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Originally Posted by donald  I've done a small herb garden on my plot using an 8' X 6' area. I acquired recycled bricks and marked out quadrants for my selected herbs. I've put a small eucalyptus in the middle and some mint in one quadrant. I acquired some roof slate from a neighbour who was having a new roof and buried it as a border around the plant, as mint is an invasive herb that is a prolific grower, so this stopped it from taking over the adjacent quadrants.
I've also put in a couple of different lavenders, parsley, oregano, basil, sage, chives and rosemary that were bought as small plants from my local garden centre for a reasonable price. All of these herbs have thrived in the herb garden and after 9 months had spread out, filling the area. The herbs are used in the kitchen at home and by friends. |
Sounds gorgeous Donald. You will be vicious with the eucalyptus though won't you? They grow to a thick trunked tree about 100ft high! Chop it to knee level every year and you'll get loads of the lovely 'silver pennies' leaves that the flower arrangings will snap your hand off for. Leave it alone for about 10 years and you won't be able to join your hands around the trunk or reach more than a third of the way up.
I speak as one who knows!
