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Archive for June, 2009

Weekend Thoughts

A few thoughts for this warm weekend. How to Treat Mosquito Bites. Mosquitoes are coming out in force around my house. To help reduce the irritation of a mosquito bite, rub any of these household, garden or medicine cabinet substances on the bite: irritation, baking soda, a piece of sliced onion, vinegar, salt, or [...]

Make that lawn greener

When it comes to keeping a green lawn, it really is easier than you might think. If you mow once a week and allow the cutting to stay in the lawn then it will help mulch the soil as well as provide the grass with nutrients and minerals that it needs to flourish.
When cutting [...]

Lime Balm Tea Recipe

Lime Balm makes a light refreshing tea that will settle your stomach and help you relax. With its natural lime aroma, it’s tasty both hot and cold. Although you can find dried lemon balm at your local health food outlet, you might have to get your garden implements out and grow a supply of lime [...]

Make Organic Herbal Shampoo

Making your own organic herbal shampoo is simple and inexpensive. Best of all, you can tailor it to meet your own needs and tastes. Organic Herbal Shampoo Recipe: Two cups of distilled water1 1/2 tsp. Soapwort root*30 drops of essential oil, Decorative bottle. Directions for Organic Herbal Shampoo: Bring water to a boil, Add [...]

The Beneficial Healing Effects of Sea Salt Soaks and Baths

Containing over 80 minerals, sea salt soaks are very nourishing and soothing to both the skin and the elimination system. Sea salt soaks help remove lactic acid from the muscles, which is one of the reasons that sea salt baths are so relaxing. Lactic acid can cause stiff, weak and tired muscles.
Salt soaks can be [...]

What is Boswellia Serrata?

The resin taken from the bark of this tropical tree can help relieve inflammation, stiffness and joint pain.

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Rhododendron Puzzle

This lovely pink rhododendron may have a problem.

Most limbs underneath have strange rings around them.

A very knowledgeable friend thinks that some of the past rings have healed where the protruding rings are.  Good or bad, we are curious about the cause, and any possible negative results.
Does anyone know what this is?  HELP!

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Proper weeding tools to help get weeding under control this season

As with the weeding post below, there are so many different ways to get weeds under control. With that, comes the proper tools in order to conquer the weeding mess that you lawn may be suffering from. Here is a list of some easy-to-use; short-handle tools that can help you get the weeds [...]

Make Lemon Furniture Polish

Smarten up your kitchen cabinets or wood furniture with baby oil. Just wipe it on, leave it for a few minutes, and then wipe off the residue. Make it part of a maintenance program by prepping your cabinets with a wood cleaning product like Murphy’s Oil Soap first.Because I’m a dedicated herber, [...]

The Summer Solstice and Other Sundry Sunday Fare

I hope you enjoyed this morning’s Summer Solstice. It was early, so the possums probably beat you to it! Today will be the longest day and shortest night of the year. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the Winter Solstice, an interesting factoid associated with living on a sphere.If you enjoy camping, [...]

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