the herb is the word!

I'm growing basil, lemon balm, mint, oregano, sage, tarragon, and thyme in my garden this year - and I'm already salivating thinking about what I'm gonna plant next year, thanks to the books I've gotten recently: hints & pinches: a concise compendium of herbs, spices, and aromatics with illustrative recipes and asides on relishes, chutneys, and other such concerns, by the indomitable eugene walter, and the encyclopedic herbalist in the kitchen, written by gary allen and recently released by the university of illinois press. next on my list: a visit to possum creek herb farm, located in soddy daisy, tennessee, clear on the other end of the state!