Sale now ended Early Autumn Sale Now On Choose from our wide range of perennial herbs for planting now. All plants now 25% discount. Use code – AUT25 – to get your discount. Offer ends Sept 30th … Continue reading
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One of the new plants we are growing this year is Cowslip. Cowslip ( Primula Veris ) is a relative of the primrose, and one of the earlier spring flowering plants. They are native to the UK and most of Europe, however … Continue reading
We are pleased to announce the opening of Osana Natural Health Clinic at The Herb Patch offering Bowen Technique treatments. Osana is based at The Herb Patch where Lynda will be offering a range of Natural Health Treatments, but specialising … Continue reading
Starting a Medicinal Herb Garden Herbal medicine has always been with us; in fact, humanity has survived for thousands and thousands of years — even prior to the advent of modern technologies and conventional medicine — because of it. Today, the art and science … Continue reading
When to harvest herbs is really dependent on the type you are growing and the plant part you intend to use. For example, when harvesting mint, you’ll just be picking the leaves. In other cases, you may be picking the … Continue reading
Rue plants have bluish-green, fernlike leaves that are bushy and compact. The flowers on the rue herb are yellow with petals that are frilly on the edges and the center of the flower is normally green. Rue normally grows to … Continue reading
The Dos & Don’ts of Growing Mint It’s fragrant, fast-growing, green, and compliments fruits, vegetables and meats. It’s also its own ice cream flavor. So what’s not to love about mint? If you’ve ever grown the herb, you know where … Continue reading
Herbs have been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. Archaeologists have even discovered the remains of herbal remedies in Neanderthal burial sites dating back 60,000 years. Herbs can contain essential oils that are useful in medicine and modern … Continue reading
About Calamint Plants Calamint plants are thick stemmed, bushy herbs that form dense clumps with woody flower stems. The leaves are heavily veined and highly textured, many sporting ridges and most with hairy to fuzzy foliage. Flowers are two-lipped slender … Continue reading
We now have Chocolate Peppermint back in stock at ‘The Herb Patch’ Chocolate mint plants (Mentha x piperita ‘Chocolate’) are attractive, fragrant and easy to grow. As with most square-stemmed members … Continue reading