Flowers and Horticulture

Homesteading Flowers and Horticulture articles collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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What you can do with all your citrus peels? Enzyme fertilizer is an excellent way of using them in the garden and beyond.
DIY

Enzymes for Plants: The Secret to Boosting Harvests and Blooms

A great secret to a thriving garden, enzymes make nutrients in the…

Samuel Feldman Samuel Feldman
making soil for a weed free garden
Guides

Soil-Making Magic: The Secret Witches’ Spell for the Perfect Garden

Springtime gardens turn into summertime weed lots. Does this happen to you? …

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly
Benefits of Wildflower Lawns
Beneficial species

8 Benefits of Wildflower Lawns

Urban sprawl has helped to bring the modern lawn into existence. The…

Cheryl Magyar Cheryl Magyar
Grow-Grapes-in-cold-climate
cold

How a Farmer Grows Grapes in Alaska

When you think of grapes, warm regions like France may come to…

Samuel Feldman Samuel Feldman
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Community

Check Out These Seeds! Grow Hardy Plants and Preserve the Food Chain with a Seed Library

Grow Hardy Plants and Preserve the Food Chain with a Seed Library…

Kathy Kish Kathy Kish
George Washington Carver, peanut man, homesteading
African American

The Peanut Man: George Washington Carver

"I believe the Great Creator has put oil and ores on this…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
Homesteading, Seed Heads, Winter Landscape, Landscaping, Wildflowers, Wildlife
Homesteading

Seed Heads Provide Food for Wildlife and Decorate the Winter Landscape

Once the last blazing maple leaf has floated to the ground and…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell
Johnny Appleseed apples

Johnny Appleseed: The Myth and the Man

There are still those who think he was a myth, which is…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
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Botany

The Moonlight Garden: A Composition in White

American writer, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), gave a magical description of wandering through…

Dori Fritzinger Dori Fritzinger
homesteading, homestead, Homemade wines are easy; fill your own glass and those of your friends and family as they make great gifts. And it's fun to make wine at home.
Alcoholic drinks

Crafting Country Wines

Homemade wines are easy and quick to create.  Not only can you…

Marlene Affeld Marlene Affeld
creeping phlox
Homesteading

Creeping Phlox: The Patriotic Posey

Want to beautify an ugly unfriendly patch of ground, an old ditch,…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
Noxious Weeds homesteading
Homesteading

Noxious Weeds …or Are They?

"Oh, this is beautiful!" I sighed. My fiancé had brought me out…

Nicole H. Brauner Nicole H. Brauner

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