"Rhiannon Sands" wrote in message
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curry plant? Lemon balm, mints?
The bronze fennel not only feels nice but smells nice too. I have it
here.

I hadn't noticed much of a smell from the bronze fennel myself, but it's
certainly a very, very touchy feely plant. Does the smell develop as the
plant gets older?
Dunno. Mine has a very strong smell. You only have to brush against it to
smell it. Perhaps some are more pungent than others? Mine is approximately 4
years old now and I find baby ones sprouting all over the place. It dies
back and returns every year.

I've never been too sure about mints, I've heard they're horribly
invasive,
then again maybe we need to bung something like that in what I call the
dandelion bed)
plant them in a pot pr bucket. I planted several varieties, (pineapple,
chocolate,ginger) right next to a footpath so that it gets walked on as it
spreads, this tends to keep it tamed .

Can I just ask, is curry plant hardy? I mean will it
survive in cold winds in an exposed garden that is prone to severe frosts?
It survives my neglect here in the fens where our winds are legendary coming
straight off the Wash and cutting right through you.

It looks nice and smells and feels nice, but it doesn't seem to be hardy
at
all.
mine is.