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Refreshing blend for flavoring candies, tea, ice cream and punch!

This fast-growing 2- to 3-ft. fragrant herb has the scent and flavor of lemons.

Get one plant each; spearmint, applemint, peppermint.

Scatter these little balls of clay in your garden and watch each one sprout a bouquet of fresh herbs. The clay gradually absorbs moisture, protecting seeds as they germinate. Each ball covers about one square foot. Chives form sturdy 12-18" clumps and bloom with decorative purple flowers. Come up year after year! Thyme is a stocky, woody-stemmed perennial with small leaves. A great edging plant! Parsley has thick, curly leaves that add texture and flavor to many dishes. Perfect herb to have at a chef's fingertips. Basil’s thick, aromatic leaves are terrific with tomatoes, or in pesto. No digging required! Ideal for gardens, windowboxes and hanging baskets No more single-seed planting Flower Seed Balls also available Herb packs come with set of 8 balls Each ball has 20-30 seeds Germination takes 7-30 days One seed ball covers one square foot Chives & thyme are perennials Parsley & basil are annuals

The Basil Italian Large Leaf, 'Ocimum basilicum', is a sweet basil that is particularly good for pesto and is also excellent for fresh use. There is nothing like the smell of basil, it is the smell of summer. There is no more useful herb. The Italian Large Leaf Basil has just that, a larger leaf than other basils. It is a good all "around basil" and it has very few pests.Basil is used in so many foods, it is hard to mention them all. It is used in Italian foods and pesto and pasta sauces. Fresh basil makes a nice tea, an excellent vinegar, and tastes great fresh with fish, poultry, rice, mild vegetables, eggplant and many others. Plant 1 to 2 weeks after the last average frost date. Place the Basil seeds in well drained soil with lots of organic matter.

The Fernleaf Dill, 'Anethum graveolens', Fernleaf or dwarf dill grows to 18" high and has dark green leaves. It is slow to bolt and is grown especially for its leaves rather than its seed. It is a unique dwarf that was developed for container culture.

This striking and licorice-scented plant doubles as a medicinal herb when brewed as a tea.

Narrow, spiky leaves have a piney, bittersweet flavoring.

Only from gardens alive! Finally, an all-natural fertilizer formulated specifically for herbs!

Tender shoots and leaves with peppery, anise-like flavor and a hint of vanilla.

A truly intriguing mix of flavors--offers subtle hints of mint, cloves and anise.

The favorite traditional flavoring for many Italian dishes--the perfect companion for tomatoes!