Growing Herb Rock Gardens

One of my first herb gardens was in the middle of a clay field and it was not a cinch to get herbs to grow right. When you are planning your garden, you’ve got to put sunlight and soil quality at the top of the list of things to consider. Without the right amounts of both natural light and water, your garden will not thrive. With the right combination of water, soil and sunshine, you can grow just about anything.

To solve my clay sod problems, I turned to rock gardening, which focuses on adding lots of rocks to your landscape and focusing on herbs that only need a few inches of good dirt.

A rock garden focuses on the positive features that you may have in your yard already or those that you want to create. Usually this type of garden is found in dry, rocky areas that have …

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