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    The Herb Garden: Herbs at Home
    The Herb Garden: Herbs at Home
    The Herb Garden: Herbs at Home
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    The Herb Garden: Herbs at Home

    By Linda Gray

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    Learn how to grow herbs indoors or in the garden, in pots and containers, from seed and other propagating methods!

    Find the best ways to design a herb garden, whether you're growing a few herbs on the windowsill or have enough outdoor space to create an outside herb garden.

    The Herb garden is packed full of tips on growing herbs indoors, in pots and containers, ideas on herbal displays, different propagating methods, and pests and diseases to watch out for.

    This is a comprehensive guide to general growing requirements for many herbs.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLinda Gray
    Release dateJul 12, 2017
    ISBN9781386959137
    The Herb Garden: Herbs at Home
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    Linda Gray

    Linda Gray lived off the land as a stay-at-home mum on a tiny budget for many years and, among other things, learned how to connect with nature and the simpler things in life. Her experiences led her to pursue her childhood dream of writing and she has been sharing her ideas via books and blogs for more than a decade.

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      The Herb Garden - Linda Gray

      Chapter One

      DESIGNING A HERB GARDEN

      The only limitation you have with designing a beautiful herb garden is your imagination! There are so many designs you can adopt, depending on the amount of space, time and energy you have available. And to some extent, budget.

      Start with something simple if you’re starting from scratch or are limited for space. A herb garden can grow and be added to, and will mature over the years with fairly little maintenance.

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      Decide what you want to grow

      A stroll around the garden often helps stimulate ideas, or just remember what herbs you bought to create a delicious dinner last night. Many cooks like to grow the spaghetti herbs; mainly oregano, parsley and garlic. Or you may prefer to grow a selection of herbs to compliment roast dinners, or casseroles.

      As well as culinary herbs, there are the aromatic ones that make your home smell fresh, like lavender, mint and basil. These herbs can be dried and used in pot pourri mixtures, or picked fresh from the garden and displayed in a vase or bowl. Mix a few fresh sprigs of lavender in a vase of unscented or dried flowers.

      There are a number of herbs that any amateur herbalist can grow to treat minor ailments; thyme, mint and parsley, for example, are good digestive aids.

      There are also the ornamentals that enhance a flower bed as well as being useful in other ways –attracting bees for example. Lavender and marigolds look spectacular and are also useful in culinary and medicinal preparations.

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      Planting

      Before you plant your herbs, check how big they are likely to grow. Allow enough space around each plant for it to fully develop. And of course height is important. Don’t plant taller growing herbs where they will shade other plants in the garden.

      Get to know your garden, work out the hot spots and the shady parts before planting anything. And check for any wind tunnels and frost pockets. The more you know about the space you are using, the better for your herbs. Position in a sheltered spot, a sunny or partially shaded area, according to their individual needs.

      The soil must be well-drained to grow herbs successfully. If your ground is a little heavy, dig in some sand before planting. Herbs rarely need well fertilized soil to thrive. Too much fertilizer will encourage lots of foliage but the strength of taste or scent will be reduced. Only a few herbs benefit from extra feeding. These are often the ones that are high in mineral content. Parsley is a good example of a herb that welcomes a rich soil.

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      Designs

      A herb bed in a circular design is very effective and, with a few attractive rocks, bricks or very low fencing, you can easily create a stunning herb garden that will last many years. A cartwheel design is fairly easy to produce and even better if you can pick up an authentic cart wheel from a farmer’s auction.

      Draw out your plan first and collect the materials you need to complete the job, if you can. But, as long as the growing spots are left undisturbed, all other edgings, pathways, trellises and decorations, can be added later. Include in your sketch all the herbs you want to plant and where. 

      Decide what to plant between the ‘wheel-spokes’ if you have a cartwheel design in mind. Colour can be incorporated, and flowering herbs can be planted together, or as a centre-piece with evergreen herbs around them.

      Circles and curves are always good focal points in a garden,

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