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, ...

Grow these pumpkin companion plants to repel pests ... so you may need to plant it every year to get the full benefits of this fragrant herb. Borage isn’t grown as frequently as some of the other ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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

Herbs that have been shown to attract natural enemies or repel herbivores in at least some studies include basil, coriander, rosemary, lavender, parsley, borage, dill and chives ... Alyssum is ...