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While recipes call for any available variety of spearmint, the real can only be made with the true mint. Like all mints it is easy to grow and will happily provide more than enough fresh sprigs for your .

(Old man artemisia) Leaves can be used in sachets and potpourris, and as a moth repellent. Try a leaf in salads or throw on the fire to refresh the air.

Small upright bushy habit; dark green leaves.

Vigorous growth habit. Ht. to 50cm/20in. Foliage is flecked with white markings. Small lavender flowers. Delicious, intense rose fragrance.

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

Standard variety.

Has been used medicinally for cancer and for various blood diseases. (Red-veined dock; Bloodwort) A British native with rosettes of striking light green leaves marked with bright maroon-coloured veins.

The herb is taken as a tea or in tablet or tincture form. Grows as a vine. Produces showy sweet-scented flowers and edible fruits. It is very safe; no side effects or contraindications are known.

Slightly bitter tisane is of very old usage as a digestive and sedative nightcap. Aphrodisiac, said to “secure the favour of the ladies”. Also used in Chinese medicine. Historically associated with sorcerers and witches, bestowing magical powers to...

Ht. 30cm/12”. (Jean Davis lavender) Very nice compact variety for borders and knot gardens.

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

Grows to 90cm/36”. The true tarragon, which does not propagate by seeds. Requires light, well-drained soil in a sunny location. Dark green, shiny leaves possess distinctive flavour.

Essential oil used in perfumery. Showy spikes of blue flowers. Slightly bitter leaves are finely chopped on salad, game meats, soups and stews. Helps digestion. Decorative plant with a refreshing aromatic scent.

Rose Petal is a trademark of Richters. All rights reserved. Excellent for walkways and rockeries. RICHTERS EXCLUSIVE. A beautiful new creeping thyme that comes up smelling like roses! Forms dense mats that emit a scent very similar to the scent of rose...

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

Considered one of the most attractive mints, pineapple mint has white streaks that vary with the season, plus a flavour is completely unique, a pineapple taste that combines well with dishes using ham, fruit cups or fruit salads.

Excellent variety for topiary use and for hedging in warm zones. Gorgeous upright columnar form with thick stems, succulent broad leaves, and large clear-blue flowers. Ht. 125-180cm/4-6ft.

Gorizia will tolerate partial shade; though for most flavour—prefers full sun. Gorizia presents pale blue blossoms by late winter into summer. He describes its aroma as “gentle, sweet and a bit gingery”, though we find it has some dark pepper notes.

Superb contrast plant for greener herbs. Lovely low carpets of grey, woolly leaves and pale pink flowers. Lacking scent or flavour, its virtues are mainly visual and tactile.

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

Very similar to lemon balm in appearance and growth but the scent is closer to lime. A new twist! Uses for tea and medicine are much the same.

Scattered yellow edges on some leaves create an attractive foliage contrast.

Deeply scalloped leaves resemble tomato leaves. Sweet lemon-rose scent; vigorous growth habit.

It does well in hot and humid areas where other lavenders fail. The influence of and its toothed leaves does seem to explain the varied leaf shapes of this variety (hence the name).

Was developed at the Seal Herb Farm before 1935 in England, where it was considered to be the best variety for commercial production, both for drying and for oil. Old favourite for lavender bags.