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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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

Brassica: The Queen of Greens

I recently had breakfast with my three-year old granddaughter, Josephine, in a…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

African Violets for Fun and Profit

If you are looking for something different to market from your homestead,…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Foraging the Forest for Spring Edibles

It’s early spring. The bone-chilling winds of winter have finally given way…

Wren Everett Wren Everett

Thistle: The Pretty Pest

     "The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

A Pansy for Your Thoughts: A Walk Through a Shakespearian Garden

"There's rosemary, that's for remembrance; pray, love, remember: and there is pansies.…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Cannabis 101

Introduction to Cannabis Cannabis hasn’t always been a controversial substance. In fact,…

Kimi Ceridon Kimi Ceridon

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