Dear Master Gardener: I planted borage in my perennial garden last summer and love the flowers. It seems to be a good pollinator plant, too. Is it an annual or perennial? Answer: Borage (Borago ...

Companion planting is based on the idea that, like people, some plants do better with good neighbors. For tomatoes, strawberries and squash, one of the most popular of companion plants is borage ...

A successful vegetable garden should not only contain vegetables. It should be a diverse planting scheme, or polyculture, that also includes herbs and a range of flowers. In an organic garden, ...

If the thought of feasting on flowers makes you feel a bit standoffish, then here's food for thought: You may already be eating flowers without realizing it. If your diet includes broccoli, ...

Interspersing herbs and flowers with vegetables makes for a healthier, more prolific and a prettier garden. Question: I don’t want to use chemical fertilizers and pesticides. What can I do to make ...

Borage seed oil, sometimes called starflower oil for its herb’s star-shaped flowers, is (like evening primrose oil) one of the few rich plant sources of the essential fatty acid gamma-linolenic acid, ...

Description: This annual herb that grows wild in Southern Europe looks like something Alice would stumble upon in Wonderland. The 1 ½-foot-high branching, succulent, and hollow stems have white, stiff ...