3 followers

Follow

Follow

Follow

1/2

0 saved

1

herb garden on the way

#gardening #outdoors

4 days agoEdited to

Creating a herb garden is a rewarding outdoor project that anyone can enjoy, whether you have a large backyard or a small balcony. One of the first steps I took when starting my own herb garden was choosing the herbs that suited my cooking style and climate. Popular and easy-to-grow herbs like basil, rosemary, thyme, and mint are great choices for beginners. Preparing the garden space properly is essential for healthy growth. I found that selecting a spot with ample sunlight—at least 6 hours per day—made a significant difference. If you have limited ground space, using raised beds or containers can help you maximize your gardening area. Soil quality also plays a crucial role. Mixing organic compost into your soil boosts nutrient content and improves drainage, which is crucial since many herbs dislike soggy roots. Watering regularly but avoiding overwatering keeps the herbs happy and prevents root rot. Additionally, I recommend pruning herbs frequently to encourage bushier growth and prevent them from becoming leggy. Harvesting herbs in the morning ensures you get the freshest flavors for cooking. Starting a herb garden not only enhances your cooking but also provides a calming outdoor hobby. Watching your plants grow and knowing you nurtured them from seed to table is incredibly satisfying. With some patience and care, your herb garden will thrive and become an indispensable part of your outdoor space.

Related posts

Spiral Herb Garden: A Charming Outdoor Oasis

I just stumbled upon this stunning spiral herb garden on Pinterest, and I can't get enough of its charm! 🌱✨ The way the bricks are arranged to create a tiered effect not only adds visual interest but also maximizes space for a variety of herbs and flowers. Nestled within a lush setting, this

71 likes

Turn Your Garden Basil into a Cute Gift Idea! 🫶

I love preserving things for my garden or homestead in fun ways that can also be used as gifts! This basil salt is cute, delicious, and such a fun way to use those garden herbs. This recipe can be done with any herb! It’s just equal parts basil and sea salt. I used half a cup of each. Blend yo

166 likes

A chart titled "Weeds as Soil Indicators" displays 15 common weeds, each linked to specific soil conditions they reveal. Examples include Ground Ivy for damp, compacted soil and Dandelion for loose, alkaline, low nitrogen soil.

This herb protects your garden and your body

744 likes

The easiest medicinal herb to grow 👀

These oats grew like they had something to prove 😂 They sprouted so fast I barely had time to blink. One week in the soil and they said, “Ma’am… we thrive now.” Growing medicinal oats has honestly become one of my favorite parts of building a beginner-friendly herb garden. Oats are such an unde

98 likes

DIY Herb Garden in Your Kitchen!!

I found these little cups on Amazon, now I can turn all my jars into beautiful herb planters that are self watering, self feeding, organic, and fun!!! #diygardening #herbgarden #kitchenideas #fishrecipes #growingplants

130 likes

My favorite herbs I grow in my garden 🌱

Growing an herb garden is a great way to start gardening for beginners! And you can dry and save them for later 👍🌱 #herbgarden #gardening101 #gardeningforbeginners #gardenersoflemon8

393 likes

Medicinal Herbs In The Garden

This book has helped me determine what medicinal herbs I’ll grow this year in my garden. I will be using herbs to heal me from my own garden. If you have an herb you want to see let me know and I’ll share pictures of them. Are you going medicinal herbs in your garden?? #medicinalherbs

128 likes

The cover of 'The Herb Garden' by Malcolm Hillier, featuring a terracotta pot with yellow and orange herbs, surrounded by various plant squares. An overlay reads 'Books you need to read'.

A book page titled 'Mellow Yellow Walk' displaying an arrangement of golden lemon balm, dill, pot marigold, and variegated thyme, highlighting plants with yellow flowers and golden foliage.

A book page titled 'Plant Directory' showing a wooden basket filled with terracotta pots, a trowel, twine, and a sprig of rosemary, set against a background of green foliage with orange berries.

Good book 📚 Overview: explains and explores with examples of beautiful healthy plants that relate in properties to come together to make a beautiful garden. These are some pages that caught my eyes like the autumn flowers and the yellow mellow bush. Planting autumn flowers will make the hol

136 likes

Tin Can → Hanging Herb Garden DIY 🌿✨

Turn empty tin cans into the cutest hanging herb garden 🌿✨ I love giving everyday items a second life — this DIY is budget-friendly, eco-friendly, and adds such a cozy touch to your kitchen. Paint, decorate, plant your favorite herbs, and hang… that’s it! Perfect for beginners and so satisfying to

208 likes

A vibrant overhead shot of various green and yellow leafy plants, with an overlay text bubble stating "PLANNING MY FIRST herb garden" in a decorative font. The image captures the lush foliage of different herbs and plants.

A list titled "CHOOSING HERBS that grow together," categorizing herbs into Culinary, Flowers-Bee Attractors, Medicinal, and Tea, with specific plant names under each. Notes about mint and dill are also included, set against a background of green plants.

A hand-drawn "ROUGH DRAFT" planting layout for an herb garden, showing numbered sections for different herbs like parsley, lavender, chamomile, and ginger. It includes notes on containers and companions, illustrating a detailed garden plan.

first herb garden🌸

🍀 The past two years, I've grown individual herbs here and there, but now it's time for a full garden and I am so excited! 🌱 Much like my vegetable garden last year, I'm jumping in head first, I realize how ambitious this plan is lol. Removing the fear of making mistakes helps me k

199 likes

Upcycled Garden markers

Herb your enthusiasm with these beautiful vintage garden and herb markers! I have individually handstamped various herb names onto silverplated handles. If personalization not indicated the five herbs will be stamped as follows: cilantro, oregano, dill, thyme, and basil. Handles will vary per inven

28 likes

Garden Herb Chicken Pasta ✨

Whether it’s date night in or you’re just looking to whip up a fast meal prep, this dish hits the spot EVERY TIME! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Overall rating: 5/5 25 minutes is all you need to make this carby, creamy dreamy comfort meal! It’s super simple and satisfying 🙌🏼 Let me know if you’d be inte

19 likes

Indoor Herb Garden 🪴

Still did it in the same calendar year. YASSS! #herb #herbgarden #herbgardening #organicgardening

6 likes

My first herb garden 🪴

17 likes

Herb Garden Progress 🌱

Cooking and tea herbs are sprouting 🌱 #HerbGarden #GrowYourOwn #GardenHerbs #SeedStarting #RelaxAndGarden

26 likes

Patio Herb Garden Hacks, Smart Eco Backyard Ideas

Meet Your Climate Accountability BFF: Suzanne Di Lionne at SustainableWoman.Me Ready to level up your eco-lifestyle? Dive into SustainableWoman.Me—your ultimate go-to hub for planet-positive living. Think regenerative glow-ups, earth-conscious habit stacking, and climate-cool daily rituals that

387 likes

small indoor garden bamboo pot diy✨🎋

simple & cute naturalistic bamboo pots & towers🎍✨ perfect for a tiny indoor herb garden 🌿 premade ones on etsy & online🪽 (*･ω･)ﾉ ˚✧・♡ needs : 🎋bamboo hollow sticks : 💸$3.96 - $22.62 ( most of these diys require ~4-6 foot bamboo poles ) ⛰️soil / dirt / substrate : 💸$7 - $50 🪢rop

87 likes

Recipe Card 36: Garden Herb Salt

#salt #Recipe #homemade #springrecipe #herbrecipe

8 likes

📖✨ JUST RELEASED: My New Herbal Garden Book!

🌱 24 Powerful Plants to Grow at Home 🌱 If you’ve ever dreamed of turning your home into a healing sanctuary—this is for you! My newest book is a beautifully illustrated guide to growing and using 24 potent plants for wellness, beauty, and balance, straight from your own garden. 🧄🌼🍃 Inside you’l

79 likes

DIY Vertical Herb Garden

Make a space saving herb garden with me! My local garden center gives pallets away for free, all you have to do is go and ask them for one. You can also call local businesses and ask for a pallet, and a lot of times they'll give you one. I started by taking most of the boards off and pla

347 likes

Mother’s Day garden gifts

Happy Monday! A gentle reminder, if you are interested in gifting herb sets for Mothers Day (coming up quick!) I will likely only be able to fulfill through the 26th in order to arrive before then :) . This particular order was requested as full pieces, left un-polished, with the letters inked f

2 likes

DIY herb planter🍋🌱🪴

#plants #garden #herb #DIY

3 likes

Diy V-Clips Mini bucket herb garden

#letschat #diygardening This project turned out so great wonderful idea and yes if the cold weather comes again it’s easy to just take the mini buckets out and put them inside it’s an addition to the larger bucket garden on top so overall you can have a great garden in one area altogether love

54 likes

Easy Herb Pairings for Better Growth & Less Work

Companion planting doesn’t have to be complicated. 🌱 Pairing herbs with similar sun and water needs makes your garden easier to manage and more productive. These simple herb pairings help beginners: • Save space • Reduce stress on plants • Get better harvests with less effort 👉 Read th

272 likes

The Little Windowsill Herb Garden That Could

My tiny windowsill herb garden is doing what she can with what she’s got. I just clipped the prettiest celery leaves off a store-bought bunch so I could dry them for homemade celery salt. The leftover stems are sitting in water looking very freshly cut and slightly offended because they haven’t lea

54 likes

Back to the Garden! 🪴🌸

I love spring for many reasons- more opportunities to hike, more sunshine in the afternoons, and it’s time to start gardening again! I have a few edible plants as well as decorative flowers I keep in my garden, but I also like to grow medicinal plants and herbs. These are some of the medicinal plan

2223 likes

GROWING MY OWN HERB GARDEN!

Hopefully the second time is the charm!!! Starting off with basil and oregano, hopefully will add more herbs soon! Join me on my gardening journey!!! 💚💚🌸🌸🍃🍃🌿 #plants #herbgarden #herbgardening #greenthumb #cozygarden #gardenaesthetic #summergarden #herbs

34 likes

A collage displays vintage silver-plated garden markers. The top shows five markers labeled 'DILL', 'THYME', 'OREGANO', 'BASIL', 'CILANTRO' with fresh herbs. The bottom sections feature various other markers with herb and vegetable names like 'parsley', 'rosemary', 'potatoes', and 'tomatoes'.

Vintage silver garden markers 🌸

It’s not too early to think about spring planting so why not herb your enthusiasm with these beautiful vintage garden and herb markers! I have individually handstamped various herb names onto silverplated handles. If personalization not indicated the five herbs will be stamped as follows: cilantro,

2 likes

My First Garden - Advice Welcome 🪴🪏

Tips and tricks are more than welcome! 🪴 🪏 #gardening #firstgraden #gardentok #herbgarden #vegetablegarden

60 likes

You’re walking past the most POWERFUL herb!

You’re walking past one of the most POWERFUL herbs….. Mullein showing up in your yard isn’t random—it’s one of those plants that shows up exactly when you need it 🌿 I always get excited when I see it pop up because it’s one of the most supportive herbs for the lungs. I use the leaves for a si

213 likes

- Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana 🍲🤌

INGREDIENTS 1 pound spicy Italian ground sausage - use mild for kid-friendly 4 tablespoons butter ½ white onion - diced 1 tablespoon minced garlic 6 cups chicken broth 2 cups water 4-5 yellow potatoes - cut into 1-inch pieces 3 teaspoons salt - or to taste 1 teaspoon black pepper

313 likes

herb garden 🍋✨

herb garden plant list / ideas🪴📋🌱 ☁️🌾💧🌳 there’s so many food scraps that can sprout and regrow! hydroponically or in a garden💧🌷 make sure to have your garden bed in a convenient location so it’s not annoying to harvest🤍🍃🧺 my goal is to have giant indoor and outdoor cilantro plant pots🌿✨ 🫚🥬🍄‍🟫🫛

353 likes

🌿 Healing Herb: Turmeric

Turmeric is known for its powerful anti-inflammatory compound called curcumin. Benefits: • Helps reduce inflammation • Supports joint health • Supports immune system Growing tip: Turmeric grows from rhizomes and loves warm temperatures and moist soil. This is a mu

29 likes

Kitchen Herb Garden

We are incredibly fortunate to have such a robust garden of culinary delights located just 10 feet from our kitchen door. Cutting fresh herbs for dishes as I’m preparing them is one of my true joys in life. #herbs #herbalism #herbgarden #kitchengarden #gardensoflemon8 #gard

25 likes

project herb garden ✨

The dopamine this project has already delivered is top tier. I can't wait to see how these babies grow. #herbgarden #dopaminehobby #plants #greenthumb #beginnerplantmom

49 likes

A close-up shows young green seedlings, including basil and other plants, growing in black plastic trays with plant markers. The image is overlaid with the title "HOW I GREW MY OWN SNIP GARDEN."

Small green seedlings in black trays form the background for text introducing the rewarding experience of growing a snip garden for busy individuals and families, promising a step-by-step guide.

Young green plants in trays and a pot of bulbs on a windowsill provide the backdrop for text explaining the joy of cultivating fresh herbs at home, connecting with nature, and reducing grocery expenses.

🪴How I Grew My Own Snip Garden🪴

🪴There's really no better time than now to start your own snip garden. 🪴Whether you’re a busy parent looking for a fun family project or an indoor gardener wanting to liven up your space, growing a snip garden is a delightful way to cultivate not only plants but also well-being. 🪴I can’t wait

13 likes

See more