All-Season Seasoning: Planning an Herb Garden

Simple care requirements and a variety of choices, from cold-hardy to heat-tolerant, make an herb garden one of the easiest ways to get into gardening.

Rosemary, thyme, and winter savory can withstand temperatures down to 20 degrees F. trattieritratti/Shutterstock

Novice gardeners will be pleased to note that some of the most popular seasonings are some of the easiest plants to grow.

They fall into three categories: annuals that grow for one season, conveniently setting seeds for the next crop as the current plants begin to fade out; biennials that grow for two seasons, setting seeds in the second year; and perennials that can live for years but may die back in winter when planted in the ground in cold climates.