Last summer my Italian American neighbors grew some basil in a fish tank. No, they didn't think it was an aquatic plant; they were suffering from fresh basil deficiency and hoped the glass would ...

Americans’ love affair with basil is no secret. Ask anyone to name their favorite herb, and at least half the time the answer will be basil. High-end restaurants feature pesto on the menu. But for the ...

A trip to the market to make a tomato salad recently led Gothamist to a variety of basil that we'd never seen before. Whole Foods is currently carrying African Blue Basil, a hybrid of an East African ...

Q: In your book, "Golden Gate Gardening," you talk about using African blue basil in pesto. I didn't think it was edible. What's the deal? A: One parent of African blue basil is Ocimum ...