The feathery foliage makes this herb a beautiful addition to gardens. With an aniseed aroma, it is an ideal accompaniment to fish dishes, whilst young stems can be added to salads. Height: 180cm (71). Spread: 45cm (18).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
Easy-to-grow and ready to pick in just 5 weeks, this innovative blend of leaves adds a flavour of summer-time french cuisine to your salad dishes. Height and spread: 15cm (6).
Basil 'Crimson King' is so named for its unusual colour. The half-hardy annual's leaves are unremarkable in shape, for they are traditionally cupped in appearance, but notable for their purple tone. This vibrant alternative to green basil is thus an excellent, ornamental herb while still performing well in terms of function and flavour. Ocimum basilicum grows vigorously, whether sown in a vegetable bed or on a windowsill, making it a practical way to spruce up salads, garnishes and other culinary creations even with limited garden space.
Compact growing variety of broad bean, which is ideal for smaller gardens. It offers bumper crops of 15cm (6in) pods that contain 5 tender beans, delicious to taste. Ideal for successional sowings, giving a harvest throughout summer. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 25cm (10).
These large round sprouts are firm and sweet-tasting. This heavy cropping variety is very popular and will provide a harvest from early autumn to Christmas. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 50cm (20).
Well known variety that yields solid, crisp, spring cabbages that boast firm pointed, well flavoured hearts. Ideal for cooking and make tasty ?spring greens?. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 35cm (14).
Harvest within 10-12 days! Cress is an all-year-round, nutritious and tasty addition to salads, sandwiches and garnishes, ideal for children to enjoy growing on a windowsill. Height: 5cm (2). Spread: 1cm (0.5).
Evergreen shrub with highly aromatic needle-like foliage and mauve flowers. This herb adds a superb flavour to roast poultry and meat dishes, not to mention roast potatoes. Height: and spread 150cm (59).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
Bred in the UK especially for summer harvesting, plants need no vernalisation (winter chill) to produce the tasty purple spears. Good tolerance to heat. Height: 90cm (35). Spread: 60cm (24).
High quality variety of double-podded crops that provide an excellent pea. Long, straight pods contain around 10 peas that are plump and delicious to taste, especially steamed or boiled with a little mint. Ideal for successional sowings to provide harvests all summer. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 25cm (10).
Easy-to-grow, reliable variety that is quick to mature with medium length, uniform, rich tasting roots. These are ideal for sowing from late winter until mid-summer. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Compact bushy plants bear mauve flowers, ideal for borders, rockeries, pots and windowsills. The aromatic leaves are useful, adding aromatic flavour to roast meats and stuffings. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 35cm (14)