I just planted an herb garden in pots on my porch and deck. It will inspire me to cook some new recipes.
The wife just spent about $60 on plants, and more on soil and pots to set me up a fresh nice spice planter garden. Cold took them out the second night. Now I have approximately a half pound of shriveled dead flavorless leaves, dirt, and pots. I could have bought fresh herbs for half the year for what was spent. We are done attempting that.
My son, on the other had, can toss a few seeds into some composted soil, and nothing ever kills the plant. Even his annuals tend to regrow every year.