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    Growing and Foraging

    How to grow, forage, harvest, dry, store and use a variety of plants and herbs. These helpful articles about gardening and wildcrafting will help you on your plant journey.

    • A bunch of fresh wild garlic leaves with water droplets, some bundled with a rubber bandโ€”a perfect find when foraging for ramps.
      Foraging for Ramps (Wild Leeks)
    • Close-up of clusters of small white flowers with green stems and leaves, set against a blurred green backgroundโ€”perfect for summer foraging enthusiasts.
      What to Forage in Summer
    • Close-up of a pink camellia in full bloom, surrounded by green leaves with a blurred natural backgroundโ€”its rose like flowers add delicate charm to the scene.
      16 Beautiful Flowers That Look Like Roses
    • Close-up of a yellow flower with dewdrops on its petals, showing fine detail and a blurred yellow background.
      18 Best Yellow Perennial Flowers to Plant in Your Garden
    • A cluster of plants with purple and green leaves, featuring coleus with green edges and vibrant reddish-purple centers, fills the frame.
      18 Stunning Plants With Purple and Green Leaves for a Vibrant Garden
    • A gloved hand uses a small trowel to scoop potting soil, enriched with DIY composting, into a seed tray, with a red background visible.
      DIY Composting for Beginners
    • Close-up of fresh green mint leaves, showing their serrated edges and textured surfaceโ€”an excellent choice among lemon balm companion plants.
      Best Lemon Balm Companion Plants to Keep Your Garden Thriving
    • Close-up of a dark purple hellebore flower with a bright green center, surrounded by green leaves, standing out against a shadowy background reminiscent of black and white flowers.
      20 Unique Plants Featuring Black and White Flowers
    • Close-up view of several small pots filled with soil, arranged in rows, ready for planting seedlings indoors.
      Why Aren't My Seeds Sprouting? Troubleshooting Seed Germination Problems
    • Close-up of vibrant red berries, possibly rose hips, on branches with lush green leaves set against a softly blurred background.
      How to Harvest and Use Rose Hips
    • Close-up of fresh green mint leaves, showcasing the intricate texture and glistening water droplets that highlight diverse mint varieties.
      15 Mint Varieties You Need to Know (and How to Use Them)
    • Everything You Need to Know About Purple Dead Nettle
    • Close-up of a pine tree branch with numerous brown pine cones and green needles against a blurred background.
      Are Pine Cones Edible? A Deep Dive!
    • A close up of a charming pink flower.
      30 Amazing Flowers That Start With C
    • A variety of plants with purple flowers and green leaves, including some purple weeds.
      20+ Weeds with Purple Flowers
    • A vibrant collage of green plants, featuring a variety of edible weeds.
      How to Identify and Use 25+ Edible Weeds
    • A hibiscus flower with green leaves, available in various types.
      Types of Hibiscus: Exploring Different Species and Varieties
    • A window sill displaying several pots of the easiest herbs to grow indoors.
      Easiest Herbs to Grow Indoors: Our Growing Guide
    • A wooden raised garden bed filled with vegetables and companion planting herbs.
      Companion Planting Herbs in Your Garden
    • A close up of some wild violets.
      Cultivating Wild Violets: Foraging, Gardening, and Uses
    • Person using blue pruning shears to cut herbs from an herb garden into a wicker basket outdoors.
      How to Start an Herb Garden: Tips for First-Time Gardeners
    • 35 Amazing Flowers That Start With P
    • All About Lovely Elderflower
    • 15 Best Herbs for Protection
    • Close-up of a yellow and pink edible rose with dew drops on its petals against a blurred green background.
      Types of Edible Roses and How to Use Them
    • blue vervain
      More Than A Meadow Flower: Blue Vervain
    • The Wonderful World of Yarrow
    • How to Harvest Herbs
    • bright fuzzy broad green mullein leaves
      The Wonderful World of Mullein

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    Kristen is a plant lover, gardener, certified functional nutritional expert, cookbook author, writer, and photographer. Her work has been featured in many online and print publications including Willow & Sage Magazine, Forbes, NBC, New York Daily News, Healthline, MSN, Elle, Yoga Journal, and many more. She is also a syndicated writer for The Associated Press.

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