"Ah - thanks. I was perhaps misinformed."

"Mint likes a little shade, but not so at all with basil and thyme - they like full sun - and your basil, unless put in a greenhouse or indoors, will not make it through the winter.  Basil likes hot and sunny.  Thyme can withstand both summer and…"

"Thanks, Peggy! I actually found some spearmint ("Sweet Mint") in the herb starter sets at Home Depot. I built my bed and planted it, along with sweet basil and Greek thyme. Now I have to figure out how to reduce the sunlight a bit! I think I'll be…"

"Baker nursery always had the most varieties of mint - spearmint, peppermint, pineapple mint, chocolate, etc, etc"