Category: garden history
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Exotic Plants: History and Lore of the Yucca Plant
I just recently picked up several Yucca plants, one that is more than 25 years old, over four foot tall and beautiful. It’s a plant that I have wanted for a while but haven’t seen while I was plant shopping so it hadn’t made it to my gardens or yard. One my one plant foraging runs […]
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Heirloom Seeds: Vine Peach, a historical fruit for the garden
The vine peach is a historical fruit that grew wild. With building the peach vine is not well known. It makes a great garden fruit. History and what the fruit is like is included here.
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Peony: a Popular Perennial with a History
Peonies have a rich history in China, Japan, Europe and North America. In North America they have been grown mostly as a decorative plant but in China, Japan and Europe they have also been used for medicinal purposes. They are also widely used in art and design work Plants come in rootstock, as potted plants […]
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Organic Gardening – How to Improve your Soil Easily
One of the best ways to improve your soil quality is to build raised beds. A raised bed can be anywhere from three inches high to 3-4 feet high. You can make edges for the beds to hold the soil in place or slant the soil and tamp in place. I myself prefer edging. The […]