I live in Illinois west of Chgo........here I have chives and oregano that come up yearly......use chives for baked potatoes and oregano all year long for lots of things......I will dry the oregano before the frost hits.....I just use the chives as they grow during the summer.......
yearly I will plant (just did actually) in old wash tubs one with parsley-flat leafed and the other with sweet basil...use both during the summer fresh as I need, then in fall before frost will cut down and dry for winter use. I do a lot of scratch cooking so herbs are necessary in my kitchen..........this year I also planted (in a large pot) mint for my sun tea........hopefully it will winter over and come up again next year.......I usually buy a rosemary plant and a thyme plant during the summer and use that herb as I have it..............then we also plant lots of veggies too..........