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What Landscape Maintenance Can Do for Your Property

Perfectly manicured lawns, healthy trees, and flowering gardens don’t get that way by accident—they need regular maintenance. But maintaining your landscaping is time-consuming. Instead, turn this task over to a professional landscaping company, who will know how to identify potential problems like plant diseases, and who can give you great advice on the types of …

3 Tips for Taking Photos of Flowers

Flowers are everywhere, and sometimes just the thought of going out to take pictures of their pretty petals can seem downright cliché, because so many people do it. However, one reason flower photography is so popular is because these kinds of pictures can capture incredible beauty, without a great deal of effort. It’s fun to go outside …

How to Make a Stunning Bouquet with Supermarket Flowers

Free Seeds! Free Seeds! Free Seeds!

Was that post title a little overboard? Sorry about that…I’m a sucker for free, organic, high-quality seeds, and (be honest) most of you, my wonderful readers, are too. Part Two of our …

They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds

AUSL (Academy for Urban School Leadership) is a Chicago nonprofit school management organization that creates schools of excellence by developing highly effective teachers and transforming educational outcomes for students in the lowest performing schools.

Planting the Seeds of Conservation

Stressed out by news about the climate and environment? You’re not alone. One Field scientist shares a surprising pastime for staying calm while making a difference.

Growing Seeds with Toddlers

Activity for ages 1 to 5. Spring is the perfect time to teach little ones about plant life. This simple kids’ science project is a hands-on way to show kids what really happens to seeds buried in the earth. Grow seeds with toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners… anyone! It’s the perfect compliment to our Plant Activit

12 Benefits and Uses of Basil Seeds (Sabja Seeds, Tukmaria)

Basil seeds have a long history of use in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, but their health effects have only been tested in a few studies. Here are 12 fascinating benefits and uses of basil seeds.

Watering the Seeds of Depression, Watering the Seeds of Resiliency

I often write about the demanding and criticizing voices in our heads a lot because it is so amazingly prevalent and I figure just about anyone can identify with that and almost all of us need support with them. Every day these voices kick in out of habit...

Is the mustard seed the smallest of all seeds?

No, the mustard seed is not the smallest of all seeds. Jesus was speaking proverbially. That is, He wasn't making a statement of absolute fact but using a proverbial style of communication.

How to Save Pumpkin Seeds: Step-by-Step Instructions

Saving pumpkin seeds is a sustainable gardening practice that will save you money and time. The process is surprisingly simple.

The Sowers and the Seeds

For me this past week the Gospel of the Sower and the Seed bore much fruit for reflection. I have spent a lot of time this past week...

25+ Ideas for Using Pumpkin Seeds Besides Just Roasting

Learn ideas for using pumpkin seeds, including how to roast them, with this guide and round-up of 25 pumpkin seed recipes.

Can poppy seeds really make me fail a drug test?

Every few months, I stumble across an account from someone who claims to have failed a drug test due to a poppy seed bagel, muffin, or bread. On one hand, that sounds like an awful experience. On the other hand, could a tablespoon of teeny seeds really be the culprit? A cursory online search yielded a Cerberus of uninformed speculation, contradictory answers, and flat-out conspiracies. So, I posed the question to some actual toxicology experts: Could poppy seeds make you fail a drug…

7 Healthy and Delicious Seeds

Seeds of all varieties—from chia and flax to sesame and sunflower—seem to be popping up everywhere these days. Learn the nutr...

10 Delicious and Healthy Ways to Use Chia Seeds

The tiny little seeds pack in tons of good nutrition