Alkaline Soil

There are several varieties of comfrey, the most common being the officinale, the kind described here. Comfrey belongs to the...

This sturdy herb features roundish, dark-green, shiny leaves growing in groups of three. The stalks are thick and furrowed. Yellowish...

Of these two varieties, winter savory is more popular with home gardeners because it is a perennial. The bush is...

This herb has cucumber-flavored leaves that are small, round, and serrated. They are spaced about 1 inch (25 mm) apart...

The elder described here (S. nigra), the “black” elder (so called because of its dark green foliage), is the most...

A sage bush in the garden is a most attractive sight as well as being very useful. The aromatic, silver-gray...

Purslane belongs to the Portulaca genus and is a sappy herb. The juicy leaves are attached to short stems growing...

Anise has feathery leaves and flat, white flower-heads which bloom in late summer. Aromatic, small brown seeds or fruit follow...

Curled parsley, as the name suggests, has tightly curled leaves of bright green. Some kinds may be more crinkled and...

These leaves are from the fragrant screw-pine tree, called “toei horn” in Thailand. The screw-pine tree has stiff branches supported...