Harvest the pretty purple flowers to make dried lavender bunches or dried lavender buds for potpourri or sachets. Drying lavender isn’t difficult. Learn how to dry lavender, my favorite herb to grow and use. Drying lavender starts with harvest, and that process varies depending on what you’ll do with your dried lavender. If you planContinue reading “Drying Lavender”
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Wild purslane salad
Wild purslane salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, jalapeño chile, lemon juice and salt Thick-stemmed ground cover plant with little yellow flowers that takes over the pathways around the garden beds is known as purslane can be a healthy addition to your everyday salad. Actually,the plant is pretty, but to the gardening books it’s considered a weed.Continue reading “Wild purslane salad”
From Garden to Pizza
Get kids and loved one interested in gardening by creating a pizza garden!Creating an Italian masterpiece is as simple as running out to the yard to pick fresh toppings for your pizza from a productive, pie-shaped bed. What to Plant in Your Pizza Garden Oregano. A pizza essential, oregano is a beautiful perennial herb that’sContinue reading “From Garden to Pizza”
DIY Macramé Craft & Project Ideas
Have you fallen in love with those Pinterest pictures of elaborate wall hangings and boho chic macrame hanging planters? Luckily for you, macrame is a skill accessible to everyone and anyone! What is Macrame? It’s the art of knotting string or chord into decorative or useful items. There are lots of different knots to learnContinue reading “DIY Macramé Craft & Project Ideas”
Growing Portobello mushrooms
Are you looking to begin growing delicious portobello mushrooms at home, but you don’t quite know how or where to get started? The good news is it isn’t difficult at all. Portobellos are actually brown crimini mushrooms (related to the white button mushrooms) that have been allowed to unfurl their 4- to 6-inch diameter caps.Continue reading “Growing Portobello mushrooms”
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