We have great weather for growing herbs up in Jozi (most of the time) rosemary, thyme and bay are my favorites for adding a quick flavour base to stews, soups and other slow cooked dishes. The beauty is all 3 grow in pots on my balcony. Admittedly the bay tree has a fairly big pot, but the rosemary and thyme are in small pots – in fact I grow the thyme in a bonsai pot and it does well, these 3 are also especially hardy and love a bit of sunshine.