Plants
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Essential Oils: Some Things to Consider
People tend to think that because they come from plants, essential oils are always safe and beneficial to use. But…
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Mullein – Indigenous Friend to All
According to Oregon Wild (an American conservation organisation), some 500,000 acres of Oregons wild lands were developed in 2015. I…
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Pursuing Happiness From Gardening for Sustainable Living
According to various research and scientific studies, no worldly creature can ever survive without water, that includes humans, animals, and…
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The most nutritious perennial vegetables for cold climates
Did you know that many perennial vegetables are much higher than commonly grown vegetables in the nutrients that can address…
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The Essential Guide to probably everything you need to know about Growing Medlar – Mespilus germanica
Medlars are ornamental, flowering trees with pretty white blossom, good autumn colours and fruits which are edible, and deliciously unusual! …
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Social plants: in the wild, staghorn ferns grow in colonies to improve water storage for all members
Social colonies are nothing new in the animal kingdom. We know bees, ants and termites live in large colonies, divide…
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Five of Our Favourite Plants to Attract Beneficial Insects
All organisms are beneficial, and at the very least all organisms past, present and future decompose to nourish something else,…
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Four of our Favourite Plants with Edible Flowers
During this post, we’re going to take a look at a few of our favourite plants with edible flowers. Most…
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Four of our Favourite Trees with Edible Leaves
During this post, we’re going to take a look at some trees that have edible leaves. Since trees can produce…
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The Essential Guide to Probably Everything you Need to Know about Growing Cornelian Cherry – Cornus mas
Cornellian Cherry is undoubtedly one of the easiest fruit you can grow in a temperate climate. The plants produce a…
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Nature’s Original Toothbrush
Researching the topic of homemade toothpastes recently, I began to wonder what people did before there were plastic toothbrushes. Turns…
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Yarrow for Oral Care
In a recent article I described the use of the herb yarrow (Achillea millefolium) as first aid for a bleeding…
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