It’s always a good thing when a plant is edible and ornamental. Bergamot, also called bee balm, is mostly grown as a perennial border plant, but it also has been served for centuries as an herb. This ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Wild bergamot, or Monarda fistulosa, though not your ...

Monarda, Monarda fistulosa, often called wild bergamot or bee balm, is a native North American plant that is now found in gardens all over the world. Here in our area, groups of the plants can be seen ...

Looking for an addition to your garden or yard that is all upside and no downside? You can't go wrong with bergamot! This is a plant that should be in every farm and garden, because, in addition to ...

Bergamot supplements contain certain compounds that may provide health benefits. Some studies suggest that bergamot supplements may help reduce inflammation, lower blood sugar, and reduce the risk of ...

It’s no secret why lemon bergamot is also known as bee balm. As the name suggests, bergamot is a balm to bees – they love it! The busy little insects are drawn to colours like blue and purple, which ...

While your local garden store may be filled with beautiful plants and flowers for you to grow, many are not local plant ...

The finest Earl Grey tea and the luxury oils and essences used in stress-killing aromatherapy have one thing in common. They’re made with the pure essence of bergamot, a pricey citrus hybrid shaped ...

Most of the world’s manufactured perfumes and toilet waters depend for their base oils on eleven square miles of fruit gardens fringing the extreme tip of Italy’s toe, at Reggio in Calabria. In that ...