What else to grow

Monks often interplanted kitchen vegetables among the herbs.

Do remember to have some fragrant scented roses growing. Monks used these for their scent and added rose hips to medicinal syrups.

Another monastic garden bed to consider growing would be one with grape vines, hops, wormwood, alecost, juniper, elder, ground ivy and all the other herbs considered useful for brewing alcoholic beverages. Several liqueurs evolved from monks brewing these herbs into tasty aperitifs and cocktails, and many of these liqueurs are manufactured today.