Names that sound old suit horticulture better than names that sound new, and this one has enough age to feel rooted while staying perfectly comprehensible. A herbary is a herb garden, and the word also carries an older sense close to herbarium, a collection of preserved plants for study. Both readings are useful. Herbs sit at the intersection of several healthy markets: cooking, gardening, traditional medicine and botanical research, with a large engaged hobbyist audience and a commercial trade in seeds, plants, dried material and instruction.