Everyone of us savors the taste of  dishes prepared using the fresh herbs. Having a little  herbal greenery in your backyard can serve you well  by providing you with a ready supply of freshly cut herbs. A herb garden provides innumerable benefits. Having a herb garden is therefore, a blessing .Herbs certainly make almost all dishes taste better. The aroma of freshly cut herbs in your food, makes for a delicious meal. Chives, savory, marjoram, mint, and basil are few culinary herbs that add flavours to your food and make it better. Buying the herbs from the market can cost you a bundle . And, they are not as fresh as the ones from your garden. So, for preparing some really lip-smacking meals a herb garden would be just the right option.

Some herbs are also known to posses medicinal properties. Besides adding glory to your garden, herbs make your meals taste better. But once you start with a herb garden, maintaining it is equally important.

First of all, you need to fence your herb garden, if you don't want your herbs to be eaten by the four-legged creatures that make their way into your garden and slurp all the produce.

You  have to ensure that your herb garden gets enough sunlight. 4-5 hours of daily sunlight is essential for the plants. So , make sure that your plants get a proper amount of sunlight daily.

You can fertilize the garden soil and enrich it with all the essential nutrients using your kitchen waste. Fruit-cores, vegetable peels, coffee grounds make for good fertilizers.Make sure to use natural bio growth boosters rather than chemical potions.

To keep away the garden insects from the herbs, spray soapy water on the undersides of the leaves. Weeding regularly is also important to eliminate competitors and ensure maximum growth. Make sure you weed the garden at regular intervals so that the task does not seem burdensome.

Remove dead herbs, leaves and dry twigs to maintain the beauty of your garden. Also, remember to water the herbs regularly to keep them hydrated. If you wish to use the herbs in your kitchen -pinch the plants regularly. Yes, pinching the plants makes them fuller and bushier. Herbs like basil do well after being pinched. You can watch and rejoice over the results you get ,after pruning.

As they say, "A happy garden for a happier you." Keeping your garden happy and healthy would provide you a feeling like no other. It would serve you with the daily dose of physical exercise and provide you  a peaceful mind. So just, bring out the gardener in you and garden on..