While their leaves are unique, they also produce a number of 1-inch flowers distributed along the vine. Their star-shaped flowers in the wild are red, but nowadays pink and white types are also ...

Plants with heart-shaped leaves add a touch of romance and elegance to gardens, landscapes, and indoor spaces. These leaves’ ...

The vine leaves are stuffed with sarma, which can be spicy rice, herbs, vegetables or minced meat. Betel leaves: Vietnamese wrap beef in this leaf.

5 Lay some unrolled vine leaves closely together over the bottom of a saucepan about 21cm in diameter. Add 1.5 cups of tepid water. Cover with a weighted plate and bring to the boil.

A savory yogurt custard wrapped in vine leaves. This unusual recipe was described to me by women working on a vineyard in Drama, in Greek Macedonia, and I included it in my first book The Foods of ...

Cat lovers know that cats really like catnip (Nepeta cataria) and silver vine (Actinidia polygama) plants. Given toys containing these plant leaves or just the leaves themselves, cats show a ...

Catnip isn’t just intensely pleasurable for cats. It’s also practical – chewing and licking the leaves of the plant releases compounds that repel pesky insects like mosquitoes.

The vine leaves are cooked when they are no longer chewy. Remove the lid, put a little pressure on the weight or plates, tilt and carefully drain as much of the liquid as you can into a bowl.

Walter Reeves answers Atlanta-area lawn and garden questions, including an issue with a Confederate jasmine vine, and why pecan trees are dropping nuts early.