Basic Herb Garden Design Tips
By Tim Adam
Ezine Article
Basic herb
garden design tips are very much available today over the internet or
magazines about gardening. Many homeowners desired that their garden
will be filled with functional and fragrant herbs however they do not
know exactly how to plant garden herbs so here are some tips for
designing herb gardens.
These tips can
help you in getting the best results possible from your herb plants. You
can be able to grow healthier herbs very easily in just a short time.
Furthermore, your garden will look spectacular too.
When starting a
basic herb garden design, you must first find the best spot for growing
your herbs. The best area should be able to get full sunlight for at
least 6 - 8 hours a day. Your soil must be dark and rich as well as
filled with so many nutrients. Once these are all set, you can now start
designing and planting and eventually using your herbs. In due time,
you can have a wonderful garden in your own home that you can use all
year round.
Most of the
basic herb garden design is positioned in a geometric shape. If you love
a formal garden look, you may want to use box woods for edging your
garden beds. For a much more country look, you may use an old wheel of a
wagon to plant your herbs, instead. If you are planning to use your
favorite herbs more, you should buy 3 - 5 plants of them. However, if
you are just purchasing an herb because of its looks or smells, then you
may want to buy only 1 - 3 plants.
One of the most
essential tips in basic herb garden design is to place and plant your
herbs by groups of 3, 5, 7, or more. Not for any other reason or what,
most of the designs for basic herb gardening looks best in odd numbered
groups. This is what you will notice in most homes with spectacular
gardens. Groupings are in odd numbers and they look the best.
As a matter of
fact, just knowing the number of plants that you may use in each group
will not really help you in basic herb garden design especially if you
do not really know where you will place your plants. As you notice in
your environment, plants usually do not grow in such tidy rows but
instead in a curve where some of the plants are jutting forward and the
others are just hanging back. Designing your herb garden can be
difficult but it definitely entails a lot of fun.
You can start a
patio herb garden for your fresh herbs if you do not have any place to
plant in your garden as a starter for your basic herb garden design. It
will just give you the same satisfaction when you know that your herbs
for your cooking are fresh, organically grown, and pesticide free just
like what the garden herbs can give you. Another is by designing a
windowsill herb garden for fresh herbs all year round. The same
satisfaction is what you can get.
Actually, most
herbs are really easy to maintain plus you do not need daily watering if
your soil is soak thoroughly by watering them deeply. They also do not
need fertilizer however, a little of mixed compost in the soil will help
them grow much healthier. They only need weeding regularly because
weeds can get the nutrients in the soil instead of your herbs. So, have
you already decided on your first basic herb garden design now?
Tim is an
experienced herb gardener and loves to grow herbs. To learn more about
basic herb garden design
[http://www.herbgardeningplace.com/basic-herb-garden-design] as well as
other great herb gardening, planting, growing and using techniques check
out his dedicated herb growing and care website
[http://www.herbgardeningplace.com/]
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