Permaculture A designers’ manual Chapter 2 Review This post cover Permaculture A designers’ manual Chapter 2 Review.  This is the second in a series of 14 chapter reviews on “Permaculture – A designers’ manual”.  This review covers chapter two which...

Comfrey Plant Information | A Permaculture Wonder-Plant This post covers Comfrey Plant Information | A Permaculture Wonder-Plant.  Comfrey, Symphytum, is a perennial herb that grows leaves two to three feet tall and has bell shaped flowers. It is originally from Europe...

This blog post, Tour of the Farm,  will be brief as it is mostly embedded video from YouTube.  This past weekend I went out to the Farm and took some videos giving you a video tour of Great Escape Farms.Video...

This post provides Nanking Bush Cherry Plant Information | Unique Edible Plants.  The Nanking Bush Cherry, Prunus tomentosa, is another unique edible plant, in bush form, that is showy in the spring with flowers and in the summer with...

Kousa Dogwood Fruit Recipe | An Unusual Edible This post covers Kousa Dogwood Fruit Recipe | An Unusual Edible. Three weeks ago I wrote an article called cornus-kousa-benthamidia-kousa-kousa-dogwood.  Since then I have received feedback from two people about that article. ...

If you are in the market for some cheap plants, head on over to Home Depot.  Most of their trees, shrubs and perennials are 50% off.  Yesterday I bought a $50 nectarine tree for $25 at the Pasadena, MD...

Permaculture A designers’ manual Chapter 1 Review This post covers Permaculture A designers’ manual Chapter 1 Review. As discussed in the article So What is this Permaculture Stuff I plan on doing a review on each chapter in the book “Permaculture...

Sassafras Plant Information | A Very Unique Plant This post covers Sassafras Plant Information | A Very Unique Plant.  Sassafras is a deciduous tree that can be found natively as far north as southern Canada and from the east coast...

Winterize the Estate | Getting Ready for Winter This article is about how to Winterize the Estate | Getting Ready for Winter.  I will cover what I do to winterize my pond, pool, outside cold sensitive plants, garden, and what...

Elderberry Plant Information | A Unique Edible Plant to Grow This post, titled Elderberry Plant Information | A Unique Edible Plant to Grow, provides information on propagation and edibility of this medicinal shrub.Elderberry is another unique edible plant to grow. ...