Hi Mr D,

When the sun is high in midsummer, will it be getting enough sun to really heat up in the afternoon, or will it just be late day sun and stay reasonably cool---with the exception of the air temp, of course? And is the soil halfway decent, or are you willing to improve it with quite a bit of good organic matter if it's heavy clay?

Let me know about those two things, and I have some ideas. I have a similar situation on the back of my house. Some morning sun and some late day sun---but not enough on either end to heat it up a lot. Oh, and are you willing to water it regularly? Pretty much like you would a lawn!

Skybird

Don't have any ideas about herbs other than that we have chives in 2 locations where hours of sunlight are extremely limited. The chives do fine but that probably isn't the fragrance you had in mind, Mr_dove.

As far as a Select a Plant ideas might go, you may have fun playing on the website linked below.

DigitS

Here is a link that might be useful: Chicago Botanic Garden