Despite their unpleasant texture and medicinal risks, bay leaves are otherwise safe. It's worth noting that the bay laurel tree, unlike other varieties like mountain laurel or cherry laurel, does not ...

Beware of trees that have similar looking leaves and names, but are unrelated to bay laurel. Some are toxic, such as cherry ...

We have a satsuma tree that is full of fruit. My husband wants to pick them. He said that they are sweeter if you pick them ...

During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where most of the foods necessary for the tree's growth are manufactured. This food-making process takes place in the leaf in numerous ...

Although fresh leaves are becoming more widely available, they are usually sold dried. The dried bay leaves are more strongly flavoured than fresh ones, but the uses for both are the same.

This story appears in the October 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. We have all held leaves, driven miles to see their fall colors, eaten them, raked them, sought their shade.

A "serpentine, cherry-laurel maze" in Cornwall has been named among the most impressive in the UK. Glendurgan Garden Maze, which is located close to Falmouth, was featured alongside six others in a ...

Cherry tomatoes are available year round but are at their best from June to October. Look for firm-fleshed, well-coloured fruit with clear skin and no signs of bruising. Remove from any plastic ...

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Put fall leaves to work in your landscape. This valuable resource makes a great mulch in planting beds, adds organic matter and nutrients to the soil, provides habitat for ...

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