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 ...

Celery is an important herb in Louisiana cooking. Herbs we grow as cool-season annuals include parsley, cilantro/coriander, ...

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 (Borago spp.) is an herb-like annual plant ... break up and aerate compacted soil as they grow downwards. Once removed ...

Grow these pumpkin companion plants to repel pests ... However, marjoram only grows perennially in Hardiness Zones 9 and 10, so you may need to plant it every year to get the full benefits of this ...

Edible flowers are also easy to grow in window boxes. Amanda recommends growing borage: “It’s a beautiful blue and white herb. The young small leaves taste a little bit of cucumber and you can ...

It's possible to extend the growing season by placing early strawberry varieties under cloches or polythene covers in late March. Grown in this way, the plants should produce fruit two to three ...

The origin of loofahs is sometimes confused with that of sponges derived from ocean-dwelling animals. Natural loofah sponges actually come from the fruits of vine-growing Luffa plants. These plants ...

Plants everywhere, of every shape and size, share a similar life cycle. They all grow, change and reproduce throughout their life. A seed is like a tiny parcel containing everything a new plant ...

You can grow herbs from seeds, of course, but going this route takes longer to achieve a full-sized plant. You can stick to familiar herbs like parsley, or perhaps you’re up for branching out to ...

If you stop mowing your whole lawn or part of it, for a month or a season, you can create a busy wildlife habitat. Plants already present will have the chance to grow and bloom. Clover seeds may ...