Herbs simply belong in every garden - they can be used in a variety of ways in the kitchen and in the medicine cabinet, they smell and look pretty - and the more appropriate the bed is designed, the more harmonious they seem to us. Here we have collected a few suggestions for you.

A herb bed should be big enough

Herbs in the kitchen garden

Whether as a spice, medicinal or aromatic plant, herbs are brought into every household. It is therefore difficult to do without a kitchen herb garden, although you do not necessarily have to own a garden. Instead, most herbs can also be cultivated on the balcony, the windowsill or even in the kitchen. But first, here are a few tips for the kitchen garden in front of the house:

  • The herb bed should be at least 10 square meters.
  • Surround it with herb hedges made of sage, thyme, hyssop or lavender.
  • Divide the bed area according to the use of the individual herbs.
  • Classic culinary herbs (chives, parsley, dill, marjoram), Mediterranean aromatic plants (basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme), tea herbs (fennel, mint, chamomile, aniseed) and herbs with edible flowers (borage, mallow, nasturtium, marigold) are cultivated here. planted in matching groups.
  • Subdivide each area with small pathways and stepping stones.
  • These also ensure that all herbs are easily accessible.

Colorful variety - herbs and flowers

Among the medicinal and aromatic herbs there are a large number of varieties with interesting shapes and colours. Variegated herbs and herbs with eye-catching flowers enrich borders or the natural garden and can be wonderfully combined with ornamental plants. They can be combined very well with various magnificent perennials and roses - the duo of roses and lavender, for example, is often combined, even if it is somewhat problematic due to the different needs of the two groups of plants. Herbs such as elecampane, fennel, lovage, milk thistle or angelica are very suitable as solitary plants. They provide an obvious variety in the flower bed.

Suitable bed borders for the herb garden

Many herbs are very vigorous and tend to break out of their beds. If the shape of the bed is to be retained in the long term, bed edging can help. Suitable for this:

  • Subshrubs such as lavender, sage, curry herb, thyme etc.
  • Box and other low hedges
  • Stone borders (bricks, natural stones, concrete)
  • Wooden planks (mainly durable woods such as larch, robinia, oak)
  • wattle fencing

Remember that hedges need to be trimmed regularly to keep them attractive - and also to not rob the herbs growing in the bed of light.

tips

Annual and perennial herbs grow together in a bed. It is important that the one-year-olds change their location every year and that perennials get enough space.

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Indoor plants