someone planting plants in a garden with a blue shovel - encierro/Shutterstock Growing a garden is a rewarding and functional hobby, especially since it can produce many essential ingredients for your ...

Whether used in appetizers, main dishes, or cocktails, fresh herbs add a depth of flavor you can't duplicate with dried. While many herbs such as cilantro and basil aren't cold-hardy and must be ...

Perennial herbs can enhance both your garden and your cooking year after year. Here are four types of perennial herbs you should plant in your garden. 1. Mint Mint grows best when it is left to spread ...

If you like to cook, odds are you’re painfully aware of the price of herbs at the supermarket. But for the cost of a 1- or 2-ounce plastic clamshell packet, you can buy a plant that will produce ...

Annual herbs like basil and dill must be planted anew each year, but most other commonly used herbs qualify as perennials. They will go dormant where winters are cold, only to perk back up again each ...

Key Points Prune annual herbs like basil fully before frost, but leave cold-hardy types to reseed naturally.Lightly trim woody herbs like sage and thyme; save heavy pruning for spring.Use mulch or ...

Herbs are some of the easiest edibles to grow — and a herb garden is so much cheaper than buying a tiny bunch at the supermarket every time you need them. Thyme basically survives on neglect and ...

The long winter nap that my perennial herbs usually take has been shortened quite a bit by the early warm weather. As a result, I’ve got loads of chives, oregano, rosemary, thyme and sage getting a ...

Q: I moved into a house with a raised bed that has perennial herbs in it — lavender, sage and mint. The level of the soil is about 8 inches below the top of the bed. How can I raise it? Can I just add ...

Many of us will soon be planning elaborate holiday meals and celebrations with friends and family. What better way to take your holiday cooking up a notch and impress your guests than with homegrown ...