Beautiful Flower Quotes for Inspiration and Reflection on Nature’s Gifts
Flowers enchant and inspire, uplift and refresh the spirit and soothe the soul. Add poignant words and flower quotes can remind us of the simple beauty all around us and …
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Growing Asparagus in Raised Beds and More
Asparagus Grows in USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8 Humans have been growing asparagus spears for over 2,000 years, and for good reason. It’s a perennial vegetable that can produce for up …
Garden Harvest Baskets and Colander
What a great idea! We’re loving these versatile garden harvest baskets, the “Garden Colander” by Hutzler. I thought something like this would be useful, so searched and found a couple garden …
Growing Amaranth and Why You’ll Want to
Amaranth for Landscape Beauty and Foodscapes Growing amaranth for its stately and vivid presence alone would be enough, but the benefits of amaranth are so much more than beauty alone. …
Pumpkin on a Stick Ornamental Eggplant (Yes… Eggplant!)
Is it a pumpkin? Is it a tomato…? No! Pumpkin on a stick is actually an eggplant! Seeds arrived in the mail from GardensAll Facebook community member, Kathlyn Pykosz Cairns, …
Edible Leaves of Fruit, Vegetables and Flowers – Some May Surprise You
You know the saying: “Waste not, want not.” I’m passionate about not wasting things, and edible leaves are a part of that. I’m not sure what started my interest except …
The Marsh Mallow Plant a Survival Food With Edible and Medicinal Roots
Marsh Mallow – the Prodigal Weed Wild, edible and medicinal, the mallow plant, after which the marshmallow sweet treat was named, comes from a large family of mallows. Called Malvaceae, the …
Fermented Tomatoes with Basil and Garlic
If you’re into consuming gut-healthy probiotic-rich foods, consider fermented tomatoes using your garden fresh tomatoes. You can use red, multi-colored tomatoes or even green tomatoes. In fact, fermenting green tomatoes …
Home Freeze Dryer – the Best Way to Preserve Food for Long Term Storage
If you’re into preserving and storing food, chances are you’ve considered investing in a home freeze dryer. We certainly have and thus began the research. Fortunately, an awesome lady in …