Essential tips for growing sweetly scented sweet peas. Includes how to sow seeds, growing in containers, and picking the right sweet pea variety Growing sweet peas isn’t difficult but they do need the right soil, care, and support. Very popular in Britain, sweet peas are becoming much more known in other parts of the world … Read More about 6 Easy Tips for growing Sweet Peas
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How to Crystallize Primroses and other Edible Flowers
Crystallize primroses to preserve their pretty blossoms long into summer. This simple recipe also works for other edible flowers and requires just a few common ingredients Primroses are one of the first flowers to bloom each year. I smile to see them open their petals so early – weeks ahead of our other more familiar … Read More about How to Crystallize Primroses and other Edible Flowers
6 Ways to Use Sustainable Garden Design in your Backyard
Clever tips for using the way wild ecosystems work to create a self-sustaining and bountiful food garden. This is sustainable garden design at its best and benefits soil, plants, yield, and community By Zach Loeks, Director of the Ecosystem Solution Institute Sustainable garden design, regenerative gardening, permaculture design, natural gardening; all of these practices have … Read More about 6 Ways to Use Sustainable Garden Design in your Backyard
Grow an Outdoor Herb Garden in this DIY Herb Spiral
Grow more herbs in less space in a DIY Herb Spiral. This innovative outdoor herb garden allows you to grow more herbs in less space using an attractive spiral design. Instructional video included. This DIY Herb Spiral project is from the new book, A Woman’s Garden Grow Beautiful Plants and Make Useful Things. One of … Read More about Grow an Outdoor Herb Garden in this DIY Herb Spiral
Sweet Orange Soap Recipe + Soap Making Instructions
Make this fragrant orange soap recipe with a special orange essential oil and tiny flecks of orange zest. Includes cold-process soap making instructions When I used to sell soap from a market stall, I’d have customers approach and ask for naturally scented soap that suits the entire family. Nothing too floral or spicy, and something … Read More about Sweet Orange Soap Recipe + Soap Making Instructions