A windowsill can become a small garden for someone whose life has no yard.

Growing things is usually described as needing land, and it mostly needs light, water and attention. A row of pots on a ledge gives you the same sequence a garden gives: something to check in the morning, something that responds to care, something that changes with the season. The scale is smaller and the relationship is identical.

If you have wanted a garden and assumed it was out of reach, start with one plant you can see from where you sit. Herbs are forgiving. What matters is having something alive that notices whether you turn up.