You've probably made several recipes that call for bay leaves (especially if you cook soup regularly), but did you know that you can actually grow your own at home? A bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), the ...

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One of the easiest culinary herbs to grow in the garden is the bay laurel tree, Laurus nobilis. Savvy cooks understand the importance of using bay leaves in soups, stews and sauces. Savvy gardeners ...

For years, a sleeper cell in our native bay laurel trees, a pathogen named Botryosphaeria, has been lying low, waiting to attack when the tree’s defenses are down. That time is now. Bay laurels have ...

Unlock the flavor of these versatile leaves. There are two primary types of culinary bay leaves — Turkish and Californian. Turkish bay leaves come from the bay laurel tree (also called true laurel and ...