Ashwood Homestead Plants with purpose

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Nestled in the rural backroads of a Monticello neighborhood lies a family-owned nursery and homestead that specializes in native Florida plants. This nursery, called Ashwood Homestead, is run by Richard and Janet Bailey, with “help” from their mischievous kitten, Penelope. Together, the couple has taken on all the tasks their homestead requires, and the list is long! Ashwood Homestead began for the Baileys in 2008 out in West Virginia, where they lived at the time. They had always been highly interested in what they refer to as “plants with abilities” – plants that have medicinal or culinary uses that are often overlooked by the unknowing g