Herbs Encyclopedia
Symphytum officinale (Comfrey)
The permaculture powerhouse — a deep-rooted perennial that produces free fertiliser, accelerates wound healing, and is almost impossible to kill or remove. Cut 3–4 times per year for mulch and...
Symphytum officinale (Comfrey)
The permaculture powerhouse — a deep-rooted perennial that produces free fertiliser, accelerates wound healing, and is almost impossible to kill or remove. Cut 3–4 times per year for mulch and...
Angelica archangelica (Angelica)
The cathedral of the herb garden — a gothic biennial that erupts to 2 metres and produces candied stems, musky-anise leaves, and the aromatic root that flavours Chartreuse and gin....
Angelica archangelica (Angelica)
The cathedral of the herb garden — a gothic biennial that erupts to 2 metres and produces candied stems, musky-anise leaves, and the aromatic root that flavours Chartreuse and gin....
Levisticum officinale (Lovage)
Celery with the volume at eleven — a towering perennial herb whose single leaf can flavour an entire pot of soup. Hollow stems make Bloody Mary straws, seeds work as...
Levisticum officinale (Lovage)
Celery with the volume at eleven — a towering perennial herb whose single leaf can flavour an entire pot of soup. Hollow stems make Bloody Mary straws, seeds work as...
Chenopodium bonus-henricus (Good King Henry)
Medieval Europe's perennial spinach — three harvests from one plant: blanched shoots (asparagus), young leaves (spinach), and flower buds (broccoli). Returns every year for a decade with just compost and...
Chenopodium bonus-henricus (Good King Henry)
Medieval Europe's perennial spinach — three harvests from one plant: blanched shoots (asparagus), young leaves (spinach), and flower buds (broccoli). Returns every year for a decade with just compost and...
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground Elder (Goutweed))
The garden's most hated weed — and one of the tastiest wild spring greens. Young leaves taste of celery and parsley. Eat it, contain it, but don't plant it without...
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground Elder (Goutweed))
The garden's most hated weed — and one of the tastiest wild spring greens. Young leaves taste of celery and parsley. Eat it, contain it, but don't plant it without...
Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff)
The ground cover that smells of freshly mown hay — but only after drying. A whorled-leaf woodland carpet that makes German Maibowle, scents linen cupboards, and solves the problem of...
Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff)
The ground cover that smells of freshly mown hay — but only after drying. A whorled-leaf woodland carpet that makes German Maibowle, scents linen cupboards, and solves the problem of...