Plants benefit us in so many ways. From ornamentals bringing joy, to crops making delicious meals, and herbs adding fragrance to our yards. Another lesser spoken about category is medicinal plants.

VALPARAISO — Lawn mowing is a summertime activity most people either enjoy or dread. No matter which, those who mow probably don’t know they are passing over “weeds” often used to relieve ailments ...

An occasional bird darts through the gray, late winter sky. Sparse branches offer nothing to nibble on, so the birds move on. But it is a group of human foragers that hovers over a Durham backyard ...

Even gardeners living in demanding climates can grow medicinal herbs. Pick easy-to-grow medicinal herbs for shady, swampy, or dry environments for the best medicinal herbs. Gardeners encounter a broad ...

Katrina Blair loves all plants equally, a passion that led her to write a book, start a nonprofit and teach internationally about edible and medicinal weeds. She was 11 when she discovered her love ...

Is it a weed, an edible or both? The usefulness or beauty of a plant is in the eye of the beholder, and was a hot topic of discussion by the closing speaker at our Day of Gardening program last ...