Beginner Gardening: Please give me info on bio-intensive/companion gardening!, 1 by zhinu

zhinu wrote:
I posted this elsewhere, but hopefully I'll get an answer here. What I really want to know is:

How to figure out how much space plants need for a bio-intensive planting.
Are there any of the plants I listed that do especially well or badly together. Is there anything else I might not be aware of in bio-intensive gardening?

I'd like to turn the bed and get started planting, but at least on the planting I need to plot out the garden first.

I want to try to do a full garden, but I don't know how to plot it out. I need to know what to put where and how much space I should give each plant. I want to have it completely filled in when it matures. I want the largest plants in the back with the plants like creeping thyme, saffron and wild thyme blurring the edge of the lawn.

Here are the plants I want to plant:
Basil Ocimum ?
Black Cumin Nigella sativa
Catnip Nepeta cataria
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Cilantro Coriandrum sativum spp. Santo
Creeping Thyme Thymus praecox
Dill Anethum graveolens
Echinacea Echinacea purpurea
Garlic Allium sativum
Garlic Chives Allium tuberosum
Ginger Mint Mentha x gracilis
Onions Allium capa
Oregano (Zorba Red) Origanum vulgare subsp. Hirtum spp. Zorba Red
Oregano Origanum vulgare
Peppermint Mentha x piperita
Raspberry Rubis idaeus
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Safflower Carthamus tinctorius
Saffron Crocus sativus
Sage Saliva … any/all
Scarlet Pineapple Sage Saliva elegans spp. Scarlet Pineapple
Spearmint Mentha spicata
Strawberry Fragaria x ananassa Correct name for standard domesticated strawberries?
Tarragon Artemisia dracunculus
Welsh Onion Allium fistulosum
Wild Thyme Thymus serpyllum

I need to know where I should put these and decide which ones I don't have room for. I'll put those in containers.

I have more information on all these plants if you need it.

Here's a picture of my basic plotting map. The length on this picture is more or less 38' on the sides 39' top and bottom. The soil currently sucks, so I need to do something about that, it's currently very sandy. Full morning sun on the herb garden, left side of map. Though if I want shade plants the thin side area is partial to full shade. The upper area, right side, get pesticides from the street side grass, so I don't want to plant it with edible plants. Wind is generally moderate, shouldn't be a problem for the plants being up against the house and blocked somewhat by the fences, but the yard does sometimes get heavy winds. No wind breaks in the area (clear cut housing complex) and we get a couple wind storms a year. Plants need to be able to deal with wet soil for extended periods of time, I live in WA, but I'd like to not have to water constantly. I'm willing to do some in containers if that would be better suited.