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Within this site, you can find information on topics such as:
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homesteading
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voluntary simplicity
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food preservation
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cooking
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crafts
Members are from all walks of life, but many share the desire to get closer to nature through gardening and/or live a more simple and self-sufficient lifestyle. We're getting back to basics.
If you're interested in more information on getting back to the basics, please visit our sister site: FrugalVillage.com
It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. - Laura Ingalls Wilder
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 Perennials are any plants which live for more than two seasons and produce stems which die back to the ground each fall. They’re at the heart of most flower gardens and offer wide ranging benefits to the landscape gardener. |
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 When planning a garden of heather, begin by making an outline of your area first. If you're planning a border, start from the back of the bed with the taller plants and work forward; if the bed is to be viewed from all sides, begin sketching your design from the center out. |
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 With all the plants available on the market these days, both from garden centres and mail order, you might wonder why anyone would bother to grow from seed. There are a few answers to this one but some of the basic ones are:
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 All over the country, geraniums flaunt their red and scarlet, rose, pink, and white blooms with a gay abandon that few other plants can rival. |
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