That's what I'm thinking Neal just hate starting more and having to wait. Really I'm not sure if I want lovage in my side yard it's not showy at all! I may just leave it in the herb garden unless I put them in the back of the side yard.
Come to think of it I don't have moles in my herb garden either but tunnels every where around it. There has to be something to it, I grow those Castor Bean plants and they are no help at all here.
I'm wondering if the sages have anything to do with the voles I have a regular sage in there, golden sage and thyme might deter them too that's what I'm thinking anyway they put out a certain fragrance. I've already put some thyme in the side yard and need to move the sages and getting more to add to that spot I have voles everywhere just tired of dealing with hollow ground they don't seem to be hurting my plants though but walking on hollow ground is kind of dangerous esp. with my age lol