Borage is known for its anti-inflammatory ... refreshing dishes and adds a cooling element to savory meals. The plant's leaves are also edible, often used in soups Hibiscus flowers, famous for ...

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.

The flowers nod with indisputable charm and are edible with a cucumber taste. They are thus suitable for use as a garnish ... You can also make a tea from chopped up borage leaves which has been known ...

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 ...

They’re spring’s prettiest ingredient – here’s how to cook with them. Spring brings with it an abundance of fresh produce, ...

Promising to treat everything from dry skin to eczema and psoriasis, borage seed oil (or starflower ... The entire plant, including the flowers, leaves and seeds, are often used medicinally ...

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 ...

Grow edible edging plants for borders along your property lines for fresh edible foodscaping crops all year round. Borders are great places to make use of permanent or perennial plants.

During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where most of the foods necessary for the tree's growth are manufactured. This food-making process takes place in the leaf in numerous ...