herb garden

 I enjoy my herb garden all year long.  It is not even 3 feet wide but it runs the entire length of my patio on the west side of our house, about 35'  It is just steps from the back door and mostly takes care of it's self.  I use the herbs mostly in cooking but also in bouquets and for drying.  When fall arrives I pot up the tender herbs and bring them inside.
Along with the two arborvitae that are almost tall enough to wear Christmas lights this year I grow an abundance of herbs.  These include, borage, basil, chive and garlic chives, lavender, comfrey,rosemary, sage, thyme, pineapple sage, parsley, cilantro, lemon verbena, fennel and oregano.  I plant the really invasive herbs like mint and lemon balm in another part of the garden.


Right borage, bush basil and thyme.



view from the back door along patio




fennel I'll dry the seed heads in the fall




basil with  thyme in the background




flat leaf parsley




wood flower for added color




guard bunny




view from the south end of the patio from my favorite swing



We added our patio and pergola three years ago.  We have a sun shade over the pergola so it's  shady until early afternoon.  It's a great place to take a break, visit with friends and enjoy a beautiful day.