Upland cress or land cress (Barbarea verna) is a great substitute for watercress and can be a delicious addition to salads and since it is hardy, it can make it right through the winter with some protection and will provide healthy and tasty green leaves over a long period. Land cress is a blessing to … Continue reading Land Cress
Red Ruffled Kale
A vigorous green kale with red veins and wonderfully ruffled leaves. Grown long enough it will yield a delicious kale raab, somewhat like the popular broccoli. For leaf harvests, this kale is very hardy, surviving hard freezes. It was bred specifically for home gardeners in mind. Pick the leaves in winter as a normal kale, … Continue reading Red Ruffled Kale
Moroccan Mint
Moroccan mint looks very similar most common mint varieties but is more compact in shape. The leaves are a bright green color, with slightly toothed edges. The plant itself has soft stems and the leaves grow closely together. Pale purple flowers bloom in whirls at the tops of taller stems in late summer and early … Continue reading Moroccan Mint
Black Peppermint
Black Peppermint is a vigorous grower that will grow happily in a container. You can pick the leaves when needed and freeze or dry the leaves for winter use. It flowers pale purple flowers which are great for pollinators. The leaves are dark green/ bronze. It is a hardy perennial which dies back in the … Continue reading Black Peppermint
Taunton Deane Kale
Now heralded as a healthy 'superfood', Taunton Deane is also known as 'cottager's kale', which hints at its history: it used to be commonly grown in British vegetable gardens up until Victorian times. This perennial kale shines with its blue-green appearance, which is characteristic of many cabbage plants, and the leaf veins of 'Taunton Deane' … Continue reading Taunton Deane Kale
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