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Hi all, I've grown my parsley and basil from seeds (the whole pack of seeds) and they are growing well from the looks of it! Do you think it looks overgrown? I want to avoid my rocket situation where it ended up wilting then dying. I wish

Could anyone assist with locating a variety of cow parsley that has purple flowers? The only one of which I know is Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing' There is certainly a cow parsley relative which has pink flowers and is called Pimpinela

that shade ripening tomatoes. Pick parsley leaves when young for the best flavour.More inspiration for edible container featuresLearn how to grow your own display of edible herbs.Start growing fruit with a strawberry hanging basket.Plant a lavender garden

://ryans-garden.blogspot.com) Just a word of warning - if you're growing carrots, get rid of the cow parsley - as far as I know it attracts the blighters. Hurrah - when I saw you'd posted on this, I immediately thought 'Cow Mumble', so it's great to see you've linked to HM's post

trap within your garden. I completely agree with marsh, I grow chives and basil in the conservatory. Parsley in the garden, but it wasn't good last year.I am going to try coriander this year as well. thanks for the advice, i have taken it action

Hi I have bought a trough, in which I want to plant a mixture of herbs in. ie parsley, coriander, chives,sage etc I'm not sure what type of compost I should be using. Can you advise. Jean This is a bit of a conundrum, english herbs will be happy

Sow seeds of herbs in pots to grow on your kitchen windowsill, such as coriander, parsley and basilLook out for woolly aphid on fruit trees, and spray any with soapy waterThin out seedlings from earlier sowings to their final spacings

Plant prepared hyacinth bulbs in special hyacinth vases (available at garden centres) or in pots of bulb fibreSow parsley in modular traysWater crops in growing bags and potsOpen vents each day, but close them at night if the weather turns cold

Saw this growing in a meadow in Scotland, it had a beautiful scent, anyone know what it is?   It's meadowsweet (filipendula ulmaria), which grows in damp meadows and on rural roadsides. I agree, a lovely scent. Oh, I didn't think it was Meadowsweet

Okay, so I sow all seeds as instructed on the packets/gw site - they include Parsley, Basil and Chives....and if I'm lucky a few will germinate, grow about an inch tall then keel over and die on me:/ ....I don't overwater them and keep them on my