Herb with a nice smell?

Hi, I have a old plant that has died, I am looking to replace it with another but the I had an idea to maybe grow a herb, so is there an herb that has a nice look and smell to it??

Regards Keith

 

Rosemary, Lavander, Lemon Balm or any of the Sages.

 

You're in luck Keith almost all herbs look nice and smell great too it's just a shame some get a little too big for their boots!Hel.xxx.

 

my favourite is basil . I would go for a herb of which you like the taste.

 

Hi Khampson - what about rosemary? Beautiful very early blue flowers, a lovely shape and not bad with roast chicken....

 

.....or lamb, or meaty fish. Some peoples' favourite herb. :D

 

Basil is very useful in terms of cooking, although it doesn't look that fancy. Rosemary is great although you would need to keep it under control to prevent it from getting too big and woody.

 

What I do with rosemary Midnightrose is take a heel cutting every 5 years or so and start again. Dead easy - and it works.

 

Hi Keith

My favourite scented herb is Doone Valley Thyme - it has a fairly strong, sweetly lemon scented nature and its nice green and yellow leaf habit gives it a visual lift too.

Hope this helps

Kath

 

I have a perennial herb patch at the bottom of my garden. My favourite plant of all is Sage (I think its just the 'common' variety, as my user name suggests I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to gardening).

Sage looks great, smells lovely, looks after its self (I rarely do anything to it), and is popular with bumblebees. Oh, and if you like cooking, sage's uses go far beyond sage and onion stuffing.

I also like Rosemary, which has all the pluses of Sage for me, except that mine never flowers (no good for the bees).

My Lemon Balm is a nightmare. I keep finding it sprouting up all over my garden. It is even next door. It's great if you keep a close eye on it though.

 

Hi Keith,

You could try lemon balm.... it is attractive and smells gorgeous.... of lemons, unsurprisingly!

Tracy

 

me again.... have you considered lavender???

dozens of varieties, which look and smell beautiful. Also great for attracting the bees.

Tracy

 

Crikey, I couldn't agree more.... it's flipping everywhere in my herb patch.

My current favourite is The Green Lavender (Lavandula Stoechas Viridis) - the most amazing lemony, piney, lavender smell and green flowers. Not very easy to find though.