My dill readily reseeds later in the summer and also the following spring. Mine from last year’s dropped seeds came up a few weeks ago.
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I am finding dill sprouting in various places in my garden also, from the seeds dropped by last year’s plants. I did not appreciate how readily dill will grow wherever the seeds fall.
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Jealous of both of those items!
I typically grow basil in pots about 12" across; I will put some topsoil in the bottom half of the pot, with a mixture of topsoil and composted manure in the top half (although decent topsoil in the entirety of the pot should work nicely, also). I keep mine in a place where it gets morning or intermittent sun; unfiltered afternoon sun in my location can do a number on my basil.
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My basil did the best when planted in the same container as my tomatoes. Not sure why, but I’m planning to do that again this year.
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Basil and tomatoes are “companion” plants. They both benefit from being planted together.
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I almost always grow my basil in a pot. That way I can bring it in and it often lasts thru part of the winter. This year I have basil, oregano, and rosemary in a big container.
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I do the same with rosemary and oregano - a not too big pot that gets me daily use and then I can usually keep it going through the end of the year . My rosemary made it all winter this year! I’m going to stick it outside
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Well mine are next door neighbors, in neighboring pots.
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I having a disagreement with a friend who says that if it’s ground cover it’s an invasive plant. I argued that I control the ground cover and if the plants show up in other places in my garden, I will pull the plant out. I guess I can’t control birds dropping seeds, etc. Does anyone have an opinion?? I have almost no lawn (have replaced it with ground cover).
Here’s an example. The ground cover is Waldensteinia (Barren Strawberry).
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I believe there is a time and place for ground cover and if it’s in a spot you like and not in spots you don’t like (or can be controlled by pulling) then it’s good for you!
I don’t necessarily want it in my perennial beds but like it under trees, among bushes, etc
I think you pic is beautiful
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It looks good to me!
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By your friend’s definition, then, a lawn would be an invasive plant, too. 
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This looks quite good to me.
Is this vigorous enough to significantly discourage wild grasses? I have a few areas with ground covers and the grasses are sneaking in. One area for example has mostly vinca, but I might be spending a couple of hours this week pulling the grass out from among the vinca.
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We gave a major prune to our gigantic fig tree earlier this year. Many branches were too high to be able to pick. It’s looking promising, as it comes out of the dormant season, that harvesting will be easier this year. 
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Ugh. The digger (pretty sure a possum) came back last night and totally tore up my herb bed, along with other areas.
Since my original post, I found a repellant that seemed to work. Jury’s still out on the (pricy) beneficial nematodes. I was going to reapply the repellant yesterday, but since our daughter was coming over with her dog today I thought I’d wait until after they left. Apparently a day late.
Out to spray and will put the ugly cover back on.
War is still on!
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The other comment I would make is that if a “ground cover” is suffocating ither wanted plants/bushes or causing other growth issues THEN that ground cover might be a problem!
Is mint considered groundcover? I have some that would go everywhere if I didn’t keep after it. (I once read some advice to only plant mint in planters, not the ground. But I didn’t plant my mint. Assume my mother did, years ago.)
To me, mint grows up and then out…it’s an herb so I wouldn’t consider it a ground cover. It is invasive in most cases !
And the pot suggestion is legit!
I planted mint in a large pot years ago. That plant wasn’t content to stay in the pot though. I had the pot sitting on soil near my front walk. The roots of the plant exited the drainage hole at the bottom of the 12" deep pot and established itself in the soil around the pot. It is certainly invasive. I have decided it has no real place near anything that it can spread into. If I grew it again I would ensure that the pot was no where near any soil that the plant could get to.
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