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Hope everyone is enjoying this amazingly warm weather! Yes, I’ve loved this weather! In New England, it’s not often that we get this much warm weather, so I’ll enjoy it while I can! Sorry, not sorry, for all of you that like the cold!

A few weeks ago I revealed my deck “renovation” and last week I shared with you my tutorial on how to make the coffee table I put on the deck, which you can actually make 2 ways, depending on what your needs are. Today I’m sharing my easy herb garden.

Last year when we moved into our house, I wanted to get a bunch of herbs. I know you can have herbs no matter where you live, but I only recently (in the past couple of years) got into cooking with fresh herbs. Before, I’d use dried herbs or just buy a little pack of fresh herbs at the grocery store based on what I was cooking. I also got it in my head that I needed these large plants with high yields. Last year, I actually ended up at a nursery spending a ton of money for herbs, because they were so large. I believe the containers they came in were actually meant to be planted outside – but if there’s one thing I knew about herbs planted in the ground is that they can spread. Anyway, I just let them sit out on the deck in their original containers all summer, then when fall rolled around I decided I needed to replant into pots to bring them inside. I originally bought these containers on Amazon because I thought they were so adorable. When I got them and tried to plant the herbs in them, I realized the containers were too small. I was very adamant about using the containers though, so I planted what I could. Unfortunately the containers did not have much drainage. The roots ended up rotting out and I had to throw the herbs away. I did reuse the containers though for succulents, which now reside on my windowsill over the kitchen sink.

This summer, I was determined to make herbs “work” this time around. I realized I didn’t need the largest herb plants because I definitely didn’t use the whole plant like I assumed I would. I would never “run out” of herbs. So this time I went and got reasonably sized herbs from the nursery for a reasonable price.

Here are the herbs I bought: kentucky colonel mint (for mojitos!), rosemary, cilantro, curly parsley, genovese basil, and greek oregano…the staples I use.

Next up, I needed containers…with drainage. So I opted for these terracotta pots or you can buy these ones at home depot.

Next up, I wanted a container to hold my containers! I wanted to be able to move them easily (all at once) from being a centerpiece on our dining table to being a centerpiece on our coffee table outside depending on the weather! I found this walnut hollow unfinished serving tray on Amazon that was the perfect dimensions for all 6 of my teracotta pots.

Because this tray was going to be able to go outside, it needed to be waterproof. So after a little sanding by hand I used my go-to deck stain for a waterproof treatment that matched the rest of my deck furniture 🙂