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We grow and sell medicinal herbs & edible perennials including a wide range of perennial vegetables that make a great addition to the conventional veg plot/allotment/garden. All plants are grown by us and are chemical-free. Our aim is to help others create resilient, bountiful and beautiful growing spaces….
Taunton Deane Perennial Kale
An old variety of perennial Cottager's Kale, providing year round, tasty sweet leaves. One plant can grow over a ...Read More
Blessed Thistle (Cnicus benedictus)
A very ornamental plant. Yellow flowers from midsummer. Grows to 60cm high with dark, white-veined leaves. Seeds freely. Thrives in dry, stony ground and wasteland. Widely naturalised throughout Europe, having originally been cultivated as a medicinal herb from the Middle Ages. The name Cnicus comes from the Greek knekos meaning ‘thistle’.Read More
Skirret (Sium sisarum)
Clump-forming herbaceous perennial growing to 1 m by 0.4 m. Not frost tender. Formerly a popular vegetable plot ...Read More
King’s Spear (Asphodeline lutea)
An easy to grow perennial reaching 1m high and wide. Prefers a well-drained soil. Can tolerate partial shade. ...Read More
Jiaogulan – Sweet Tea Vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
Jiaogulan is a calming adaptogenic herb (a plant that can help your body respond to stress, anxiety and promote ...Read More
Serpent Garlic (Allium sativum ophioscorodon) BULBILS
Allium sativum ophioscorodon – Serpent Garlic (Rocombole or Hard Neck Garlic) – bulbous perennial growing to 0.6m ...Read More
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
Common perennial reaching 60cm/2' high and wide with pinkish/red flowers. Prefers a sunny position and poor, ...Read More
Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
Edible and medicinal perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 1 m (3ft 3in) at a fast rate. Easy to grow – spreads ...Read More
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
Lemon Balm is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial herb. Very aromatic. Plants grow to 80cm high/40cm wide. ...Read More
Sweet Grass, Holy Grass, Vanilla Grass (Hierochloe odorata)
Attractive, sweet-scented grass found in damp spots in colder areas in both hemispheres.
Prefers a sunny but ...Read More
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In Praise of Perennial Veg (and herbs)
As we plummet swiftly into the 'Hungry Gap'- the period of time usually between April and June when the last of ...
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