Herbs
When walking in the woods only a month after moving here, I smelled mint. Yes, spearmint grows wild in our woods. Wanting to make my life a little simpler though, I dug up a piece of the spearmint and planted it in a flower bed. Now I can easily have a glass of spearmint iced tea in the middle of summer whenever I'm in the mood.
We also have a nice patch of lemon balm, which combines nicely with the spearmint to make a refreshing iced tea. In 2009, we planted lavender, dill, and sage, hoping they come back in 2010.
Annual herbs such as parsley, basil, rosemary, thyme, round out the herb patch. In 2010, we'll add oregano, St. John's wort, feverfew, and a few other medicinal herbs.