Culinary herbs in our garden

Scot asked what herbs I dry, and this got me to write this post

Basil grows in the summer and is delicious fresh with tomatoes. I also make pesto and freeze some jars for the winter. On some years it will re-seed itself. By 2014 we grow four varieties: Holy, Genovese, Purple and Thai or Lime.
Cilantro, dill and parsley re-seed themselves and are available fall, winter and spring. Parsley will make it through summer under the shade of another plant, but eventually the butterflies find it to lay their eggs and the precious Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillars eat the leaves. I collect and spread cilantro, dill and parsley seeds all over the garden, this spring we have a beautiful cilantro patch in the west area under the deck.

cilantro in full bloom, too bad you don't get the smell just watching the photo! Japanese persimmon in back 

Celery - I started seeds in Wallace 3 years ago, and it re-seeds itself, I always find bunches here and there in the garden. It doesn't grow thick like the ones at the store (too warm in Alabama), it behaves like a parsley plant.
Fennel - I got a plant from Charlene at Wallace in 2011, the leaves look like dill and taste like licorice. It seems to thrive year round.
Lemon Balm and Mint also grow year round with only morning sun and by keeping them moist in the summer. They thrive in spring and fall.
Oregano grows year round but Alden and I prefer it dry.
Stevia goes dormant after the first frost and comes back early in spring;  I use it fresh in spring, summer and fall and dry leaves in the winter mainly to sweeten teas. I grow it with a cage to let the stalks grow 4 feet long, it is easier to dry this way.

Horseradish - Scot gave us a plant on 5/10/13 we shall see what it does! planted too late, after the first frost I pulled out the roots and they were few and small, so I replanted them. In 2014 it is thriving!
Hibiscus although not strictly an herb I grew it in 2012 to use the flower petals that we dry to make Jamaica tea year round. I loved growing it and it was beautiful, the flowers were loved by hummingbirds and it was easy to dry and save seeds. Continue to start from seed in the spring, 2013, 2014.
Turmeric Sara just gave some roots in May 2013, it made quite a few by the first frost, I filled a pint jar to lacto-ferment.
Ginger also a root, during the winter and spring I grow it in a ceramic pot indoors; in summer I plant some outdoors and harvest by the first frost.

In summary we only dry oregano and stevia; the rest of the herbs are available when their taste is at its best!
This year 2013 I may try drying turmeric to make powder... we shall see! I didn't instead I lacto-fermented the turmeric.