| Having a garden in or close to the kitchen is great. | | | | kitchen garden, but because it tends to take over |
| Who wouldn't want to add a handful of fresh | | | | the area, mint is best in a container. You could |
| rosemary to their pot of spaghetti? If you plant | | | | have a couple of containers of mint as you enter |
| an edible flower and herb garden in the kitchen, or | | | | the garden. |
| just outside your kitchen, you will be more likely | | | | Some edible flowers that would do well are |
| to use what is available in your garden. | | | | calendula (marigold), lavender (which could also be |
| If you are going to have a garden outside, there | | | | considered an herb), roses, scented geraniums, |
| are many different ways of setting it up. One | | | | borage, daylilies, and sweet pea. You could make |
| way is to have a small garden (or kitchen garden) | | | | a border out of daylilies. This helps the definition |
| just outside the back door so there is easy | | | | of the garden and is very eye appealing. Daylilies |
| access to the herbs and flowers in this garden | | | | are good both for the buds (can be used in |
| that are used on a daily basis. You should have | | | | stir-fries) and the open flower (beautiful in salads, |
| your garden laid out with multiple herbs & edible | | | | or just on the side of the plate). You could also |
| flowers. Keep your main harvest crop items like | | | | make a border out of a grapevine, some kiwis on |
| corn and beans in the larger part of your | | | | and arbor, or other vine/ bush like fruit plants |
| vegetable garden. | | | | such as blackberries or raspberries. |
| Herbs that you should include in your kitchen | | | | There are many different ways you can set up |
| garden are marjoram, oregano, cilantro, parsley, | | | | your kitchen garden. Edible flowers and herbs for |
| thyme, rosemary, tarragon and basil. When | | | | the kitchen garden can be planted in so many |
| planting basil you might want to include many | | | | different styles. Check out a historical garden to |
| varieties of basil (purple, sweet, small-leaved, | | | | get more ideas how you would like to set up |
| lemon, licorice, etc.) Mint is also great for your | | | | your own kitchen garden. |