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Kitchen Gardening
Get Acquainted with These Improved Varieties of Herbs
One of the best things about being in the plant business for over 40 years has been trying out new and rediscovered plants. Every year I like to grow the…
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How-To
6 Varieties of Mint to Grow for Superb Flavor and Fragrance
When I think of mint, the first thing that enters my mind is its inimitable fragrance. With one whiff of a crushed mint leaf, menthol fills my nose with a…
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How-To
Winter Herb Gardening: Easy Herbs to Grow in a Cold Frame
Cold frames are a great way to get a jump-start on or extend the gardening season. An easy way to get started with cold-frame growing is to put it to…
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How-To
How to Thin Herb Seedlings
Growing herbs from seed is an incredibly rewarding and inexpensive way to savor homegrown flavor fresh from your garden. Getting the seeds to sprout is generally the easiest step. However,…
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How-To
6 Tips to Successfully Grow Herbs Inside Year-Round
If you want to enjoy regular flavor in your kitchen anytime and at a moment’s notice, you can grow herbs inside all year long. Here are a few tips for…
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How-To
8 Great Herbs Easily Grown From Seed
Herbs are powerful plants. Just the thought of picking fresh rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus spp. and cvs., Zones 8–10) or basil (Ocimum basilicum spp. and cvs., annual) can awaken our sense…
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Design
Episode 115: Underrated Herbs
We all know and love parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. And then there’s sweet basil, which is perhaps the queen of all the herbs. But what about those herbs that…
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Article
Dana and Sarah’s Garden of Eden
Our 2,400-square-foot backyard vegetable garden is located in Los Angeles (Zone 10B). It is an edible garden of Eden that features over 100 heirloom varieties of vegetables, fruits, and herbs.…
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Collection
The Best New Plants for Your Garden 2022
Each year we do a feature in our big spring issue introducing folks to a slew of new offerings from plant breeders. But this is not simply a list of…
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Design
Best New Plants: Herbs and Veggies
Each year we do a feature in our big spring issue introducing folks to a slew of new offerings from plant breeders. But this is not simply a list of…