JELLIES - Garden Guide
History Of The Jujube Tree
Chinese poets spoke about the wonderful jujube in 600 BC. The fruit of the jujube has been used in ancient Chinese medicine for many nutritional remedies for 2500 years. Jujubes were used by Gerard in Europe as a medicinal herb...
Sampler of Rare Fruits for Fun or Profit
Here is a sampler of unusual fruits showing up on temperate climate farms and in nurseries. Their rarity in your location, of course, depends on your growing region.Sea Buckthorn (Hipprophae rhamnoides)A very productive northern f
Growing Rare Fruits for Fun or Profit
Gardeners, small farmers and boutique backyard nurseries can attract customers with unusual tree, vine and bush fruit crops that offer customers a taste of the exotic, of history, or of their native bioregion that they can find...
Cherry Trees
For most people, gardening and cultivating rare trees is a great hobby. Some people may also pursue gardening as a profession. Due to advanced techniques, most trees can be grown easily to form beautiful landscapes. Most trees...
History Of The Jujube Tree
Chinese poets spoke about the wonderful jujube in 600 BC. The fruit of the jujube has been used in ancient Chinese medicine for many nutritional remedies for 2500 years. Jujubes were used by Gerard in Europe as a medicinal herb...
Growing and Harvesting Rose Hips
Roses can do more than grace our landscapes and floral designs. Like its cousins the apple, pear, peach and cherry, roses produce a fruit. Rose Hips are a valuable source of vitamin C, containing as much as 20 times more...
History Of The Cherry Tree
There are only a few instances in the ancient historical record concerning cherry trees. This absence in the record perhaps resulted in the fragile nature and perishability of the fruit, unlike the fruit from the apple tree....
Why I Decided To Plan My Next Years Garden Last Fall
Every year spring comes and I get so excited to get outside and plant my garden. I can just taste those fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, and all the other wonderful produce that I will grow this summer.I stop at all the seed...
An Introduction To Herb Gardens
Herbs are among the easiest plants to grow in a garden, and the most useful. Perhaps best known for their role in cooking, where they add flavor to stews, soups, vinegars, jellies, relishes, and all types of recipes, herbs also...
Why I Decided To Plan My Next Years Garden Last Fall
Every year spring comes and I get so excited to get outside and plant my garden. I can just taste those fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, and all the other wonderful produce that I will grow this summer.I stop at all the seed...
History of the Cherry Tree
There are only a few instances in the ancient historical record concerning cherry trees. This absence in the record perhaps resulted in the fragile nature and perishability of the fruit, unlike the fruit from the apple tree....
Ogeechee Limes - Pleasantly Tasting Like Citrus
The shoreline of the Ogeechee River is densely imbedded with a little known fruit tree called the, "Ogeechee Lime" Nyssa ogeechee, that could easily demand attention from farmers, who are looking for a secondary crop. Local...
Wild Flowers
Wild flowers are Natures miracle of miracles. They bring color, perfume, and distinction to the diverse environments in which they grow.Wildflowers, however, can be as ecologically devastating as they are beautiful. Some...
Wild Flowers
Wild flowers are Natures miracle of miracles. They bring color, perfume, and distinction to the diverse environments in which they grow.Wildflowers, however, can be as ecologically devastating as they are beautiful. Some...