Fruit. March is an excellent time to plant citrus trees. If planted now, you’ll give these tropicals 8 months to settle in before cold weather comes. With deciduous fruit trees, the ideal planting ...

Shiso is a Japanese herb that can add interest to your garden and to your recipes. Known botanically as Perilla frutescens var. crispa, several types grow well here in Hawaii, with slightly different ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. It’s telling that with such limited ground -- not even 20 square feet -- ...

Looks aren't everything, but every now and then there's an edible plant that I grow only for the way it dresses up the garden. The herb Perilla frutescens is a case in point. It looks like purple ...

Dear Roger: Your wife gave me some perilla plants in June, and they were pretty. Your wife told me they were popular in many Asian dishes, and Korean dishes in particular. I have two questions: How ...

LANSING, New York–Was there ever such an exasperating plant as perilla? Ever a plant so determinedly, so single-mindedly, so frantically bent on procreation? It seeds itself into the center of every ...

It’s telling that with such limited ground — not even 20 square feet — the gardeners at the Korean Resource Center in Los Angeles have dedicated a majority of their space to the perilla plant, a ...