herb gardening
grow your own herbs
Culinary herbs, medicinal herbs, native herbs – we can introduce more herbs to your garden, holiday let or workplace.
Being able to pop out your back door and harvest some herbs for your dinner or your morning brew is a very easy and healthy addition to your day.
Adding easy-to-grow herbs to the garden of your holiday let gives your guests something extra to enjoy during their stay.
Offering fresh herbs for teas or garnishes at your cafe provides fresh and local produce that your customers will appreciate.
Talk to us about what herbs would suit your location. We can help you introduce herbs to your space in many ways, including
An hour’s consultation with you at your garden giving you lots of verbal tips for what will grow well in your space.
A visit to your garden with a planting list or plan to guide you
Or a full-service herb planting plan, sourcing of plants and planting for you.
Full herb garden design, planting and maintenance.
herbs for your garden
Learn about herbs
Culinary herbs, medicinal herbs, native herbs – we can give a talk or deliver a workshop on the wonderful variety of herbs we can grow in our gardens.
A session could include:
How to grow and use culinary herbs.
Grow and blend your own herbal teas.
Grow herbs from seed or cuttings.
Simple herbal remedies, for example, make your own balm.
Herbal lore and exploring the traditional uses of herbs in Scotland.
We are very flexible and can tailor a session or workshop to your garden or group’s needs.
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Herbal teas
Sage, mint, rose, calendula, cornflowers, there are many herbs which you can grow to make your own herbal teas.
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Culinary herbs
Rosemary, thyme, summer savoury, hyssop – add a bit of zing to your cooking by growing your own herbs.
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Traditional herbs
Scotland has a long history of using herbs, for cooking, medicine, cleaning and keeping the house smelling fresh.
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Medicinal herbs
From lavender’s antiseptic properties to chamomile’s calming effects, you can grow herbs to boost your wellbeing.
Herbal histories
Lynne has a long-held interest in and experience of growing and using herbs. She has a certificate in Herbology from the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh and led a series of community workshops as part of a project to create a physic garden at the Hidden Gardens in Glasgow. Coupled with extensive reading, growing and practical use, Lynne loves to help more people to grow and use herbs in their own space. Herbal histories are a particular passion, and stories are weaves through practical workshops.
Garden herbs blog
For a little bit of herb-growing inspiration, how to brew herbal teas, we’re adding articles on herbs to grow in Dunoon and Argyll on our blog.
micro Herb nursery
We are currently building our stock of herbs for sale, a micro-herb nursery for Cowal. If there are particular herbs you’re interested in, let us know.
Once we have plants ready to sell, we’ll publicise on our social media.
Herb sales through Grow Food, Grow Dunoon
You can also buy herbs (some of which are grown by us for the project) as part of the Grow Food, Grow Dunoon project, as and when available. Follow Grow Dunoon on their social media for updates. All proceeds from these sales go back into this valuable food-growing community project.
