Jekka's Herb Farm

21/06/2026

Summer has arrived at Jekka's Herb Farm 🌿🐝

Our latest newsletter is now live, celebrating some of Jekka's favourite herbs for summer, the remarkable relationship between herbs and pollinators, and our upcoming July Open Days.

Discover seasonal gardening inspiration, explore Richard Rickitt's advice on herbs for pollinators, and find out what's planned for our Open Days on 3rd and 4th July, including guided bee tours, seasonal herb talks and a visit from the Woodland Trust.

Read the newsletter through the link below.

Newsletter: 21st June 2026 Summer at Jekka's: Herbs, Bees and Garden Inspiration The arrival of summer brings one of the most exciting periods in the herb garden. Borders are filled with colour, fragrance and movement as herbs come into flower and pollinators make the most of the season's abundance....

17/06/2026

The energy of our pollinators is hard to capture on camera!

The herb garden is alive with a frenzy of activity, as bumblebees, hoverflies and honey bees move from flower to flower. Every corner is buzzing with life, and our herbs are covered in pollinators enjoying the nectar-rich blooms.

Join us at our July Open Days on Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th July for our Bee & Pollinator Herb Garden Tours. Discover which herbs pollinators love most, learn how to create a wildlife-friendly garden, and experience the beauty and movement of a garden designed for nature.

Come and see for yourself just how much these incredible creatures love herbs.

16/06/2026

Our herb garden is radiating soft shades of purple, cream and white, creating a sense of peace and harmony.

This gentle colour palette is alive with pollinators, weaving between the delicate blooms of Heartsease, the elegant flowers of Coriander, fragrant Lavender, frothy Meadowsweet and the silky petals of our Oriental Poppies.

Traditionally, these historic herbs symbolise joy, tranquillity and abundance, making them as meaningful as they are beautiful.

If you would like to experience our herb garden in full bloom, our next Open Days are on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th July. Tickets and further information can be found on our website.

We look forward to showing you around.

10/06/2026

Jekka’s Herb Garden is buzzing with life as our pollinators make the most of the wonderful variety of herbs and flowers we currently have in bloom.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our June Open Days, we had two fantastic days welcoming visitors to the Herbetum and sharing the beauty of herb gardening in its summer colour.

We’re already preparing for our July Open Days, and tickets are selling quickly. If you’d like to experience the garden at its seasonal best, meet our pollinators, and explore our collection of culinary and medicinal herbs, be sure to book soon to avoid disappointment.

03/06/2026

Calling all locals!! Just a few fields away from us, the brand new RHS Badminton Flower Show will be taking place on the beautiful Badminton Estate from Wednesday 8th-Sunday 12th July 2026

Jekka will be on the Main Stage on Friday 10th July, alongside a host of fantastic speakers from the horticultural world.

30/05/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning!

Jekka will be joining Alan Titchmarsh on ITV’s Love Your Weekend to talk about ‘Wedding Florals and Herbs’, sharing ways to add a little love to your dishes and arrangements with herbs. Plus stories, history and practical growing tips from the herb garden.

If you’d like to try the dishes featured on the programme, we’ll be publishing the recipes on our website after the show has aired.

We hope you’ll join us for a herb-filled Sunday morning!

21/05/2026

Fabulous to watch Jekka on the BBC’s coverage of RHS Chelsea Flower Show last night, episode 6, championing women in horticulture with Frances Tophill.

19/05/2026

Jekka with some of her treasured plants at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, featured in The RHS and The King’s Foundation ‘The Curious Garden’ by Frances Tophill

The garden celebrates the extraordinary diversity of plants and the ways they shape our lives, designed to spark curiosity, encourage exploration and inspire future generations of gardeners.

Jekka was delighted to provide a selection of her favourite unusual herbs for the garden, including:
• Spineless Caper, Capparis spinosa subsp. rupestris
• Cretan Oregano, Origanum dictamnus
• Australian Rosemary, Westringia fruticosa
• Lavandula buchii var. buchii

Each plant has its own story, history and character, from culinary traditions to medicinal uses and remarkable adaptations to climate and landscape.

Our newsletter this Sunday will share more about the herbs we sent to Chelsea and the stories behind them. To sign up for our newsletter via the link in our bio.

13/05/2026

Jekka’s Herb Garden and Herbetum were glowing in the beautiful May sunshine this morning, before the grey clouds rolled in. The garden is truly coming into its own at this thyme of year!!!

Our flowering thymes have created a tapestry of colour and our herbs are flourishing in the warmth, with fresh leaves and flower buds emerging in every corner of the garden.

Join us in June, on Friday 5th & Saturday 6th, to experience the herb garden at the height of the season. Wander through the garden, discover the beauty and diversity of herbs, and take home herb plants grown and propagated here on the herb farm, ready to plant straight into your own garden.

We look forward to welcoming you for another inspiring weekend with Herbetum tours with herbalist and herb talks by celebrating the wonderful world of herbs.

Limited tickets available.

09/05/2026

Thank you everyone who joined us today at the RHS Malvern Flower Show for Jekka’s two talks, we had a very entertaining day in the sunshine surrounded by plants.

A huge thank you to for looking after us and being a wonderful host and all the crew