Windowsill herb plants would seem a perfect antidote to winter’s visual and culinary blandness, except that such plants rarely do as well as billed. The ideal windowsill herb thrives despite dry air ...

Q. Eight years ago I bought a young red bay laurel and planted it in my woodland garden in coastal Virginia. It thrived until this spring when some branches have shown signs of yellowing leaves. Is my ...

There's much more to the humble bay leaf than you may think, with the herb boasting surprising uses and benefits in both its ...

For years, a sleeper cell in our native bay laurel trees, a pathogen named Botryosphaeria, has been lying low, waiting to attack when the tree’s defenses are down. That time is now. Bay laurels have ...

Name: The Saratoga Bay Laurel tree is a tasteful tree — to the eye, nose, and mouth. An aromatic evergreen grew as a large shrub or small tree, Laurus nobilis ‘Saratoga’ can be a great addition to ...

The contents of a bin of flour should not move. Small black bugs should not gather at the bottom of a box of cereal. And though they are nearly identical to rice grains, small maggots may not take up ...

Is there any dessert more beloved than chocolate cake? It’s the bestseller on sophisticated menus, and the staple of children’s birthday parties. It’s the decadent treat worth breaking your diet for, ...