The best herb ever!

[Jeanied]

I just gotta start this off about my best herb as I have just made some pesto from scratch for the first time ever (Jamie Oliver's recipe) and I can't believe how good it was compared to the little jars you buy! So my best herb ever is basil (at the moment) - what is yours and why?

[BumbleB]

I love them all but Rosemary is probably my favourite. I love to put a large twig in with the roast lamb, also with roast spuds and garlic.

[ginger ninger]

I don't think i could chose just one, I use so many of them, but i do tend to use more mint than any other.

[Storming Norman]

Vietamese corriander for me.

It's green lemony, and herby in a salad when fresh, and it's a little chillied when cooked in a dish - great for peppingup soups and not so hot as a chili.

Ann

[Rhona]

I love rosemary, lemon thyme and basil to cook with. But too hard to choose - love 'em all really.

S.N./Ann - I hear that Vietnamese Coriander is much easier to grow than the usual. Mine ALWAYS fails and I'm going to try this next. Have you found it easier?

[Flummery]

Sage. I love it and can use it in just about anything (except puddings!) Strangely my sister can't stand it - and we grew up eating the same stuff.

[Sonata]

Thyme. Love it! Love loads of others too, rosemary, oregano, coriander..but I use thyme the most.

[Princess Unicorn]

To smell I adore rosemary!! Currently have a sprig taking in a pot on the balcony.

I also love basil, we had some pesto with the basil growing outside on sunday, was amazing! I think it was also using the Jamie Oliver recipe.

[falkon]

mint.... mint chutney is just great.. can be eaten with almost everything

[sunflower96]

mint is my favorite i use it most nights with my spuds ummmmmm

[OllieMartin]

I'd love to say rosemary too, for my roast vegetables, but currently I'm really into my mojitos, so mint wins it for me!

[bluemoon]

French Tarragon, I don't actually use it much in comparison to things like mint and Rosemary, but the scent is beautiful and it's the only herb that I can pick a leaf and happily eat.

[vikkib]

I love basil and recently got a little growing pot of 'Greek Basil' from W*itrose which is much bushier and has much smaller leaves. I'm going to pop it into a bigger pot today and see if I can get it to survive on the kitchen windowsill!

I like dill too which is something of a recent conversion for me as I really couldn't stand it until recently but I'm hooked now and love it with fresh fish and new potatoes... mmmm... I'm hungry now!

[greengardendesign]

Basil for me too - grown in tomato grow bags, it's huge and luscious at the moment. Did you know you can freeze pesto in ice cube trays for use in the winter ?- brilliant to throw a cube or 2 into a pan of cooked and drained hot pasta on a wintery evening; easy peasy supper with memories of summer.
Linda
Garden design Virginia Water, Wentworth, Surrey, Berkshire from Green Garden Design

[Alice]

Parsley - I just couldn't do without it and use it all the year round.
After that it's coriander and basil.