Regarded as one of the culinary world’s finest herbs, French tarragon is known for its delicate aniseed flavour. Use in chicken, fish, shellfish, rice dishes, omelettes, salad dressings and sauces.

Although few people grow tarragon, it's an easy herb to grow. The plant is as hardy to winter cold as it is to summer heat. Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) looks as pretty now as it’s going to look ...

Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) looks as pretty now as it’s going to look any time of the year. Its flowers are nothing to speak of, but the strappy leaves – grey-green with a satiny sheen – hold up ...

Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) looks as pretty now as it's going to look any time of the year. Its flowers are nothing to speak of, but the strappy leaves -- gray-green with a satiny sheen -- hold ...