[header] How to plant a medicinal herb garden [title] Decide if you want to have a backyard or windowsill garden. [step] If you choose to plant a windowsill garden, you will have less space and soil to work with because you will need to grow each plant in a pot. If you want a traditional yard garden, you will need to till soil in your lawn in order to plant the herbs directly in the ground. 
[title] Decide how many plants you would like to grow. [step] It is a good idea to start with 4 or 5 and expand after you have used your herbs medicinally and know what you will need.