View over coast from the Jardin du Roi spice garden above Anse Royale, Anse Royale district, Island of Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Red ginger (Alpinia purpurata) at the Jardin du Roi spice garden near Anse Royale, Anse Royale district, Island of Mahe, Seychelles, Africa

Head of Seychelles giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) at the Jardin du Roi spice garden near Anse Royale, Anse Royale district, Island of Mahe, Seychelles, Africa

Nutmeg seeds and mace, the aril (the seed covering) laid out to dry, aromatic spices and major crops of the area, Ulu, Siau Island, Sangihe Archipelago, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Basil, Campania region, southern Italy, Europe

Indian Head ginger (Costus scaber [Costus spicata], Kuala Lumpur Orchid Garden (Taman Orkid), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Moorea, French Polynesia, Society Islands, South Pacific. On a surface of about 280m² with vanilla plants grown on artificial guardians. This type of culture helps protect it from the assaults of the sun, birds and all kinds of pests

Anthias, Pseudanthias sp., swim over a hard coral garden with a variety of different hard corals including table, branching, cabbage or lettuce, staghorn, and leather varieties, Acropora sp., Porites sp., Echinopora sp., Sarcophyton sp., Spice Islands, Maluku Region, Halmahera, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Split photo of branching staghorn corals, Acropora sp., and islands in the background, Loloda Selatan, Spice Islands, Maluku Region, Halmahera, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Guided tour in the parfume and spice garden of Saint Philippe, La Reunion, Indian Ocean

Different kinds of herbs marked by signs in an herb garden

Chamomile rake, herb farm, Pflegerhof farm, Castelrotto, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Chamomile rake, herb farm, Pflegerhof farm, Castelrotto, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Flat lay medicinal spices herbs

Sign reading "Lavendel" (lavender) next to lavender plants in an herb garden

Old house of the owner of the Le Jardin Du Roi Spice Garden, Mahe Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Cornflowers, herb farm, Pflegerhof farm, Castelrotto, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Making of herbal oil in the farm museum in Wolfegg, Upper Swabia, Allgaeu, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Garden with herbs

Flowering rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Garden with herbs

Farm museum in Wolfegg, Upper Swabia, Allgaeu, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe