Joomla! site syndication http://www.homesteadgarden.com 2008-05-09T21:52:46+01:00 http://www.homesteadgarden.com http://www.homesteadgarden.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2004-06-12T11:54:06+01:00 http://www.homesteadgarden.com http://www.homesteadgarden.com/front/front/welcome.html Within this site, you can find information on topics such as: gardening homesteading voluntary simplicity food preservation cooking 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 [tab ==Garden Talk==] [/tab][tab ==Frugal Talk==] [/tab] [tab ==Fitness Talk==] [/tab] [tab ==Home Talk==] [/tab] Editor's Pick text/html 2006-02-23T15:10:54+01:00 http://www.homesteadgarden.com http://www.homesteadgarden.com/the-news/perennials--bulbs/perennial-garden-basics.html 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. text/html 2006-03-01T02:11:43+01:00 http://www.homesteadgarden.com http://www.homesteadgarden.com/the-news/perennials--bulbs/how-to-plant-a-heather-garden.html 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. text/html 2007-02-13T01:36:23+01:00 http://www.homesteadgarden.com http://www.homesteadgarden.com/the-news/seeds--propagation/your-garden---growing-from-seed.html 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: Personal satisfaction - there’s nothing quite like seeing a garden full of plants that you grew yourself from a tiny seed. text/html 2006-02-23T15:18:40+01:00 http://www.homesteadgarden.com http://www.homesteadgarden.com/the-news/container-gardening/geraniums-galore.html 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.