Potted Fresh Herbs In The Kitchen....

Do you have space for a kitchen herb garden...on your bench top?

 This awkward corner space in the Mia Bella kitchen is a perfect spot...

for potted thyme, oregano, parsley and chives.

 With lovely bright morning sun, the pots are happy to stay in place for the entire summer.

 Add a jug of hydroponic lettuces (roots intact and sitting in water)...

for fresh picked lettuce for the sandwiches.

Add a vase of pretty blooms...

 Like these crisp white paper whites, with their glorious scent!

 And you have a beautiful kitchen vignette.

During the winter months as it is now in New Zealand, 

 the growth of the plants has slowed

and the pots need a little time in the sunshine outdoors.

Southern Hemisphere temperatures mean you can pop them outside for a week,'

then bring them in again.

(I do this 2 or 3 times over the winter, especially when we have a rainy weather week.)

I've had my kitchen herb garden on the bench top for over a year now...

and I LOVE the convenience, and the look of it!