The idea of an herb spiral is to lay out an herb garden in a relatively compact space that includes microclimates adapted to each herb. The spiral shape also decreases in height from center to edge, impacting the exposure to water, sun, and wind. I saw some of these on a trip to Cleveland a while back and have been thinking about adding one to my yard ever since.
There are plenty of how-to guides on the web:
Center for Alternative Technology - lots of good info in this tipsheet
Neutral Existence - video, too
Garden Organic - pdf with nice pictures
Hip Chick Digs - review of how the author's has worked out over time
Permaculture Visions - details of which herbs to plant where
TipNut - lots of herb-growing options -scroll to bottom of page for herb spiral info
Now I just need to pick a location and get to work!
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