Herb Plug Trays Herbs For Sale In Arlington

This mint will make you laugh. It really gives off an unmistakable hint of ripe sweet pears! How Jim Westerfield managed to cross his mints to produce this remarkable gem is beyond us but we are thrilled to grow it and offer it to our customers.

Sweet, tangy berries about twice the size of the wild ones on compact, runnerless plants. Can even be grown indoors in direct sun. Bears fruit from June till frost. Very productive; will bear first year.

Salvia collector Richard Dufresne discovered this growing in his sage garden. It turned out to be one of his best releases, dishing out an abundance of raspberry-purple colour spring, summer and fall.

Double form of Roman chamomile grown commercially in England for tea and medicinal use.

Contains pulegone; should not be taken by women who are pregnant or while trying to conceive. A popular bread dip is made with the leaves mixed with olive oil and salt. In Turkey, the tea is used to treat stomach ulcers.

Lovely low carpets of grey, woolly leaves and pale pink flowers. Lacking scent or flavour, its virtues are mainly visual and tactile. Superb contrast plant for greener herbs.

Small crisped leaves have a lemon scent with a hint of cinnamon. Compact growth habit.

(Old man artemisia) Leaves can be used in sachets and potpourris, and as a moth repellent. Try a leaf in salads or throw on the fire to refresh the air.

Has the same great garlic flavour as the previous form but features attractive mauve flowers.

This mint from France really smells of bananas! Squeeze the leaves and the remarkable scent bursts forth. The unexpected fruitiness inspires a creative gastronomic tangent. Dazzle friends and family with banana mint tea, julep, or ice cream; or how about...

Gorgeous upright columnar form with thick stems, succulent broad leaves, and large clear-blue flowers. Excellent variety for topiary use and for hedging in warm zones. The flavour and aroma is a little milder than others, but its sheer majesty is a thing...

(He-shou-wu) Legendary Oriental Elixir of Life said to possess fantastic rejuvenating properties. Some believe fo-ti was used by a certain Professor Li Chung Yun who lived to the ripe old age of 256! So the story goes, early in life Li developed the penchant...

Prostrate or trailing variety, very similar to ‘Lockwood', but faster growing and earlier flowering. Excellent for hanging baskets and container plantings. The flowers can be so dense that it seems as though the plants are covered in blue snow.

Deeply scalloped leaves resemble tomato leaves. Sweet lemon-rose scent; vigorous growth habit.

Showy white variety. Highly regarded blood purifier used in the treatment of diseases caused by impurities. Said to increase bodily resistance to infection by strengthening the immune system.

Intensely fragrant pure white-flowering lavender. Flowers all summer long.

Untroubled by pests in general and considered repellent of bothersome insects in the mixed border, perennial in zones 6-9, you can enjoy the best of pineapple mint's qualities by growing it in pots, or bottomless buckets sunk into the ground.

One of many unique creations from mint breeder extraordinaire, Jim Westerfield. In his words here is how this new mint evoked a cherished memory: “In my early years I worked in a small grocery store.

Golden foliage is a nice colour contrast for rock gardens and edges of flower beds. Mild oregano flavour.

True French sorrel, although garden sorrel is much more commonly used for sorrel soup. Smaller leaves are more concentrated in flavour and a little will go a long way.

A medical survey in England indicates that 1 to 4 leaves of feverfew infused in a tea or eaten in a sandwich daily reduce the number and severity of migraine attacks in some sufferers.

Most famous for sorrel soup. Remove flowering tops as they appear to keep leaves tender. Large, succulent, slightly acid-tasting leaves give zest to salads and any dish which is insipid in itself.

Aromatic leaves. Increasingly popular as accent and contrast plants because the green-grayish pointed lanced-shaped leaves and velvety purple flower spikes are very showy. Good cut or dried flower.

Sweet, anise-scented leaves and stalks (fresh or dried) add delightful flavour to sweets and desserts, saving about half the sugar. Of particular interest to diabetics.

(Mother-of-thyme) A creeper, well suited as ground cover. Helps to clear mucous congestion. Perfumes the air when trodden upon. Used in cooking.

(Jean Davis lavender) Very nice compact variety for borders and knot gardens. Ht. 30cm/12”.

Vigorous growth habit. Delicious, intense rose fragrance. Foliage is flecked with white markings. Small lavender flowers. Ht. to 50cm/20in.