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At Pantry Garden Herbs we are on a mission to show our fellow gardening enthusiasts how beautifully herbs and bedding plants mix in combination containers as well as in the landscape. In the following pictures you will see that the interesting component to each arrangement is the varied colors, shapes, sizes, textures and growth habits of the herbs, which make them an indispensable asset to the composition of container gardening. We encourage you to experiment and send us your photos. The possibilities are endless!

Like most herbs, lavender works well in combination with other ornamental plants. Here it is in a planter with coleus, angelonia, and other sun-loving annuals. This is a fernleaf lavender, good for planters because it has an interesting texture and long flower wands. Photo courtesy of Red Cedar Gardens.

Add a beautiful focal point to the garden gate, front entry, or the backyard fence with a hanging planter. You can find a vast array of unusual and whimsical designs such as this one in your local garden center.

Choose a combination of flowering annuals and herbs in contrasting colors, textures, and growth habits with which to fill them. This one sports an upright peach colored calibracoa with trailing Caraway Thyme.

A very low-growing herb such as minus thyme changes the whole look of a combination planter, creating a moss-like carpet. You can also use corsican mint or wooly thyme; both of these will eventually spill over the sides of the pot.

Two types of lavender and a little thyme are the touches that make this petunia and sweet potato vine stand out.

The round, golden leaves and low trailing habit of this oregano balance the height and foliage of the larger flowering plants.

Tricolor Sage, Pansies, Chocolate Mint, Red Creeping Thyme and Jim's Best Oregano make a striking arrangement.

See how lovely this smooth, succulent Sedum and the delicate, trailing Wooly Thyme go together with their green-grays in this simple little arrangement.