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Gardening

All About Trees

Plan your urban landscaping in layers, with trees as the top layer, bushes and shrubs as the next layer, and finally perennials. All three will

Preserving and Storing Summer Produce

Every year, you may raise more than you can eat in the summer. There are many ways you can eat your organic vegetables and fruit

Trees, Shrubs, and Berry Bushes

Fine fruit is the flower of commodities. It is the most perfect union of the useful and the beautiful that the earth knows. Trees full

Spring Bulbs and Garlic

Spring bulbs are among the first plants to flower. Alliums, daffodils, tulips, and snowdrops are common spring bulbs in Zone 3. There are many varieties

Bees, Butterflies, and Other Beneficial Insects

We didn’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrowed it from our children. – An Indigenous saying. Scientists estimate we have approximately 20,000 varieties

Create a Haven for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies

Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human

Create a Haven for Birds

Create a Haven for Birds Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind

The Hot Weather Vegetables

While we may complain about the heat, the hot weather vegetables love it. Beans, corn, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, squash, and pumpkin are hot weather plants.

Container Gardening

A container, some seeds, some soil, and a watering can and you create a garden of Eden. It is always a thrill to wander onto