10 Perennial herbs to grow in your garden

One of the easiest plants to grow in your home are herbs. They are low-maintenance plants that can tolerate both extreme hot and cold weather. By growing fresh herbs in your garden, you get to add fresh leaves to your dishes. Growing herbs can attract pollinators and help to repel pests and insects.

Herbs are cold hardy plants and they go dormant during the winters and start to grow foliage in the next spring. Although herbs are cold hardy they need to be protected when winters become too severe. So, it’s best to grow herbs in containers.

Before growing herbs, soil must be amended with aged manure. Herbs grow best in well-draining sandy loam soil. During summers keep them in a location that gets 6 to 8 hours of sunlight every day. Most herbs are quite drought tolerant, you can water when the soil is dry. You can feed your herbs with liquid fertiliser once a month. You can grow herbs from seeds or you can buy saplings online or from your local nursery.

Perennial Herbs to grow:

1.Oregano

Oregano is a drought-tolerant herb that can grow up to 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. You can grow oregano from cuttings or seeds. It can tolerate temperatures up to -34°C (-30°F). Based on the variety Oregano can give white, pink or light purple flowers. Here is how to grow and care for oregano.

2.Peppermint

Among mint varieties, the peppermint is one of the coldest hardy varieties. It can grow up to 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It can tolerate temperatures up to -15°C(5°F). The easiest and fastest way to grow lots of peppermint is from cuttings. Peppermint produces purple flowers.

3.Sage

Sage grows 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide. It is a drought-tolerant herb and can tolerate cool temperatures as well. It can tolerate temperatures up to -15°C (5°F). Sage gives purple blue colour flowers.

4.Thyme

Thyme can grow a foot tall and wide. It is a drought-tolerant herb and can low temperatures up to -10°C(14°F). Thyme can give white and pink flowers based on the variety.

5.Rosemary

Rosemary is a drought-tolerant herb that grows best when it gets full sunlight. It can tolerate temperatures up to -23°C(-9°F). Rosemary can grow up to 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. Based on the variety rosemary can give blue pink or white flowers. Here is how to grow rosemary at home.

6.Garlic Chives

Garlic chives is one of the chives variety that can tolerate temperatures up to -20°C (-4°F). Garlic chives can grow 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. Garlic chives give white blooms during the summer season. Here is how to grow chives.

7.English Lavender

Lavender is a small shrub that grows 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. English lavender of the lavender varieties that can tolerate temperatures up to -30°C(-22°F). English lavender produces white, lavender, purple or pink based on the variety.

8.Chamomile

Chamomiles can tolerate temperatures up to -10°C (14°F). Chamomile can grow up to 2 feet tall. Chamomile gives yellow or white ray flowers based on the variety.

9. Purple Coneflower

One of the best perennial herbs to grow is Coneflowers. It can tolerate temperatures up to -10° C (14°F). Purple cone flowers can grow up to 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It produces pinkish-purple flowers.

10. Catnip

Catnips are very cold hardy herbs that can tolerate temperatures up to -35°C (-31°F). Catnips can grow 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Catnip can produce whitish or pinkish flowers based on the variety.