It's been cultivated since 400 BC as a healing herb. Greeks and Romans used comfrey to stop heavy bleeding and heal broken bones. Today, the leafy... May 26, 2006 — It's been cultivated since 400 BC ...

What has the nursery rhyme ”Jack and Jill” got to do with herbs? Well, for me a great deal. I come from Somerset, a part of England`s West Country, an area of the British Isles where many nursery ...

Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people ...

IT GOES BY many names including bruisewort, knotbone, Saracen’s root and Russian’s Prayer, but most gardeners know it as comfrey – the herb whose leaves are such a remarkable, near-magical source of ...

I have heard that the herb comfrey might be toxic to pets. I prefer to use herbs instead of traditional medications when possible, but I don’t want to give my cat something that can hurt her. What are ...

If you have luscious avocado trees growing in your garden, then you'll be pleased to know that you can utilize the space underneath to grow a variety of different herbs. There are a number of species ...

When I first met her, we were on no uncertain terms — comfrey was not my friend. I was a first-year student at The Evergreen State College in Washington state, and I was determined to have a garden. I ...