vigorous, long-stemmed variety in cultivation since the 1950s and still widely grown for fresh bouquets, lavender wands, and potpourri. Not considered suitable for commercial oil production.

(Ji xiang cao; Lucky grass)

Rust resistant. Has highest allantoin content. Preferred russian type for home, garden and medicinal use.

In Chinese medicine, the roots of a related species are used to treat general debility in the same way as ginseng. In Indonesia, this herb is as highly regarded as ginseng, giving the whole body a strengthening boost.

For food and medicinal use. Very hardy, very adaptable. The shrub is incredibly versatile, growing happily everywhere from northern Quebec to sub-tropical America. (Elderberry) Source of fruit for elderberry wine, pie and jelly, possesses extraordinary...

Fine lacy foliage. Lemon yellow single flowers: free-blooming.

Strong peppermint scent; robust upright habit.

All plant parts can be used to produce yellow, bronze and grey dyes. Good remedy for coughs, hoarseness and bronchitis. Striking yellow flower stalks rise from a woolly leaf base in the second year.

Edible flowers are wonderful in many dishes where colour and its clove scent and flavour add a new twist. One of the most heavily scented pinks, strikingly sweet and clove-like.

(Pipal) Sacred tree of Hindus and Buddhists; Buddha meditated non-stop for 7 years under a bo-tree until he reached liberation. Has anti-bacterial properties. Fine houseplant like Ficus benjamina.

A cold-hardy, medium to large fruited variety, with reddish-brown skin and a reddish-pink flesh. It is a reliable producer, yielding a good crop almost every year, even after a hard freeze.

Attractive purple leaf form of sacred basil. Note that much of what is sold as ‘sacred' or ‘holy' basil is actually spice basil listed separately. (Krishna tulsi) The true sacred basil grown in houses, gardens and near temples all over India.

Not to be confused with the true medicinal valerian. Young leaves eaten in salads or as cooked greens; roots used in soups. (Jupiter's Beard) Fragrant red flowers.