Question by justine.carbon: North side of house good place for herb garden?
I live in Northwest Washington and I have a prefect place for some shallow rooting herbs. It’s right against the north facing side of my house. Which herbs would grow best there?
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Answer by Cave Creek
Herbs need some sun! Try different types of basil, dill, mint, oregano, rosemary.
What do you think? Answer below!
Most herbs come from warmer drier climates than yours and probably won’t do well on the north side of any house, even mine, and I live in a warm, dry climate.
You can completely skip rosemary, lavendar, sage, thyme, oregano, they’ll be miserable. I usually grow these in pots anyway so I can move them around.
You might be able to do tarragon, but my tarragon seems to prefer to be potted and kept in a cooler, less sunny spot than my other herbs. Chamomile would probably work…and you could probably do well with mints. Balms might also work although I think they’ll probably want more sun.
I suggest walks through your neighborhood and view what your neighbors have thriving in similar situations…also your local nursery will have advise appropriate to your area.
Nothing I know of. Some might be okay but wouldn’t thrive. They’d get leggy and unattractive. Pick plants meant for full shade. Possible candidates: pulmonaria, columbine, maybe fuschsias, impatiens.
Herbs want full sun, all day. North facing will be shaded, probably not the most conducive for them…south would be better.