Herbs, Flowers and Trees - Welcome to Our Temple

country, as what you should do with them does vary greatly depending on
conditions.
Indoor Herbs
Indoor plants need a lot of light; most of them will prefer a good 6-8 hours of natural
sunlight per day, so try to position them near windows or under skylights. If you
can't get enough natural light for them, consider installing a grow-light. Most herbs
prefer humid surroundings, so if the air in your house is dry, keep a little mister
nearby and use it regularly. They like it warm, but keeping them right near a heater,
stove or heating duct will be far too dry for them. One of the best places for culinary
herbs is your kitchen windowsill, where they'll get some sunlight and will be near
the tap to be watered regularly.
Herbs which can be grown indoors include mint, basil, lavender, scented geranium,
sage, rosemary, chives, sage, lemon verbena, thyme, parsley, marjoram.
Recycled Pots
I make my own small pots from the bottoms of two-liter plastic soft drink bottles;
here are instructions for making them.
Wash or peel the label off, if there is one, and mark a straight line to cut along with
tape about 6-8 inches from the bottom of the bottle. Pierce the bottle initially with
pointy nail scissors, then switch to your normal craft scissors and cut along the tape
line. If the edges are sharp, you can always mask them with tape. The bottom of the
bottle makes your pot, and the top can be dumped in the recycling bin.
Now turn the pot over so the underside is facing you, and gouge some drainage holes
with your pointy nail scissors. Make the initial hole and then sink the scissors in up to
the screw and rotate to make the hole nice and round. Try to have any sharp edge bits
sticking inside the pot rather than outside it (so you don't cut yourself). You can put
the holes right on the bottom, or on the sides where they join the bottom. I use soft
drink bottles with those knobby bits at the bottom, so I gouge my holes one each side
of each Knobby bit, very close to the bottom. Turn the pot up, and voila! It's ready.