Grow Herbs That Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden

You may already know that hummingbirds are attracted to the color red (orange too), especially when red blossoms have a deep, trumpet or tubular shape.Herbs That Attract Hummingbirds Herbs have gourmet fragrance hummingbirds love too. If you enjoy having...

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Lemon Sugar Recipe

Let's talk about sugar for a minute. White granulated sugar tastes plenty sweet, but it doesn't have much flavor. That's one reason flavored sugars are so popular. Pair a favorite flavoring with sugar and you have an ingredient that adds depth to your...

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How to Grow St. John's Wort

St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) is a perennial (zones 4-9) native to Europe but naturalized (and quite a pest) in places as far flung as Canada, South Africa, California, Colorado, Arizona and Australia. It likes sun (but will tolerate partial...

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How to Grow Clary Sage

Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) is a unique member of the mint family related to common sage. It's a biennial (It flowers and sets seed the second year and then dies back like an annual -- so it has a two year life cycle). It can tolerate some cold, but...

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Pardon My Attitude

I've never been the most optimistic person in the room. If there's a sale, I'm pretty sure the items I want most will be out of stock by the time I make it to the checkout counter. If I sneeze, I start inventorying my stock of herbal teas, and if I'm...

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How to Make Sage Tea

Sage tea will calm your frazzled nerves, provide relief to aching gums, help heal a sore throat -- and it even offers a reliable reprieve from hot flashes. Making the tea is easy:Sage Tea RecipePour eight ounces of boiling water over ten large, fresh,...

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Growing Sage - Sage Advice about a Very Useful Herb

courtesy of Beatlemac @ Stock.xchngSage is an old friend. I've grown it for years and know it can take some abuse. This makes it a good plant for a beginner. Common sage ((Salvia officinalis) is a sturdy perennial that will overwinter in the snow, suffer...

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How to Make a Quick Vanilla Sugar Substitute

You should really try making vanilla sugar with genuine, aromatic vanilla beans, but if you're in a hurry and need some vanilla instilled sugar for a recipe, you can perform some wizardry with vanilla extract. Here how:Vanilla Sugar Substitute Recipe2...

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Plant Keeping Mistakes Happen

If you've ever planted a potato upside down, cooked a seedling in the sun or neglected a houseplant so completely it looked like a wilted spinach salad, welcome to the wonderful world of plant keeping.Finding an amazing new plant is like falling in love,...

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