The holidays are the perfect time to bring in your fresh herbs and enjoy them. Whether you enjoy cooking, decorating, or gift giving herbs will add character and fragrance to any project. From a front entrance featuring cement urn with a rosemary topiary or sculpted bay tree to small touches on the table herbs can be a big part of any decorating idea.

Evergreen herbs can be grown year round for harvest in any zone. In warmer zones, such as seven or eight, simply grow outside in a sheltered area, in colder areas grow your evergreen herbs in containers and when the frosts come simply tuck the herbs into the greenhouse, cold frame or bring right inside your home. When bringing herbs inside, the perfect location should be bright and cool, a south facing bay window or balcony door is perfect! Your plants should a get regular watering and a monthly feed. If your herbs go leggy, then they need more light, if they start to go yellow, increase their feeding and check for pests. A simple way to deal with pests is to simply put the whole container in the shower and rinse your plants with luke warm water.

Evergreen herbs such as rosemary, lavender, thyme and bay laurel are all excellent evergreen herbs for decorating with, they offer foliage, fragrance and texture, they are also extremely long-lasting. When placing the boughs and holly over the banister and mantle this year, slip in a few sprigs of rosemary and pile on the bay laurel, the combination and fragrance is fabulous.

Fresh herbs can be a very useful decorating accent for any holiday table or entrance. A centrepiece or bouquet using fresh herbs such as rosemary, golden sage, lavender or thyme nestled amongst holiday flowers is a natural way to festive up any room in the house. When looking for flowers to compliment your herbs consider roses, tulips, and double peonies, although not traditional holiday flowers the simple addition of ribbon and a pinecone will make it all work!

To keep your "natural" decorations, arrangements and centre pieces looking their best mist weekly with a solution of fresh water and a moisture retention agent such as hot pepper max or no-wilt. These super concentrated and easy to use products are designed to increase moisture retention and reduce wilt, perfect for keeping greens fresh, use them on your wreaths, swags and Christmas trees!

Small terra cotta containers, such as small long toms, set through amongst the dinner table will be decorative and conversational. To encourage your guests to help themselves place small scissors near overflowing pots of parsley, chives or wheat grass. Labelling your pots will allow the gusts to know which is what, a simple paper card attached with a wooden clothespin will work just fine.

For height at the holiday table choose topiaries of rosemary or lavender. To keep your topiaries looking their best trim often, water regularly, and sprits often with an organic foliar fertilizer. Be sure to protect your table by placing a saucer, tray, or silver plate under your container.

For extra touches be sure to include plenty non-scented Soya candles, herbal vinegars and home made herbal teas. Adding herbs to your holiday table is a simple, fun and enjoyable way to share your herb garden with your friends and family.