Vegetable and Herbs

BASIL GENOVESE 24” height • annual • full sun • The most familiar variety of basil, has a spicy cinnamon clove scent • Tall with dark green leaves, slow to bolt • Best used in pesto sauce, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, spinach and zucchini, vinegars and salads • Used in lots of Mediterranean cooking, • Plant next to tomatoes - it will make them taste better!

12” height • perennial • full sun/partial shade zone 3-9 • Chives have a mild onion flavour, and are a member of the onion family • Grows in large clumps with long hollow leaves and pale purple to pink clover like flowers • Deters aphids and mildew • Best used in soups, salads, sauces, meats

Small green and yellow variegated foliage • Bring a beautiful citrus/lemon scent into your garden • Best used for fish, tea, salads, chicken, desserts, soaps, perfumes and sachets

Raspberry 'Heritage' is a widely planted everbearing variety is favored for fruit size, flavor, and firmness. Bears a moderate early crop with heavy yields in late summer and fall. For fall only crop, mow canes to ground level in autumn after fruiting.

12” height • perennial • full sun/partial shade zone 3-9 • Chives have a mild onion flavour, and are a member of the onion family • Grows in large clumps with long hollow leaves and pale purple to pink clover like flowers • Deters aphids and mildew • Best used in soups, salads, sauces, meats

24” height • annual • full sun • Also known as Chinese parsley • Slow to bolt with an excellent flavour • High content of essential oils • Aromatic seeds have a orange flavour that is used for seasoning meats, pickles, curry dishes, breads and cakes • Plant with potatoes to discourage insects

Dill is an annual, self-seeding plant with feathery green leaves. It is used most commonly in soups and stews or for pickling.

18” height • perennial • full sun • Seeds have a strong licorice flavour • Fennel mulch keeps snails and slugs out of your garden • Best used to flavour fish, sausages, barley, rice, cabbage, lentils, breads, cakes

24” height • annual • full sun LEMON GRASS zone 9-13 • Oils are used to flavour teas, ice cream, candy and desserts • Also important in cosmetics and perfumery • Easy to grow and will produce a good crop of leaves to add to pot-pourri • Best used in Asian cooking, stir fry, teas, ice cream, candy, desserts, cosmetics and potpourris

Marjoram is an important culinary herb in French cuisine. It is also a much-used spice for meat and sausage seasoning and an important ingredient in Cajun dishes.

4-9” height • perennial • full sun/partial shade zone 5-9 • Scent and flavour is mildly compared to other mints • A staple for making a mojito cocktail • Best used in mint sauces, fruit salads and punches

8- 12” height • perennial • full sun/partial shade zone 5-9 • Peppermint grows in wide spreads throughout gardens • Pointed dark green leaves, with a great aroma of peppermint • Mint is great for your digestive system • Best used in mint sauces, fruit salads and punches

• Sweet scented, medium green with pointed wrinkly leaves • Known as the best mint for cooking • Young leaves are often used in jellies and drinks • Mint is great for your digestive system • Best used in mint sauces, fruit salads, punches, teas, lamb and bath oils

OREGANO 14” height • perennial • full sun zone 5- 9 • A small green leaf, with a strong flavour • A very important herb in Italian, Greek and Mexican cooking • Trim to encourage growth • Oil extracted from oregano helps relieve tooth and ear aches • Best used for fish, meats, salads, sauces, cheese and egg dishes, vegetables and stews

6” height • perennial • full sun/partial sun • The truest form of oregano • Strongest of the oregano varieties, spicy flavour • Commonly used in Italian cuisine • Oil extracted from oregano helps relieve tooth and ear aches • Best used in egg dishes, salads, meats and stews

8-12” height • biennial • full sun • A deep green herb with tightly curled leaves • Commonly used as a garnish • Adds flavour to almost any dish • Good source of vitamin C • Best used in salads, fish, vegetable dishes and as garnish

12” height • biennial • full sun • Dark green, flat divided leaves • Nutritious addition to meals • Stronger and hardier flavour then curled parsley • Commonly used as a garnish • Adds flavour to almost any dish • Best used in salads, fish, soups, stews, vegetable dishes and as garnish

1-4’ height • perennial • full sun • Ever green shrub with blunt, silvery needle like leaves • Perfect pairing for meats • Great flavour and aroma while cooking • Best used in marinades, eggs, potatoes, meats and stews

48” height • perennial • full sun • Upright habit with blunt, green needle like leaves • Use stems as bbq skewers • Perfect pairing for meats • Great flavour and aroma while cooking • Best used in meat, sauce, potatoes and barbecue skewers