Good luck! Your plan of waiting to see what comes up is very sensible.
There are lots of winter-hardy herbs. Sage, thyme, rosemary, oregano, bay, tarragon, mint, lemon balm etc. Mint likes relatively damp cool soil so it's probably happier contained in a pot sunk into the soil than a windowbox.
Trees don't really take any care except watering in droughts if they're very young, and pruning if they're fruit trees and you want to train them. Otherwise you can leave them be. Copper beeches are lovely if you have space (but be aware they cast very deep shade, so if you've got a copper beech in a small garden, that's about ALL you have!)
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There are lots of winter-hardy herbs. Sage, thyme, rosemary, oregano, bay, tarragon, mint, lemon balm etc. Mint likes relatively damp cool soil so it's probably happier contained in a pot sunk into the soil than a windowbox.
Trees don't really take any care except watering in droughts if they're very young, and pruning if they're fruit trees and you want to train them. Otherwise you can leave them be. Copper beeches are lovely if you have space (but be aware they cast very deep shade, so if you've got a copper beech in a small garden, that's about ALL you have!)