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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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 October 24, 2025

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Johnny Appleseed: The Myth and the Man

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

Barbara Bamberger-Scott September 19, 2025

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The Moonlight Garden: A Composition in White

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

Dori Fritzinger August 22, 2025

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Crafting Country Wines

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

Marlene Affeld August 8, 2025

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Creeping Phlox: The Patriotic Posey

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

Barbara Bamberger-Scott June 27, 2025

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Noxious Weeds …or Are They?

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

Nicole H. Brauner June 27, 2025

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Weed ‘Em and Eat: 7 Common Edible Lawn Plants for Early Spring

The snow is melting. The birds are chirping. The promise of a…

Allyson Ernst April 17, 2025

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Genteel Chamomile

"Chamomile is put to divers and sundry uses, both for pleasure and…

Gay Ingram May 16, 2025

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Coleus: A Deer-Proof, Shade-Loving Garden Solution

Are the deer eating all the flowers in your garden? Is there…

Kathy Kish March 21, 2025

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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 April 17, 2025

Becoming a Master Gardener homesteading

Becoming a Master Gardener

The first summer after my husband and I bought our first home,…

Christi Sweaney April 11, 2025

Mineral-rich Weeds, homesteading

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Mineral-rich Weeds

Picking mineral-rich weeds like dandelion, clover, chickweed, and plantain is a great…

Lisa Maloney April 11, 2025

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