Homemade Decongestant and Cough Remedy
A Natural Decongestant that’s Fast and Simple If you’re like us, you’d rather seek natural remedies like a homemade decongestant before taking chemical cold, cough and flu medicines. We use natural …
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 …
White Butterfly Ginger Plant – a Most Fragrant Ginger
An Indoor Outdoor Ginger Plant, and Yes… It’s Even Edible! Hedychium coronarium is the botanical name for the perennial white butterfly ginger plant, also called ginger lily (though not a …
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, …
How to Plant a Tree – Everything You Need to Know
Time Your Tree Planting Just Right While you can technically plant a tree any time of the year, some seasons are better than others. When it comes to when and how …
Comfrey Uses and Benefits for Your Garden and Your Body
Is Comfrey Bad for You? Yes and no. Comfrey uses and benefits are many, varied and somewhat conflicted. A quick superficial search indicates that comfrey is dangerous and toxic. While …
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 …
Raised Bed Garden Benefits – Good for Problem Areas and More
Raise That Garden Bed! Raised bed garden benefits are many. From vegetable gardening to flower gardens, perennial plants to a community gardens and botanical gardens, the raised bed form of …