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I love a plant that gives you lots of reasons to grow it and basil offers up plenty. Not only do you get a vibrant plant for the window box and a delicious herb for cooking, basil also yields flowers ...

As a home gardener, choosing the right plants can be overwhelming, especially when faced with the temptation of vibrant seedlings at your local nursery. However, not all plants thrive when started as ...

Sweet Genovese is great for pesto, purple basil is sweet, Thai basil is intense, British basil is hardy … This is a good month to grow your own It wasn’t the best spring for growing edible plants – at ...

Basil is one of the flavours of summer, and an essential herb in the home garden. Provided it’s warm enough, it’s easy to grow and quick to crop, plus just a few plants will produce plenty of ...