It's prettier outside, but inside is nice too.  It's also easier to access at dinnertime.  We use the leaves, the flowers and the flower buds.  The older ones are too hard, but the buds close to the ends of the stems are soft, and delightful on a salad.  

 

Grow basil!!!  Well, don't plant it now, it's too late in the season, but do plant it in May.  I usually put 8-10 plants in the garden, and a few in a 12 inch pot that we put on the porch.  If you keep it pinched, it will get bushy, and last all summer.

 

The best part is brushing against it, and releasing that gorgeous smell.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!