Fresh herbs can make all the difference. If you’re looking for a gift idea for the gardeners in your life or just want to start your own indoor herb garden, a ready-to-use herb garden kit is an easy way to make it happen.
The Indoor Culinary Herb Garden Starter Kit by Jiffy ($29.95, overstock.com) includes 12 different edible herbs, peat pellets and a plastic “greenhouse” ideal for windowsill gardening.
Olive Barn’s Organic Herb Garden Trio ($29.99, olivebarn.com)includes seeds to plant basil, parsley and chives in compostable rice hull pots. The decorative, recyclable packaging is perfect for gift giving!
The Square Herb Planter Box Kit from Tasteful Garden ($39.95, tastefulgarden.com) comes with four plants and a square container garden for foolproof growing. Customize your herb garden with a choice of four different herbs.
The Home for the Holidays Herb Garden Kit from the Growers Exchange ($49.99, the growers-exchange.com) holds four popular culinary herbs in a hand-thrown clay pot. Five percent of proceeds from the purchase of this kit will go to Plant a Row for the Hungry.