Rain Gardens Enhance Your Landscape and Improve Water Quality
In natural ecosystems, rainwater clings to the leaves and trickles down to…
Seed Heads Provide Food for Wildlife and Decorate the Winter Landscape
Once the last blazing maple leaf has floated to the ground and…
The Moonlight Garden: A Composition in White
American writer, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), gave a magical description of wandering through…
Creeping Phlox: The Patriotic Posey
Want to beautify an ugly unfriendly patch of ground, an old ditch,…
Managing Invasive Plant Species on the Homestead
Invasive plant species anywhere on the homestead are a problem for the…
Making Money From Trees on Your Homestead
Most homesteads, even those aiming for very high self-sufficiency, cannot live entirely…
This Homestead Protected by Mother Nature: Homestead Security
The very nature of living on a homestead is such that it…
Garden Planning Made Easy: Two DIY Garden Planners
In the tens of thousands of years that people have cultivated the…
Making The Most Of Shade: Plan, Plant, and Grow a Shade Garden
How to plan, plant, and grow a fabulous garden that lightens up…
Grow Beyond Your Zone: Easy Hügelkultur Beds for Citrus, Olives, and More
My husband loves olives, so it was no surprise to me that…
Eco-Landscaping Can Trim Home Energy Costs
Especially in this time of inflation and rising energy costs, heating and…