Close up of bright yellow St. John's wort flower loaded with stamens

St. John’s Wort: Funny Name, Serious Benefits

Backed by science, St. John's wort can be grown and harvested at home as a healthful tea or medicinal oil.
A handful of tiny cucamelons

Cucamelon Magic: Koo Koo Ka Choo

Cucamelons would fit nicely in a garden with unicorns and fairies. But don't let these pixie-like "watermelons" fool you. Beyond the cute, cucamelons are healthful giants.
Close up of red ripe pomegranates hanging from a limb

Grow a Pomegranate Tree? Oh, Yeah

Want an unusual landscape tree? Learn how to grow pomegranate and harvest its fruit for better health.
Close up of ripe orange kumquats hanging from a branch

Kumquat Anyone? Kumquat?

Kumquat is not only fun to say, it's also an easy to grow plant with olive-sized fruit packed with health benefits.
Toothache plant featuring yellow blooms with red centers growing in a container

Toothache Plant: 10 Guesses What It’s Used For

The toothache plant is not your run of the mill flowering perennial. Check out the red eyeballs in the center of the yellow blooms.