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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Rose Mallow Hibiscus: Southern Belle Knocks Your Socks Off in August

I have a perversion. When I go for a walk around my…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton

Edible Flowers: A Rose by Any Other Name Just Might be Lunch

Making a life off of your land is nothing short of one…

Adrianne Masters Adrianne Masters

Going Bats! The Benefits of Bat Houses on Your Homestead

Do you want to know how amazing bats are?  I imagine some…

Patricia Halderman Patricia Halderman

Go Wildcrafting!

No matter where you live, you can create an income stream, or…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo

Growing a Butterfly Garden: Host Plants to Attract Butterflies

Whether you just want to have lovely, colorful things flitting around in…

Kathy Kish Kathy Kish

Munching on Milkweed: It Hasn’t Killed Me Yet

I remember first having thoughts about living off the land when I…

Kathy Kish Kathy Kish

Living with Poison Oak: Keys to Identifying this Forest Menace

As we left our home in the city, where my beautiful wife,…

Wade Truex Wade Truex

Iris Pseudocorus: Exotica on the Cheap

I don't know about you, but one of the things I appreciate…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton

12 Months of Fresh Produce: How to Grow Food All Year

A homestead is not complete without a kitchen garden and a homestead…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

The Basics of Composting

If you’re new to gardening, you’ll be doing yourself a great service…

Tamara Siemering Tamara Siemering

The Magical World of Mycelium: Growing Mushrooms on the Homestead

Mushrooms, or mycelium, make good sense for us homesteaders.  They make good…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

A View You Can Eat: Common Edible Flowers

I must say I’m a bit of a cynic when it comes…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst

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