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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Food

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 Allyson Ernst
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Botany

Genteel Chamomile

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

Gay Ingram Gay Ingram
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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 Kathy Kish
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Homesteading

Becoming a Master Gardener

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

Christi Sweaney Christi Sweaney
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Mineral-rich Weeds

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

Lisa Maloney Lisa Maloney
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Sunflowers: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

What feels like many months ago, I sat out in the front…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott
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Bats

Beneficial Bugs

When I first started gardening, I knew I would probably be spending…

Karyn Sweet Karyn Sweet
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Beneficial species

Look to the Weeds: Using Weeds as Soil Indicators

Gardeners and farmers constantly battle with weeds, but they can have a…

Diana Barker Diana Barker
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Foraging

Beginning and Ending with Seeds: Starting, Growing, and Saving Seeds

A garden offers some truly great benefits to those who undertake the…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
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Container gardening

6 Tips for Dividing Perennials in the Spring

Perennials offer great value in the flower or shade garden. These plants…

Jackson Perkins Jackson Perkins
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Guides

Making The Most Of Shade: Plan, Plant, and Grow a Shade Garden

How to plan, plant, and grow a fabulous garden that lightens up…

Michael Feldmann Michael Feldmann
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Food

Food Forever: Creating a Perennial Food Forest

Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle.…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

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