Drought and wind tolerant, this 1.5m tall perennial plant’s leaves are used as a clove substitute. It is particularly good in Indian curries. Extremely useful in gardens, its strong aroma confuses insects and they have trouble finding plants to eat.

Never has picking basil leaves to make pesto been quicker. This hardy variety has slightly wavy green leaves several times larger than common sweet basil. This annual is well-suited for growing in balcony pots.

Catnip is drought tolerant and often perennial. The mint-like scent of the bruised leaves of this herb is said to attract cats and deter rats. It stands 1/2 m high and its white flowers are a good bee attractant for pollination when grown around in orchards and vegetable gardens.

This small seeded variety is preferred in Thai cooking. The ground roots are also used.
Coriander powder is made from the dried seeds. Leaves are used extensively in Indian cooking.

A small perennial thistle-like plant whose whose leaves and root have a strong and agreeable coriander flavour.
It is a main ingredient in ‘sofrito’, a West Indian seasoning made of Parsley, Chilli and Thai Coriander.

Young leaves can be regularly picked to provide a tangy, peppery taste as a salad herb or garnish for omelettes, soups and sandwiches. Seeds suitable for sprouting. Prefers a shady spot if planted towards the hotter months.

Seed commonly used a flavouring for pickles and fish. A good orchard plant it grows to 1.5m, has huge parachute shaped flower which attract many garden pest predators.
Delightful green soft fern-like foliage often picked, dried and sold as ‘Dill Tips’.

Perennial herb to 2m with soft foliage and sweet anise flavour. Young stems and leaves are used as a garnish and seasoning herb and traditionally for its many medicinal properties including aiding digestion and calming nerves.

Annual growing plant used as a seed spice, herb and as young leaves in Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Indian cooking. Also traditionally used as medicinal herb.

A stunning 500mm high daisy-like flowering plant with dainty fern-like leaves. An excellent general companion plant due to it’s pest predator attracting flowers and strong smelling leaves. Three to five fresh leaves between slices of bread said to reduce migraines.

Attractive drought hardy white flowering variety. Excellent garlic flavoured leaves are used raw and in cooking.
Can be harvested continuously by breaking off leaves as they are needed. Plants can be easy divided once established.

An attractive aromatic annual herb for your garden. Hosts beneficial insects and bees forage it’s purple flowers.
Use leaves either fresh or dried as a herbal tea.

Traditional Eastern Asia seasoning herb and tea.

This extremely hardy low growing perennial plant is native to the limestone hills in the West Bank in the occupied Territories of Palestine but grows well in most soils. Sprigs are often put into black tea as a flavouring. It has a pretty pink mauve flower.

Hardy perennial that grows as an annual in Geraldton where it self-seeds with strong seedlings during winter. Green fingered leaves and whorls of pink flowers in early summer.Yields a dark green wool dye. A tea from the plant is a relaxing tonic for menopausal changes.

These hardy colourful flowers are annual sprawling plants. The orange flowers have a peppery flavour and are often used in salads. The scent from the orange flowers repel aphids. The green seeds are often harvested and pickled then used as a caper substitute.