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    Letters to Wendy

    Oct 13, 2020 4 minutes

    Write to us: Letters, Amateur Gardening magazine, Pinehurst 2, Pinehurst Road, Farnborough Business Park, Farnborough, Hants GU14 7BF (please include your address). Email us: amateurgardening@futurenet.com

    Versatile herbs for health

    I HAVE always been passionate about herbs, so seeing three of my favourites within your pages (AG, 13 June) really cheered me up [sage, oregano and lemon balm]. I have had two herb patches, and over the years have grown some rare varieties for culinary, medicinal and cosmetic use.

    I regularly dry them in a low oven and put them in small plastic bags to give to friends, and write suggestions for their use on a label.

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