Ten of the best pumpkins to grow for eating including the type used to make Libby’s pumpkin puree. Also, tips on the best eating pumpkins to grow in cooler climates and small gardens. There’s a pumpkin for every garden but not all of them are for eating. As anyone who has cooked up a standard … Read More about The Best Pumpkins to grow for Eating
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Cold Process Peppermint Soap Recipe + Instructions
Recipe and instructions for how to make cold process peppermint soap with essential oil and peppermint leaves. It will make six mint green bars with pretty flecks. Ah, peppermint. You’re zingy, refreshing, and oh so easy to grow. In fact, if you turn your back on it, peppermint will take over whatever space you plant … Read More about Cold Process Peppermint Soap Recipe + Instructions
How to Create a Wildflower Cottage Garden
Tips on how to create a wildflower cottage garden from seed, with perennials, or by cultivating wild plants. A planting style that’s as beautiful and eco-friendly as it is low-maintenance Ornamental gardens come in all shapes, sizes, and styles, but one of the classic styles is a cottage garden. Overflowing with foliage and color, they’re … Read More about How to Create a Wildflower Cottage Garden
How to Create an English Cottage Garden
Tips for how to create an English cottage garden, including classic plants and flowers, planting methods, and money-saving advice. Any growing space, large or small, can be transformed into the cottage garden of your dreams. Imagine you’re reading a fairy tale, and the heroine of the story happens upon a cottage in the forest surrounded … Read More about How to Create an English Cottage Garden
How to Propagate Rosemary from Stem Cuttings
Step-by-step instructions for how to propagate rosemary from stem cuttings. Includes when and how to take cuttings, encouraging root growth, and aftercare. Use these tips to create dozens of new rosemary plants for free. If you have an established rosemary plant, you can use it to propagate dozens of new plants for practically nothing. Propagating … Read More about How to Propagate Rosemary from Stem Cuttings