Planting an herb garden

Before we moved I had planted herbs here and there around our old property. They were somewhat scattered and few. Some Chamomile here, some Comfrey there, a dinner buffet of Echinacea for the slugs, some Lemon Balm, Calendula, and Sweet Leaf. That was mostly the extent of it.

Plus we had the Raspberry leaves off our plants and the Plantain and Dandelion that grew wild in our yard.

 

Since my husband decided to build a temporary garden spot for me to use this summer (I wasn't planning on even gardening at all this summer) and then started terracing some of the area, I began to think more and more about actually having an herbal garden.

 

Some of the starts, and seeds that are making their way into our herb garden this spring are:

 

Chickweed

 

Sweet Leaf (above)

 

Calendula

 

Yarrow (above)

 

Lemon Balm

 

Peppermint

 

Anise Hyssop

 

Echinacea (above)

 

Elecampane

 

Chamomile (above)

 

Nettle

 

Licorice

 

Feverfew

 

St. John's Wort

 

Mullein

 

Valerian (above)

 

Trees being planted:

Elderberry

Hawthorne

Chaste Tree

 

Herbs that were natively (for the most part) already here:

Dandelion

Plantain

 

Oregon Grape (above)

Comfrey

 

While most of this is going directly into the herb garden, I am also planting some around the property to hopefully encourage wild growth.

 

I'll be planting some elderberry trees, St John's wort, and nettle down by the creek. I've already seeded some chamomile around the hills.

 

I tried to think about where I have seen these plants growing wild, what type of conditions they were thriving in and then plant them in similar situations.

 

I'm excited to see how these plants do here. Success or failure. I'll let you now how it turns out.

 

What herbs do you have planted around your place?