HERBS

Herbs are some of the easiest, not to mention fragrant, plants to grow. They are tolerant of poor soil conditions, and reward you with all kinds of sensual surprises, from intense scents to exotic flavors.

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Popular herbs include chives and garlic chives, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, sage, tarragon and thyme. Herbs go far beyond parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme to include strange and beautiful plants such as artemesias, blue cohosh and black snakeroot.

Interplant herbs among flowers and vegetable. They also de well in containers.

Keep in mind the ultimate size of the plant when planting herbs in the garden. For instance, mature rosemary will get big. Tarragon and oregano will spread up to 2 feet wide. Mint is very aggressive and spreads like wildfire, is best to plant in container.