Seeds Herb Plug Trays For Sale In Alberta

The standard variety has an upright, bushy growth, woody stems, and sticky aromatic evergreen leaves, rich in oils smelling of pine and sea. A culinary staple, as its sweet resinous flavour is welcomed in savoury meats and baking.

Strong lavender scent. Very attractive. Creeper forming dense furry mats; lavender-purple flowers.

An aggressive female mint with lavender flower spikes. Named after Hillary Clinton, First Lady of the United States and herb enthusiast. Developed from apple and lime mint, it has the sweet, fruity, spearmint-like aroma of apple mint lined with a citrus...

Many scarlet flowers, 2.5cm/1in. Does well in full or half sun. Outstanding ornamentals from Mexico and Texas with small, fruit-scented leaves and wonderful bright coloured flowers.

Attractive low bush for borders and edgings. Strong, pungent flavour.

Salvia collector Richard Dufresne discovered this growing in his sage garden. Ht. 30-45 cm (12-18 in). It turned out to be one of his best releases, dishing out an abundance of raspberry-purple colour spring, summer and fall.

Used in stuffings, sausages, omelettes, soups, stews. Also in homemade sausage, omelettes, cheese and bean dishes. Aromatic purple foliage. Sage tea gargle is valuable for sore throat.

Pretty small leaved trailing species with an aroma and flavour of nutmeg.

Among the many new mints the late mint breeder Jim Westerfield introduced to the world, this was the one his wife Marilyn loved the most. As Jim told us: "She uses it in, of all things, her early morning orange juice." He and his wife predicted that in...

Claimed to keep mosquitoes, black flies and other biting insects at bay. But even if it has no effect, its refreshing citronella scent and ease of culture make it worthwhile. Studies suggest that it is not effective.

Traditional ground cover in English gardens and pathways, where it is cut like grass.

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

Sweet, tangy berries about twice the size of the wild ones on compact, runnerless plants. Bears fruit from June till frost. Very productive; will bear first year. Can even be grown indoors in direct sun.

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

Flavour is similar to common marjoram. (Variegated oregano) Attractive white-yellow variegated leaves; low, prostrate habit.

All of the above equals one hell of a tea mint.” RICHTERS EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN INTRODUCTION. Breeder Jim Westerfield crossed hundreds of mints to produce this one with its remarkable aroma.

It does well in containers and blooms throughout the year in mild climates. The parentage of this lavender is confusing. Has green-grey slightly toothed leaves and violet flowers. But some believe that this variety is instead.

As a companion plant, English mint does well with cabbage and tomatoes. Versatile and lending its flavouring to many dishes, including the classic springtime favourite lamb with mint.

Plant it in containers, or bottomless buckets sunk into the garden bed to control its tendency to roam. Like most mints, applemint can threaten the garden with too much of a good thing, and in its optimum growing conditions of part shade and moist soil...

Bay laurel is frost-sensitive, and should be overwintered indoors. Thrives in containers, where it should be pruned, and may be trained to take on several growth forms. French meat, fish and poultry dishes rely on its spicy aromatic character.

Use it like you would oregano -- or use it like marjoram! White flowers appear in summer. It is actually a hybrid of sweet marjoram and oregano (O. Ht. 45-60cm/18-24in. Vulgare virens) and the mixed parentage makes it a wonderfully versatile herb in the...

It has an extremely vigorous growth habit making it sometimes invasive, but mowing keeps it in check and besides... A culinary world traveler, spearmint is the most popular mint in Greek cooking, appearing in cheese dishes, lamb, tomatoes and rice, and...

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

Plant in full sun. This dense ground-hugging variety has small, fine, deep green foliage that creates a cascading waterfall effect over the edges of window boxes, walls and garden beds.