Cooking Herbs

• Herbs used for cooking are some of the best herbs to grow in the garden because they can be used with a variety of kitchen ingredients. Rosemary and oregano are just a few garden herbs that complement tomato, lettuce and other garden produce used for cooking. One of the best cooking herb plants is basil, because it grows fast, flourishes easily and serves an array of purposes in the kitchen. Basil prefers full sun and, like most other cooking herbs, can even even be grown in a container with flowers.
  
  

Flowering Herbs

• Chive blooms are purple or white.chive in flower image by Alison Bowden from Fotolia.com
  
  Flowering herbs are good for growing in gardens because not only do they complement a variety of food dishes, but they also produce attractive flowers that can be displayed in vases or dried for potpourri. Chamomile and lavender are both flowering herbs that do well in the garden, as well as chives. Chives are perennials and produce white or purple flower heads that add contrast to any garden. Flowering herbs can be grown from seeds or transplanted as seedlings in full sun; many herb blossoms are edible.
  
  

Garnishing Herbs

• Parsley is a good potato garnish.stuffed baked potato image by Brett Mulcahy from Fotolia.com
  
  Herbs that are used as garnishes for food are good to grow in a garden. Parsley is very common and comes in more than one variety. Italian and curly parsley both work well as garnishes. Lavender, chives, and rosemary can all be used as attractive garnishes whether they are placed on top of a dish or added as a decorative touch to plates. Some garnishing herbs, such as parsley, can be planted in succession throughout the summer for a continuous harvest.
  
  

Tea Herbs

• Tea herbs are good to grow in a garden.hypericum herb tea image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com
  
  While any herb can be used in a tea, mint, chamomile, basil and lavender are common tea herbs grown in gardens. Mint is one of the best herb plants for a garden because it is hardy and does not require very much care to grow lush and healthy. Mint prefers full sun, but is versatile enough to flourish in areas of the garden that have partial shade.