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 ...

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 ...

Gardening enthusiasts are constantly searching for new plants that offer both beauty and practicality. One such herb that’s quickly becoming a favorite among gardeners worldwide is borage. Originally ...

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

Borage (Borago spp.) is an herb-like annual plant with pretty sky-blue flowers that are edible. Like sunflowers, borage has a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

‘Fresca’ was bred in the United States and is an ever-bearing variety that flowers repeatedly from summer through to autumn ...

Riley and Lachlan Hughes bucked the trend when they left the treadmill of their careers to become full-time market gardeners.