In pic 1 I have to contradict Daisy D. That's a poppy seedling. In pic 2 the frosted furry looking plant in the centre looks like chickweed, a weed. Pic 3 is the chickweed again with possibly borage around it and Oxalis. Pic 4 is another poopy with Oxalis and some sort of rhizomatous grass.(weed) 5 looks like a speedwell (weed) 6 is chickweed again (weed). 7 is speedwell again. 8 could be Sonchus. Here's a simple suggestion. Take a leaf of any you can't identify, scrunch it up and sniff. Several of the plants you list will be scented even at the seedling stage: oregano, thyme, lavender, hyssop, peppermint, spearmint, lemon bergamot (do you mean lemon balm?) I've never grown licorice or savoury so I don't know if they'll have a scent. Yarrow will smell a bit as a mature plant but I've never sniffed a seedling!

I've had one venerable plant now for 10 years. I used to be zone 5 until a re-zoning a few years back and I'm now technically zone 6 but it's hit or miss what zone 6 plants will work for me. Sooooooo the secret - drainage - especially in the winter. Plus you need to stick to the most hardy of the lavenders like "munstead." FataMorgana

hi TXCHX I think this is a kind of holy basil which goes by the name Vana Tulsi. I have the same tulsi (holi basil) as the one pictured. in my plant the young stems are green and as the stems age they turn kind of dark, though leaves are always green. I tried to look up it's scientific name and came accross Ocimum gratissimum but am not totally sure if this is the accurate scientific name or not. In India there are mainly 3 kind of basils that are considered sacred and of great medicinal value. These are Vana Tulsi, Krishna Tulsi and Rama Tulsi. The tip of Vana Tulsi leaf is more pointed while the other two have more rounded tips. Also Krishna and rama tulsi leaves are of same shape, the only difference is in color I believe. Krishna Tulsi is deep purple in color (stems, leaves and flower stocks) while Rama Tulsi is green. I am attaching 3 pictures. the first two are of Vana Tulsi so that you can compare and decide if your plant is similar to mine or not. In the last picture I tried to show how leaves of the two holy basils (Vana and Krishna) differ in shape. I hope this helps.

Yes, it looks like a Hypericum species. St Johns wort has no particular herby smell. There are 100s of species. The one used in herbalism is usually H perforatum which is an invasive species in some areas of the US. To see if that is the one you have hold a leaf up to a strong light. Do you see tiny holes? (Hence the botanical name)