If you have an organic garden find a corner where you can grow a group of herbs.  Not only will they add different flavours to your cooking and be delicious sprinkled over salads and soups but they are aromatic on warm summer evenings, full of butterflies and bees and utterly relaxing to sit beside. Herbs can be used in so many different ways: to use in food dishes, to decorate your table and put into your cool summer drinks (especially the eau-de-Cologne mint), to add to your bath water for a fragrant therapeutic soak.

Herbs are best when they are fresh but dried herbs can also be used to enhance your cooking. 

Ideal herbs are Astragalus (Chinese Herbs), Basil, Bay Leaves, Coriander, Marjoram, Mint, Parsley (either flat leaf or the curly variety), Rosemary, Tarragon, Thyme Water Cress, Normal Cress and Wheatgrass (usually grown for juices -hard to digest).

Try growing herbs yourself from seeds.  The time to sow is between January and June.  You will be surprised how much fun it is to grow your own and your food will taste so much nicer having fresh herbs  added.