Perfect in a sunny spot near the kitchen door, a small raised bed
filled with borage and other culinary herbs provides easy access
at a moment's notice. Initially grow three plants each of six favorite
herbs with similar water and light needs. Avoid using herbicides,
insecticides, and preservative-treated lumber near food crops.
Container Plants
Fill containers with colorful herbs to enjoy the lovely flowers
indoors and out. Theme container gardens can be fun. Try planting
all Asian-native herbs in one container to give you garden a touch
of oriental charm; plant commonly used cooking herbs in one container
and place it by the kitchen door for easy access.
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Interplant two or three fragrant herbs along a path. They will
give off their scent as people brush past. Combine low-and medium-height
herbs with contrasting leaf colors and sizes that have similar growing
needs. For a long blooming season, select spring- to fall-blooming
herbs. Prune the flowers before they go to seed to control growth
the following year.
Formal Garden
The symmetrical patterns of formal gardens look best with neat-growing
herbs of contrasting foliage colors and textures. Within the formal
layout, planting can be informal, and often the most effective designs
are quite simple. Consider circles within circles, a diamond within
a rectangle or a rainbow of rows of different colored flowers.
All-Edible
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