Loose tea aficionados - what do you recommend?

[artifarti]

After going off tea when pregnant since having DS2 a few weeks ago, a nice cuppa is one of my daily pleasures . I went to China last year and brought back lots of weird and wonderful loose-leaf teas (jasmine, lychee, chrysanthemum etc.) but what I'd like (and don't know anything about) is what leaves would make just a nice cup of tea (I guess like a breakfast or afternoon tea) that I could have with milk. Any recommended blends welcome.

Ceylon is my absolute favourite every-day tea. Not too strong (I can't stand 'builders' tea) but a lovely flavour.

Not that classy, I'm afraid, but I'm a big fan of the Co-op's own brand fair trade loose tea. It makes a good traditional cuppa.

I also like the fact that it isn't overpackaged, unlike so many loose teas.

(Sadly - at least in the co-op near us - they only have their organic fair trade tea as teabags, not loose tea.)

Oooh thanks (although I have to confess a bit of a love for builders' tea...)

I've had a couple of very nice teas from mighty leaf teas. Mind you I don't like normal tea, so am always on the look out for a good herbal tea (which I think they also do).