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But, as we shall see later, these herbs grown in container gardens with fragrant foliage are a boon to the amatuer garden lover, for their odor may last for years. One beauty of a container herb garden is that it can be grown in a small space. Of some varieties you may need only a plant or two because their essence is too strong to be used in any but minute quantities. The average suburban garden, with fountains, wind chimes, and bird feeders, will often have all the space one needs for a fairly good showing of herbs, and one must not think he is "sacrificing" space for herbs, because some of them have quite striking flowers. Foliage, roots, and seeds, however, are the main harvest, for it is in these that nature manufactures the fragrant or spicy oils. Nearly all the herbs need open sunshine, except where especially noted, and hence it is not wise to start an herb garden on the north side of a building or under trees. Some of the herbs, also especially noted, are tender anywhere north of New York, and for these a south-facing slope is the ideal site. If you have a cold frame or hotbed, these are useful for starting seeds of some tender annuals, but a box on the kitchen window-sill, below the wind chimes, will do almost as well. In the Middle Ages herb gardens were always enclosed. In selecting a site for a modern one, it is well to choose (or make) a partially enclosed area, even with with a wall fountain or thick hedge for its boundary.
Page 1: Why we need herbs
Page 2: Reasons for Growing Herbs
Page 3: Scoffing at Herb Gardeners
Page 4: Fragrant and Useful
Page 5: Herbs as Medicine
Page 6: Herbs and Commercial Drugs
Page 7: Grown anywhere
Page 8: Fragrance of Herbs
Page 9: The soil and flavors
Page 10: Most important Herb families
Page 11: Plant Families containing
Herbs
Page 12: Oils, Flavors, and Diet
Page 13: Learning from Herb History
Page 14: Cooking with Herbs
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