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Herbs
and Spices
Herbs as a group are very popular plants in the garden, and in containers. You're bound to find plenty of general information about popular types of herbs on the internet and in gardening books and magazines.
This page will concentrate on topics of particular relevance to Queensland such as gardening with traditional herbs in tropical and subtropical climates, exploring some of the less familiar tropical herbs and spices, discovering places to see herbs growing and advertising specialist herb nurseries.
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Suppliers of herb plants or related products & services
Most garden centres will offer a selection of popular herbs for sale, and maybe a few unusual ones, too. For the best range herb varieties, however, you'll probably need to find a specialist herb nursery, especially if you're interested in rare or obscure species.
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MUDBRICK COTTAGE HERB FARM
491 Gold Coast Springbrook Rd
Mudgeeraba, Qld. 4213
Ph: (07) 5530 3253
herbcottage.com.au
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Mudbrick Cottage Herb Farm offers an extensive range of culinary, medicinal and fragrant herbs including many rare and unusual species. Purchase potted plants or dried herbs from the nursery or from our online herb store.
The nursery in the Gold Coast hinterland also stocks fruit trees, non-hybrid vegetable and herb seeds, books and a variety of jams, herbal teas, handmade soaps and crafts.
Learn how to grow and use herbs at a herb workshop or organise a bus group for a guided tour the display gardens. More information and pictures at the Mudbrick Cottage Herb Farm.
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NATURAL COLLECTION
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The Natural Collection is a range of products selected with the environment in mind.
Items for the garden include organic herb, vegetable and flower seeds and the GreenSmartTM growing system.
GreenSmartTM is a stylish yet practical self-watering system which is ideal for growing vegetables on balconies and patios, or as an alternative to in-ground cultivation. The special reservoir means plants can have constant access to water, without overwatering.
Eco gadgets, books, office products, toiletries, cleaning products, food, plus an extensive range of natural fibre clothing for men, women and children are also available to order online from the Natural Collection
WEBSITE
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ALL RARE HERBS
PO Box 91
Mapleton, Qld 4560
Ph: (07) 5446 9243
www.allrareherbs.com.au
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All Rare Herbs is a specialist mail-order herb nursery offering a diverse range of herb, spices, unusual vegetables and other interesting plants.
The range includes many hard-to-find temperate and tropical species.
Herbology, the herb magazine, is all about growing and using herbs. It's published quarterly in Australia by All Rare Herbs and is only available by subscription. A selection of herb books and other publications also available for purchase.
For more information, Herbology subscriptions, and a full list of plants available, visit the All Rare Herbs WEBSITE
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If you operate a retail herb nursery in Queensland (or sell live herb plants to Qld online or via mail order), you can list your business on this page. Other products and services related to herb growing that may be of interterest to Qld residents may also be promoted above. More about advertising.
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More Links
These links are primarily intended for people wanting to grow herbs for ornamental purposes or botanical interest. It's your repsonsibility to thoroughly research the safety of any plant before using it for culinary, cosmetic or medicinal purposes.
Queensland
Wild Herb Garden Indigiscapes in the Redland Shire (SE Qld) has a number of demonstration gardens featuring native plants
Australia
International (Assorted)
Asia Food Glossary of Asian ingredients including many herbs and spices. Asia Society
Kitchen Gardening A variey or articles including some unusual herbs and vegetables. Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
Subrosa The Newsletter of the Rose and Perennial Gardens, Huntington Botanical Gardens, California (some articles about herb gardens)
Herb garden design
See if there's a link to roses from herbs page
Rosemary
Growing Rosemary Backyard Gardener column, June 4, 2003. Arizona Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona
Rosemary Producton This article is aimed at nursery owners, but has some propagation information. Grower Talks, USA
Basil
Thyme
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
Coriander Download a PDF document from this page. Bioversity International.
Eryngium foetidum also known as "Thai coriander" or "culantro"
Sage
Chillies
See Capsicums and Chillies on the Vegetables page.
Rosella
Because these are typically grown as a crop like vegetables, they are covered in the Vegetables page.
Vanilla "beans"
Many people are probably interested in trying to grow a vanilla orchid. If you want to have a go at producing vanilla pods, check out the links below for some more information (note the climatic, pollination and processing requirements and precautions).
Vanilla Fact Sheet Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines, Australia
Sharon's Orchid Page has some great information and pictures from the perspective of a hobby grower, including a demonstration of hand pollination
Spice Crops Scroll down the page to see section on vanilla which includes pictures of various stages of development and production. Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Purdue University, USA
Ginkgo biloba
The Ginkgo Pages Astounding amount of information about this tree in one website
(possible misspelling: Gingko)
Aloe vera
The Definitive Aloe vera, vera? Discusses use of aloes througout history, and the problems of sorting out their correct names. Huntington Desert Garden, California
See also the Aloe page on this site, which covers a range of species within the genus.
Tea (Camellia sinensis)
Goji berries
Box Thorn ( Lycium barbarum) Washington State University
(possible misspellings: Gojii, Gogi, Gogii)
Various Others
I am not a mint! Article about Plectranthus amboinicus at Green Culture Singapore (PDF)
Stevia Washington State University Clark County Extension
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