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5 Easy Steps to Refresh Your Herb Garden for a Stunning Upgrade

Updated: Oct 12, 2024

Have you planted a herb garden but it you are not loving it?

I was inspired to update my own herb garden last week when I read the following on FaceBook:

Hi everyone, I’m interested in getting someone to do up my garden bed. I’ve tried to make it look nice bit (sic) it’s not working out 😂 would love to get a professional in (an actual business) to plant some herbs and flowers so it looks really nice, and possibly have them over to maintain it once every month or two. Does anyone have any recommendations?

While many gardening business recommendations were made, I encouraged the author to get in the garden themselves.


And here is how you can refresh your herb garden in 5 easy steps.


  1. Assessing and cleaning up the garden


Your first step is to review what is working and what is not working.

You are looking for plants that are growing in the wrong place (weeds), plants that are going to seed and past their usefulness, looking for plants that are not growing well because they are in the wrong place.


The below image shows parsley going to seed, tarragon against an edge with no room to grow, and two sage plants competing with each other.


Parsley going to seed and other herbs are crowded
Parsley going to seed

  1. Relocate plants to fill gaps

If plants are growing in the wrong place, you can dig them up and move them to fill gaps. Plants that are dug up and relocated need to be well watered for the next week to help support the roots to re-establish.


  1. Cutting and dividing plants

Additionally, use this time to review plants that may have spread and developed roots (mint and oregano are very good at this).


The below image shows mint shoots that have formed roots.


Mint sending out new shoots with roots formed
Mint is easy to propagate

  1. Improve the soil


I do not use fertilisers, and I practice no-dig gardening techniques. The way I improve the soil is to simply add a layer of compost on top of the soil to improve it.


  1. Mulch and water-in


Finally, in my climate, which can be dry, particularly over summer, I like to add a mulch layer. The mulch layer I choose is either woodchips or sugarcane mulch.

Then water it all in and stand back and admire.


If you need more in-depth information, check out the below YouTube clip.



And thanks for Nursing the Garden with me.


Sarah

 
 
 

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