Allium schoenoprasum (Chives)

A perennial forming clumps of edible, long, strap-like, tubular leaves and ball-like, lilac-pink flower heads bloom on stiff stems in summer. Height 60cm (2ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Artemisia dracunculus 'French' (French Tarragon)

A deciduous shrub with narrowly lance-shaped, aromatic leaves and small, pale-yellow flowerheads in late summer. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Chamaemelum nobile 'Treneague' (Chamomile)

A tufted, mat-forming, hairy, aromatic, non-flowering perennial with finely-divided, bright green leaves. Height 10cm (4in), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Coriandrum sativum 'Calypso' (Coriander)

An upright, clump-forming annual with relatively large, mid- to bright green leaves. Height 50cm (1.5ft), Spread 30cm (1ft).

Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' (Bronze Fennel)

A vigorous, upright, aromatic biennial or short-lived perennial with branching stems bearing finely-divided mid-green leaves, bronze-purple when young. Small, yellow flowers in summer are followed by anise-scented seeds.

Foeniculum vulgare (Common Fennel)

An upright, clump-forming biennial or short-lived perennial with finely-divided, pinnate, mid- to blue-green leaves and branching stems bearing flat umbels of tiny, yellow flowers in summer followed by aromatic seeds.

Lavandula angustifolia 'Alba' (Lavender)

A compact, evergreen shrub with dense, aromatic, grey-green foliage producing erect stems of white flowers throughout the summer. Height 60cm (2ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' (English Lavender)

A compact, bushy, evergreen shrub with linear, silver-grey leaves and upright stems bearing dense spikes of fragrant, purple flowers in summer. Height 60cm (2ft), Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' (English Lavender)

A compact, bushy, evergreen shrub with upright stems bearing linear, grey-green leaves and dense spikes of small, strongly fragrant, purple-blue flowers in summer. Height 50cm (1.5ft), Spread 60cm (2ft).

Lavandula angustifolia 'Vera' (English Lavender)

A bushy, compact evergreen shrub with narrow, grey-green leaves. In summer it bears spikes of fragrant, deep blue-purple flowers. Height & Spread 60cm (2ft).

Mentha spicata (Garden Mint/Spearmint)

A spreading perennial herb, with aromatic bright green leaves and dense spikes of pink, lilac or white flowers in summer. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Mentha suaveolens (Apple Mint)

A spreading perennial herb, with apple scented leaves, and tall stems carrying light lilac flowers in summer. Height 50cm (1.5ft), Spread 30cm (1ft).

Mentha x piperita 'Strawberry' (Strawberry Mint)

A vigorous, spreading perennial with whorls of small, ovate, scalloped, wrinkled, strongly aromatic, bright green leaves, and dense, terminal spikes of tubular, pale lavender flowers from midsummer to early autumn.

Mentha x piperita 'Swiss' (Swiss Mint)

A vigorous, spreading, deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial with whorls of strongly aromatic, olive- to mid-green leaves, and dense, terminal spikes of tubular, pale lavender flowers from midsummer to early autumn.

Origanum vulgare 'Aureum' (Golden Oregano)

A woody perennial herb with bright golden-yellow leaves, and light pink tubular flowers in summer. Height & Spread 60cm (2ft).

Origanum vulgare 'Compactum' (Compact Marjoram/Oregano)

A dense, compact, dome-forming, woody-based, herbaceous perennial with small, ovate, aromatic, dark green leaves and small terminal clusters of tubular, pale pink flowers from midsummer to early autumn.

Origanum vulgare (Marjoram/Oregano)

A bushy, woody perennial with upright stems bearing fragrant, oval, dark green leaves and clusters of small pale pink to white flowers in midsummer to early autumn. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Parsley 'Moss Curled'

A compact, upright biennial, widely cultivated as an annual culinary herb, with strongly aromatic, tightly curled, edible, bright green leaves and small, yellow-green flowers in summer. Height & Spread 30cm (1ft).

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessopp's Upright'

A compact, upright, vigorous, evergreen shrub with narrow, aromatic, dark green leaves and small, light blue flowers in spring and summer. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)

A dense, bushy, upright to rounded, evergreen shrub with linear, leathery, aromatic, dark green leaves and spikes of whorled, blue or white flowers in mid-spring and early summer. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 60cm (2ft).

Thymus 'Silver Queen' (Thyme)

A dwarf, evergreen shrub, good for ground cover. Leaves are dark green with white margins and flowers are light purple in summer. Height 20cm (8in), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Thymus citriodorus (Lemon Thyme)

A compact, bushy, rounded, evergreen shrub with aromatic, narrowly lance- or diamond-shaped, mid-green leaves and, in summer, clusters of small, lavender-pink flowers with leaf-like bracts. Height & Spread 30cm (1ft).

Thymus pulegioides 'Archer's Gold' (Thyme)

A mat-forming, evergreen perennial with small, oval, aromatic, golden-yellow to yellow-green leaves and erect spikes of tiny, whorled, two-lipped, tubular, pale lilac flowers in late spring and early summer.

Thymus pulegioides 'Foxley' (Broad-Leaved Thyme)

A mat-forming, evergreen subshrub with aromatic, glossy, rounded, dark green leaves, irregularly variegated cream, and flushed red stem tips in winter. Tiny, purple-pink flowers bloom in late spring and early summer.

Thymus vulgaris 'Silver Posie' (Thyme)

A bushy, cushion-forming, spreading, evergreen shrub with small, linear, aromatic, white-margined leaves and purple-pink flowers in late spring and early summer. Height 30cm (1ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Thymus vulgaris (Common Thyme)

A low bushy shrub with small, aromatic, evergreen foliage, flowering in early summer. Height & Spread 50cm (1.5ft).