31 minutes | Wednesday, 7 May 2025
This month, we’re focusing on herbs and plants that thrive in small spaces like balconies and windowsills—perfect for cocktail lovers! Mint is essential for mojitos—choose spearmint or Mojito mint over peppermint for the best flavour. You can mix different mints, just watch the vigorous growers. Other great mints include lemon, apple, pineapple, chocolate, and Moroccan.
Grow strawberries for daiquiris—varieties like Gariguette and Mara des Bois are flavourful and easy in containers. Mediterranean herbs like sage, thyme, and lemon verbena also do well in pots and add aromatic depth to cocktails and syrups.
Want to preserve herbs? Make a syrup or shrub. Finally, don’t miss the tulips! Dwarf types like ‘Red Riding Hood’ or the dramatic ‘Queen of the Night’ are show-stoppers for containers or gardens.
Which herb would you like to try first?