Question: I have never tried planting herbs in my garden, so I don’t know what to do or how to get the seasonings from them. Is an herb garden too complicated for an ordinary gardener like me?
Answer: You may have heard of herb gardens or kitchen gardens, or even gardens of herbs where the plants are trimmed into fancy mazes or knots, but you don’t have to do any of that to get the healthful benefits of fresh herbs.
Herbs are plants grown for flavoring in foods and beverages, as fragrances in potpourris, and sometimes for medicinal qualities. Leaves are used in some and the flowers, seeds, or roots are used in others. Most are easy to grow as annuals even if they are a perennial type of plant. They can be planted in containers or in the garden. Many have decorative qualities like colorful leaves, bright flowers, or strong fragrances that make them nice additions to flower beds, and some even attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
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