Herb Garden – Ideas and Design Tips

"However, if that's not enough, you can create a beautiful herb garden that invites visitors to revel in its splendor, fragrance, and taste. A herb garden doesn't have to stop at just the classic kitchen herbs.

Anyone who has explored one of the lovingly designed herb gardens in castle parks, museums, and monasteries knows the beauty and diversity that native and exotic herbs can offer.

Why not take a trip to such a garden next weekend and let yourself be inspired? You'll then realize that herb gardens, in particular, have a lot to offer visually. The form and abundance of blossoms, paired with wonderful aromatic experiences, make herb gardens a unique experience."

"When planning your herb garden, you can consider many factors. It makes sense to place kitchen herbs where you have particularly easy and quick access from your house. Ideally, even where you have a good view of the herbs from the kitchen, because you know: "Out of sight, out of mind."

To ensure particularly good growth, it's best to group herbs with similar needs. For example, the undemanding but sun-loving thyme gets along wonderfully with rosemary, which also blooms purple. Both plants can stand in full sun and prefer not to have too much moisture.

Therefore, they are also wonderfully suited for planting in a rock garden. This should always have a bit of height, for example, be laid out as a slope, so that rainwater cannot create waterlogging. It's best to choose stones that are similar in shape to ensure visual tranquility and harmony.

Here you can also happily cultivate gentian, lemon balm, sage, anise, caraway, and fennel, bringing very aromatic and beautiful guests into your garden. But also typical roadside plants and wild vegetables, such as wall-rocket, ground elder, garlic mustard, shepherd's purse, and flat pea are worth a try here and can expand your kitchen with valuable inspiration."

"You can successfully plant typical waterside and shade plants like mint, woodruff, wild garlic, chives, and cress in the otherwise more complicated shady and wet zones of your garden. These can, for example, beautifully highlight a small pond.

In this zone, don't forget to make room for the often-maligned nettle. This way, in addition to tasty vegetables, you'll always have a proven helper against pests, which also provides a very good plant tonic and fertilizer for other plants. Furthermore, nettle is valued as a butterfly pasture."