In pre-Roman Sardinia, a chilling legend recounts how Phoenician settlers employed a potent poison, hemlock water dropwort, for the ritualistic killing of the elderly and the execution of criminals.
Tulbaghia violacea, commonly known as wild garlic, is a hardy and versatile indigenous plant. Its clumps of strappy leaves and delicate purple flowers make it a beautiful, yet practical choice for ...
A new book suggests the novel approach of eating or in some other way using invasive plants rather than trying to kill them ...
Many common garden plants are far more dangerous than they look. Learn which species pose real risks and how to avoid accidental poisoning.
Lewis Pidoux, 41, has been foraging for around two decades and started posting on YouTube six years ago in a bid to educate people on wild foods ...
5 things to do in the garden this week: Plant elephant garlic and you will be gifted with corms that grow off the mother bulb. Yes, although elephant garlic presents as a gigantic bulb made up of ...
There are invasive plants, and then there are invasive bulbs – the kind that creep up on us and our gardens. Autumn is the ideal time to plant bulbs for spring, but that's generally the popular ...
For folks looking for Thanksgiving produce and goods, check out Mass Farmers Markets ’s 2025 list of holiday markets.