While most gardeners start seeds in spring, winter sowing can allow you to plant vegetable, herb, and flower seeds a whole lot earlier. Not only does winter sowing extend the growing season and ...

When choosing seeds, pick packets marked for direct sowing and avoid plants that can become weeds in your area. Sophie uses everlasting daisies, paper daisies, native iris and billy buttons.

Browsing a seed catalog or shopping at a local plant nursery can be overwhelming. Especially for a new gardener! I still have a tough time making selections. With so many choices, it’s hard not ...

In his exclusive column in the Mirror, he said it's correct that peak seed-sowing season for bedding and vegetables is in the spring. But some plants aren't "triggered into life" until they've ...

Gymnema sylvestre (or gurmar) is a climbing plant from the Apocynacaea family. It is one of many staples in Indian Ayurvedic medicine, as its leaves contain a therapeutic bioactive compound called ...

The blood sugar support formula includes natural plants and herbs such as gymnema sylvestre, cinnamon, and bitter melon to support its claims. It is available in capsule form and requires no ...

Poppy seeds come from the Papaver somniferum plant, which is also used to make drugs like opium and morphine. In fact, many drug tests are so sensitive to opiates that the U.S. Department of ...