My favourite herb!

[Snadger]

Bergamot! Pretty flowers and aromatic leaves to make your own Earl Grey!

[coomber]

Tiz lovely, but mine would have to be lemon verbena yum, yum, yum

[Comfreyfan]

Comfrey obviously! because it's just so darn useful.......
but then again borage flowers in a glass of Pimms are pretty perfect. (We freeze them in ice cubes and have Pimms with borage at Christmas!)

And Snadger I'm jealous, Bergamot is a plant I've never managed to grow - tried every year for the last 7 years without luck, still, I'll keep trying.

[Alice]

Very pretty Snadger. I don't like the flavour, but my daughter does. Might grow some next year. Enjoy your tea.

[Tam]

Oregano is my favourite culinary herb and I grow a patch that I allow to flower as the bees, hoverflies and lacewings love them.

[zazen999]

Bergamot is one of our favourites, the flowers are lovely.

[susieq100]

Coriander - wonderful in chilli dishes, curries, salads, try a chicken sandwich with coriander mayonnaise - to die for!

[poozie]

I love my fennel, its 7ft high growing out of a tiny pot and has been flowering all summer, each flower cluster covered in hoverflies. i am planning to grow a few in my back yard next year.

[Nicos]

Interestingly ...my daughter is allergic to Bergamot!

Migraine type headaches and dizzyness - it's a hidden ingredient in many foodstuffs too

Pretty flower though Snadge

My favourite herb.....Basil at the moment.

[Flummery]

And I wouldn't be without my sage. I'd love to say that's why I'm wise but hey ho! It makes a fantastic addition to just about anything and can also make a tea you can use for sore throats - you can rinse your hair with it (it presumably ensures the head-lice don't have sore throats!)
I love it in any form of potato patty - with greens as a bubble and squeak or by itself or with corned beef.

Sage ... Hmmm!

[Nicos]

I think it used to be used for cleaning teeth in the 'olden days' didn't it Flum????

Cor...look what I found!!...

http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/herbs/teeth.html

[marigold007]

Thyme. It's so versatile.

[Flummery]

I think it used to be used for cleaning teeth in the 'olden days' didn't it Flum????

Cor...look what I found!!...

Medieval and Renaissance Dental Hygiene, Mouthwashes

Prob'ly - it's antiseptic so you could use it for just about anything (as I do!)

PS I love the bit that says a woman should rinse her mouth out with good wine (dental hygiene!) - I'm all for that!

[HeyWayne]

Mary Joanna.

[Flummery]

Does that count as a herb?
Or a Substance.