Herb Guide
Here is brief guide to the herbs which suit the three main light conditions. Most of the herbs will be happy in a sunny spot, but some will tolerate shade as well.
Herbs that love an especially sunny, well drained spot
Thyme
Rosemary
All the culinary sages and ornamental salvias.
Artemisia
Lavender
Pelargoniums
Myrtle
Basil
Bay
Hyssop
All the culinary herbs on this list will have a far superior flavour when grown in a sunny spot.
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Herbs that suit light shade
Angelica
All the Salad Plants
Borage
Chives
Echinacea
Feverfew
Foxgloves
Golden Marjoram
Gold Curly Marjoram
Heartsease
Jacob's Ladder
Lovage
Meadowsweet
Marsh Mallow
Musk Mallow
Nasturtium
Self Heal
Skull Cap
St John's Wort
Sweet Cicely
Sweet Rocket
Tansy
Valerian
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Herbs that suit shade
​Betony
Bronze Bugle
Comfrey
Horse Radish
Lemon Balm
Lungwort
All Mints
Sweet Woodruff
Solomon's Seal
Wild Garlic
Wild Strawberry
Wood anemone