What to Sow in May

Thyme English Winter, also known as Common or Garden Thyme, is a hardy evergreen perennial and has small aromatic dark green leaves with clusters of small pale pink flowers. Thyme English Winter (Thymus vulgaris) can be picked all year round and is the classic herb used in 'bouquet garni'. It...

Buckwheat is a fast-growing short-term summer green manure that germinates in about 3-5 days. It produces a dense canopy of foliage that smothers & out-competes weeds and once dug into the top layer of soil (15-18cm) rapidly decomposes helping to improve the soils structure & organic matter content so it...

Greek Basil has small oval green leaves with a slightly softer sweeter flavour than the more traditional Basil Sweet Genovese. It is easy to grow and will keep producing new fresh leaves if regularly picked through the season. It is such a useful culinary herb for the kitchen. Greek Basil...

Lime Basil seeds are easy to grow and produce a compact dome shaped plant that looks very stylish growing in terracotta pots. It has small to medium sized mid-green leaves that have a lovely fresh aroma of limes Basil Lime Herb Seeds take around 2 months from sowing to cropping...

Lovage is a herb with deeply divided dark green leaves it looks & tastes like celery. It is mainly the leaves & seeds of Lovage that are used but the root can be eaten too like a vegetable too. Lovage can be used as a substitute for parsley or celery...

Lemon Balm is a bushy perennial plant with oval shaped fragrant leaves that have a lemony taste with a hint of mint. Lemon Balm is a useful kitchen herb for flavouring sweet and savoury dishes and has excellent health benefits, used extensively in aromatherapy products for its calming and uplifting...

Rosemary makes a fantastic garden herb, it is a perennial evergreen that has needle like pungent aroma with pretty pale blue flowers that attract bees & beneficial insects. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is great grown as an herb in the veg patch or in the garden borders. Rosemary eventually grows to...

Chervil has light green, fine fern-like leaves with the taste of somewhere between light aniseed & Parsley. It is considered to be one of the unsung heroes of many a dish because it enhances the flavour of other herbs in a meal. Chervil is used extensively in France where it...

Basil Red Rubin has gorgeous reddish purple leaves with the traditional Sweet basil taste although a little stronger in flavour. It makes a lovely colourful statement plant in the garden as well as an excellent culinary herb and its rich red colour adds a touch of the unique to pasta...

Produces big, bold & brash plate sized daisy like yellow flowers with rich brown centres that grow quickly & easily. Giant Yellow Sunflowers are a real treat for wildlife as the birds will feast off the seed heads in autumn. Produces big, bold & brash plate sized (30cm across) daisy...

Sage Herb Seeds. Sage 'Salvia officinalis' has the best & strongest flavour of all types of sage. It is a hardy evergreen perennial that can be picked all through the year. Sage 'Salvia offinalis' grows to a height & spread of 60cm and has soft, oval grey-green leaves, with mauve-blue...

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) has lovely fluffy plumes of soft green leaves and produces large flat umbels of yellow star like flowers, followed by edible seeds. It is a very attractive plant that looks fantastic in the garden borders as well as the veg plot and is great for beneficial insects...

Alfalfa (Lucerne) is a very deep rooting green manure with vigorous roots that can draw up sub-surface minerals and break up soil pans. It is very good for drought-prone soils. It can overwinter once well established and will grow for a year or more. Alfalfa Green Manure dislikes acid or...

The flowers are highly scented and are a mix of single colours from white to lavender, pink to red & cream. Sweet Pea Galaxy Mixed are floriferous annuals that can keep flowering from late Spring until the first Autumn frosts and with a little bit of care, feeding and regularly...

Cucumber Lemon is an unusual round yellow cucumber. They are at their best when picked about golf to tennis ball size and are still a pale yellow colour. They are mild, fresh-tasting with crisp skin. They are easy to grow, although take a while to begin to fruit but once...

The flowers in the old English country meadow wildflower mix are yellow, purple and white with a hint of red - it's a wildflower mix reminiscent of the old English country meadow. The mix contains a range of seeds that are suitable for most open sunny sites. This mixtures contains...

Lavender 'Hidcote Blue' is a dwarf hardy perennial, cultivated lavender strain with narrow, grey-green leaves and dense spikes of light-blue flowers that open in early July. Ideal for a low hedge. Hidcote Blue is one of the main lavender species most highly valued for cutting and drying for its exquisite...

Summer Savory Herb Seeds is a hardy annual that has slender pinnate leaves with small white flowers tinged with mauve. It has a slight peppery taste and is a useful alternative to sage or thyme. Summer Savory is a good companion plant next to Broad Beans as it is thought...