Penelope Hobhouse's Garden Design by 
Penelope Hobhouse On Gardening by 
Magnificent Trees of the New York Botanical Garden by 
The New York Botanical Garden (2006) by 
While there are some permanent plantings in the Herb Garden, including the boxwood shrubs in the center knot garden, most of the plants are annuals that are replaced every year and may vary from year to year. Plants found in the Herb Garden may include those that follow.
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME |
| Agastache foeniculum | anise hyssop |
| Allium schoenoprasum | chives |
| Allium tuberosum | garlic chives |
| Anethum graveolens | dill |
| Anethum graveolens 'Fernleaf' | fernleaf dill |
| Angelica officinalis | angelica |
| Anthriscus cerefolium | chervil |
| Artemisia absinthium | wormwood |
| Artemisia dracunculus | French tarragon |
| Calendula officinalis | marigold, calendula |
| Coriandrum sativum 'Delfino' | Delfino cilantro |
| Cymbopogon citratus | lemon grass |
| Dysphania ambrosioides | Mexican tea (epazota) |
| Eryngium foetidum | Mexican cilantro or coriander |
| Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' | bronze fennel |
| Galium odoratum | sweet woodruff |
| Helichrysum italicum | curry plant |
| Iris germanica var. florentina | orris root |
| Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' | English lavender |
| Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' | Grosso lavender |
| Lippia graveolens | Mexican oregano |
| Melissa officinalis 'All Gold' | All Gold lemon balm |
| Mentha cordifolia 'Kentucky Colonel Mint' | Kentucky spearmint |
| Mentha x piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate' | chocolate peppermint |
| Mentha x piperita f. officinalis | white peppermint |
| Ocimum x africanum 'Pesto Perpetuo' | Pesto Perpetuo basil |
| Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese' | Genovese basil |
| Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens | red rubin basil |
| Ocimum basilcum var. thyrsiflora | Thai basil |
| Ocimum tenuiflorum | holy basil |
| Origanum majorana | margoram |
| Origanum vulgare | oregano |
| Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum | Greek oregano |
| Petroselinum crispum | curly parsley |
| Petroselinum crispum var. neopolitanum | Italian parsley |
| Rosmarinus officinalis 'Sal's Choice' | Sal's Choice rosemary |
| Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue' | Tuscan Blue rosemary |
| Rumex acetosa | sorrel |
| Ruta graveolens | rue |
| Salvia officinalis | grey sage |
| Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten' | Berggarten salvia |
| Salvia officinalis "Icterina' | golden salvia |
| Salsola komarovii | Japanese salwort |
| Sanguisorba minor | salad burnet |
| Santolina chamaecyparissus | santolina |
| Satureja hortensis | summer savory |
| Satureja montana | creeping winter savory |
| Stevia rebaudiana | stevia |
| Thymus x citriodorus 'Argenteus' | silver thyme |
| Thymus x citriodorus 'Aureus' | yellow thyme |
| Thymus vulgaris | English thyme |
| Tropaeolum majus | nasturtium |
