I love herbs! I have a little herb garden, and I also love walking on the hillside, where the herbs grow wild
A short selection of a few favourites, which grow well in gardens:
Rosemary - can't get enough of that, it smells lovely, it does wonder for memory and makes delicious honey
. And it's so pretty when in flowers.
Lavender - many different sorts out there, but I like them all.
Thyme - both the lemon thyme and the officinalis are good for scent, food and looks, although they go ragged in winter. It's good for concentration and all respiratory diseases (as tea).
Oregano - smell is so-so, but taste is out of this world.
Marjoram - lovely in food and gardens.
Sage - it's one of the best all-rounders, because it smells nice, flowers beautifully, is very prolific (better in pots if you don't want it to take over!), invaluable for a host of ailments, great in food, and you can dry and burn it to purify your house.
Gentian - lovely to look at and very useful for medicinal purposes.
Lemon verbena - yummy! Smells nice and makes wonderfully refreshing teas.
Morroccan mint - my favourite kind of mint.
Coriander: you can use the leaf and the seed, and while it grows, it's very attractive.
Basil - yummy. Wouldn't do without it, but it's fragile, so it needs to grow in pots, generally.
Bay laurel, the edible type you put in sauces: very attractive bush.
I am not much of a designer, but my favourite kind of herb garden design is star-shaped (star of David, 6 pointed).