Herbs and Wildflowers

I think you're going to struggle to keep midges at bay if you live on the edge of woodland, and near a stream. Wearing a wide brimmed hat stops them bugging you, but you can't exactly hand the hats out when your guests come round. Maybe you could look at those large outdoor incense sticks,...

@ muddy - many thanks for your suggestion. :gnthb: A very useful option when I look through the pages (isn't the net just amazing). I'll bear it in mind. Sincerely yours, V_B 0)

Greetings to All above, I'm happy to report that apart from the rosemary having to be thrown away (we've since bought more and is still with us), the flat-leaf parsley and basil made quite a good recovery and we've been fortunate to have had a regular-ish supply ever since. My thanks to...

I have tried it, with dismal results. I remember there used to be a tub you could buy-like a yogurt pot that baby bio used to make, and my mum grew some stuff in it but mostly it was rubbish. I tried it with cuttings. The plugs you buy are grown in gel but they are in a tiny pot which...

I agree with everything others have said here. I hope I haven't overlooked this in someone else's answer, but if you don't do it already, one good piece of advice is always to turn the herbs in pots on a regular basis, so that every angle of the plant receives sunlight. Otherwise the plant...

I'm with Kristen on this, all the farmers I know care for and respect their environment.

Lovage does flower, but its not that decorative. Yellowish umbilifera flowers at 3-7ft - but it does produce seeds which can be stored and used in winter. Lovage will grow in most conditions except hot and dry but does best in a fertile soil that does not dry out. One plant will produce...

I have Comfrey on my land. Its about the only thing I planted that the wild rabbits haven't touched

Looks excellent, a very satisfying progresion from the ploughed field last spring!

Thank you

Chickens love it, and yes it can be used as a herb both medicinally and just in food. Personally though I'd try to get rid of it. It soon takes over the place.

thanks kandy for the lovely comments, these flowers are grown wild opposite peoples houses near their allotment plots they have

I want it to grow round the front, and the bed I made for it is round the back at the back door. I think the problem must be the soil being too poor and the water running downhill leaving the mint always dry. I will try a big pot in the garden and keep it moist. Until I forget. LOL!

I grow 3 x 5" pots of Basil with 3 plants in each. One pot is in the kitchen and the Chef takes what she wants, and when the plant looks a complete wreck I put it in the greenhouse and give Chef the best of the remaining two. By the time the third one has been murdered the first one has...

Lobelia Queen Victoria are a delight to split. Because they are a dubiously hardy here in Yorkshire, I lift mine in autumn, splitting them as I go to get them into small pots, which I overwinter in a coldframe. Then in spring I remove them and a number can be split again. This way I have amassed...

I read as far as "its not that illegal" when I was about to post that you need a license. You already know that thoughThe only trouble with growing hemp is that once the wrong person sees it and word gets out, you'll have all manner of people in your garden trying to smoke all your plants....

Quite right, but it is often assumed that poisonous plants would have been used for sinister purposes. While I'm sure this may have happened from time to time, oddly enough poisonous plants were, and still are to this day, used in medicine. Deadly Nightshade is used in herbal medicine to south...

Try D. T.Browns, Jamie. they are part of Mr Fothergills and do growers packs.:gnthb:

:lollol: You would have to stick your nose in it, as it is a delicate scent...:lollol:Not quite you really I agree......!!!!:lollol:These are my pink ones.. I knew I had a piccy somewhere... Not the best of shots as I took it on the wrong setting I think looking at it.. I did have a few like...

I like wild garlic. In my opinion it's flower brings some welcome cheer early on before most other stuff comes through, and you can use the leaves in all sorts of dishes.