Herbs and Wildflowers

Crikey, I couldn't agree more.... it's flipping everywhere in my herb patch. My current favourite is The Green Lavender (Lavandula Stoechas Viridis) - the most amazing lemony, piney, lavender smell and green flowers. Not very easy to find though.

Thank you everyone, that's really helpful.I'm leaving my salvias until the warmer weather. I have them growing through roses in the rose bed and it really works. I've been brutal with my roses but left the salvias.My husband has butchered the sage! Fingers crossed!

I think to get the best from your herbs, you'll be a bit limited with a hanging basket. What herbs did you have in mind? Some need more space than others, and they don't all have the same soil preferences.For something trailing down the sides, may I suggest either nasturtium or strawberries....

Cleavers/Goose Grass aka Stickywilly :P

I tend to think you need to go with what you have.In some ways its easier to heat plants than try to keep them cool in order to grow then. Costs a bit more though.But if its too hot I cant see the point in trying to grow plants such things as mint, unless you can grow them in the winter,...

Enjoy yourselves, mate!:gnthb::D

I wish you luck Owen - and anything will give in eventually if you keep at it.

if its in a sunny area i would let some nettles grow and would put logs and stones and rocks for ll the invertibrates and insects - butterflies love nettles a bit of hedge trimmings and dead leaves a haven Loopy oh you have to make it a 'no tread' area

hope it tastes good. just adjust the taste as you go else you might amke it too hot (unless you like it hot!) now if I could grow coriander in the same quantity that I can grow mint in, I'd never need to buy a bunch and I'd have my own home grown coriander chutney to east with the samosas.

I buy the supermarket herbs and have learned a wee trick. Put a couple of milk bottle tops in the bottom of a pot holder. It keeps the plant from sitting in water. The roots tend to come down through the holes and dibble in the water thats there. I don't know why it works but it does. Mine sit...

Hi only just seen this but I totally agree with Peter & Ziggy..:thumb:

Thanks Alice and Sis - I have now changed my mind about having them. :skp: Good thing I asked here and not just planted them. I'll throw all the seeds in the garbage now.

Thank you very mcuh for your help and advice

Ok, many thanks for your advice guys.

I am growing in bags aswell ,did you put 4" of compost in bottom of bag ,with drainage holes, place 3-4 potatoes on top cover with 3" of compost and then just keep earthing over as the growth comes through ? :cnfs: As you have been told when the tops die back then you can harvest, keeping them...

I have had most of my herbs around 5 years and this year i have had to replace some that have died off. :cry: Others i have taken away as much of the old compost i can and replaced with fresh,and i can honestly say my sage has never looked so well. :gnthb:

varietys that go back at least hundred yrs, heirloom/heritage.

Sounds like Mint is a nightmare, so I think I will go for a large pot. Thanks for the advice for the Mint and the Basil.

Thanks for that - looking forward to choosing my thyme

Check Arum maculatum out here