someone planting plants in a garden with a blue shovel - encierro/Shutterstock Growing a garden is a rewarding and functional hobby, especially since it can produce many essential ingredients for your ...

Whether used in appetizers, main dishes, or cocktails, fresh herbs add a depth of flavor you can't duplicate with dried. While many herbs such as cilantro and basil aren't cold-hardy and must be ...

Perennial herbs can enhance both your garden and your cooking year after year. Here are four types of perennial herbs you should plant in your garden. 1. Mint Mint grows best when it is left to spread ...

Annual herbs like basil and dill must be planted anew each year, but most other commonly used herbs qualify as perennials. They will go dormant where winters are cold, only to perk back up again each ...

If you like to cook, odds are you’re painfully aware of the price of herbs at the supermarket. But for the cost of a 1- or 2-ounce plastic clamshell packet, you can buy a plant that will produce ...

Q: I moved into a house with a raised bed that has perennial herbs in it — lavender, sage and mint. The level of the soil is about 8 inches below the top of the bed. How can I raise it? Can I just add ...

Many of us will soon be planning elaborate holiday meals and celebrations with friends and family. What better way to take your holiday cooking up a notch and impress your guests than with homegrown ...

Louisiana gardeners can successfully grow a wide variety of culinary herbs. Now is a great time to plant many of the hardy herbs we love to cook with. Hardy herbs establish reliably when planted ...

You can overwinter slow-to-grow plants that aren't cold-hardy, but for fast-growing herbs it's often best to start over from seed after the winter.

Louisiana gardeners can successfully grow a wide variety of culinary herbs. When selecting which herbs you want to grow in your garden, consider what you commonly cook with. Look at the dried herbs ...