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How to Grow and Harvest Basil

Basil is one of the most popular herbs around. As an annual, it must be re-planted every year. If you allow basil to go to seed, many times basil will seed itself and the planting will .

Garden, Home

Simple Tips to Beautify Your Yard

Yard work can be difficult and overwhelming. As such, many people tend to focus on what’s happening on the inside of their house, and devote less attention to what’s going on outside. .

Garden, Life, Natural Parenting

The Benefits of Gardening With Children

As a parent, my children’s development is one of my main priorities. Everyday, I get them up and take them to school, where they are stuck in a classroom for hours with limited .

Garden, Home

10 Great Stocking Stuffers for Gardeners

Finding the perfect gift for that special someone can be so difficult. If you’re searching for great stocking stuffers for the gardener in your life, check out these fun and great .

Garden, Homesteading, Vegetables

Growing and Harvesting Thyme

Thyme is most known as a Mediterranean herb with medical purposes as well as a wonderful culinary addition to savory dishes. German Thyme is very similar, except it does very well in .

Flowers, Garden, Homesteading

Planting and Caring for Irises

Irises are beautiful, rhizome rooted perennials (or “tubers”) that bloom in early summer and are dormant during the winter. Irises come in a multitude of colors, named after the .