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 ...

For gardeners with minimal time, energy and funds to use toward making their vegetable gardens look pretty this spring, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Kiki Fontenot suggests considering growing borage.

What if we told you that you can start seeds indoors in late winter for a plant that will be poised and ready to improve your soil in the coming season in two ways? Not only that, but the mature plant ...