[header] How to grow a container herb garden [title] Choose the herbs you want to grow. [step] Your choices will depend on several considerations. The first is taste-you'll want to grow herbs that you'd actually want to eat in your cooking. 
It is also helpful to choose herbs that pair well with vegetables you may already be growing in your garden; homegrown tomatoes pair well with basil, for instance. Most herbs are fairly easy to grow, but if you are particularly worried about keeping the plant healthy, mint is one of the most hardy and aggressive of herbs.