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Grow Lavender For Its Many Wonderful Medicinal Properties
Lavender is often associated with scented candles that encourage restful moods and relaxation. But these beautiful purple flowers are good for more than candles! For thousands of years, several different nations have taken advantage of all the benefits lavender offers. A Little History Egyptians were the first to cultivate lavender more than two thousand years […]
Garden Therapy: Stop And Smell The Roses For Better Mental Health
I am always on the prowl for new ways to reduce the level of anxiety coursing through my veins. A lifetime of hard living has given the nerves a little shot. The Doc says I need exercise and nature to calm the monkey on my back. My inner Italian took that as a cue to […]
The Medicinal Benefits Of Wild Raspberries
A few scratches on our hands and forearms are worth it when enjoying sweet and juicy wild raspberries. Incredibly fragrant and tasty, these plants produce abundant harvests of bright red berries from about mid-summer to the first frost. Wild raspberry, also known as Rubus idaeus, grows in many different soil conditions and can be found […]
Compost: Making Super Garden Soil
It’s hard to envision while you stand there pondering the rotting mass of a compost pile that the wheel of life is turning inside there. Yesterday’s weeds, clippings, vegetable peelings, and the lot are transforming through death into the fuel for future life. There’s magic happening in there you’ll never find in any bag or […]