THE PLANT LIBRARY

Herbs

Fresh leaves for dinner, close to the kitchen. Start with a rooted plant or a few seeds, a draining pot, and a bright outdoor spot.

Ocimum basilicumHerbs

Basil

A sunny pot, a handful for dinner.

Nursery startWarm weather
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Mentha spica plantHerbs

Mint

Fresh leaves, kept happily in their own pot.

Nursery startOutdoor herb
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Fresh cilantro plants with bright green lobed leaves in nursery pots.Herbs

Cilantro

A fresh handful for tacos, from your own pot.

SeedsCool weather
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A clump of common chives with slender green leaves and round purple flower heads.Herbs

Chives

Snip a few leaves. Finish dinner.

Nursery clumpPerennial herb
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Flat, deeply divided green parsley leaves on slender stems.Herbs

Parsley

Fresh leaves for dinner, a few stems at a time.

Nursery plantMild outdoor weather
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A rosemary shoot with narrow green needle-like leaves.Herbs

Rosemary

One sunny pot, with fragrant sprigs for the kitchen.

Nursery plantWarm outdoor growing
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A dill plant with upright stems and fine, feathery green foliage.Herbs

Dill

A few feathery sprigs for potatoes, fish, or pickles.

SeedsMild, frost-free weather
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A thyme sprig with tiny narrow green leaves held against a dark gardening glove.Herbs

Thyme

Tiny fragrant leaves from one small, sunny pot.

Nursery plantOutdoor herb
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ONE GOOD PLACE TO START

Not sure what to grow?

A herb for dinner, flowers by the door, or green on a shelf. Start with the space you already have.

Something I can eat →A little more color →Something for indoors →