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Wild violets tea is made from the leaves and flowers of the wild violet plant. You can make tea and more using wild violets leaves and flowers, either fresh or …

In the last weeks of winter, as bouts of warmer days refresh our gardening souls and beckon outside for eager walks, the early blue violets capture our rapt attention. Which …

Little Sweet Betsy Trillium, AKA Trillium Cuneatum Spring is my favorite time of year for walking through the woods around our home in North Carolina. Not only is it easy …

Here in the late days of February, my Primula are starting to bloom in earnest.  The very 1st to bloom is Primula vulgaris subsp. sibthorpii.  Though native to the Balkan …

Amaryllis are popular flowering plants to give and receive. If you’re needing to know how to care for amaryllis plants, we’ll cover that here after a brief introduction to this …

One of the most lovely gifts around this holiday season is the gift of plants. So whether you need gifts for others, or for yourself, here’s our list of best …

Delicious fruit, sweetly fragrant flowers and Leaves for Tea, dwarf Meyer lemon trees are a great fruit tree to grow. You can grow Meyer lemon trees in pots indoors and …

The Luffa Soap Sponge Bar Also called: Loofah and loofa, the amazing luffa gourd can be made into bath and kitchen scrubbies! It makes sense, after all. Before man made sponges …

Fig trees are one of the many wonderful plants that are both edible and medicinal, with many benefits and uses. So if you’re thinking of growing them, that’s a good …

If you’re not yet familiar with some of the many lamb’s ear plant uses, this article provides a full profile of some of the ways you can use lamb’s ear. …