Walk through a herb garden on a warm afternoon and you hardly need to touch anything to notice it. Mint gives off that cool, sharp scent as soon as you brush past it. Rosemary smells woody and resinous. Lavender flowers…

Aloe vera is one species within a large group of succulent plants. Many plants sold as “aloe vera varieties” are actually separate aloe species with different sizes, growth habits, climates, and uses. For home growing, choose a correctly labelled plant,…