Growing a lemon tree in your backyard is near impossible in the Pacific Northwest unless it's grown in a container and brought indoors to spend the winter. But you can grow herbs outdoors year-round ...

This fragrant herb smells delightful to humans but sends common yard pests running in the opposite direction. It's ...

Melissa officinalis is a hardy perennial herb commonly called lemon balm or balm mint because of the fragrance of its light green leaves. The leaves give a lemonish flavor to soups, stuffing, puddings ...

Our dehydrator gets a lot of use this time of year. This week we’re drying one of our favorite herbal tea plants, lemon balm. You may have heard of lemon balm tea and just assumed it was derived from ...

From stopping fertilization at the right time to physical protective measures, ensure your herbs reemerge in spring with ...

“About a month ago I read that lemon grass is a great deterrent for mosquitoes. Well, I have checked every big box store, called all the local nurseries and have not been able to find any. I would ...

The next time the thermometer rises, consider following the example of Victorian women. In summer they would pack lemon verbena leaves in handkerchiefs and get some relief from the heat by inhaling ...

The Rev. Keith Amborn grows over 60 herbs as well as tomatoes in his garden at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Milwaukee, Wis. MCT photo MILWAUKEE, Wis. — In the beginning, God created ...