Welcome. this is my first offical blog page.  If you ask a question on the web site I will try to answer for you on this page.  Clean green gardening is important to me and to help you to understand how to have less damaging instects in your garden, partically your veggie garden, using herbs and flowers can be very useful. Some insects find you veggies like cauliflower and broccoli by smell. So to deter them it helps to plant scented herbs such as rosemary, mint, sage close by. This cofuses them. Planting pretty flowers such as nasturiums on the edges of your garden will draw aphis pest away from your veges. They become sacrifical plants. Attracting bees to your garden is a must as without the bee many flowers wont pollenate and there fore low fruiting. Borage & thyme are great for bes as is white and yellow flowers. Dont be limited to your veggie patch though as there are many herbs that look sensation dotted around the flower garden. Golden oregano, marjoram, tri colour sage, even the humble parsley are fantastic.  A must for summer planting is sweet basil planted with your tomatoes. 

To find out more on how insects can be of benefit to your garden to help keep a more balnced enviroment and reduce the use of sprays please pick up a sheet for our store or email me on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and I will email you the sheet. Also companion planting is a helpful way to keep your garden healthier. By learning which plants like to grow beside each other they will be healthier, stronger and fruitful plants.  We also have companion planting sheets available or of course online is a great resource.  Enjoy the springtime and I hope this has inspired you to call in to our little nursery and check out the range of herbs and vegetables availabe.  We also stock the southern Harvest Cottage Garden & heirloom seed range.  Happy Gardening