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Creating a Nostalgic-Rich Garden with Modern Plants - National Garden Bureau

Create Your Own Nostalgia-Rich Garden with Modern Plants

Garden Planning & Design, PlantingJanuary 30, 2023diane
What evokes your favorite memories in the garden? Is it the scent of marigolds, taking you back to the first time you planted flowers with your mom? Is it the delicious flavor of sun-warmed tomatoes, sliced for a family picnic of BLTs? Or is it the heady aroma of lilacs, snipped from a hedge in...
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5 Flowers for Mother's Day (plus Teachers, Nurses, and Armed Forces)

Top 5 Flowers for Mother’s Day (plus Teachers, Nurses, and Armed Forces)

Flower GardeningApril 29, 2021gail
From carnations to tulips, bouquets to baskets, flowers are a time-honored gift for Mother’s Day. But what if you want to approach your floral gift-giving in a new and inspired way this year? We suggest that you leave the carnations and bouquets behind and opt for vibrant flowers potted in containers or given as a...
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Lavender Gifts of Love - National Garden Bureau

Lavender Gifts of Love

DIY Crafts & Gifts, How-toFebruary 4, 2021gail
3 easy to make Lavender Gifts of Love Lavender Gifts make the perfect all-natural Valentine’s day or “just because” present. Lavender is an ideal herb to use when making sachets, bath salts, and sugar scrubs gifts for your Valentine or anytime. These simple products can be given separately or put together in a box or...
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Cooking with Lavender - Delicious simple recipes to make with Lavender

Cooking with Lavender

DIY Crafts & Gifts, RecipesOctober 7, 2020gail
3 simple recipes for cooking with lavender Cooking with Lavender because Lavender is so much more than a relaxing scent or a closet sachet.  Lavender’s pretty purple buds and green leaves are a highly sought after culinary ingredient.  You will find it in restaurants around the world and products at your grocery store.  Lavender is...
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Lavender Recipes for Health and Beauty - Year of the Lavender - National Garden Bureau

Lavender Recipes for Health and Beauty

DIY Crafts & Gifts, How-toJuly 29, 2020gail
Easy Lavender Recipes to make at home from your garden The whole world is in love with lavender right now! This fragrant herb has become a key ingredient in almost every type of body care and home product on the market.  The easily recognizable scent is both calming and cleansing.  They say there are over...
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5 Lovely Uses for Lavender - #yearofthelavender - National Garden Bureau

5 Lovely Uses for Lavender

DIY Crafts & Gifts, How-toFebruary 19, 2020diane
Easy Lavender Gifts You Can Make Yourself! As gardeners, we love to share a little bit of our garden with friends and loved ones by using our garden's bountiful goodness. It can be as simple as an aromatic bag of potpourri or a jar of jam made with homegrown berries. No matter what we grow...
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