Make your own calming herbal tea

Herbs not only add colour to your garden and flavour to food, they can also be made into calming teas and soothing oils. Here Penny Woodward looks at basil and chamomile.

Herbs to grow and savour

Karen Sutherland suggests some perennial herbs that are strong on colour and flavour, including hyssop and French tarragon.

Herbaceous perennials to plant in winter for spring

Plant herbaceous perennials now for flowers in spring and beyond. Try these suggestions from Karen Sutherland.

Growing rosemary

Rosemary attracts birds, flowers in winter, is a great addition to roasts and lifts the spirit if drunk as a tea.

Betony

Planting betony in your garden will add to the flowers you have on offer provide nectar for bees, butterflies and beneficial insects.

Winter savory

Spicy, fragrant, warming. This little-known herb is perfect for cool weather meals.

Unusual herbs to grow now

Sweet cecily and summer savory are just two flavourful culinary herbs you can easily grow in your own garden.

Herbs for spring

Spring is a great time to plant most herbs, put them in a sunny position and well-drained soil so that when the soil warms up they'll surge ahead.

Salad burnet

Cucumber-tasting salad leaf and a cure for a drunkard's thirst, what more could you want? Well, this herb offers that and a whole lot more.

Aloe vera and other skin herbs

Penny Woodward explains how to use aloe vera and two other herbs for your skin.

The sweetest thing

Did you know you can grow stevia in your garden? Stevia rebaudiana is a tender perennial that grows best in humid, wet environments.

Oregano and marjoram

Penny Woodward says that oregano comes into its own at this time of year.