10 Perennial Herbs for a Beautiful Potager Garden
These 10 perennial herbs belong in every potager garden. Learn to design a cottage vegetable garden with perennial herbs.
The Cottage Vegetable Garden
The cottage vegetable garden is a marriage of beauty and practicality. Flowers and food of all kinds planted together in a way that is wildly abundant and inviting.
Here you’ll find beginner-friendly guides on what to plant, design inspiration, and simple ways to use everything you grow.
Read this first if you are ready to design your own cottage vegetable garden.
Read this to explore why adding flowers to a vegetable garden helps everything grow better.
Chive Blossom Vinegar Recipe for Spring
Celebrate spring with this easy chive blossom vinegar recipe! Learn to make this vibrant vinegar using fresh chive flowers from your garden.
How to Design a Cottage Vegetable Garden: 8 Elements for a Space You’ll Never Want to Leave
Transform your backyard into a cottage vegetable garden you’re proud of. These 8 essential elements pulled from potager garden designs will help you create a backyard garden you’ll never want to leave.
Growing Vegetables in the Shade: What to Plant & How to Make It Work
Yes, vegetables can grow in the shade. You just need the right ones. Here’s a complete list of vegetables, herbs, and flowers for part-shade and partial-sun gardens, plus 6 tips for success.
18 Great Companion Flowers for Vegetables (Complete Guide)
Struggling with poor pollination or pest problems? Plant these beautiful companion flowers to have a healthier and more productive vegetable garden.
Why I Grow Flowers in My Vegetable Garden—9 Practical Reasons
Planting flowers with a vegetable garden, or companion planting, is not just pretty but also practical. See 9 reasons why you should plant flowers with vegetables.
What Is a Potager Garden (And Why It’s the Only One You Need)
A potager garden is a beautiful, functional kitchen garden that grows vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit together. Once you understand what it is, you’ll wonder why you ever gardened another way.
5 Easy Herbs to Grow for Herbal Tea (Even If You’re New to Gardening)
Growing herbs for herbal tea is a simple process and a rewarding experience. Herbs are so easy to grow and
Welcome to the Not Quite a Homestead Backyard Garden
See our raised beds with arched trellises, the in-ground cut flower garden, and the small orchard at Not Quite a Homestead backyard garden.