Native to Mediterranean regions, the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) is a well-known culinary herb. Also known as bay leaf plant, it’s a tree or shrub that grows outdoors in warm, humid climates or ...

Name: The Saratoga Bay Laurel tree is a tasteful tree — to the eye, nose, and mouth. An aromatic evergreen grew as a large shrub or small tree, Laurus nobilis ‘Saratoga’ can be a great addition to ...

My earliest memory of bay comes not from the garden, but the kitchen. My mother always dropped a single dried bay leaf in her simmering pot of spaghetti sauce made from a recipe handed down from ...

Bay leaves introduce an extra dimension to soups, stews, and roasts. The aromatic, savory leaves add notes of menthol, eucalyptus, and pine to simmering sauces while releasing a heady scent similar to ...

No matter which region you live in, this flavorful herb can be grown all year round in the garden or brought inside during ...

Laurus nobilis, known as bay, laurel bay or sweet bay, is easy to grow as a culinary/medicinal herb and a good landscape plant. Howard Garrett / Special Contributor Bringing your potted bay plant ...

Q: I would like to replace a huge mulberry tree in my front yard; roots are very invasive, but the shade is wonderful. We have a west-facing home. I would like to replace it with a small bay laurel ...

Q: I want to know the difference in the leaf smell of a bay laurel versus a Carolina cherry laurel. I am trying to see if what I bought was actually the right plant. I tried smelling the leaves and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For years, a sleeper cell in our native bay laurel trees, a pathogen named Botryosphaeria, has been lying low, waiting to attack when the tree’s defenses are ...

Now that there is a bit of a chill in the air at night we have to begin thinking about bringing some plants in for winter. It is time to create a windowsill garden. I like to grow geraniums, violets, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Annick Vanderschelden Photography / Getty Image Native to Mediterranean regions, the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) is a well-known ...