Herbs: Herbs in pots, 0 by sempervirens

sempervirens wrote:
Thanks for the compliment brigidlily, and the suggestion to leave it until stressed.
The pots are a good size, one has a 13" diameter and the other 16" and both are 12" tall.
gardengus, The 2 photos of your potted herbs look very pretty in your garden. I potted up the herbs to fill holes in the garden and to cover spots that I fight tenacious weeds all summer. Maybe I can try to bring the lemon verbena and the lemon grass inside this winter if I leave it potted.
cyra, I never thought of the shading and cooling effect of close planting. What a good point. I have 2 topiary fairy roses that stay potted because they can't survive the winter in the ground. Last fall I threw some irises I thinned into the pots, thyme would be a nice addition. I tend to close plant in the garden to try to shade out weeds and because I like the really full cottage garden look. OK the truth is I just tend to overplant, period. There is usually a point where I must be ruthless and thin everything out. Until that point I hope, against all reason, everything will fit together.
I'd like to see other potted herbs and combination plantings and how they are placed in the garden if anyone wants to share.
The photo is of my herb/flower garden with grapevines and potted herbs hidden among the other plants.