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flavour. Lemon thyme is also a favourite for poultry - add a handful to the cavity with half an onion, cook and let the aromas fill your kitchen.Stand the pot in partial shade and feed weekly with seaweed extract, until early autumn. Deadhead the sage

.AdamFeed weekly with seaweed extract, until early autumn, to encourage leaf production, and to keep plants sweet and succulentMore on growing herbsCreate a pot display of herbs for fish dishesAdvice on creating a pot of herbs for meat dishesHow to grow herbs

Sarah Raven demonstrates how to plant up a container of spring-flowering bulbs, narcissus, crocus and tulips, in our video guideautumnspringMore autumn planting projectsPot of azaleas and campanulas.Early spring-flowering container with thyme

into a sunny, well-drained spot in the garden.More herb and hanging basket projectsCreate a lavender garden.Learn how to grow basil from seed.Plant peppermint and thyme plants in a container.Follow our advice on picking herbs.Pot up a traditional hanging

Rachel de Thame explains how to grow apple, pineapple and curly mint varieties in a pot, with advice on compost, planting and maintenance.springMore on growing herbsPractical advice on raising herbsVideo guide to How to grow peppermint and thyme

Carol Klein demonstrates how to plant culinary herbs in a window box, with tips on what to plant, drainage, and companion plants to keep garden pests at bay.springMore advice on growing herbsPicking herbsCreating a fragrant herb hanging basketGrowing

It's now May, and we're just 12 days away from building our display at the Chelsea Flower Show. We've had a few bouts of sunshine in the last week, during which I could literally feel the plants growing.The new Nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus 'Black

, oregano, thyme and mint. Now there are two gaps where the oregano and thyme grew, a half-dead rosemary and some scraggy chives. The mint, of course, is romping away. (Mint is a bit of a thug, and should be planted separately from other herbs to prevent

, daffodils and crocusCreate a spring window box of tulips, thyme and honeysuckleVideo advice on picking tulips,from Sarah RavenHow to deal with tulip virusHow to deal with tulip fireBrowse tulip speciesGrowing tulips - Gardeners' World blog by James Alexander-Sinclair

to grow basil from seedGrow peppermint and thyme in a pot video demonstration