The Inept Herbalist

I love herbs. I enjoy learning about them and finding them wild. I love to make teas and potpourris, salves and bath sprinkles.

But grow them? Ha, ha. It's a spring ritual. I have tried seeds and seedlings. I have tried all kinds of potting soil and fertilizer. I have tried them in my back yard. I have killed them all. Well, not the basil; but I don't know why.

Flowers I can grow, but not herbs. I thought at least some herbs were supposed to be hardy. Aren't some of them considered weeds? So why can I grow flowers but not weeds? Maybe basil isn't an herb?

So I'll just keep getting them from friends and from the internet.

All helpful suggestions would be welcome!