By Janice Cox Soy is great for the skin. It increases collagen production and helps keep skin tone even. This scrub also is soothing to dry skin because it uses sugar, which is less dehydrating than harsh chemical peels or salt rubs. The vegetable oil also helps moisturize, and dried lavender is naturally soothing and […]

By Maria Noël Mandile One of the best ways to stop itches is to avoid them. While DEET effectively staves off bugs for as long as five hours, it comes with a price: DEET can cause rashes, eye irritation and has been linked to neurological damage. The trick to natural repellants is that you have […]

By Lucinda Hutson In marketplaces all over Mexico, vendors sell bunches of cilantro throughout the year, but most of it is trucked in from high-altitude regions, where cooler nights prolong the growing season. Cilantro just can’t bear the heat, which is frustrating because the plants usually have already flowered and gone to seed by the […]

If you live in the Northeast, like me, or any of the other frigid places around the country, you may be combating the winter blues by dreaming of  a spring garden. Since it’s too early to plant even the hardiest cold season plants outdoors yet, growing herbs from seed will give your garden a head […]

If you want to know how to care for lavender plants, read this short guide. It includes a few of our favorite varieties of lavender as well as tips on growing lavender and picking the best planting location.

There are many edible wild plants that you can grow—or may already find growing—in your garden. These plants, which are often considered pesky and left ignored, provide big taste.

Capture the spirit of the French countryside with four easy-to-make French herb blends such as Fines Herbes and Herbes de Provence.

Natural mosquito repellents, such as rosemary, lemongrass, wormwood, marigold and mint, get rid of pesky insects.

With a bouquet of possibilities, it can be fun searching for a lavender variety best-suited for your home. To narrow your selection, consider your climate as well as varieties with the most enticing fragrances and the most beautiful foliage.

Like the roots of an herb hidden beneath the soil’s surface, the foundations of current herb use in the United States are not immediately evident. Have you ever asked yourself why ginkgo, St. John’s wort, black cohosh, ginseng, garlic, echinacea, saw palmetto, valerian, bilberry, and milk thistle are the top-selling herbs in the United States? […]