Gary K. Smith / Pot grown herbs including mint, chives, basil, parsley, and thyme, pots arranged on patio, Norfolk, UK, June

Gary K. Smith / Horseradish {Armoracia rusticana} cultivated for culinary use in a large walled garden, Norfolk, UK, July,

Nigel Cattlin / Trailing or creeping rosemary (Rosmarinus officinaris prostratus) blue flower on prostrate herb attractive to bees and other invertebrates, Berkshire, England, UK, April.

Nigel Cattlin / Trailing or creeping rosemary (Rosmarinus officinaris prostratus) blue flower on prostrate herb attractive to bees and other invertebrates, April

Nigel Cattlin / Sheep's sorrel (Rumex acetosella) reddish colouring on flower spike from plant in meadow grassland, Berkshire, June

Nigel Cattlin / Common purslane plant (Portulaca oleracea) a weed of waste ground and crops / a leaf vegetable used in cooking, Gironde, France. August

Nigel Cattlin / Chive (Allium schoenoprasum) flower, a kitchen herb of the onion family

Nigel Cattlin / Borage or starflower (Borago officinalis) blue flowers of this bristly annual herb attractive to bees and other invertebrates, Berkshire, England, UK, July.

Nigel Cattlin / Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum) dome shaped plant before flowering on shingle at Chesil Beach in Dorset, June