Starting Your Herbal Garden
Wouldn’t it be nice if some herbal plants are just within your reach, especially when you need them at once? For instance, on a chilly day, 
you might want a cup of tea and not just the ordinary tea but the one with medicinal value. In this case, then the herbal tea is what you need.
In addition, herbal teas are the good choice if you want to taste different flavors of tea. There are lots of herbs available out there and you can pick the ones that you like best. To get the best tasting and freshest tea, try brewing it on your own. Homemade teas produce a more robust and tastier flavor. On top of that, they have a calming or soothing effect.
At any rate, if you can cultivate an assortment of plants in your herbal garden, you can be able to get the kind of tea that you want. Plus, you can also grow some herbs for cooking like oregano and basil. And the good thing is, they also have therapeutic effects. Listed here are some of the plants for your home herbal (tea) garden:
- Jasmine
This is a sort of fruity tea with exotic flavor. This usually thrives in tropical climates and will not survive in cold places, so if you want to grow this plant, it should be planted in an indoor garden.
You can use a plain pot for growing Jasmine, but since it is a creeping plant, you must provide it with something to climb on. You can use small trellis or even simple sticks and then guide the plant to climb on that.
- Mint herb
This is a popular tea for its soothing effects and minty aroma. There are lots of mint varieties that you can grow in your herbal garden, 
peppermint, chocolate mint, citrus, and spearmint are just some examples.
Commonly, mint is always visible in most herbal tea gardens. This is because they are not difficult to nurture and they can thrive either indoors or outdoors. However, mints usually like moist and cool environment better. If the weather turns extremely hot, simply move the pot in a shady area and there will be no problem.
Mints are best to be kept in confined pots as they are known to crowd out all the other herbs near them.
- Chamomile
This herbal plant is considered as an all-time favorite apart from the mints. Chamomile tea is very helpful with relaxing and can help with sleeping problems. It is also a good reliever for sore throat. However, this plant only grows annually. Thus, if you want it all year round, try planting it indoors. Moreover, it will not be hard to grow them indoors since it can put up with almost any levels of light.
The white and yellow flowers of the Chamomile plant is what makes up a good tasting tea, though its leaves can also be brewed but the taste would be a little bitter.
These three plants are healthy and the better options for your herbal tea garden. You can pick them up right in your garden and then brew them instantly for a healthy cup of tea.
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Thanks for very interesting blog!