Anise (Pimpinella anisum) is a lovely flowering annual herb, with a highly recognizable licorice scent profile. Native to the Middle East and Northern Africa, it's been used for centuries by many ...

If you’re looking for a lovely, easy-to-grow, pollinator-friendly plant for your garden, this might be the one for you. Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) is an upper Midwest native, hardy in Zones 4 ...

A grey hummingbird flying in the air - Jiri Vlach/Shutterstock If you want to attract more hummingbirds into your yard, bringing in native flowering plants is a great start. However, it is also ...

Anise is one of the world’s oldest and best-loved spices, flavoring the food, drink, and medicines of many cultures since ancient times. Anise is native to Egypt and the Mediterranean region. It is ...

Turning our backyards into butterfly safe havens can involve a list of selfless gardening acts. So, it's especially nice when one of those decisions also provides us with delicious ingredients for ...

Herbal culture began with early civilization. And though the herbs we raise now are likely to go no farther than our kitchen, we humans once used them widely in medicines and cosmetics. Heroes were ...

I have been growing anise hyssop, Agastache foeniculum, for 15 years or so. I am a lover of black jelly beans, so I love any licorice flavored herbs or spices, such as tarragon, anise seed, fennel, ...