Laying slabs for a herb garden

ukjoel

Have picked up a couple of circular patios on ebay and would like to lay them on the soil bed as the other half would like a herb garden.

Plan is to remove consecutive slabs to get four circles (with half the slabs missing) in which she can sink her herbs.

Therefore each herb is contained and she has easy access to all of them by walking on the remaining slabs.

Wondering how to lay these. Would you just level the soil and drop them on top or would you use some sharp sand underneath or would you use a sharp sand cement mix to bed them in???

We have plenty of sharp sand and cement from a recently completed patio so there will be no expense in using them but would like to do a good job in it.

Has anyone any suggestions?

Many thanks

tim_n

Cement would certainly stop the sharp sand from sifting into the soil more. Either option would be fine. I'd avoid the bare earth option. Some sharp sands can change the acidity of the soil

floss2

Bear in mind that mint will spread if not planted in a pot to restrain it. Some herbs will want dry, sunny, light soil (mediterranean herbs like oregano, rosemary & thyme) while some will grow like weeds in heavier soil, also some plants will stand upright, some will flop and some (thyme in particular) will spread eventually over the flags, so give some thought to planning where each plant will go to suit its needs.

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