Herb Spiral Design

The herb spiral design is complete. Once the weather starts to warm up, we’ll start construction using patio pavers my neighbor gave us.

I picked herbs for both culinary and medicinal purposes. I’ll also plant herbs good for tea like lemon balm, bee balm and chamomile.

I added Nasturtiums and marigolds to the design too. Nasturtiums will ward off aphids and white flies while the marigolds will attract pest predators.

The (semi) final list:

• Sage
• Oregano
• Lemon grass
• Basil
• Lavender
• Nasturtium
• Chives
• Lettuce
• Lemon balm
• Bee balm
• Thyme
• Rosemary
• Parsley
• Marigolds

I thought about planting borage too, but it takes over any space it is planted in so I opted to skip mint and borage altogether.

Lemon balm and bee balm are members of the mint family, but they are a bit easier to control so I am comfortable putting them in the spiral. I’ve planted lemon balm in a container and it did not take over like the chocolate mint in the vineyard.

I want an herb spiral, not a mint spiral…although that might be nice for the front yard. Hmmm…

My spiral it will smell so nice
And look so pretty too
A yummy meal, a tasty spice
And healthy tea to brew