They are grown in our gardens for ornamental purposes. They come in odd shapes and color combinations. They are rarely ...

Consider the lowly gourd. A member of the Cucurbits family of flowering vines that includes the cucumber and the pumpkin, the gourd is a curious anomaly in the plant world because it produces a large ...

Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six inches across. In India, young fruit is added to curries. The skin is ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Years ago, when we had kids around who needed regular outdoor debouncing, we grew gourds. Gourds are magic. You plant a seed, the vine ...

Lisa Craig looks at gourds the way sculptors view clay and carvers view stone. “When you pick up a gourd it speaks to you,” she said. “It tells you what it wants to be.” Ever since Craig went to a ...