Easy Steps to Creating A Food Forest In Your Backyard
The Food Forest is an innovative new way of eating that combines organic farming with permaculture principles. Learn more about its benefits!
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Growing plants for food and medicine can be one of the most rewarding things you can do for yourself and your family. Here you will find information on growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs along with sustainable gardening practices for a more self-sufficient lifestyle, closer to nature.
Amazing Yarrow Plant: The Native Herb with Surprising Uses
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Composting 101: An Easy Composting How To Guide
Making homemade compost is easy with this composting how to guide. Learn how to make, use and care for effective compost that will boost plant growth in your garden, while helping you be more sustainable!
Easy Ways To Create A Pollinator Garden
Creating a pollinator garden will benefit every living creature and help keep our planet healthy.
Harvesting Lemon Balm Plant and 3 Easy Drying Methods
Lemon balm plant is an herbal ally worth preserving and harvesting. Here are some tips on how to harvest, dry and preserve this amazing plant ally.
Gardening as a Therapy and 6 Easy Herbs to Grow
Gardening as a therapy. As we plant and tend to our garden, we feel connected to the earth, to life, and most of all, connected to ourselves.
13 Reasons Why Native Plants Are Best: A Wildlife Gardener’s Perspective
Many of us look at our yards as a place to grow food or flowers, but not necessarily for wildlife. We fail to consider that …
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How to Turn Your Yard Into an Amazing Certified Wildlife Habitat and Botanical Sanctuary
Why and how to turn your yard into a certified wildlife habitat and botanical sanctuary.
Bare Root Fruit Trees – The Cheap Way to Grow Your Own Fruit
Bare root fruit trees are cheaper than container-grown trees, easier to plant and the first-year survival rate is much higher. In this article, we explain what bare root trees are, how to plant them, and how to care for them after planting.
The Best Guide to Growing a Lemon Tree Indoors
Everything you need to know about growing a lemon tree indoors. From watering and fertilizing to potting and pruning, we’ve got you covered.