Insects don't seem to like it. I bunch these with string and hang them in the bunkie. I'd like to start growing plants which are good for drying. Monkshood, I discovered by accident, keeps its colour all winter. The last harvest from the garden in the fall has dried beautifully in the vase and continues to be a decorative piece about the home.
Lovage is the tall, celery-like plant at the right in the picture.
You only need one of these as well and I find the taste too strong. I have been promised Lovage soup to convince me otherwise. In the spring, I carved out substantial edges for the beds and accentuated the pathway in. As a response to that, Paul made a twig arbour which simply takes your breath away. It seems unbelievable based on the source that it isn't what I bought, but I guess these things happen.