Herbs for Wellbeing

Red clover is a cheerful, bright little native herb often found in meadows, pastures, and along roadsides and in lawns. Its vibrant pink to purple flowers and distinctive trifoliate leaves are hard to miss. A herb synonymous with luck, if you find a super-rare four leaved clover then go and do the lottery!  Red clover is a well-known natural remedy for the treatment of several menopause symptoms and it’s great for foraging, lending itself to a number of culinary uses. Easy to grow, it just needs a bit of space to spread. 

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Toadflax is a delightful, cheerful wildflower herb which spreads freely and can get a bit out of hand. It’s hard to complain at its profligacy because Toadflax flowers are a designed for bees and look simply gorgeous. Often called ‘wild snapdragons’ due to their resemblance to Antirrhinums, they’re actually second cousins or something and are certainly more useful! Unfortunately, Toadflax doesn't play well with cats and dogs - it can be toxic if eaten.  Historically, Toadflax was used as a natural dye for producing yellow hues. It was considered a “herb of the people,” appreciated for its medicinal properties and its association with purity and resilience.

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Cardoon is a stately, statuesque perennial worth its place in any herb garden or wild meadow. It looks like the love child of a thistle and a teasel but is in fact the wild cousin of the globe artichoke. Considered a delicacy back in the day and is still enjoyed in rural Italy, the stems have a celery-like crunch and flavour of artichoke.  Cynara cardunculus needs a load of space and a sunny position in fertile, free draining soil. The striking foliage can reach 2m tall with beautiful thistly flowerheads which are a magnet for bees and pollinators. 

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If you’re a lover of thyme then this delightful variety is for you. Woolly Thyme, far from being mammoth is actually a low-growing, creeping thyme with soft bum fluffy leaves. Woolly thyme plants form a dense, silvery green carpet which will cascade down the sides of raised beds, pots and rockery stones as well as between paving slabs and along paths.  The furry leaves become covered in a mass of tiny pale to deep purple flowers in the summer which are full of nectar and provide a banquet for bees and pollinators. Whilst thyme is generally slug resistant due to compounds in its leaves, the hairs on woolly thyme is said to add an extra deterrent to hungry gastropods.  

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Bring a totally tropical twist to your herb garden with our Pineapple Sage plants for sale. Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans) is a wonderfully aromatic herb with soft, pineapple-scented leaves and striking scarlet-red flowers. Simply brush or gently crush the foliage and you'll understand exactly where this unusual sage gets its name. Ideal for sunny UK gardens, patios and containers, Pineapple Sage plants combine ornamental good looks with plenty of culinary uses. The fragrant leaves can be used in fruit salads, desserts, cakes, teas, cold drinks and cocktails, while the edible flowers make colourful garnishes. Pineapple Sage enjoys a warm, sunny and sheltered position with well-drained soil. It is a tender perennial in the UK, so growing it in a container makes it particularly easy to move somewhere frost-free over winter.

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Thyme for something rather different! Buy our caraway thyme plants and you’ll be in for a treat. Not many places have caraway thyme plants for sale, so you’ll want to snap up this little gem while you can. It’s a low-growing, spreading evergreen herb with all the benefits of thyme, but with the distinct aroma and taste of caraway – making a wonderful, punchy culinary herb.  Rockeries, raised beds, along paths and at the front of pots and containers is where to grow caraway thyme. The strongly aromatic leaves will spread and cascade over rocks and pots and produce legions of tiny pink flowers in the summer which provide a banquet for bees, butterflies and other pollinators.  The kitchen is where to use caraway thyme. The unmistakable thyme flavour combined with the mild liquorice, anise taste of caraway make it a brilliant culinary herb for roasts, marinades, rubs, soups, stews and stuffing. Try it with roast beef and you won’t be disappointed. 

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