A few herbs for home

One thing I have always tried to have even before I had a garden is a few herbs. Admittedly I have not been very good at it. My old flat was right on the seafront so keeping them on the small balcony was a death sentence given the harsh salty sea salt winds. Plus being south facing kept inside on a window sill killed them by cooking them or drying them out.

The one thing I have insisted on in the garden is some herbs in pots at the end of the garden. Its paved and shaded and not a very attractive part of the garden so a good helping of herbs in pots can only improve it. 

But where to start, what to grow. At the moment I have some supermarket herbs I bought to use in recipes, but I have limited hoped for such abused plants. I will wait and see how they survive, those that do well will be given nice homes while the other will be replaced. Some I know will not survive the winter like basil and parsley. They do give me a good starting point for my list of what to grow. 

So my list, what do I use, a better question than what do I want.

Basil - lovely with anything tomato, plus I have seeds for 2 kinds, the normal sweet and some purple so that should brighten things up.

Parsley - Can't go wrong there, great with fish or as a garnish to finish the look of a dish

Mint - such a versatile herb, an absolute must. An aggressive plant though so its a good thing its in a pot. 

Rosemary - A delicious herb, hardy, and evergreen, so will be a little bit of green in the bleak of winter.

Thyme - Hardy again and tastes so good.

So that is what I have, what else would I like

Sage - a herb I want to use more.

Tarragon - I have a lovely recipe for Tarragon roast chicken with a creamy sauce, so if only for that I need tarragon.

Then ones I don't use but might grow so I can try them.

Dill

Borage

And lastly, things I wont be growing at home.

Coriander - both me and my partner don't like it, it tastes kinda like soap to us. 

Chives - now I do cook with chives and like them but I have a cat with a taste for grass, so anything grass looking and in the allium family (which isn't good for cats to eat) is not to be grown

Garlic - although I like the look of the big pompom heads of alliums the cat again rules them out, I don't trust him not to expand beyond grass

I have a few pots and a little compost left from planting some flowers so i'll get planting what I have soon and share.