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Dill is a short-lived annual herb, known for its aromatic value in cooking and for being a little tricky to grow; keep it happy in a hot, sunny spot with moist soil and deadhead it regularly to forestall bolting.
Dill is an aromatic culinary herb with feathery leaves that can’t help but add ornamental value as well to an edible garden. Don’t try to grow dill indoors; it needs full sun, well-drained soil, and hot weather.
In addition to being a delicious and versatile spice for potatoes, fish, beets, and cucumbers (the list of dills’ companion foods could go on forever), Anethum graveolens is a useful pest repellent in a vegetable garden (aphids and spider mites can’t stand to be near it). Tip: For more herbs that ward off insects, see Mosquito Repellent: 5 Flowers and Herbs to Keep Pests Away.
Easy to start from seed, dill will attract butterflies (it’s a good food source for caterpillars) and if it bolts, add its ferny fronds to a bouquet of wildflowers.