Growing Herbs - How to Grow Herbs - Tips and Advice

Growing herbs is easy! Herbs can be grown in so many situations and soil types, that there really is no excuse for not growing your own herbs herbs. You can grow herbs in a mixed border or bed, or you can devote a separate are to grow your own herbs.

Whilst many of the 'traditional herbs' are best in a well lit, well drained soil, there are herbs that will grow in virtually any part of the garden, or in many different types of containers.

Echinacea is good fro growing in almost any situation. Echinacea is a good showy perennial so can be grown in a herbaceous border. Spurge or Euphorbia is another perennial with herbal properties and can be grown anywhere in the garden Oenothera - or Evening Primrose is a legendary herb that you can frow in a herbaceous or mixed border. It is also good growing in a dry stone wll cavity!

You do not need a 'herb garden' in order to grow herbs. Many are quite at home and look in place in shrub borders or dotted about in perennial herbaceous borders. So many herbs add a splash of colour to your garden such as the great silver swath of the curry plant which add colour to any part of the garden, or of course some of the gaudy flowers such as the Echinaceas.

There are many culinary herbs that are quite happy growing in shaded areas.

Container gardening in patio pots and planters are also great places for herbs - and of course - they are usually near the kitchen!

There is rarely a need to feed your herb plants. Most are herbs are happy growing in any good gardening soil with virtually no added feed. Some herbs - as with the showy perennial types benefit from an annual mulch of organic material.

Many herbs will grow quite quickly when established, so make sure that you allow enough room for your herbs to grow properly without being a nuisance to other plants.

The Welsh Onion - Allium fistulosum - is very similar to the ordinary onion in taste - but does not develop bulbs. The leaves - which are hollow - are used. It is an easy to grow herb.
The welsh Onion is a great "herb" for growing in almost any situation. The flower heads show off for weeks on end, and it is a very tolerant herb which you can grow in a pot - or in the garden.

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