Imaginative Ways With an Indoor Herb Garden
Creative cooks take note — fresh herbs can be yours every day with this line-up of inspired planting and storage ideas
Why is it that when we need a few leaves of fresh mint or a sprig of rosemary to pep up a recipe, we have always run out of the green stuff? Growing your own herbs at home is the simple way to solve this ingredient deficit and saves you money, too. Lush herbs will also add colour, scent and texture to your space, but don’t just settle for a plastic plant pot on your windowsill. Instead, be creative with your indoor herb patch and get green-fingered with these ingenious ideas.
Hang herbs up
Half whimsy, half functional, this living herb wall panel not only ensures fresh mint and basil on tap, but adds a flash of emerald green to the cool kitchen scheme, too. This is like a living artwork and its fresh, herby scents are sure to get taste buds tingling.
Half whimsy, half functional, this living herb wall panel not only ensures fresh mint and basil on tap, but adds a flash of emerald green to the cool kitchen scheme, too. This is like a living artwork and its fresh, herby scents are sure to get taste buds tingling.
Don’t forget detail
Even the slickest, most high-end kitchen design does not overlook the humble herb in its quest for aesthetic perfection. This smart Bulthaup kitchen is filled with stylish details, including neat hanging herb pots, in coordinating white, of course.
Even the slickest, most high-end kitchen design does not overlook the humble herb in its quest for aesthetic perfection. This smart Bulthaup kitchen is filled with stylish details, including neat hanging herb pots, in coordinating white, of course.
Decorate a redundant space
This series of rustic hanging boxes livens up an unused narrow wall in the kitchen which might otherwise be left bare. These herb boxes look great bursting with plants, but are just as decorative when used as storage for other items.
This series of rustic hanging boxes livens up an unused narrow wall in the kitchen which might otherwise be left bare. These herb boxes look great bursting with plants, but are just as decorative when used as storage for other items.
Create living shelves
Foodies and cooks will lust after these stainless-steel herb shelves. The modern, industrial mix of wood and metal in this kitchen are the perfect foil to the green, aromatic herbs.
Discover how to style open shelves
Foodies and cooks will lust after these stainless-steel herb shelves. The modern, industrial mix of wood and metal in this kitchen are the perfect foil to the green, aromatic herbs.
Discover how to style open shelves
Try a vertical pot system
Transport your herb patch to a handy, wall-mounted panel so that every fresh variety has its place in the heart of the kitchen. And if your cooking demands new flavours, simply plant up another jar and chalk up the name of its herby contents!
Transport your herb patch to a handy, wall-mounted panel so that every fresh variety has its place in the heart of the kitchen. And if your cooking demands new flavours, simply plant up another jar and chalk up the name of its herby contents!
Use your imagination
Who says herbs belong only in the garden or kitchen? Make your rosemary and thyme a decorative feature by growing them in a rustic bench or plinth and placing them proudly in an entrance for everyone to see. Notice the little spout and mini bucket, designed so that excess water can drain from the soil without splashing onto the floor.
Who says herbs belong only in the garden or kitchen? Make your rosemary and thyme a decorative feature by growing them in a rustic bench or plinth and placing them proudly in an entrance for everyone to see. Notice the little spout and mini bucket, designed so that excess water can drain from the soil without splashing onto the floor.
Grow them outdoors
During sunnier months, try growing your own herbs from seeds or plug plants. Herbs such as oregano, chives and mint do well in our mild climate. While the plants are still small, store the pots on simple stepped shelving like this.
During sunnier months, try growing your own herbs from seeds or plug plants. Herbs such as oregano, chives and mint do well in our mild climate. While the plants are still small, store the pots on simple stepped shelving like this.
Line them up
A perfectly placed trio of potted herbs is all that is needed to add a flash of vibrant colour to this all-white kitchen. It is a witty way to remind us that, despite its sleek appearance, this kitchen is the home’s cooking hot spot.
A perfectly placed trio of potted herbs is all that is needed to add a flash of vibrant colour to this all-white kitchen. It is a witty way to remind us that, despite its sleek appearance, this kitchen is the home’s cooking hot spot.
Invest in a larder
Dried herbs are often a suitable alternative to fresh, and a well-equipped larder like this one can contain racks for herbs, spices and condiments. It’s perhaps the best solution for the not so green-fingered among us!
How do you care for your kitchen herbs? Post your tips in the comments below.
Dried herbs are often a suitable alternative to fresh, and a well-equipped larder like this one can contain racks for herbs, spices and condiments. It’s perhaps the best solution for the not so green-fingered among us!
How do you care for your kitchen herbs? Post your tips in the comments below.
Fresh herbs sprout up from this kitchen island, thanks to a narrow trough carved out of the marble. This is a daring and stylish way to store fresh herbs and, with a little imagination, turns an ordinary ingredient into an extraordinary display.
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