Garden designer Sue Goetz shares tips for planting, harvesting and enjoying herbs for the Northwest.

Looking for flowers, flavor and fragrance? Herbs produce a greater yield from every inch of the garden they occupy than just about any other crop you can grow. Local garden designer and herb enthusiast Sue Goetz says, “In addition to harvesting for flavor and healing, herbs provide aromatherapy benefits, attract pollinators to the garden and add beauty to the landscape.” 

Goetz should know, she’s the author of “A Taste for Herbs” and “The Herb Lover’s Spa Book.” When asked for a list of her favorite herbs to grow in a Pacific Northwest garden, she replies, “Some of the best and most reliable herbs are tough perennials that favor our dry summers, like rosemary, sage, thyme and lavender. Given good drainage and a sunny spot in the garden, those plants will thrive with little or no additional care—and they’re deer resistant.” 

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GROW in The Seattle Times