Perennial vegetable garden plants

Why buy herb plants?

Herb plants add flavor, fragrance, color, and texture to your outdoor space. They're both functional and decorative. You can use them fresh in the kitchen, as tea, or to flavor oils and vinegars. They're also often attractive to bees and butterflies. By buying organic herbs, you're also choosing a healthy and environmentally conscious gardening method.

Unlike supermarket herbs, fresh, home-grown herbs are more flavorful, last longer, and you know exactly how they were grown. Furthermore, perennial herbs, such as rosemary, thyme, or sage, can be harvested year after year.

Suitable places to plant herbs

You can plant herbs in a herb box, border, or greenhouse. A balcony, windowsill, or raised bed is also perfectly suitable. It's important that your herb plants get enough sun—preferably six hours a day—and that the soil drains well.

Combine several varieties in a herb garden. Place Mediterranean varieties, such as lavender and rosemary, on the sunniest side. Herbs like parsley or chives can tolerate a little more shade.

Perennial herbs for every season

Perennial herbs are ideal for those who want low-maintenance. Once planted, they return year after year. These plants are hardy, slow-growing, and often become more flavorful with age.

• Lovage plant (maggiplant): strong, celery-like flavor. Grows large, so give it plenty of space.
• Rosemary: delicious with potatoes or meat, evergreen and strongly scented.
• Thyme: compact, creeping and versatile in use.
• Sage: decorative and delicious in sage butter or tea.

These perennial herbs form the backbone of your herb garden.

Tips for success with herb plants

• Use organic potting soil or compost-rich garden soil.
• Water regularly, but avoid letting the roots stand in water.
• Harvest regularly – this encourages new growth.
• Plant herbs in pots if you want to be able to move them in case of frost or drought.

By taking good care of your herb plants, you extend their life and increase their yield.

Buy organic herb plants at Plukkers

Ready to enrich your kitchen and garden with fresh herbs? At Plukkers, you'll find a wide range of organic herb plants, from classics to unusual varieties. Discover, for example:

• Edible laurel (laurus nobilis)
• Wild garlic
• Russian comfrey
• Lovage plant (Levisticum officinale)
• Moroccan coin
• French tarragon
• Kitchen thyme
• Curry spice
• Wild marjoram
• Rosemary

View the complete collection at Plukkers.com and give taste a permanent place in your garden or balcony.