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Perennial plants are plants that come back year after year without needing to be replanted. They are used in permaculture design and permaculture gardens.

Thimbleberry Flower

Thimbleberry Plants – Unique to all but West Coast

  • By Todd McCree
  • January 21, 2016
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Thimbleberry plants are shrubs that are unique to all but those on the west coast of the United States.  It has edible and medicinal qualities and is attractive to a … Continue Reading →

Topsets

Egyptian Walking Onions A Wonderful Unique Edible

  • By Todd McCree
  • January 20, 2016
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The Egyptian walking onions have a unique self-propagation habit.  It has bulbs at the top of the stalk that weight the stalk down to the point it bends over and … Continue Reading →

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Adaptive Seeds Company Review Info You Need to Know

  • By Todd McCree
  • January 11, 2016
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This post is an Adaptive Seeds Company review and consists of my experiences dealing with them over the years. Adaptive Seed Company is a farm-based seed company near Sweet Home, … Continue Reading →

dandelion

Dandelion Plant Information – The Incredible Edible With Photos

  • By Todd McCree
  • December 23, 2015
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This post gives you dandelion plant information to include its edibility, medicinal properties, how to propagate it, and a dandelion recipe. Dandelion (Taraxacum) is a wildflower found around the world … Continue Reading →

Spice Bush

Spicebush Plant Information – A Wild Edible You’ll Love

  • By Todd McCree
  • November 27, 2015
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This post, titled Spicebush Plant Information – A Wild Edible, provides information including edibility and propagation of this medicinal plant. Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) is a wild edible that is native … Continue Reading →

Viburnum

Viburnum Blackhaw Tree Information is Another Unique Edible Plant

  • By Todd McCree
  • November 23, 2015
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Viburnum Blackhaw Tree Information is Another Unique Edible Plant. Viburnum Blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium), another unique edible plant, is a native as an understory shrub in the Eastern and Midwestern United … Continue Reading →

jujube

Jujube Tree Information – A Unique Edible Tree

  • By Todd McCree
  • November 19, 2015
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This post, titled Jujube Tree Information – A Unique Edible Tree, covers the edibility, propagation and medicinal uses of neat plant.  Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) is also sometimes called red date, … Continue Reading →

broadleaf plantain

Broadleaf Plantain Plant Information | Edible and Medicinal Info You Need to Know

  • By Todd McCree
  • November 16, 2015
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This blog post provides Broadleaf Plantain Plant Information.  Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major) is one of the more common plants found here in the mid-Atlantic region.  While it is native to … Continue Reading →

maypop

Maypop Plant Information | A Unique Edible Vine

  • By Todd McCree
  • November 3, 2015
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This post provides Maypop Plant Information | A Unique Edible Vine and provides how to care for the plant, gives a recipe, and describes the fruit of this cold hardy … Continue Reading →

Nanking Cherry

Nanking Bush Cherry Plant Information Another Unique Edible Plants

  • By Todd McCree
  • October 27, 2015
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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 … Continue Reading →

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