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How to Plant a White Clover Lawn to Save Money
White Clover Mixed Lawn White clover lawns have been making a buzz online over the past couple of years, and for good reason. People are getting tired of the upkeep and costs of maintaining a soft green lawn and have begun looking into other alternatives. The weekly watering and mowing becomes excessive after a while,…
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Clover and Other Alternative Lawns – Can They Save You Money?
White Clover Lawn Clover lawns have increasingly become more well known, talked about on social media and in garden centers. Some alternative lawn plants options are popping up in retail stores, and there are landlords that are choosing those seeds over grass seeds. Many people are starting to make the switch to these tolerant groundcover…
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Labrador Tea
Flowering Labrador Tea Labrador Tea has many uses, and is most commonly consumed as a tea, hence it’s name. It is a powerful medicine and the benefits of Labrador Tea include healing the intestinal tract, detoxifying the body, aiding in sleep, and as a remedy for colds, flus, irritated skin, bacterial and fungal disease. It…
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Wild Rose Uses – Cosmetic, Medicinal, and Edible
Wild Rose (Rosa acicularisI) Flower As early spring approaches and the natural world begins to reemerge after winter, so too does the local forager. Wild rose (Rosa acicularis) is one of the species often looked for during early spring, where you can collect the leaves, roots, and stems. Wild rose uses are plentiful, including medicinal,…
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The Importance of Cedar – Medicinal Properties, Practical Uses and More!
Eastern White Cedar During Winter This incredibly common tree can be found almost everywhere in Canada! The Cedar tree properties were very valuable to the Indigenous peoples. It was their medicine, their furniture, their transportation, and their sacred plant. There are two species in Canada. Eastern White Cedar (thuja occidentalis) is found around New Brunswick,…
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