I love growing hawthorns. Soft and pillowy white with blossoms in the spring, cheerful with berries in the fall, and gracefully curved all year long, hawthorns are a focal point in the yard or garden. ...
How to Grow, Care, and Harvest Olive Trees
Growing olives in your home garden is to be a part of ancient gardening history. Olives date back to ancient Greece, so I can't help but imagine those same plants growing in the Mediterranean sun when ...
Your Foolproof Guide to Growing Delicious Serviceberries
If you're adding more edible perennials to your garden or homestead, be sure to start growing serviceberries! These delicious, healthy fruits aren't as well-known as blueberries or blackberries, but ...
Growing Rye: How to Plant, Care For, and Harvest This Healthy Cereal
While we may just think of rye as a necessary part of pumpernickel bread, it’s so much more. I love baking with rye, cooking with rye berries, and using rye as a cover crop to nourish the soil in ...
Growing Taro: How to Plant and Care For This Marvelous Root Veggie
If you've ever traveled through any islands in the south Pacific, you will have seen taro in the markets, or growing on just about any spare piece of land. There are good reasons why you can find it ...
Growing Hairy Vetch: How to Plant and Raise This Marvelous Cover Crop
In the fall, as many gardeners put their plots to rest, some sow winter cover crops to improve the soil. Hairy vetch may sound like an insult, but this pretty plant is actually a fantastic cover crop ...
Growing Salal For Food and Beauty in Your Home Garden
Salal is found wild in western North America's coastal areas and the berries are an important food source for the First Nations in British Colombia. Today, salal also serves as a beautiful ornamental ...
Growing Self-Heal Plant For Your Homestead Medicine Cabinet
Whether you want to create a beautiful wildflower meadow or you want to expand your herb garden, you should try growing self-heal. This lovely mint relative is more than just a pretty ...
Growing Huckleberries: Best Species, Planting, Care, and Harvest
If you like growing sweet berries on your property and want to try something different from the traditional blackberry or blueberry, huckleberries are the ideal choice. When it comes to ...