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Dandelions

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Digitalis-Foxglove

Dill Anethum graveolens

Annual. Leaves and seeds used in meat, salad and fish dishes. Compainion plant to cabbages. Leaves used as garnish. Cheerful yellow dill flower attracts benefical predators (ladybirds, overflies, lacewings) into the garden. One hoverfly will consume 1200 aphids.

Likes sun and pots.

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Dittander (marjoram)

Fennel

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Fennel (sweet)

Feverfew

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Garlic

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Gypsywort

Hartstongue

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Hawthorne-Cratageus

Herb Robert

Horehound (black)

Horseradish Armoracia rusticana

A perennial herb with long, fleshy, white roots and leafy stems. The raw grated root is used to make relish or sauces to compliment beef dishes.

Requires deep rich, well drained soil and full sun or part shade.

Hyssop

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Lad's Love

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Langdebeef

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Lavender

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Leek

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Lemon

Lemon Balm Melissa Officinalis

Perennial plant with white flowers in summer.

Tea used medicinally. Leaves soothe insect bites. Lemon flavour used in cooking and pot-pourri.

Plant in shade in heavy or sandy soil. Will attract birds.

Lemon Grass Cymbopogon citratus

Perennial herb that can grow up to 1 metre. Performs best in the warmer months and will require protections in the cooler months. The leaves are traditionally used in Malaysian cooking but the swollen stems can be used for making Teas.

Lemon Verbena Aloysia triphylla

Perennial. Deciduous shrub, lemon scented leaves used for tea and many culinary dishes. Important addtion to Pot Pourri

Like sun, shelter and sandy soil.

Lovage Levisticum officinale

A hardy perennial herb which is grown for its large, coarsely toothed, divided leaves, which give a celery taste to soups, sauces and casseroles. Leaf salks and stems can be blanced and eaten like celery. Cut back flowering stems in autumn.

Thrives in moist, well drained soil in a sunny to partly shaded position. Ideal for kitchen gardens, perfect for pots.

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Lundcress

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Lungwort

Lupin

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