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Planting a Herb Garden - Fresh herbs are a secret weapon for keen cooks, and you can't get fresher than growing your own
| Angelica - Angelica is a culinary and medicinal herb More... | Basil - Basil is most strongly associated with Italian cooking More... | |
| Bay - An edible variety of laurel whose leaves are used whole as a herb, especially for flavouring stews and baked fish | Bergamot - A highly scented herb whose leaves can be made into a tea, and flowers used in pot pourri or aromatherapy | |
| Chervil - Chervil is one of the French fines herbes More... | Cilantro - A fragrant eastern herb also known as coriander | |
| Coriander - Coriander is a herb and spice that is widely used in eastern cooking More... | Cowslip - Cowslip flowers are used to make wine and in salads More... | |
| Dill - The herb Dill is often paired with fish especially salmon More... | Fines Herbes - Mixture of green herbs used in French cooking | |
| Hyssop - Hyssop, like so many other herbs we use, originated in the Mediterranean region More... | Jekka McVicar - The Queen of Herbs and a passionate advocate of organic farming More... | |
| Lemon Balm - A perennial herb with a lemon flavour, the young leaves can be used in salads or made into a tea which is said to have mood-lifting qualities | Lemon Grass - An important flavouring of South East Asian cuisines More... | |
| Lemon Thyme - Lemon thyme is a type of thyme with a citrus scent More... | Lovage - A herb with a mild celery-like flavour, and reputed digestive qualities | |
| Marjoram - An aromatic herb from the same family as Oregano | Oregano - A strong herb especially widely used in Greek and Italian cuisines More... | |
| Parsley - Green herb available in both British curly and European flat varieties | Rue - Rue is a herb used medicinally since Roman times More... | |
| Tarragon - An aromatic herb with an aniseed-like flavour | Wild Garlic - Wild garlic is a plant of the allium family that grows wild More... | |
| Za'atar - Za'atar is a mix of herbs and spices common in the Middle East More... |