The herb can help protect basil from common pests like aphids, thanks to its strong smell which acts as a natural repellent.

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Here are the best-smelling trees to suit every kind of yard or garden. Pretty trees with flowers benefit your yard by ...

An action group says building a biogas plant fuelled by chicken droppings near their homes would "kill the village". The ...

A US-based biotech company has successfully sequenced the genetic codes of preserved plants, some of which date back more ...

Part of the exhibit focuses on garden scientist Mónica Carlsen, who traps scents, capturing the molecules that create an ...

Many plants smell "good" — to humans that is — but some go several steps in the other direction, presenting themselves to the ...

Plant selection is a key part of attracting hummingbirds and pollinators to your yard. Consider this sweet-smelling flowering ...

AND WITH SUCH A RARE PLANT. SO I THINK THE RARITY OF THE PLANT, THE SMELL OF THE PLANT JUST BEING SO UNIQUE, IS REALLY BEEN A DRAW AS WELL, AND NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN SMELL EVERY DAY. THE GARDENS ...

Perfume was invented because humans used to like rubbing nice-smelling plants on their skin. In a similar way, cats indulge in catnip, attracted to the euphoric rush from the plant’s natural compounds ...