Herbs have been used for countless generations to add flavor to food, treat illnesses, and provide comfort. We have cultivated basil, chives, sage, thyme, lavender, rosemary, oregano, parsley and mint, to name a few, exactly for these purposes. Thus, we enjoy basil and parsley on our pasta dishes, use rosemary and lavender to heal our bodies, and drink herbal mint teas to ease our minds. Did you know, however, that herbs are very beautiful plants in their own right? Yes, indeed, you can play around with herb garden designs in terms of color, texture, height, foliage and even aroma.

Beauty of It All

The beauty of herb gardens lies in three important aspects. First, you can successfully cultivate your own garden with little time, effort and money. Second, you can design your herb garden anyway you want. Third, you can actually use your plants! With these benefits to be enjoyed with an herb garden, it is about time to start learning how you can start one and make it beautiful while you are at it.

Important Points to Consider

And speaking of starting an herb garden, here are a few suggestions on how to design it to achieve maximum beauty and purpose:

* Look at your site’s suitability for the kind of plants you will be cultivating. Most herbs require plenty of sunlight – about 4 to 6 hours daily – although many can thrive with lesser amounts.

* Take the time to research the herbs you’re interesting in planting, the sunlight and amount of water they’ll need, how far apart to plant, and the soil they grow best in. Besides taking part in your local gardening clubs or groups, home garden and improvement centers have classes to join, and the Internet or your library will also have helpful information about the herbs in question.

* Before buying any seeds or plants consider your ultimate purpose for the garden. Are culinary herbs most appealing, or would you rather have crops suitable for medicinal purposes? Herbs used in potpourri may look different from those used in cooking or for creating herbal teas.

* Experiment with the setup. You can start by planting herbs in containers, experimenting with placement to determine which one looks and grows best with another, and then transplanting your ideas into a bigger space, if you have one.

* Choose accessories for your garden that accentuate or complement the design layout you’ve chosen. For larger herb gardens, consider water fountains, delicate trellises, or perhaps a few ceramic flower pots strategically placed here and there. For herb gardens in containers, small figurines or statuettes would be better suited.

In the end, the herb garden designs you choose should be based on your wants and needs, the available space you have, and, of course, your own personal taste and style. Fortunately it’s rather simple to create a completely unique garden that’s beautiful as well as functional provided you keep the three most important things about growing herbs in mind. Provide your herbs with ample sunlight, sufficient water and drainage and room to grow, then sit back and relax as Mother Nature finishes the job.

Learn more about Herb Garden Designs, stop by Yilmaz Cesur’s site where you can find out all about his Free Herb Garden eCourse and how it can help you.

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