For centuries, flowers, herbs and various plants have given much pleasure to people of all the nations, because their beauty has the unique ability to bring cheer when someone is ill or downhearted, their fragrances can be used to make lovely perfumes, delicate foliage can be used for certain medicines and foods, and pungent smells [...]
Mark Your Calendar! The 7th Annual Blanco Lavender Festival June 10th — 12th, 2011 Free Tours of Local Lavender Farms The Blanco Chamber of Commerce will host the 7th annual Blanco Lavender Festival on June 10th – 12th, 2011. The lavender blooming season generally runs May through July. The town of Blanco is located on [...]
The following are some of the phenomenal medicinal properties of honey and cinnamon. HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, chappati, or other bread, instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. [...]
Give your house a “clean sweep” with fragrant window boxes filled with plants that tease the senses. These suggestions will help get you started; feel free to experiment with combinations of your own. For a LEMONY KITCHEN box, plant sweet basil, mints, lemon balm, lemon verbena, lemon thyme, and dill. For a SCENTED NIGHTIME window [...]
Perennials If you have a nice clump of foxgloves in your back garden you cannot ever be bored. There is the echo of all the sweet and liquid sounds of the country in their pale bells. In addition, I am told that their roots, if boiled and added to the soup, are guaranteed to make [...]
Montélimar, partner of the Roads of the lavender, celebrates the lavender for the 7E consecutive year and dedicates him 2 days of organization and of support, as to thank it to offer us gracefully of such landscapes. The ranges of fields of lavender trim in fact Montélimar, Principality of the Nougat, and as soon as [...]
Lavender Overview: Many people appreciate lavender (Lavandula angustifolia, or Lavandula officinalis) for its fragrance, used in soaps, shampoos, and sachets for scenting clothes. The name lavender comes from the Latin root lavare, which means “to wash.” Lavender may have earned this name because it was frequently used in baths to help purify the body and [...]
How a Few Chives Grew into The Herbfarm Restaurant. Once some time ago, Bill and Lola Zimmerman purchased a farm outside of rural Fall City, about 30 miles east of Seattle. In 1974, Lola found herself with some extra chives. One day, she put them along the road and posted a little sign, “Herb Plants [...]
Hi I'm Nancy Anne Elizabeth and this is my Blog and Atelier Website. I am a country girl transplanted to the city who desperately longs for the country! Lavender farming to be exact. I have a mad passion for God, words, dirt, animals, kids, family, art, food and all things American. Venir Un Venir Tous Les! Come One Come All!
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INGREDIENTS – 3 c powdered sugar – 1/4 c margarine or butter – 1/4 c [...]
Chocolate Blackberry Mille-Feuille INGREDIENTS 200g/ about 7oz good quality dark chocolate, finely chopped (divided) 100g/ [...]
Ingredients Eggnog Cupcakes: 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup [...]
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