Basil Italian Round the year Eat raw or you can

Eat raw or you can even cook with them

the more tender they tend to be

Sweet Williams or Dianthus make excellent cut flowers and will last long if the water is changed regularly

Be careful when you reach the purple leaves at the very center — they tend to be prickly

Basil Italian Round the year Eat raw or you canAlso called Sweet Basil, it is an essential herb in Mediterranean cooking. Basil is used in tomato sauce, pesto, or vinegars, but it also can be sprinkled over salads and sliced tomatoes, either whole or chopped. Strong and aromatic when raw, its taste sweetens when cooked. Top whole basil leaves onto pizza, finish pasta with whole or thinly sliced leaves, blend it into sauces, puree it into soups, use it to garnish avocado toast or turn it into an