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GARDENING

For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (E) Echinacea

Echinacea, or purple coneflower, is well known for its immune-boosting abilities. After gaining popularity among eclectic physicians in the late 1800s, echinacea became one of the most common herbal remedies

How to Help Migrating Hummingbirds on Their Arduous Journeys

As gardens across America go dormant for the winter, many of our feathered friends have made their annual journey south. This includes the fascinating — and myth inspiring — hummingbirds. 
For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (D): Dill
For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (C): Comfrey
For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (B): Beautyberry
For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (A): Arnica
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Seasonal Eating for July, and the Topic of Landrace
Seed Saving Basics for the Home Gardener
Saving Insects: The Rivets to Our Ecosystem Are Loose
Insects are the world's largest animal group. It is believed that there are 10 quintillion of them on...
Ginseng: A (Conditional) Traditional Medicinal That You Can Grow at Home
A Traditional medicine of diverse roots Ginseng has been used for thousands of years as a powerful...
Symbiotic Associations: 5 Fascinating Relationships Between Flora and Fauna
It is not uncommon to find a relationship between plants and animals. We are well aware of the role insects...
Composting Restores Soil, Plant and Human Health
While the word “dirt” usually carries negative connotations, it can also be seen as the basis of our...
‘Companion Plants’ Make Cheerful Friends for Single Dwellers
Most gardeners are familiar with the term “companion planting,” the practice of placing certain plants...
Backyard Chickens: Useful, Easy and Amusing Pets
After pork, poultry is the most widely eaten flesh food in the world. With the bonus product of eggs,...
4 Things You Can Do to Help Bring Back the Bees
Buzzing bees busily gathering nectar and pollen is a heartwarming sight, especially when we remember...
The City of St. Catherines Favors Flowers in Coffins, Even in a Front Yard
As the final resting place for the body of a departed soul, coffins are naturally associated with death...
Taking a Trip? Keep Your Garden Alive While You Are Away
As COVID-19 restrictions start to loosen in many countries, people are once again busy booking flights...