I keep trying to create areas that are low maintenance but productive.
We have two brick planters on the patio. The one has thyme covering it and it grows beautifully all year, flowers around now and providing us with more herbs than we could ever use. It takes no effort to look after it!
The other planter was going to be for more annual herbs, but last year it grew weeds and looked a mess.
This year we've hit it hard. My wife dug out all the weeds, I topped it up with rotted cow muck and then put a layer of compost over the top.
The children then helped plant some plants. Two types of sage, one new variety of rosemary and 7 lavender plants. Hoping these will establish and provide us with some much needed easy care patio planters, look beautiful and provide herbs for the kitchen.
While they establish we also planted about 30 beetroot plants I'd started from seed in the greenhouse. Makes sense to use the growing space we have and should maybe ease the weed pressure if other plants are already growing.
The children were excited by the herbs as it meant more for their potion making!
What's your dream set of herbs for a planter?
