Garden-fresh herbs to have close at hand

I WOULDN’T be without herbs in my garden. There’s an old saying that herbs are ‘the pride of cooks and the friend of physicians’.

Apparently, only 5% of the world’s plants have been tested for their potential medical use, yet 85% of pharmaceutical drugs are linked to green and growing things.

Access to home grown herbs is very beneficial. When used to give extra flavour to savoury dishes, they reduce the need for salt and add variety to the taste.