Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneSeveral young seedlings with pale green ovate leaves and hairy stems spaced across dark compost in a shallow white bowl, a wire plant cage and a white shelving unit against the timber wall behind.Week of 1 JuneA holy basil plant with downy purple-flushed stems and short flowering spikes in a shallow white bowl, smaller seedlings around it in dark compost, the white edge of a shelf above.Week of 22 JuneA dozen young holy basil plants filling a black fabric grow bag seen from above, their crinkled green leaves in tight pairs, a small wooden label at the back and grass all around.Week of 22 JuneA black fabric grow bag of young basil standing on rough grass in low evening light, the crinkled leaves gone dark green, a pale label leaning among them.Week of 22 JuneA dense clump of basil crowding pale green, softly hairy leaves onto upright shoots, in a black fabric grow bag of dark perlite-flecked compost with bark-mulched bags around it.Week of 6 JulyHoly basil seen from above in a black fabric grow bag, its small toothed leaves crowded in dense whorls, a paved slab and scattered straw around the bag.
