Bringing you all the latest news from the herb farm.
Follow the links on the right to see which flower shows we're attending and to learn about our herb farm open days when members of the public can come to see the farm in action, hear Jekka lecture in person, and buy herbs which are usually available only by mail order.
And don’t miss our online farm diary for seasonal gardening tips and to find out what we've been up to in recent weeks.
To read press coverage on Jekka’s Herb Farm, click here.
Open Days: 26-28th March -
Free Seeds!
Visit us! We're open on Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th March from 10am - 4pm. Attend pre-bookable Herb Workshops with Jekka, and follow the twice daily farm tours.
This year, we're delighted to welcome caterers,'Berry Blue', who are providing locally sourced refreshments throughout the day.
Read more about our forthcoming Open Days, and download a voucher which will entitle you to a packet of FREE herb seed from our lucky dip box...
For the first time in four years, we'll be at Malvern Spring Gardening Show this year, from May 6th - 9th, celebrating Malvern's 25th anniversary of the spring show! Visit our stand, meet Jekka and the team and enjoy a scented browse amongst our organic herbs.
Then, 2 weeks later, we're off to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show..read on..
Add herb plants to your Wishlist
The first day of Spring is traditionally 21st March - but suddenly our organic herb plants are beginning to burst into life, and we're releasing stock for mail order on a daily basis again.
If the herb plants you're after aren't yet available, don't forget to add them to your Wishlist, so that we can let you know as soon as they're ready.
Spring is just around the corner - add herb plants to your wishlist and we'll email you when they're ready..
Herb Talks in the Isle of Wight
On Friday 10th March, Jekka's off to the Isle of Wight, to talk to Ventnor Botanic Garden Friends Society on Native Herbs of the UK -
Native herbs are a hot topic as 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, and we're all doing our bit by growing plants which provide a natural habitat for beneficial bees, butterflies and wildlife.
The following Monday evening, Jekka's in Nailsea, Bristol, talking to FAGUS Garden Club about 'Essential Culinary Herbs'.
For contact details of the talks, and more lectures throughout the year, see our Calendar...
Filipendula vulgaris, Dropwort-
a native herb which attracts
beneficial
bees and butterflies
Jekka's talking 'Native Herbs' to Ventnor Botanic Garden Friends Society on Friday 10th March
Our 2010 'Taster' Catalogue
Have you received our latest catalogue?
Featuring Jekka's top 100 herbs, arranged in inspirational chapters, such as 'Your First Herb Garden', and 'Herbs for Home Remedies', with full colour photographs throughout (many of which were taken by Jekka) it's designed to help you choose amongst our 600+ varieties.
If you haven't received a copy, just send in 4x1st class stamps (and your address of course!), and we'll send you a copy by return. Alternatively, you can download a copy.
NEW! Herb Recipe Gift Cards now available individually
Our recipe Gift Cards are now available individually with Gift Voucherswhich have been redesigned to match the cards. You can also order our gift cards to go with a ticket for a Herb Workshop, if you're buying this as a gift for family or friends. With stunningly simple herb designs (by illustrator, Hannah McVicar) and Jekka's own recipe on the back, the cards are blank inside for your personal message.
Herb Recipe Gift Cards
NEW! Buy larger herbs online
Traditionally, you could only order our smaller 8cm and 1 litre herb plants by mail order. Our specimen herbs were only available by collection.
But we've now added a selection of 2 litre and 3 litre herb plants to our mail order range, and they're available for you to order now...
Jekka's Rosy Carpet Thyme
buy online in 3 litre pots
Our full catalogue (in addition to our 'Taster' catalogue published each January) is available to order. Jekka's Complete Herb List includes over 600 herb varieties grown here on the farm,
their botanical, common and family names, a brief desciption of their properties, uses and hardiness. It also includes a comprehensive Guide to Herb Hardiness.
The (stunningly beautiful) cover, designed and illustrated byHannah McVicar, features many of the herb varieties included in the catalogue.
Buy online (must be within our minimum order charge) or attach £2.50 in coins (sorry we cannot accept cheques for this amount) to a stiff piece of card and post together with your name and address.
Alternatively, you can either download our 'Taster' catalogue (right)
or send in 4 x 1st class stamps for the paper copy.
10% discount for schools
Jekka's Herb Farm are proud to be supporting the Dorset Cereals Edible Playground Initiative. Their aim is to encourage every school in the country to transform a part of their playground into a food producing garden and teach children where their food comes from and how to cook with what they grow.
In support of this, Jekka's Herb Farm are offering a 10% discount to schoolswho order our organic herbs and herb seeds online.
Discount for schools
Jekka's Herb of the Month - Oregano and Marjoram
Oregano is a kitchen favourite, adding flavour and aroma to tomato dishes, pasta, meat (especially lamb) and fish. The heady aroma of this herb fills the mountainous Mediterranean landscape,
and is credited with lifting people's spirits. Medicinally, it is probablyone of the best antiseptics...read more...
