It’s summer, and around our house, scented plants seem to pop up everywhere: lavender, rosemary, basil, Russian sage, ...

Basil thrives in morning sun, ... Rosemary plants get as big as 5 feet by 5 ... apple and, of course, peppermint and spearmint. Parsley. As a child I would eat handfuls of parsley because I loved ...

Who doesn’t love basil? But the plant that launched a zillion jars of pesto isn’t the only herb worth eating this summer. As wave after wave of summer finest vegetables — squash, cukes ...

With care, I have been able to grow strands of sage, spearmint, oregano, parsley, cilantro, lavender, basil, and rosemary. ... Spearmint has a soothing influence on headaches, indigestion and more.

Basil helps to calm and cool, while Ginger offers grounding and warmth (not to mention, a spicy sweetness). Meanwhile, Citronella brightens and revives, and Spearmint invigorates and restores.

Enhanced extracts made from special antioxidants in spearmint and rosemary reduce deficits caused by mild cognitive impairment, which can be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease, reveals a new study ...

ST. LOUIS -- Enhanced extracts made from special antioxidants in spearmint and rosemary improve learning and memory, a study in an animal model at Saint Louis University found. "We found that ...