Episode:#11 11/11/06
Presenter: Sue McDougall

The thought of a large rambling herb garden sounds wonderful, but in reality if it is too far from the house you tend not to use the herbs for cooking because it is too far to go when you are in the middle of preparing dinner.

If you have a courtyard or balcony and you are looking for some inspiration, head straight for the herb section at Waldecks Garden centres. It is where you will find some great plants that when put into pots in combinations will deliver all the culinary flavours you will need to add that little extra that will turn you into a culinary expert

When grouping the combinations together, go for flavours that blend with the style of cooking. That way you can snip all the leaves in the pot and throw them in to the dish you are cooking at the last minute. For Asian cooking plant coriander, garlic, lemongrass, chillies and chives.

One of Sue?s favourite dishes is lamb shanks and for flavouring the rich tomato sauces plant a pot containing basil, sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano and marjoram. Remember if a recipe calls for an herb you haven?t got, be adventurous and use a combination of others.

Would you like to have the herb garden of your dreams, better still transform your backyard into an entire garden of your dreams? Enter our major landscaping competition and $20 000 worth of landscaping could be coming your way. Visit www.waldecks.com.au and download the entry form and then drop it into your local Waldecks store.

If you haven?t visited a Waldecks store for a while it is a great time to check out the new range of Berde products. They are new to WA and you will be pleasantly surprised at the range of wall plaques, garden art and decorative features available to dress up your outdoor area.

The quality of outdoor furniture is second to none. Waldecks offer a 10 year guarantee on their range of Glentruan furniture. It is all made to the very best manufacturing standards and available in different settings. Sue likes the extension table that can be easily folded away when your guests have long gone home, which gives you more room for the herb combination pots.

James Smith is just one of the many team members at Waldecks Subiaco who are full of edible gardening ideas.

All of a sudden edible gardens have become trendy, it is so nice to race outside and grab fresh herbs, and because you have grown it yourself it seems to taste much nicer!

To help our viewers out Waldecks have a special on Waldecks Bioganic; 2 for $12.99 save $2.97 for this week only. It is the best soil improver you can get.

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