Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Usually, flowers are a good sign in the garden, but when herbs start to flower, gardeners get worried. Generally, we grow herbs for their flavorful leaves, but most plants want to produce flowers and, ...

Letting your herb plants bloom offers both pros and cons for your garden and your kitchen. Whether you should let your herbs flower depends on the type of herbs you have and what you want to do with ...

Herbs are among the most useful plants in nature. They can tantalize the taste buds, help cure what ails you, oil the body, perfume the air and attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. “People are ...

There are a couple of earworms I can’t get rid of when I’m puttering with herbs in my garden -- Simon & Garfunkel’s “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme” and Strawberry Alarm Clock’s “Incense and ...

Herbs are among the most useful plants in nature. They can tantalize the taste buds, help cure what ails you, oil the body, perfume the air, and attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. "People are ...

The health effects of keeping plants indoors are well proven. They clear away pollutants such as household volatile organic compounds, provide oxygen and, with their beauty, add to our sense of peace ...

Whether you should let your herbs flower depends on the type of herbs you have and what you want to do with them. If you primarily harvest your herbs to use their flavorful leaves for cooking, you’ll ...