herb gardens are a bit of an ongoing trend right now your friends family and neighbours probably have one whether you have a large or small garden you can always find a spot to grow some herbs here are 7 tips that will help you get started with your herb garden choose your favourite herbs before you start with your herb garden it s important to choose the herbs that you want to grow think about the meals that you want to prepare the most or which ingredients you use the most remember growing different herbs at once will become labour intensive so make a selection and focus on those keep your herbs indoors at first if you re going to sow the herbs yourself it s best to start indoors doing it this way will allow the seeds to germinate much faster sow them in small flower pots and make sure that any excess water can drain don t wait too long to transfer your herbs to a vegetable garden box when you ve started growing your herbs indoors don t wait too long to transfer them outside as soon as the weather permits repot them to a vegetable garden box combine the right herbs not all herbs require the same care so it s important to combine herbs with the same care regimen in the same planter or herb bed avoid overgrowing create herb beds some herbs such as mint tend to overgrow so you have to remember to corral them with a garden wood border so that they don t start growing all over the place sow or plant in rows if you re going to buy herbs directly from a store then it s better to plant them directly in outside soil plant them in rows so that you can pluck any weeds growing quickly and easily keep your herbs for the winter looking to keep your herbs for the winter make small bundles of the herbs and hang them upside down in a dry and warm area once they have dried you can store them in a cool and dark place in a container