Edible flowers are the prettiest way to garnish dishes and drinks. Nestling them in icing to dress up a grocery store cake ...

The entire plant is edible, from the leaves to the flowers ... This delicate flower is also popular for making infused oils and honey Borage flowers, with their striking blue color, have a ...

Preventive spraying of pesticides, such as one specific to caterpillars – Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (Btk) – requires regular applications. This will incur cost, time and effort, and is ...

Borage plants grow three feet tall and two feet wide and self-sow with ease so that you will enjoy their garden presence for years to come. Ornamentals. Mexican flame vine (Senecio confusus) is a fast ...

Borage oil, which comes from the seeds of the borage plant, is gaining recognition as a natural supplement because it’s high in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). This essential omega-6 fatty acid is ...

Borage oil comes from the borago officinalis plant that is native to the Mediterranean. The plant (adored by bees) is otherwise known as ‘starflower’ thanks to its beautiful blue star-shaped ...

Borage leaves are furry and become more prickly with age, so they need to be picked young and chopped finely. The stalks can be cooked like any other vegetable.

Spring brings with it an abundance of fresh produce, but one ingredient that’s particularly eye-catching this season is edible flowers. These vibrant, delicate blooms aren’t just a garnish ...

The space is kept clear of other plants (weeds) and plants tend to be ordered in tidy rows. Edible forest gardens are less hands-on. You establish what your space is suited for (see below for how ...

As part of its Festival of Flavours, the charity highlighted those edible plants that “not only provide ... in drinks – such as violas, geraniums, borage and elderflower, but did you know ...

It is less well known that these healthy foods are also naturally colonized by a microbial community called the edible plant microbiota (EPM). When eaten raw, these foods carry bacteria and fungi ...