Making the Herb Garden 
It is well to have an alternate plan for the 
placement of the herbs in the years to come 
If the ultimate goal is a formal garden suchas 
the knot garden of Elizabethan days,it will be 
necessary to purchase or propagate a number of 
perennials such as gray and green Santolina, 
Artemisias and Thymes to delineate the intricate 
patterns. While working toward the goal,a very 
satisfactory herb garden can be produced in one 
season from seed. 
Annuals and perennials,with the exception of 
Borage and members of the Parsley family such as 
Anise ,Coriander ,Dill,Chervil and Parsley, may be 
sown in flats in a coldframe or greenhouse any 
time after the first of March in the north and 
earlier in the south. They should be transplanted 
once before setting out to stimulate root growth. 
Many veteram gardeners find it is just as satis- 
factory to wait until seed can be planted out in 
the garden. The sturdier seedlings, grown in this 
way,need be transplanted or thinned but once. 
They seem to catch up to hothouse plants before 
the end of the summer. Follow the directions on 
the seed packet for time to plant and distance 
to allow between mature plants. 
Do not bury small seeds. Plant to a depth 
of at least twice but not more than four times the 
diameter of the seed. Thin or transplant seedlings 
to stand at least six to ten inches apart. Mature 
perennials,such as Hyssop and Sage,will need two 
two feet between plants the second year. 
