Linden trees are not only beautiful, but they're also edible! Every part of the linden tree is delicious, and many parts are medicinal too. When I first started planning our edible food forest, I was
What is an Ornamental Edible Garden? Design ideas, advice & suggestions for growing ornamental edible plants in your garden; Gardening Lessons
Wondering which edible plants may be in your neighborhood or your very own back yard? Here are some very common edible plants to look for!
The goldenrod plant, also known as solidago, blooms in the late summer and early fall with yellow flowers, and is also edible and medicinal.
Borage is a beautiful annual flower that's popular with gardeners, mostly for its abundant display of showy blue flowers. It also happens to be both edible and medicinal, and it has a number of uses
Are you looking for something both beautiful AND functional? Try planting one of these 18 edible vines!The first edible vine is...
When planting anything in the garden, it's good to know ahead of time what grows best next to what. Use the information found in this article to learn more about companion planting with marjoram. Clic
How to start foraging for wild herbs, beginning with these 8 easy to identify plants. Collecting herbs and medicinal plants that can be found in the wild or even in your own backyard.
Growing passionflowers is a great way to create edible landscapes. All parts of the passionflower vine are edible or medicinal- the flowers, fruit, leaves, and roots. Plant passionflowers today and start harvesting passionfruit in just a few month.
Browse plant profiles on 11 herbs for stress and anxiety, including lavish rose, powder-puff mimosa, and aromatic tulsi.
Edibles like fruit and nut trees, herbs, and perennial vegetables take a lot of work to get started. However, unlike an annual vegetable garden that will require daily tending, setting up perennial edible landscaping only need occasional maintenance once established. Here are tips to get you started!
We cultivate our chives amongst our herb beds, but did you know that wild chives are one of the most common and easy-to-identify wild-growing plants? What are wild chives and are wild chives edible? C
Lambsquarter is a vitamin-packed, nutritional powerhouse! It's so easy to dehydrate and use throughout the winter - learn how here!
Herbalists know that burdock root is powerful medicine, but most would be surprised to learn that the burdock is edible as well. Burdock leaves, stalks and roots are edible and can be downright tasty if you
The almond belongs to the Rosaceae family (Rosaceae), so it is a relative of several well-known fruit trees. There are different types, from small ornamental shrubs (Prunus glandulosa) that are...
Why on earth would you want to grow a fruit tree in your house? Why on earth wouldn’t you? If you’ve got the space, growing a dwarf fruit tree in your home has some excellent
If you have an edible landscape on your property, then you can live off the land. Here are 40 great plants for edible landscaping.
If you are growing an edible landscape, you may wonder what to do with partially shady areas. Here are 12 culinary herbs that grow in partial shade.
Black Locust is a fun, edible tree with stunning white blossoms each spring. Foragers and bees alike love the flavor each spring, and they're fragrant enough that you can find the trees blindfolded. Black locust
If you love your herbs you’ll want to know how to prune rosemary. A rugged and prolific plant, rosemary is a popular culinary, medicinal and ornamental staple in the garden.
Sumac tea is easy to make. Learn how to harvest sumac yourself.
Botanical Name: Hyoscyamus niger. Other Common Names: Hogbean, Schwarzes Bilsenkraut (German), jusquiame (French), veleño negro (Spanish), villrot (Norvegian), bolmört (Swedish). Habitat: The plant is probably endemic to the Mediterranean countries and western Asia, but is now widespread in many parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The species has been introduced and naturalized in North America, Brazil, Australia and many other countries. Plant Description: Henbane is either annual or biennial plant that belongs to the Solanaceae family also known as the nightshade family. The plant can grow up to 25-100 cm tall. It has bright green, hairy leaves that are
A collaboration between a garden designer and a culinary-arts-trained homeowner results in the ultimate potager, one so productive (and delicious) that chefs throughout Sonoma County clamor for its surplus
Add these flowering herbs and plants to your herb garden, they taste great and have beautiful blooms, too, from CountryLiving.com
Goldenrod is helpful for making salves for sore muscles, tea for your kidneys, and may be useful for respiratory woes.
Nipplewort – Lapsana communis You have to agree this plant has a weird name. If it could it would probably change it. There are two reasons for the name. One is that the seed capsules resemble a nipple in shape and secondly being an astringent plant it probably helped heal chapped nipples or breast ulcers. […]
The mulberry tree is a fast growing fruit tree that also provides food for your family and animals. Learn how to grow mulberries and use mulberry tree leaves, bark, and berries for food, fodder, and medicine.
Botanical Name: Cinnamomum camphora. Other Common Names: True camphor, hon-sho, laurel camphor, Japanese camphor, kamfertræ (Danish), Kampfer (German), alcanfor (Spanish), laurier du Japon. (French). Habitat: The camphor tree is native the southern islands of Japan and Taiwan, where they form majestic forests. It is also found growing wild in China. Today, it is cultivated in many countries with tropical and subtropical climate, especially in India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Madagascar, South Africa and the USA. Still, Taiwan is the largest producer of natural camphor, with Japan in second place. Description: The camphor tree is a member of the Lauraceae or the
We love, love, love, love stinging nettle as a food. We harvest this wild green regularly and use it primarily in our very dense greens soup. Five years ago I would not have imagined that I would be harvesting nettle regularly. Even the slightest brush up against it would leave me with an aching rash […]
Often thought of as a weed, common plantain is actually edible, medicinal, and restorative to soil. Learn how you can grow and enjoy this useful herb.
Growing amaranth isn't difficult, and it's the perfect plant for edible landscaping thanks to its gorgeous flowers, and nutritious seeds and leaves.
Growing passionflowers is a great way to create edible landscapes. All parts of the passionflower vine are edible or medicinal- the flowers, fruit, leaves, and roots. Plant passionflowers today and start harvesting passionfruit in just a few month.
Consider harvesting comfrey seed to grow new plants. Learn how to harvest comfrey seeds, and add new comfrey plants to your herb garden.
I passed a lovely afternoon recently in harvesting my first nettle seeds of the year. They are so abundant right now and so helpful during these busy periods that it was a real pleasure to get out …
Nasturtiums deserve a place in every garden. Beautiful while in flower and useful when harvested, here's how and why you should grow nasturtiums.
Botanical Name: Bellis perennis. Other related plants are also known by the name daisy, but Bellis perennis is mostly regarded as the archetypal species. Other Common Names: Common daisy, garden daisy, English daisy, meadow daisy, bruisewort, tusindfryd (Danish), chiribita (Spanish), paquerette vivace (French), Gänseblümchen (German). Habitat: Daisy is native to Europe and western Asia, but has now been naturalized in many parts of the globe. Daisy prefers moist and nutritious soil. It can be found growing in lawns, parks, and pastures, as well as in meadows, roadsides, and cemeteries. Daisy is often regarded as invasive as well as a problematic
The easiest way to propagate banana plants is by division. Learn about when and how to do it with my detailed step-by-step instructions.
Learn how to dry goldenrod, and preserve these wonderful plants for herbal and culinary purposes, to use throughout the seasons.
