Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is a hardy perennial wildflower that thrives along riverbanks and in grasslands. Blooming in late spring and summer, its flowers attract bees making it a beneficial ...

Comfrey’s many favorable characteristics have made it the new “must grow” in permaculture and regenerative gardens. True comfrey (Symphytum officinalis) has a long history as a medicinal herb and as a ...

Make these DIY fertilizers from a few inexpensive or free ingredients you may already have around.

When you consider that our skin is the largest organ of our bodies, it’s understandable that there are so many remedies for dealing with topical troubles. Scrapes, cuts, bites, burns, rashes and sores ...

What some people consider nuisance weeds in their lawn are actually plants that are incredibly valuable (and free!) sources ...

I grow comfrey in every spare nook. This deep-rooted perennial comes from Europe but has naturalized here, and it is one of the first plants to come up vigorously in the spring. Its leaves are large ...

Henry Doubleday (1813-1902), a Quaker, brought Russian comfrey to England. He believed that comfrey would help prevent worldwide famine, so his last 30 years were spent in research. He could never ...

An overnight step can help scale down the amount of slugs in your garden WHILE they may not be the fastest moving creatures, slugs can quickly ruin your flowerbeds. One woman revealed the plant that ...