To get the most out of your garden, you need soil, sun and water. Soil is made up of small pieces of rocks, sand and other material that is combined together. When you plant a plant in soil, it can absorb water and nutrients from the ground. Sunlight helps plants grow and produce food. Finally, water provides the plants with necessary hydration and enables them to photosynthesize (turn sunlight into energy). When these things are in balance, your garden will thrive.
A herb garden is a great way to add some flavour and nutrients to your diet. By trying a different kind of herb each year, you'll get lots of variety in your cooking. Some herbs are good for cooking, others are good for flavouring dishes. To get the most out of your herb garden, be sure to plant some varieties that are hardy in your area.
Edible flowers offer a chance to add fresh, colorful, and fragrant decoration to any herb garden. Select plants that are easy to care for, have attractive foliage and blooms, and don't require too much water. Some of the best edible flowers for a herb garden include calendula (Calendula officinalis), chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), dianthus (Dianthus annuus), perennial rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) and yarrow (Achillea millefolium). All of these plants are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 9. Choose flowers that will survive in your garden environment. Some of the more delicate flowers like yarrow or sweet woodruff can be easily bruised, so select plants that are easy to handle. Long-lasting blooms like those on chamomile or rosemary will not be as affected by daily sun exposure or wind gusts.
Herbs can add flavor and beauty to any landscape or design. Include containers of herbs in your landscape or design a small herb garden in one or two spots. Choose plants that you like the look of and that will perform well in your climate.
If you want to increase the fragrance of your fruit tree, you can grow flowering herbs near it. Herbs such as rosemary, sage, lavender, and thyme will give your tree a pleasing scent.
Sunlight provides natural energy that helps plants grow. Sunshine stimulates the production of growth hormones, which helps the plant to divide and spread its resources evenly and to increase in size. In addition, sunlight promotes the growth of desirable plants such as vegetables and flowers, while discouraging the growth of plants that are unwelcome in a garden.
