Olbrich's Herb Garden is designed as a series of smaller gardens meant to delight the senses and illustrate the historic and contemporary importance of herbs. Trees and shrubs border the entire garden and capture the herbal fragrances given off by a myriad of herbal plants within the garden.

Specialty herb gardens include the courtyard, tea, knot, thyme and sage, medicinal, dye, kitchen, mint and touch and smell gardens.