Bay leaf

This tree with the classic seasoning leaves is slow-growing so easy to keep neat.

Team with beans, beetroot, celery, cucumber, onion, rhubarb, sage, dill, chamomile, marigold and nasturtium.

From seed sown in March or April. Plant in 4–6 weeks (May to June). Space in rows 50–100cm apart.

Harvest in about 1 year.