Hooksgreen Herbs celebrating 10 years of RHS Cardiff.

Ten years is traditionally known as the “Tin” anniversary in marriage and is a milestone for the RHS Cardiff Show. Hooksgreen Herbs have been exhibiting for the past 4 years and have always looked forward to the first marquee display of the season, although some years have proved difficult to display flowering Herbs in early April!

Hooksgreen Herbs Cardiff 2013 Display

For 2014 Hooksgreen Herbs will be including a “Cardiff 10th Anniversary Seed Offer” Visitors can choose any 6 packets of herb seeds for £10 from the full range of Hooksgreen Herbs seed. April is a good month for seed planting when the sunshine begins to warm the ground and light levels are constantly improving. A greenhouse provides an early start to the growing season, and when annual herbs are grown in modules (plugs) this will minimise root disturbance when pricking out or potting on.

Hooksgreen Herbs Seed Display

The 2014 Hooksgreen Herbs marquee display will include three varieties of Comfrey (symphytum) Hidcote blue, Hidcote Pink and Ibericum. Rosemary always features in the Cardiff display as it flowers early in the season and is a useful evergreen. Lungwort (Pulmonaria “Blue Ensign”) is a beautiful vivid blue and always looks its best in early April when combined with Primroses (Primula vulgaris) and Cowslips (Primula veris). 

All at Hooksgreen Herbs wish RHS Cardiff Happy anniversary and look forward to a fine show and fine weather!