Thai rice with tofu and aubergine

Pork is a mildly flavoured meat, making it versatile for a variety of dishes. The gentle flavour means it can be paired with almost anything and even the mildest herbs can drastically change the flavour of your meal. Pork can be slightly fatty meat so herbs that cut through work well. Fresh herbs can be […]

Mint is best planted in the spring as young plants, it is a vigorous plant and will spread all over if planted directed into the ground so it’s ideally suited to large pots filled with multi-purpose compost.  It requires plenty of water, especially during hot dry weather.  Plants will finish flowering in the summer, once […]

We asked Liz (and Maisie of course)   “What are the benefits of growing herbs as companion plants?” Many of us grow herbs in containers and the garden to use in the kitchen. But grown as companion plants herbs benefit other plants as well. Companion planting helps maintain a natural balance in the garden by growing […]

Angelica archangelica, commonly known as garden angelica or wild celery (other names include angel’s fishing rod, archangel, aunt Jericho ground ash, Holy Ghost, root of the Holy Ghost and St Michael’s flower), is a biennial herb that has been valued for centuries for its medicinal and culinary uses. Native to northern Europe, it is a […]