What are the best herb plant combinations for making an herb container garden?

Container gardening is a great way to grow herbs, whether in your home, in your garden or on your deck. There are many combinations of herbs that grow well in containers and many varieties that you can grow for taste as well as for their ornamental properties. These herbs grow well together in a container: Curled leaf parsley, mint, basil, oregano, lavender, sage, rosemary and thyme.

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Echinacea- Used to prevent common colds medicinally, this plant has large, showy flowers that bloom from early to late summer. Sage- Evergreen, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. A member of the mint family.

Native to the Mediterranean. Has medicinal and culinary uses. Lavender- Also a member of the Mint family, with medicinal and culinary uses.

Native to the Mediterranean region south to tropical Africa and to the southeast regions of India Thyme- A good source of iron. Often used to flavor meats, soups and stews Sweet Marjoram- Sweet pine and citrus flavors. Indigenous to the Mediterranean area.

Known to the Greeks and Romans as a symbol of happiness. Chives- A member of the onion and garlic family, like a tiny green onion, cylindrical, hollow stems with flowers on top. Mint- Aromatic, cooling.

Good for digestion. A genus of 25 species, and many hundreds of varieties, of the Mint family. Due to its invasive nature, Mint must be grown in pots or contained in a garden.

Oregano- Widely used in Greek and Italian cuisine. Often used in tomato sauces, with fried vegetables, and grilled meat. Along with Basil, it is used in many Italian dishes.

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It depends what you are planning to grow and your garden environment. If you are growing mint plant it in a container or it will take over your yard. The size of the container makes a difference.

If you are going to combine several together in one pot you would want a larger size like 16" or so. If all of your garden has the same conditions (sun vs shade) then it is more of a preference. Otherwise you would want to group those with similar needs.

Parsley, chives, garlic chives can all handle some shade. Oregano, thyme, sage, lavender all like sunny and better drainage. You can also group them according to use or theme - an italian theme, pesto theme, salad herbs, salsa container, all thyme varities together, lemon herbs together, etc.

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