Borage offers much more than attractive blue flowers, with pollinator-friendly blooms, cucumber-like flavor, and easy self-seeding that can make it a useful addition to herb and vegetable gardens - ...

Edible flowers have soared in popularity in recent years. They are no longer confined to fine dining, as home gardeners are enjoying the trend of adding them to salads, using them in cocktails, or ...

Something really strange happened when the world became obsessed with manicured lawns and monoculture gardens: We started to lose touch with some great plants — weeds — that are insanely useful to ...

Growing kitchen herbs is a tradition around the world. There's nothing quite like picking your own herbs and using them that night for dinner. It may surprise some to discover that not only do most ...

Dear Master Gardener: I planted borage in my perennial garden last summer and love the flowers. It seems to be a good pollinator plant, too. Is it an annual or perennial? Answer: Borage (Borago ...

Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Borage is a herb that many people have never heard of. It is easy to ...