Without bees pollinating their flowers, cucumbers would not produce the long, juicy fruits we depend on in summer for whipping up delicious and cooling salads. Enter borage, a star of a companion ...
Borage, cornflowers and johnny-jump-ups are among the blooms that can be harvested for cooking. If we’ve learned anything about the culinary use of edible flowers, it’s that we don’t want to eat a big ...
Borago officinalis, commonly called borage or starflower, for its star-shaped flower petals, has been a star in kitchens, gardens and flower borders for thousands of years. A member of the ...
You would be forgiven if you mistook the beautifully blue, star-shaped flowers and rough, hairy stems and leaves of Borago officinalis for a perennial garden stalwart. Borage is, however, a robust ...
Dear Master Gardener: I planted borage in my perennial garden last summer and love the flowers. It seems to be a good pollinator plant, too. Is it an annual or perennial? Answer: Borage (Borago ...