Don't be shy about using the thyme in your garden—it needs harvesting to keep it from becoming woody. Here's how to harvest thyme to keep it growing.

The striking flowers of this beautiful plant bloom from summer through fall. The foliage and flowers are both edible, plus they look incredible in cut bouquets.

Kitchen smells bad? Your go-to solution is probably bleach or baking soda. Instead, try this natural approach to home ...

In the herb garden, the mint family pretty much runs the neighborhood. Looking out my kitchen window, I can see oregano, marjoram, lavender, summer savory, basil, perilla, sage, rosemary, anise hyssop ...

Monarda didyma, commonly called bee balm, bergamot and Oswego tea, is an attractive and nectar-rich native plant for a rain garden, herb garden or perennial bed. Bee balm is in the mint family ...

The mint family of herbs, which includes sage, rosemary, basil, and even woody plants like teak, offers an invigorating jolt to our senses of smell and taste. Researchers have found that these plants ...

Mint consists of a very broad family of 3,500 plants, and all of them have square stems and opposite leaves. Aside from that, each type of mint is incredibly different; you may not have known as ...

At this point in the summer, my cooking needs refreshing. Good thing the mint is bursting its boundaries in the herb garden. There’s a reason most of us enjoy mint in our toothpaste and chewing gum: ...