Echinacea is renowned for its ability to enhance the immune system. It has been traditionally used to help prevent and treat colds, flu, and other infections. Studies have shown that echinacea can ...

Echinacea, also known as coneflower, is a versatile and hardy perennial native to North America. Widely recognized for its medicinal properties, especially in boosting the immune system ...

One of the most famous and best autumn-flowering perennials is the aster (or Michaelmas daisy, if you prefer), which blooms ...

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What the daisy family, Asteraceae, have in common is daisy-shaped flowers and ability to feed bees, butterflies, hoverflies ...

Evergreens, in particular, need fall watering to protect them in winter. Unlike deciduous trees and shrubs, they keep their ...

Pruning is such a big part of fall cleanup that it may come as a surprise to hear me insist you put the clippers down for a ...

The rapid change of weather has left many of us getting ill but I've gone to the health and wellness retailer to stock up ...

That's false. There is no evidence that vitamin C, zinc, another popular one is echinacea, does anything to help prevent a cold. However, once you have a cold, they may, vitamin C at a high dose ...

In the fifth instalment of her ‘Planting Combinations’ series, Clare Foster talks to the master of naturalistic planting, ...

Find out which products can work wonders in helping you manage the discomfort of cold and flu symptoms this season.

Going to the emergency room is uncommon for columnist Helen Baldwin, but it's always emotional, a reminder of her late son, ...