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Bay Trees – medicinal, culinary, pest repellent herb
Bay trees make wonderful slow-growing hedges or clipped specimen plants. Heronswood, Dromana Sweet bay (Laurus nobilis ) was seen by the old herbalists as a virtuous tree which “resisteth witchcraft...
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Coriander, Plant it in Autumn
A fine leafed form of coriander Coriander, also known as cilantro and Chinese parsley, is one of the most ancient herbs still in use today. It is also claimed by some to be the world’s most widely used...
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French tarragon
Delicious aniseed flavour French tarragon Artemisia dracunculus is one of the trickiest herbs to grow, but also one of the most rewarding. It’s anise-like flavour is clean, subtle and delightful, while...
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Tisane anyone?
Lemon balm has a delicious sweet lemon flavour. Tisanes or herb teas have been in vogue in southern Europe since Roman times. The fictional detective Hercule Poirot often needed a tisane after a...
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Delicious dill
The delicate yellow dill flowers attract beneficial insects. Dill, Anethum graveolens, is a delightful tall annual herb that grows to about 1 m from a taproot, with a single stem and many feathery...
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