A person picks fruit from a tree. - Karetoria/Getty Images While you may already know what ground covers are and if you really need them, you may still be looking for a ground cover that is beautiful ...

When you consider that our skin is the largest organ of our bodies, it’s understandable that there are so many remedies for dealing with topical troubles. Scrapes, cuts, bites, burns, rashes and sores ...

Comfrey’s many favorable characteristics have made it the new “must grow” in permaculture and regenerative gardens. True comfrey (Symphytum officinalis) has a long history as a medicinal herb and as a ...

The arms of a gardener picking an orange off a tree - Pongnathee Kluaythong/Getty Images Fruit trees are a joyous addition to any garden. What's better than being able to pick fully ripened, organic ...

Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

My introduction to comfrey, more than 30 years ago, remains a wonderful memory. Comfrey is definitely a plant worthy of love. Its numerous features make it an essential plant for every garden. At ...

This spring I was hauling five gallon buckets of fertilizer down the Buckhorn Mountain when a skunk ran out in front of me. I hit the brakes hard rather than hit the skunk, the guardrail or a tree.

It sprang up from nothing, as usual, and as a leafy tower a metre high, hung out its pink and purple bells for the bees. Symphytum officinale, or comfrey, totemistic plant of organic gardeners, still ...

A Reddit user shared the plant they swear by for protecting their garden from slugs (stock image)Credit: Getty Commenting on a Reddit post, user Indigowulf shared the "slug magnet" she swears by.