How to Harvest & Preserve Red Raspberry Leaf Tea

Raspberry fruitworms, also known as raspberry beetles (or raspberry fruit worms), are members of a small family of beetles known as the Butyridae.The damage caused by these beetle

Growing Scarlet Rosemallows  in the garden and landscape can be a rewarding experience. Learn all about  How to Grow Texas Star Hibiscus. From propagation methods to care tips, and understanding the growing requirements, here is everything you need to ensure its healthy growth and blooming.

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Whether you pronounce it correctly as puh-KAHNS or erroneously as PEE-cans, there’s no denying the aesthetic, nut-producing power of pecans.We link to vendors to help you find relevant products

Also known as the scarlet or swamp maple, the red maple has a special place in my heart.It’s the first plant that I could ever identify,

Iris ‘Benton Olive’ in Sarah Price's garden

These Trees with Red Berries can add vibrant colors to your garden. We have included the most beautiful ones in the list!

Years after the fact, I remain flummoxed as to why my neighbor Daniel – an otherwise normal, rational person – ripped down and pulled out a spectacular, 20-foot-tall labyrinth of colorful crossvine that was growing on a trellis he had built up against his house.Crossvine is a fast-growing climbing vine that can reach 50

This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a commission if you make a purchase using these links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. In our attempts to save the bees, many of us are

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) currently lists 156 species of bees as vulnerable, 20 as endangered, and 11 as critically endangered globally. While those numbers are concerning, there are almost 20,000 different species of bees; in the United States alone, there are around 3,500 species. It’s important to keep these big numbers in mind while focusing on the specific species that need protection.

Good King Henry might sound like an historical figure or perhaps a monarch in some on-screen fantasy series, but this is the name for a plant that is often used in permaculture gardens. 

The Homestead Act first came into effect in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill to promote homesteading where a homesteader would be provided with a land to build a home, farm the land for a minimum of 5 years and make some improvements. This Act provided 160 acres of land to the people willing to homestead in exchange for a small filing fee and the amendments that followed increased the allotments further promoting homesteading in the US. This is now no longer in effect and ended in 1976 with the introduction of Federal Land Policy and Management Act.  However, homesteading was allowed until 1986 only in Alaska.