Herb Plug Trays Herbs For Sale In Alberta

Decoction is useful for bladder and kidney complaints, and has the ability to curdle milk (hence its other name, cheese rennet). (Lady's bedstraw) Tops and roots are sources of yellow and red dyes.

Lovely cut flower and border plant in a mixture of red, rose and white. Also source of insecticide.

Interestingly, the sweet lime aroma of fresh-cut leaves actually gets stronger when stored overnight. It's hard to play favourites with your babies, but for mint breeder Jim Westerfield, this one always held a special place in his heart.

"Its leaves are deep green with a truly delicious, fruity aroma. Richters holds exclusive propagation rights in Canada. It becomes a huge, robust mint, seemingly very proud of itself.

It turned out to be one of his best releases, dishing out an abundance of raspberry-purple colour spring, summer and fall. Salvia collector Richard Dufresne discovered this growing in his sage garden.

It has a full-bodied aroma with a warm woodsy note and less camphor than other varieties. Strong upright growth habit. Covered with dark blue flowers in spring or late winter. Some have suggested that this variety was developed for the Spice Islands company...

Compact growth habit. Small crisped leaves have a lemon scent with a hint of cinnamon.

Roots are used to restore blood, liver and kidneys, and is prescribed for conditions as varied as vertigo, insomnia, lumbago, and constipation. (He-shou-wu) Legendary Oriental Elixir of Life said to possess fantastic rejuvenating properties.

Favoured where cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) does not do well because it can stand hot, steamy weather. Unlike cilantro, this variety dries well, retaining good colour and flavour, and it can stand some cooking -- properties that may become significant...

Also in homemade sausage, omelettes, cheese and bean dishes. Leaves a lovely charteuse-yellow enhanced by dark green areas around the veins. Sage tea gargle is valuable for sore throat.

(Mercury) Wholesome potherb rich in iron, calcium and vitamin C. Good King Henry forms clumps of dark green leaves, growing 60cm/2ft in height. It was a typical ingredient of medieval vegetable soups from the 12th to the 16th centuries, combining with...

A hybrid of and grapefruit mint startles the taste buds with a truly unique, unsweetened grapefuit taste that marries well with fruit salads. Keeping mint restrained in pots or bottomless buckets sunk in the ground will limit its enthusiastic tendency...

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

But it is not simply the sum total of those two herbs -- it's something more. Richters holds exclusive propagation rights in Canada. The late breeder Jim Westerfield once said, "This mint has so much culinary potential it's actually scary!" In fact it...

The flavour is very close to true tarragon ( ) -- a little less biting and anise-y, but otherwise almost indistinguishable from the real thing. (Pot tarragon; Mexican tarragon) Improved tarragon substitute for southern and tropical gardens, for indoor...

Non-flowering form of the Roman variety; suited for lawns and pathways.

Leaves can be used fresh chopped or as a garnish. Richters holds exclusive propagation rights in Canada. One of many remarkable mint creations from the late mint breeder Jim Westerfield.

(Wall germander) Nothing draws bees better than germander in bloom. Hardier than both lavender and boxwood, it responds well to pruning, making it perfect as a low hedge or border planting where those plants will not grow.

Ideal in rock gardens. Delightful sweet caraway scent and flavour.

The delicate flavour is suitable wherever mint is called for -- in tea blends and culinary dishes such as tabouleh. This mint will make you laugh. It really gives off an unmistakable hint of ripe sweet pears! How Jim Westerfield managed to cross his mints...

It also lowers blood cholesterol and triglycerides, lowers blood pressure, and has anti-inflammatory and antiviral activity. (Leaves of the Gods; Mollucan spinach; Sambung nyawa; Daun dewa) Gynura is a traditional Asian herb used for diabetes.

Excellent for bedding, edging and container use. Show-stopping pink and cerise flowers on intensely fragrant grey-green plants. Ht. 45-60cm/18-24”.

Perfumes the air when trodden upon. Used in cooking. Helps to clear mucous congestion. (Mother-of-thyme) A creeper, well suited as ground cover.

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

Silvery appearance is ideal for contrasting and grey gardens. Delightful soft, downy foliage resembles lamb's ears in feel and appearance. Formerly used to bandage wounds.

But customers continued to insist that there is such a thing and brought us plants to prove it. A real treat for discriminating noses! As we suspected, most are pretty much the same as true peppermint, but one strain surprised us.