Growing fresh herbs is very easy and creating your own culinary herb garden is the best and most economical way to have fresh herbs readily available for cooking. Herbs can be cultivated either from small plants from your local nursery or from seeds. Fortunately, herbs not only grow well in a large garden but do quite well in containers for those who live in apartments or condos. I have fresh herbs growing in herbs pots all over my deck in the summer and never run out of fresh herbs.
Put the containers in a spot that will have plenty of sun and make sure the soil does not become dry, and your herbs will flourish.
Some slower growing fresh herbs such as thyme and rosemary are easiest bought as small plants, while basil, oregano and marjoram do quite well from seed.
If you are not experienced with growing herbs, there are many herb garden starter kits you can buy for your first time. Once you get the hang of it, you will have no problem cultivating your own fresh herb garden. Fresh herbs are not only expensive but difficult to keep fresh and it is wonderful to just go pick only your what you will need from your own herb garden. If you are lucky enough to have a sunny kitchen window with room for little herb pots, you can grow fresh herbs right in your own kitchen. 
This is one of my strawberry pots that I use for my herb garden. I grow my fresh herbs in a couple strawberry pots on my deck. I plant the herbs in each pocket in the spring when they are small, and I fill the top with basil. I save money by growing my basil, oregano, marjoram and mint from seeds since they are quite easy to start yourself. The others I buy as small plants. This provides me with a variety of fresh herbs all summer long and plenty of homemade pestos!
Commonly used Italian herbs.
Growing Fresh Herbs is a great way to start to Cooking with Fresh Herbs.
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