photo by amberdc.
Want to grow a variety of herbs, but only have a small space for a garden? Stuart Robinson, one of our favourite Aussie gardeners, offers the Herb Spiral as a unique solution!
Basically, an herb spiral garden is an attractive and useful “permaculture” gardening method, a construction that winds its way up [...]
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Okay, now here’s exactly why it so ticks me off that lavender plants are just barely hardy in my zone 4 (windy) garden — a pretty wreath of lavender blossoms, accented with one tiny perfect rosebud in a bow of raffia.
This is one of the bountiful variety of lavender wreath styles at Hood River [...]
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Saturday night with nothing much going on… time for a soothing and skin-softening milk-and-honey bath!
Combine 1/4 cup of honey with 2 cups of warm milk.
Fill the tub with warm water, and pour the milk and honey into the bath while the tub is still filling.
For a special fragrance, you can crumble in [...]
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