Any seasoned cook will attest to the fact that fresh herbs transform a dish from cafeteria food to gourmet fare...assuming you know how to use them properly, that is. Here, a guide to the types of ...

Like most annual herbs, perennial types typically need full sun, which is at least 6 hours of direct light per day. But many ...

Ocimum basilicum: Grows to 3 feet tall. Full sun. Regular water. Produces masses of aromatic leaves all summer. Snip off flower stalks as soon as they appear to prevent the plant from going to seed.

Fresh herb plants can be difficult to keep alive, but I found a really easy way to help them stay healthy with minimal maintenance.

Cultivating herbs can be a remarkably simple endeavor, often mastered on the ledge of a kitchen window. However, a frequent mistake among gardeners is to uniformly fertilize all types of herbs. Leafy ...

If you ever wanted several types of herb gardens, space might be holding you back. But even in a limited garden area there are ways to create themed herb gardens such as for culinary use, herbs for ...