They make good companions for roses, perennials, even shrubbery. Herbs have been grown and loved for centuries. Their practical uses range from cooking and scent to dying fabric and repelling insects. She's found that most herbs aren't harmed by winter in the Piedmont. 10 degrees and below, she will toss a sheet over the evergreen rosemary to prevent damage.
Summer heat can sometimes be as threatening as winter cold.
It took out things,'' she says. Himalayan silver mint, which is very rare, was one. But I have got a piece of it. Maybe it's because you really use them for fragrances or cooking. So many other plants are a look'.