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Kale’s nutritional benefits are well-known, and the leafy green has become a favorite with restaurant chefs and home cooks alike.Perhaps you love this veggie so much

The intoxicating fragrance of Texas mountain laurel is enough to cause drivers to slam on the brakes or dog walkers to abruptly stop short, giving poor Fido whiplash.Famed TV chef Emeril Lagasse used to lament the non-inventi

Salvia, a genus of plants in the mint (Lamiaceae) family with nearly a thousand members, is known for its toughness.Heat tolerant, chill tolerant, drought tolerant, impervious to pest

Gardeners have many reasons for building paths in their landscapes.Some are looking to provide more convenient passageway from Poin

Show of hands – who’s ever heard of epazote? If you’re a fan of southern Mexican or Guatemalan food, you may be familiar with this ingredient, which is comprised of the leaves and stalks of the epazote (eh-puh-ZO-tay) plant.This plant is considered a weed by some, but proudly

Getting water to your plants can be one of the most labor-intensive aspects of gardening. But it doesn’t have to be.While I do sometimes enjoy standing in the garden with a hose and communing with

Unlike its rather dull brown rodent namesake, gopher plant is beautifully colored, impressing with distinctive gray-blue, lance-shaped leaves, chartreuse bracts, and bright yellow springtime flowers.Gopher plant (Euphorbia rigida) is native to the Mediterranean and th

In general, fig trees, Ficus carica, are well-known for their preference for mild climates. But northern gardeners won’t be denied a supply of fresh backyard fruit if they grow a ‘Hardy Chicago’ variety, which can withstand fairly cold temperatures if properly cared for.Also known as ‘Bensonhurst Purple,’ this variety produces p

Fragrant flowers. Beautiful, shiny, and evergreen foliage. Colorful, edible, and delicious fruits. A well-behaved root system. The ability to adjust to different types or methods of cultivation.All of these make the dwarf

In the plant world, when does “full sun” not really mean full sun?When you live in a place that gets

Hey, get your cats straight! CatMINT is not catNIP.Unlike its cousin catnip (Nepeta cataria), Faas

True to its name, American beautyberry is certainly a beauty, and a plant – once you’ve had a sampling – you might want more of.Gardeners love beautyberry’s large le