Equisetum otherwise known as horsetail herb is characterised by its columnar green tubes. Horsetails are leafless plants and grow vertically up to 7 feet high. Due to its ability to maintain its luscious green color, horsetails are often used to beautify residential gardens and landscape settings. They do well in soil, bogs, and ponds which [...]

Winter Savory is otherwise known in its scientific name as Satureja Montana, a perennial herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to warm temperate regions of southern Europe. Winter savory is characterized with a semi-evergreen, semi-woody subshrub growing to 16 inches in height. Its flowers are small, white or lavender in color. Used for culinary purposes, [...]

Don’t be disheartened this winter season, even if you can’t tend to your garden, you can still do some gardening activities indoor. There are quite a number of greens you can grow inside your house but the best herbs for indoor gardening are the ones that don’t grow all over the place and are perfect [...]

Mint is a widely used herb popular for kitchen recipes in both cooking and baking. It’s tiny, fragrant, green and compliments just about any dish. It is also used in ice creams and extracted to use for tea. It is also especially good on a hot sunny afternoon, stir in a sprig of mint into [...]

Borage is not a popular herb among herb gardeners. However, there is a growing population of gardeners who have already included this plant in their collection of herbs. The main reason behind this increase is the mounting knowledge of the many uses of borage. Aside from having the most delightfully colored bright blue flowers, which [...]

The urban cityscape has very limited space and with cramped surroundings. As such, growing your very own urban herb garden in this hostile environment may appear difficult. There is, however, no need to worry as this is not impossible with the help of urban herb gardening practices. Herbs, unlike other types of plants, require nothing [...]

Catnip makes cats go crazy. If you have cats in the neighborhood, you will probably think that it is a bad idea to grow a catnip plant in your garden. Cats may come by and put their paws on it, chew on it, and, sometimes, even roll on it, which could ruin the other plants [...]

To jumpstart your window sill herb garden, you first need to choose the herbs you want to plant. What I suggest is you pick herbs that you usually use for cooking, as this is where you will have the biggest use for them. Some of my favorites are oreganos, mints, chives, and rosemary. After you [...]

Rabbits can be very adorable as pets with their twitching noses and fuzzy coats. However, they are very destructive and can cause massive damage in your gardens and landscaping if they feast on your plants. Never let their cute faces fool you! These animals love to munch on a range of plants such as flowers, [...]

This article will tell you everything you need to know about growing parsley. However, before anything else, allow me to give you a little background on parsley and how it can be used in your dishes. Parsley can be usually found on the Mediterranean shores and has been cultivated for nearly 2,000 years. As early [...]