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Seeds & Wellness
How to Grow Peppermint: 7 Secrets for an Ultra-Fragrant Harvest
If you want to know how to grow peppermint successfully at home, follow these 7 practical secrets for thriving plants full of fresh, aromatic leaves —perfect for teas, desserts, and balcony gardens.
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Seasonal Gardening
Gardening with the Moon: Interactive Lunar Calendar
Gardening with the Moon gives your sowing, planting, pruning, and harvesting a natural tempo. Our lunar gardening calendar guides you day by day: phases, ascending/descending Moon, and leaf / root / flower / fruit...
Flowers & Biodiversity
5 Essential Tips for Planting Lavender: A Fragrant, Pollinator-Friendly Border
Lavender is the icon of the Mediterranean garden: beautiful, tough, nectar-rich—and (bonus) ultra-Instagrammable. Here’s how to plant lavender, keep it thriving (easy care), and harvest it to make stunning dried lavender bouquets—all while helping...
Flowers & Biodiversity
5 Easy Steps to Create a Beautiful Wildflower Meadow
A wildflower meadow is the ultimate win–win: a poetic, vibrant space that feeds pollinators while requiring far less upkeep than a traditional lawn.Bonus — it boosts local biodiversity and improves soil health. Here’s how...
Seeds & Wellness
How to Grow Chamomile: 7 Easy Steps to Sowing & Soothing Benefits for a Calmer Mind
The ultimate feel-good plant, chamomile ticks every box: easy to sow, floriferous, pretty along borders, and perfect for a bedtime tea. Whether you’re a first-timer or not, here’s the simple method to sow, grow,...
Seeds & Wellness
Sage: From Garden to Remedy — Why Sage Deserves a Place in Every Home
Since Antiquity, Salvia officinalis has been prized for both its medicinal and aromatic qualities. Its Latin name derives from salvare, “to heal,” a testament to its long-standing place in traditional pharmacopoeia. This article provides...
Flowers & Biodiversity
California Poppy: The Stress-Relief Flower That Lights Up Your Garden ✨🌼
The neon-orange bloom that opens only in sunshine, plus gentle alkaloids that quiet anxiety—California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) ticks every box: beauty, well-being, and biodiversity. Here’s how to sow it, love it, and use it...
Flowers & Biodiversity
Borage: Origin, Benefits & Cultivation — The Star-Shaped Bloom that Supercharges Garden, Plate and Biodiversity 🌟
A flash of electric blue, a hint of cucumber on the tongue, and an oil famed for skin health—borage (Borago officinalis) ticks every box. Here’s how this Mediterranean native became a must-have from seed...
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