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Herb Garden Design

Posted by Most Expensive Tuesday, August 18, 2009 0 comments

Formal herb gardens with their symmetry, knots and interweaving textures, can look intimidating. But to create a simple formal herb garden, all you really need to do is choose a geometric shape, like a circle or a square, divide it into sections of equal size and fill each section with similar or complementary plants.Generally, formal herb gardens are laid out as a series of beds creating some geometric form, like a square, circle or half-circle. The plants will vary in each bed, but the hardscaping pulls things together as a whole. Paths between the beds are often paved with stone or brick, adding even more 4 season structure to the picture. Add a central feature, like a sundial, urn or birdbath, and you have a garden that will look polished even when the plants are covered in snow.Theme gardens are popular with herb gardeners. Themes such as color, scent or variations of a particular herb can easily be incorporated into the separate beds.