Picture an enticing Caprese salad in front of you — ripe tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, olive oil, and fragrant, sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum). If you grew the tomatoes yourself, then you may have used ...

Someone harvesting leaves from their basil plant with a pair of scissors. - Elva Etienne/Getty Images Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is one of the most rewarding herbs to grow, especially for beginners.

In May, I bought and planted two small basil plants. By chance, I apparently chose the exact right place to plant them — one of them in particular. The right location paired with a summer that must ...

Is basil a perennial? It might not survive a freeze, but you can grow these plants year-round with a few simple steps.