A wonderful group of plants called gingers thrive in the heat and delight us with bold foliage and attractive flowers.

Aside from its tolerance of dry shade, the native ginger is a great little plant for the garden. The spring flowers are brownish little cups (one common name for this ginger is Little Brown Jugs in ...

If used for preserving or candying, the rhizomes should be dug while tender and succulent, rather than when old, tough and ...

Later, Lena developed a painful foot condition called plantar fasciitis, caused by inflammation of the fibrous tissue ...

Naturally, St. Hildegard’s Garden cannot treat every single plant she wrote about. But it concentrates on several of her ...

Garlic, chilli, turmeric and their spice-rack neighbours may sound like good ingredients for glowing, healthy skin. However, in raw form, they are unrefined, unstable and frequently far too harsh for ...

During Shravan, a sacred Hindu month, many devotees embrace the sattvic diet for spiritual and physical purification. This ...

Scrolling through social media, it’s hard to miss influencers raiding the pantry for “natural” beauty fixes: baking-soda ...

Any long-time residents of the Sunshine State are likely all too familiar with sinkholes. But this section of the state sees ...

Struggling to fall asleep despite feeling exhausted? You're not alone. Insomnia, a common sleep disorder that makes it difficult to fall or stay asleep, affects millions worldwide and can leave you ...

The lawn between the sidewalk and road, called a hellstrip due to its seemingly inhospitable growing environment, can be ...

Unlike the popular brunch dish eggs Benedict – which hails from 19th century New York – the name Benedict actually has Latin roots and means "blessed". Celebrities with the name include Benedict ...