Wide Range Of Indoor Herbs That You Can Grow In Your Garden
Popular Kitchen Herbs That You Can Grow In Your Garden
Kitchen herbs are very popular, especially for cooking purposes. The following is a list of the main kitchen herbs you can expect to find and where they should be grown.
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Lovage ... Hardy, undemanding seasoning herb. Grown in semi-shade areas, moist soil.
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Chives ... Perennial with decorative. round flowers. Grown in sunny areas, semi-moist soil.
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Salad Burnet ... Delicate perennial. Grown in sunny to semi-shady areas, lime rich soil.
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Chervil ... Dainty, annual seasoning herb. Grown in semi-shade areas, moist soil.
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Tarragon ... Hardy perennial with strong flavour. Grown in sunny to semi-shady areas, humus rich soil.
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Borage ... Decorative, annual herb. Grown in sunny areas, all types of soil.
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Mint ... Perennial, scented herb. Grown in semi-shade areas, slightly moist soil.
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Lemon Balm ... Hardy perennial, smells like lemon. Grown in full sunlight, dry to moist soil.
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Savory ... Flavour-full seasoning herb. Grown in sunny areas, well drained soil.
Mediterranean And Exotic Herbs You Can Grow In Your Garden
Mediterranean and exotic herbs are something different to have indoors or in your herb garden. The following is a list of the more well-known Mediterranean and exotic herbs you can expect to find, and where you should grow them.
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Florence Fennel ... Decorative, perennial seasoning herb. Grown in sunny areas, moist lime-containing soil.
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Rosemary ... Strongly scented, evergreen shrub. Grown in full sunlight, well drained lime-containing soil.
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Rue ... Hardy, healing and ornamental herb with a savoury strong scent. Grown in sunny areas, well drained lime-containing soil.
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Thyme ... Low growing shrub with a strong scent. Grown in full sunlight, dry soil.
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Sage ... Hardy, aromatic semi-shrub. Grown in sunny areas, dry lime-containing soil.
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Oregano ... Aromatic, hardy perennial. Grown in sunny and warm areas, lime-containing soil.
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Oyster Plant ... Hardy perennial. Grown in sunny to semi-shady, high humidity conditions, no lime must be present in soil.
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Basil ... Strong flavoured, annual herb with many varieties. Grown in Sunny and warm areas, humus-containing soil.
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Lavender ... Strongly scented, decorative semi-shrub. Grown full sunlight, dry lime-containing soil.
Healing Herbs As Ornamental Plants In Your Garden
Many healing herbs were so attractive that people started planting them in their gardens. Now your garden can look beautiful and be full of healing remedies as well. The following is a list of the more well-known healing herbs you can expect to find, and where they should be grown.
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Sweet Cicely ... Strongly scented, hardy perennial. Grown in slightly shady areas, fresh soil.
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Comfrey ... Hardy, fast growing perennial. Grown in light semi-shade areas, moist soil.
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Angelica ... Biennial to perennial large plant. Grown in semi-shade areas, moist soil.
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Marigold ... Annual, widely dispersed herb. Grown in sunny areas, lime rich, slightly moist soil.
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Lady's Mantle ... Attractive perennial. Grown in sunny or light shade areas, rich soil.
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Bergamot ... Hardy, flavour-full perennial. Grown in sunny to semi-shady areas, slightly moist soil.
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Mullein ... Biennial healing herb. Grown in sunny areas, dry soil.
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Tansy ... Decorative, scented perennial. Grown in full sunlight, well drained soil.
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Valerian ... Graceful, hardy perennial. Grown in semi-shade areas, moist and dry soils.
