A warm season annual, Anise will be a welcome addition to your culinary herb garden. The sweet, licorice flavor of Anise seed intensifies sweetness in baking and combines well with other herbs in duck, pork or fish dishes. Its leaves can be brewed into tea or added to salads, soups or vegetables. And watch your dog - Anise acts on canines the same way Catnip attracts cats.

A robust grower with a cinnamon glance, this Basil is delightful as a tea or potpourri. Excellent in stir fry dishes too. It has pretty violet stems and lavender flowers. Contains enough seeds for one 15' row. Don't put Basil outside until your nights are 55 degrees.

This is the most popular Basil for pesto. In most areas of the country you should be able to get three harvests. The trick is to start the seeds indoors and not to plant outside until your nights stay above 55 degrees. Contains enough seed for one 40' row.

Not only is this Basil tasty, it grows into a topiary-like shape with no trimming required. Contains enough seed for one 15' row. When Basil seeds first come into contact with moist growing medium, they immediately turn purple!

This basil is a cross between sweet Genovese and dwarf basil making this an ideal potted herb. It grows only 1 foot tall with large leaves. Making it beautiful and tasty.

For pesto no one will forget, try this sweet Basil with its large, flavorful, fragrant leaves. Your herb garden is incomplete without this versatile culinary treat. Works well in containers too. Enough seed for one 75' row.

The name explains it! This package contains a gram of seeds. Don't try to use them up in one season as Basil seeds are viable for many years. Remember to pinch off flowwer buds on Basil as this will prolong your harvesting.

This fast growing Basil has a delightful lemon fragrance amd flavor. Terrific in vinegars and on fish. Contains enough seed for one 25' row. Be sure to keep your Basil plants well fed. Every two weeks during the summer is not out of the question.

Smells almost more of lime than it tastes. A fine addition to fruit desserts and salad dressings. This packet plants enough for a 15 foot row. As with most edibles, don't let it flower until you want it to go to seed.

Basil is probably the king of the summer herb garden and this mild, sweet flavored variety will enhance so many dishes or can be eaten fresh. You can even enjoy it on a sunny warm window in the winter. Enough seed for one 75' row.

This is a Thai basil that is both highly ornamental (hence the Queen name) and edible. The flavor suggests clove/mint on top of the basil. It reaches 1 1/2 feet and as with all basils it will fall to the ground when you get your first frost.

Dark purple leaves are terrific in pasta salads, vinegars, and egg salads for a real change. This Basil has a bit of a clove aftertaste.

Sometimes this Basil is referred to as lettuce leaf Basil. Large tender crinkled leaves impart a buttery flavor. Remember not to cover Basil seeds as they need light to germinate.Basil is a great seed to build your germination confidence.

A very sweet deep purple basil that is as well suited for pesto as it is for salads. For best results start indoors and plant out after all danger of frost is gone. Enough seeds for two ten feet rows.

Gorgeous flowers on this anise-tasting Thai Basil. Compact and therefore good in containers. Don't let it set flower, however, until you want it to go to seed.

This authentic Siam Queen open pollinated basil from Thailand delivers an intense licorice basil aroma. Medium green leaves are 2" long. Deep purple flowers form in compact clusters. Excellent in curries, soups and salads. One gram.

The intense blue flowers this plant produces make any food presentation quite special. You can eat the cucumber tasting leaves too but they are hairy. Borage grows best when you direct seed it. Grows to 18".

This quick growing oat grass supplies your cats with extra vitamins and minerals. Be sure to plant in a pot indoors that your pets can't knock over. This helps keep them away from your other plants, but don't let them have an unlimited supply. Cat Grass is one of our most popular seeds.

This plant is very similiar to Catnip but much prettier, growing into an 18" mound. Some cats still like it, but not with the same intensity as Catnip. Grey, felt-like foliage compliments the blue flowers.

Catnip tea is the most relaxing of all herbal teas. Not exactly tasty however. Honey does help. Your cat will not find Catnip relaxing! This is easy to grow from seed, but it is a bit of a slow germinator.

This seed was originally from Germany where the plant has been used for hundreds of years in teas. Although it is an annual let some flowers go to seed, then shake to plant again for next year. Dainty white petals with yellow centers on plants 2 feet tall.

Really easy from seed, you can't fail. It also volunteers from year to year. This is the upright annual version of chamomile that will perish when you have a frost.

This is an extremely easy plant to grow with a flavor reminiscent of Tarragon. It does fairly well indoors, as well as any herb that would rather have the wind on its leaves. Annual.

The leaves of this variety tend to stay tender longer than common Chives. Please consider them for the front of a border. At one foot tall waving its soft lilac flowers it is an easy way to frame a bed.

Chive seeds germinate much faster in darkness. It is easier, unless you are good at seed propagation, to direct seed these in a pot where they are to grow.

If you can sow these seeds in the pot where they are going to live for the first year, it will be an easier task. Next year you can divide them and plant where you want them.

Sow these seeds where they will remain as cilantro resents transplanting and will bolt(go to seed) much faster than it needs to. The fabulous taste of Cilantro leaves then turns into Coriander seeds. This is an easy seed for beginners and so tasty.

Dill has so many things going for it. As it grows it provides for butterflies. The leaves are quite aromatic in so many sauces. If you let it go to seed you can either plant them next year or use them for pickling. This variety grows to 12 inches.

Please plant these directly in the pot where they will remain as they resent being transplanted.Dill is superb caterpiller food so plant some in the back of your garden just for the monarch butterflies.Moring sun and afternoon shade will keep dill happy. Dill also likes to eat more then most herbs so don't skimp on the food.

This 2 foot annual can be sow indoors if you are going to use it for sprouts. Sow directly out of doors after you have soaked the seeds in water if you are going to use the leaves and ground seeds. It imparts an exotic flavor.

This easy from seed plant doubles as a cut flower and migraine remedy. Will reseed in your garden from year to year. Don't plant it where you don't want it! Grows 2-4' tall, 18" wide.

Equal parts rye, oats, barley and wheat are a true treat for your cat as well as your rabbit. This packet contains enough for 8 sowings and will hopefully keep your pet away from other house plants. This packet contains 70 grams or if you aren't metric literate, 2.46 ounces.

Equal parts rye, oats, barley and wheat are a true treat for your cat as well as your rabbit. This packet contains enough for 4 sowings and will hopefully keep your pet away from other house plants.This packet contains 20 grams or if you aren't metric literate, .7 ounces.

Quite easy from seed and flavorful but do not let this out of a pot. It is a very enthusiastic plant! Indispensible for really authentic Italian, Greek or Spanish cooking. Simple to dry in bunches for year-round culinary use.

This perennial is not difficult from seed. The dew was collected from the leaves and made into potions for women's ailments.I believe if someone went to the trouble to collect the dew I would audomatically feel better.

What sets this lavender apart is its lacey leaves that give it a fern-like appearence. Although not a true lavender scent this plant is great in the middle of the border, reaching only to 2 feet. Easily grown from seed and if you start it early it will bloom the first year.

This compact lavender will bloom the first year from seed. Becoming only 12 inches tall and hardy to zone 5 it will add fragrance to sunny locations.This lavender has rich deep purple flowers.

This perennial is not difficult to grow from seed although sometimes it takes two seasons to bloom. Start indoors. The Latin angustifolia just means narrow leafed. Very compact 2' tall plants with darkest purple flowers.

Most of you know this as Anise Hyssop. The leaves taste strongly of licorace. It is a tender perennial but in good soil it will reseed. A great plant for butterflies. Let it go to seed in the fall and the birds literally swing it to the ground to eat the seed. Needs light to germinate.

If you start this Lavender indoors very early you might have your first flowers in the fall. Next year it will take off. This fragrant semi-dwarf English Lavender will grow 1 1/2 to 2' tall.

This Lavender is always a show stopper with flowers like purple butterflies. It is hardy to 10 degrees and more tolerant of humidity than the English varieties. Not a true Lavender scent however, more piney. It is not at all hard to grow from seed if you provide a bit of warmth from your dryer. Grows 1 1/2-2' tall.

So easy from seed that you might be tempted to direct seed Lemon Balm. Do not, as you never want to let this useful herb loose in your garden. It is way too friendly.

This plant tastes just like celery. The hollow stems are used as straws for Bloody Marys. It is a hardy perennial and very easy to directly seed it. Make sure it is in the back of the border as it can get 6 feet tall.

This is the most flavorful of all Parsleys and a natural breath freshener. An excellent companion plant, Parsley is reputed to improve the scent and health of nearby roses and to aid the growth of tomatoes and asparagus.

Don't leave these dark green leaves on your plate. Parsley is unusually high in vitamins. You remember, the darker the color the better it is for you. Curly parsley can even double as a front of the border plant. Please be patient with Parsley seeds as they can take a bit longer than most other herb seeds. Count on ten days before you see signs of life.

Here is nutition for your rabbits and hamsters. Tender grass shoots maintain their correct levels of vitamin and mineral salts. Sown it thickly in pots and cover with a light layer of compost and it will be ready after a few weeks. 17 grams will keep you in Rodents grass for a long while.

We have resisted selling Rosemary seeds for years as they were slow and erratic germinators. Renee has been working with this seed for years and we now can offer it with confidence. It is still not the quickest kid on the block but well worth your time.

Not a hard perennial to grow from seed. This is the best culinary variety; both the grey-green leaves and the beautiful purple-blue flowers are edible. This packet contains enough seed for one 30 foot row. Grows about 28" tall.

This is a highly underused plant both in the kitchen where it add a celery flavor and in the garden. Its neat, almost perfectly circular, growth and dainty distinctive crimson flowers are quite welcome. Don't cover seeds as they need light to germinate.

This is an easy annual from seed. Plant some to trail over your decorative pots and to use in your cooking. Good in containers, this plant has small white/pink/lavender flowers. Enough seed to plant one 50' row.

This is the only Artemsia I know of that is an annual. You couldn't ask for a more intriguing scent. These seeds are tiny but you will get a lot of enjoyment from growing this plant and it is indispensible in dried arrangements and wreaths.

Quite easy from seed and sweeter than its relative, Greek Oregano. Sweet Marjoram is a versatile culinary herb and a component of bouquet garni. Try fresh sprigs in salads. Not frost tolerant. Grows 12" in height with tiny white flowers.

Since they get to be 6" high, this is not great in the line of traffic. Plant Creeping Thyme on the edges of your borders to spill over. Please do not be tempted to direct seed. Start them indoors and then transplant.

This is the standard from which all other thymes are discussed. So if a recipe calls for thyme this is it. Enough seeds for a 28 foot row. However we really want you to start thyme seeds indoors as the seeds are very small.

This frost hardy herb is easy to grow from seed but do not cover the seeds as they need light to germinate. French Thyme forms soft 8-12" mounds of cascading grey-green leaves and has small lilac flowers. Intensely aromatic, it is a staple in Mediterranean cuisine and slightly sweeter than the English variety.