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A Garden Wreath - Materials Styrofoam 3 inches diameter terra-cotta pot and a 3 inch diameter watering can Hotmelt adhesive 10 inch diameter salal (lemonleaf) wreath ...or use a vine wreath Floral wire Spanish moss and sphagnum moss or sheet moss 1 small bunch of lavender 3 to 5 stems of each of the following; driedlarkspur ...
Award-winning Lawn Care Tips - Get your lawn looking spiffy for Summer with these award-winning and easy lawn care tips!
Basil: More recipes - I wanted to share more basil recipes since this is such a versatile herb, and if you grow it yourself you should have plenty to work with at this point.
Easter Lily Rx - After the Easter celebration has passed, but before the Easter lily fades, use this holy flower for many medicinal purposes. Once called the "white robed apostle of hope" lilies were found growing wild in the garden of Gethseman after Christ's agony. The beautiful white lilies appeared where ever drops ...
Flowers Seeds For Spring - Brenda's article is full of helps for choosing flower seeds for sewing in early Spring!
Herb and Spice Blends - Create your own seasoning blends and spice up your kitchen and cooking!
Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of
quiet in a crowded day-like writing a poem or saying a prayer.
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HERBS & SPICES: The first section below is our index of individual herb profiles that include growing information, harvesting tips plus recipes for using the herb or spices. They are in alphabetical order. We add more as they are completed.Garden Path
Garden Path Crafts
- A Garden Wreath
- Award-winning Lawn Care Tips
- Basil: More recipes
- Easter Lily Rx
- Flower Seeds For Early Spring
- Herb and Spice Blends
- Herb Touches for Your Meals
- Herbal Blends
- Herbal Punch Bowl Wreath
- May Gardening and Landscape Tips
- Poison Ivy Remedies and Tips
Cooking & Crafting With Herbs
- A Garden Wreath
- A Spring Menu For Friends & Family
- An Evening of Pampering
- An Old Fashioned Herb Ball
- Basil: Everyone's Favorite Herb!
- Basil: More recipes
- Classic Spice Blends: Chili Powder
- Classic Spice Blends: Fines Herbes
- Classic Spice Blends: Five Spice Powder
- Classic Spice Blends: Herbes de Provence
- Classic Spice Blends: Old Bay Seasoning
- Classic Spices: Paprika
- Cooling Off With Herbs!
- Crafting Basics: Dried Apples and Oranges
- Crafting With Dried Flowers
- Crafting With Lavender
- Crafting with Natural Materials
- Creating the Dream Pillow
- Decoupaged Seed File Box
- Door Bouquets
- Edible Flowers
- Elegant and Easy Herb Butters
- Fall In Love with Autumn Potpourri
- Flower Garden Welcome Bag
- Fourth of July Wreath
- Freezing Vegetables and Herbs
- DIY Garden Note Cards
- Gifts From The Kitchen: Cinnamon Treasures
- Gourmet Mustard Mixes
- Growing and Using Rosemary
- Growing Salad Greens
- Herb and Spice Blends
- Herb Touches for Your Meals
- Herbal and Floral Craft Projects
- Herbal Blends
- Herbal Pillows
- Herbal Punch Bowl Wreath
- Herbal Treasures
- Herbs and Bread
- Homemade Herb Dressing
- How to Air Dry Flowers
- Lavender Sugar
- Learning to Use Herbs and Spices: Herbs and Spices for Beef
- Learning to Use Herbs and Spices: Hearty Herbal Stews
- Learning to Use Herbs and Spices: Herbs & Spices in Dessert
- Learning to Use Herbs and Spices: Herbs and Spices for Beans
- Learning to Use Herbs and Spices: Herbs and Spices for Pork
- Learning to Use Herbs and Spices: Poultry Tips and Recipes
- Learning to Use Herbs and Spices: Seafood Tips and Recipes
- Learning to Use Herbs and Spices: Soups for the Family
- Learning to Use Herbs: Herbs to Warm and Soothe
- Making and Using Roasted Garlic
- Making Gifts with Herbs
- Making Gifts with Herbs 2
- Making Pesto From Your Basil
- Making Scents of Aromatherapy
- Making Your Own Bath Bombs
- Making Your Own Bath Cookies
- Making Your Own Herb Vinegar
- Nurturing Our Skin
- Old Fashioned Herbal Gifts
- Pampering Yourself With Herbs
- Queen Anne's Lace Snowflakes
- Recipes from The Herbal Home Spa
- Relax and Soothe With Herbs
- Relaxation Eye Bags
- Relaxing Herbal Tea
- Rosemary Hair Treatment
- Scented Pomanders
- Simple Potpourri
- Spring Cleaning With Herbs and Essential Oils
- Spring Detox
- Sweet Dreams of Made of These
- Tea Jellies
- Tea Tree Essential Oil
- The Little Book of Healthy Teas: A Book Review
- The Tradition of Lemongrass
- Two Soothing Teas: From Herb Mixtures and Spicy Blends
- Using and Growing Lemon Balm
- Using and Growing Lemon Verbena
- Using and Growing Lemongrass
- Using Herbs During the Holidays
- Using Herbs With Cheese
Flowers and Foliage
- Alstroemeria-The Peruvian Lily
- Anyone Can Grow Sunflowers!
- Arum Italicum: Lords and Ladies
- Astilbe for Shade
- Award-winning Lawn Care Tips
- Balloon Flower (Chinese Bellflower) Platycodon grandiflorus
- Butterfly Bushes: Grow Them and They Will Come
- Calendula-The Pot Marigold
- Charming Forget-Me-Nots
- Christmas Tree Basics: Caring for a Live Christmas Tree
- Crafting With Dried Flowers
- Crafting with Natural Materials
- Daylily (Hemerocallis)
- End of Summer Chores for Your Yard
- Floral Awakening: Jasmine
- Flower Garden Welcome Bag
- Flower Seeds For Early Spring
- Forcing Hyacinths for Early Spring Blooms
- Fritillaria imperialis: The Crown Imperial
- Growing African Daisies: Three Garden Choices
- Growing Amaryllis for Winter Beauty
- Growing and Caring for Chrysanthemums
- Growing and Caring for Grape Hyacinths
- Growing and Caring for the Bearded Iris
- Growing and Controlling Trumpet Vines
- Growing and Decorating with Silver Dollars
- Growing Black-Eyed Susans: Rudbeckia Hirta
- Growing Bold and Brilliant Gazania
- Growing Candytuft
- Growing Clarkia: Farewell-to-Spring
- Growing Flowering Cherry Trees
- Growing Foxgloves
- Growing Gladiola Corms
- Growing Joe-Pye Weed
- Growing Lily-of-the-Valley
- Growing Morning Glories
- Growing Mountain Laurel
- Growing Northern Jacob's Ladder
- Growing Old Fashioned Dame's Rocket
- Growing Old Fashioned Evening Stock
- Growing Old Fashioned Fragrant Heliotrope
- Growing Old Fashioned Rose Campion
- Growing Old Fashioned Snapdragons
- Growing Old Fashioned Weigela
- Growing Oriental Lilies
- Growing Rose of Sharon: Hibiscus syriacus
- Growing Summer Heathers
- Growing the Brilliant Vining Cardinal Flower
- Growing The Cupid's Dart
- Growing the Spider Flower, Cleome
- Growing Zinnias
- Hodge Podge of Garden Tips
- Hostas: Beautiful Foliage
- How to Grow Christmas and Thanksgiving Cactuses
- How to Plant Bulbs for a Burst of Color
- Lilacs in the Spring
- Love-In-A-Mist: Nigella damascena
- Love-in-a-Puff Vine: Whimsical Gardening
- May Garden Tips and Chores
- May Gardening and Landscape Tips
- Nasturtium Recipes
- Norfolk Pines
- Old Fashioned Bachelor Buttons
- Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart
- Old Fashioned Dianthus
- Old Fashioned Garden Balsam
- Old Fashioned Hollyhocks
- Paperwhites for Winter Charm
- Peonies: A Living Heirloom
- Planning for Daffodils!
- Poison Ivy Remedies and Tips
- Poppy Power
- Providing Food for Neighborhood Birds
- Putting the Garden to Bed
- Recycled Tire Planters
- Spring Cheer with Anemones
- Storing and Using Rose Hips
- The Beloved Crocus
- The Charm of English Bluebells
- The Poached Egg Flower
- The Wishbone Flower (Torenia fournieri)
- Trimming for the Holidays
- Tuberous Begonias for Every Garden: Jewelweed
- Tulips: The Bloom of Royalty
- Using Fresh Holiday Greens
Growing and Harvesting Tips
- 12 Spring Garden Chores
- 5 Must-Have Ingredients for the Organic Gardener's Toolkit
- A Chocolate Lovers Garden
- A Self Fertilizing Vegetable Container Garden
- All About Strawberry Pots
- Aromatherapy in the Garden
- Autumn Garden Chores
- Backyard Composting
- Blooms on a Budget
- Bursts of Star Shaped Spring Blooms!
- Caring For Garden and Yard Tools
- Cats and Puppies in the Garden
- Compostable Garden Planters
- Conserving Water With a Rain Barrel
- Cooling Off With Herbs!
- Creating a Container Herb Garden: Window and Porch Boxes
- Creating a Magical Miniature Garden
- Creating a Memorial Garden
- Creating an Herb Garden: Hot, Dry & Sunny Locations
- Deadheading Your Flowers
- Do You Remove Tree Stumps or Not?
- Easy Annuals From Seed
- Edible Flowers
- End of Summer Chores for Your Yard
- Excerpt from Natural Stonescapes
- Fall Planting of Wildflowers
- Flower Seeds For Early Spring
- Forcing Bulbs for Winter Beauty
- Four Plans for Tiny Pocket Gardens
- Freezing Vegetables and Herbs
- Friends of the Garden: Beneficial Plants and Insects
- Garden Compost Tips
- Gardening on a Budget
- Growing Amaryllis for Winter Beauty
- Growing and Decorating with Silver Dollars
- Growing Blueberries: Location, Location, Location
- Growing Herbs in Pots
- Growing Herbs Indoors
- Growing Ornamental Herbs in Your Landscape
- Growing Tomatoes Upside Down? An Alternative Garden Plan
- Growing Your Own Rosemary "Trees" Inside
- Harvesting and Storing Herbs
- Harvesting Seeds From Your Garden
- Herbs for Kids To Grow
- Herbs in a Woodland Garden
- Herbs In Your Vegetable Garden?
- Hodge Podge of Garden Tips
- How to Grow Butternut Squash: Plus Cooking Tips
- How to Plan your Herb Garden
- How to Plant Bulbs for a Burst of Color
- How To Prevent Damping Off
- Indoor Tea Garden
- Japanese Beetle's Have Invaded!
- Lemonade Landscape
- Lesser Known Autumn Bulbs
- Living Christmas Trees
- Luring Ladybugs Into Your Garden
- May Garden Tips and Chores
- May Gardening and Landscape Tips
- Midseason Herb Care
- Mulch and Feed Your Gardens for Free
- Multipurpose Ornamental Plants
- My Mother's Kitchen Garden Grows Up
- Natural Pest Repellents
- Non-Hardy Bulb Care
- Nutritional Benefits of Pumpkins
- Paperwhites for Winter Charm
- Planning an Everlasting Garden
- Planting for Early Spring Blooms
- Planting for Late Spring Blooms
- Planting for Mid-Spring Blooms
- Planting Herbs in Hanging Baskets
- Planting Tips for Window and Porch Boxes
- Planting Under Pine Trees
- Planting Under Pine Trees in Arizona
- Poison Ivy Remedies and Tips
- Praying Mantis - Friend or Foe?
- Proper Mulching
- Pruning Your Plants and Trees
- Putting the Garden to Bed
- Say Goodbye to Moles and Voles Forever!
- Simple Soap Sprays Work!
- Spring Cleaning In The Garden
- Staking Your Flowers
- Storing and Using Rose Hips
- Summer and Fall Shrub Care
- Summer Garden Care
- Terra-Cotta Pots in the Garden
- The Cold and Flu Garden
- The Magic of Annual Vines
- The Rock Garden
- The Spring Garden
- The Spring Garden: Growing Peas
- Thyme Tip-toeing With The Tulips
- Tips on Choosing Trees for Your Landscape
- Tips on Deterring Deer
- Toxic Plant List
- Twenty Tips for Producing Low-Allergy Gardens
- Unique Containers for Herbs and Flowers
- Using and Growing Lemon Verbena
- Welcoming Herbs Into Your Vegetable Garden
- Wildlife and Pests in the Yard and Garden
Herb Profiles
- An Old Fashioned Herb Ball
- Arugula: A Cool Weather Favorite!
- Basil: Everyone's Favorite Herb!
- Beautiful Borage
- Calendula-The Pot Marigold
- Chives: The easy, enjoyable herb!
- Classic Spice Blends: Fines Herbes
- Classic Spice Blends: Five Spice Powder
- Classic Spice Blends: Herbes de Provence
- Classic Spice Blends: Old Bay Seasoning
- Classic Spices: Paprika
- Cooking With Thyme
- Costmary: A Historical and Useful Herb
- Cumin: A Savory Cooking Spice
- Dandelion Salad
- Delicate Chervil
- Dill: It's not just a pickle spice!
- Easter Lily Rx
- Garden Sage: The Wise and Wonderful Herb
- Grow Your Own Horehound!
- Growing and Cooking With Fennel
- Growing and Cooking With Fennel: Florence Fennel
- Growing and Using Angelica
- Growing and Using Anise
- Growing and Using Bay Leaf
- Growing and Using Bee Balm
- Growing and Using Caraway
- Growing and Using Catnip
- Growing and Using Elderberry
- Growing and Using Garlic Chives
- Growing and Using Lavender
- Growing and Using Mugwort
- Growing and Using Rosemary
- Growing and Using Salad Burnet
- Growing and Using Shallots
- Growing and Using Southernwood
- Growing and Using Summer Savory
- Growing and Using Sweet Cicely
- Growing and Using Sweet Violets
- Growing and Using Tarragon
- Growing and Using Yarrow
- Growing Egyptian Onions
- Growing Germander, Teucrium chamaedrys
- Growing Lady's Mantle
- Growing Lavender Cotton, Santolina
- Growing Rue, Ruta graveolens
- Growing Your Own Rosemary "Trees" Inside
- Horseradish Tips and Recipes
- Is It Oregano?
- Lovage: An Old Herb for Healthy Lifestyles
- Nasturtium Flowers- Your Favorite Nasturtiums
- Nutmeg or Mace?
- Nutritional Benefits of Pumpkins
- Old Fashioned Watercress
- Parsley: The All-Purpose Herb
- Purslane: An Herb or a Weed?
- Red Clover for Tea and More
- Relaxing With Chamomile
- Roses: The Beloved Herb
- Saffron Tea Cake and Memories
- Savory Cilantro
- Sorrel: Greens or Herb?
- Spilanthes; the Toothache Plant
- Stinging Nettle: Friend or Foe
- Tea Tree Essential Oil
- The Many Faces of Garlic
- The Tradition of Lemongrass
- Traditional Holiday Herbs and Spices
- Using and Growing Lemon Balm
- Using and Growing Lemon Verbena
- Using and Growing Lemongrass
- Using and Growing Sweet Marjoram
- Using Cinnamon in Savory Cooking
- Using Fresh and Ground Ginger
- Using, Growing and Storing Saffron
- Wonderful World of Weeds
Houseplants & Indoor Care
- Bring a Touch of Spring into your Home by Forcing Bulbs
- Bringing Your Plants Indoors
- Caring for a Rosary Plant
- Caring for African Violets
- Caring for an Umbella Tree
- Caring for Devil's Ivy
- Caring for Peperomia
- Chinese Evergreen Tips and Care
- Creating a Magical Miniature Garden
- Dish Gardens for Indoor Beauty
- Five Tips for Healthier Houseplants
- Forcing Branches in the Spring
- Growing Aloe
- Growing Amaryllis for Winter Beauty
- Growing Bromelaids
- Growing English Ivy
- Growing Jade Plants
- Growing Spider Plants
- Growing Swedish Ivy
- Growing Your Own Rosemary "Trees" Inside
- How to Grow Christmas and Thanksgiving Cactuses
- How to Water Your Houseplants Wisely
- Identifying and Getting Rid of Houseplant Pests
- Kalanchoe Tips and Care
- Paperwhites for Winter Charm
- Poinsettia Selection and Care
Kids in the Garden
- Anyone Can Grow Sunflowers!
- Colorful and Easy Calendula Pot
- Easy Annuals From Seed
- Garden Projects for Kids: Butterfly Feeders
- Gardening with Kids
- Grow Your Own Backyard Zoo
- Herbs for Kids To Grow
- Learning and Growing
- The English Cottage Garden
- Washi Tape Garden Markers
Our Feathered Friends
- Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds
- Backyard Bird Watching
- Common Myths About Birds, Feeders, and Peanut Butter
- Enjoy the Chickadees
- Feeding Birds in Your Yard
- Grow Your Own Birdhouse
- How to Attract Hummingbirds
- How to Enjoy Old Fashioned Living in the City
- Pinecone Bird Feeder
- Providing Food for Neighborhood Birds
- Row Boat Bird Feeder
Roses and Garden Inspiration
- A Gardener's Diary
- A Spring Morning
- Aromatherapy in the Garden
- Beauty of Roses
- Beloved Roses: Healing and Soothing
- Build a Tabletop Water Fountain!
- Everything's Coming Up Roses
- Fall Rose Care
- Flower Memories
- Garden Diary Tips
- Growing and Harvesting Rose Hips
- Heart Rosebud Tea Cup Topiary
- Herbal and Floral Craft Projects
- I Love A Rose
- Introduction to The Southern Garden
- Language of Flowers
- Miniature Rose Care
- Mother's Roses
- My Very Own Rose
- Rachel's Flowers
- Ring of Roses
- Rosebud Heart Notecards
- Rosebud Heart Tie-on
- Roses: The Beloved Herb
- Seed Catalog Time
- Simple Potpourri
- Storing and Using Rose Hips
- The Fragrant Garden
- The Master Book of the Water Garden: A Book Review
- The Perennials Remember
- The Winter Journal
The Kitchen Garden
- A Root Cellar for Your Homestead
- An Abundance of Zucchini
- Asparagus and Memories
- Brussel Sprout Season
- Butternut Squash - Just The Best Butternut Squash Recipes
- Cherries Galore!
- Growing Blueberries: Location, Location, Location
- Growing Old Fashioned Rhubarb
- Growing Salad Greens
- Harvesting and Using Bell Peppers
- Harvesting and Using Cucumbers
- Harvesting and Using Fresh Broccoli
- Harvesting and Using Fresh Cabbage
- Harvesting and Using Fresh Cantaloupe
- Harvesting and Using Fresh Carrots
- Harvesting and Using Fresh Cauliflower
- Harvesting and Using Fresh Corn
- Harvesting and Using Fresh Pumpkin
- Harvesting and Using Green Beans
- Harvesting and Using Summer Squash
- How to Grow Butternut Squash: Plus Cooking Tips
- It's Apple Season!
- Lavender Sugar
- More Old Fashioned Rhubarb Recipes
- My Mother's Kitchen Garden Grows Up
- Nasturtium Recipes
- Orange Season
- Picking and Freezing Strawberries
- Preserving and Using Fresh Pears
- Preserving and Using Fresh Tomatoes
- Refreshing Summer Beverages
- Sassy Salsas
- Shining Flower: The Dandelion
- Simple and Fresh Peach Desserts
- Strawberry Memories
- The Art of Drying Vegetables
- The Lure of Wild Strawberries
- The Spring Garden: Growing Peas
- The Sweet Potato vs. The Yam
- Using and Growing Lemon Balm
- Vegetables and Herbs: The Perfect Combination!
- Warm Weather Favorites: Fresh Strawberries!
What's New in Garden
- Common Myths About Birds, Feeders, and Peanut Butter
- Creating a Magical Miniature Garden
- Hodge Podge of Garden Tips
- How to Plant Bulbs for a Burst of Color
- Living The Old Fashioned Way
- May Garden Tips and Chores
- Nutritional Benefits of Pumpkins
- Pallet Furniture Is Fun
- Prepare your Outdoor Spaces for Easy Entertaining
- Providing Food for Neighborhood Birds
- Putting the Garden to Bed
- Recycled Tire Planters
- Tasty Asparagus Recipes
- Washi Tape Garden Markers
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Seasonal Feature
Summer Harvest Tea
Before the cool weather sets in, enjoy the bounty of your herb, flower and vegetable gardens by giving a Summer Harvest Tea Party. Plan your theme around the garden, invite friends and family. Don't make it a formal affair, but rather a way to celebrate everyone's gardens and share produce, flowers, seeds and advice.
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Harvesting and Using Summer Squash
Summer squash is one of my favorite vegetables. I love the yellow summer squash in particular. They should be harvested while still tender, when they have a "glossy" appearance and are still small. You will most likely need to harvest daily once they start to appear.
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