It's 4 years now that every spring I try to create my apartment-compatible garden ! I sow seeds I've collected the previous year or I transplant small plants that I've bought in the supermarket. It requires time (that I don't always have), will and a bit of physical efforts but the reward is incredible . Sweet basil : I'm Italian and I use sweet basil in many recipes. Especially during summer time you can use it with tomatoes (which I'm growing too), mozzarella, beef carpaccio and in many other ways to prepare quick but tasty plates. Sweet basil Cherry tomatoes Anise basil : a weird but extremely interesting variant that gets along with grilled swordfish and tuna fish. Noteworthy the combination with strawberries (the plant I have, doesn't set many fruits but the few ones are amazingly sweet), red wine and sugar. Anise basil Strawberry plant Rosemary and Thyme : Any BBQed meat and (almost) any fi...