One of the most rewarding and easy ways to get into gardening is through herb garden landscaping, which is also a great way to help out in the kitchen. You can plant basil (which comes in so many different varieties you can hardly list them, from chocolate flavored to the flowery and fast-growing, decorative African basil), thyme, rosemary, lavender, mint, and have these ready to pick to put on the plate.
Many people use herb garden landscaping near the back door, by the kitchen. You can walk outside and trim a few leaves of basil and then pluck some fresh cherry tomatoes, and all you need to do is add cheese to have a dish already prepared for your guests. If you have herbs like rosemary near the door, you can throw them on your baking potatoes or you can use them to spice up everything from pasta to pasta salad.
When planning your herb garden landscaping, you don’t have to have lots of space. Some people just do their herbs gardens in flower pots or window boxes, and other plant them in places like stumps, old whiskey barrels, or the crevices in between stones in a wall. Be sure you have enough sunlight, because most herbs like full sun, and if you deprive them, they will just shrivel and never reach their full potential.
Once you have your herb garden landscaping planned and worked out, get some seeds or seedlings, and you will be surprised how soon you will have kitchen full of fresh ingredients from your own little plot of garden, and your friends and family will be so happy with the culinary results.
For lots of information on landscape garden design and other related topics, visit Guide to Landscaping at www.guide-to-landscaping.com
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