How To Layout A Herb Garden
Over the centuries, herbs have been the most intriguing plants whose products are being used all around the world for a variety of reasons such as medicines, perfumes, decorations and as spices in foods. Maintaining a herbal garden is quite an easy task as they require minimal elements for growth such as sunlight, proper watering, good drainage and good manure. |
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It is very important to have a proper layout while designing a herbal garden. There are multiple factors on which the layout or design of herb garden is dependant. These include the available space, plants that need to be grown inside the garden, sunlight, drainage and soil fertility.
You can adapt different designs based on the available space. You can have a four square garden that is bordered with bricks or stone. In between, a path can be laid using bricks that crosses at the midpoint. Another design is ladder type layout where plants can be placed between the rungs of a straight wooden ladder. One can also have a wagon wheel design with bricks or stones forming the “spokes”. Herbs are placed in wedge segments. Another idea is to have a triangular-shaped herb garden.
There are certain elements that need to be kept in mind while designing the layout of herb garden. Plants should be segregated depending on the requirement of sunlight. While herbs like lemon balm require full shade, herbs like bay leaf and fennel require partial shade. Perennials and biennials like mint and garlic should be separated from annuals so that they are not frequently disturbed. These plants can be grown around the edges. Tall plants should be kept at one place so that they do not block the sunlight required for small plants. These plants can be kept at the back or in the center.
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