Harvest
How we harvest our lavender farm. How we harvest our vegetable garden.
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How to Grow Peaches N Dreams Double Hollyhocks
A full double blossom with creamy peach coloring on the outside and bright pink centers. These Peaches N Dreams double hollyhocks are a showstopper. People will stop in front of your house just to admire their beauty. I get so many questions and comments on our Peaches N Dreams hollyhocks that I decided to do a quick post about these beautiful flowers. We ordered these gorgeous, double blossom peachy pink hollyhock seeds from t.c. Hardware on Amazon. I planted these flowers in April 2017 (we are a zone 4-5). That summer they put out leaves but did not get tall or blossom because Hollyhocks are a Biennial. They were watered…
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How to make a 3 Ingredient Clay Mask
I didn’t realize how very easy it was to make a clay mask or I would have done it sooner in my life! I have been paying up to $40 dollars for a tub of clay mask. Then I started making my homemade bath and body products and realized that I can make a clay mask mixture for pennies! The huge plus is that I know exactly what is in the mask and you don’t need a preservative because you can keep it in dry form and just mix as needed. This is such a simple clay mask recipe. I mean 3 ingredients simple. Clay, in powder form; good oil…
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Discover these Simple Lavender Bath Bombs for Lucious Relaxation
Soothing physically and mentally are these lavender bath bombs. Made with home grown lavender buds and essential oil. We love them and they’re fun to make. Ingredients The recipe for bath bombs is super simple. All you need is two parts baking soda to one part citric acid, a little bit of good oil such as jojoba or sweet almond oil, fragrance (I like to use essential oils) and a little bit of water in a spray bottle. I let my 3 year old help out with the part of mixing the ingredients because she thinks it’s fun to mix things and make messes. Perfect combination. Process Mix the dry…
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3 Amazing Garden Pizzas to Make With Your Harvest
It’s fall! My favorite time of the year. Fall is the perfect time to make Garden fresh pizza. In October we have a lot of harvest to make unique flavors of pizza. So today I’m going to round-up some of my favorite fall harvest pizza recipes. Garden Pizza Harvest Herbs Before your first frost date be sure to bring in your tender herbs, trees or flowers that you plan to keep indoors over winter. Basil is one of the first things to freeze so be sure to bring it in before the nights start getting too cold. Usually by the end of September I have all my herbs indoors. I…
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The Most Amazing Caramel Apple Harvest Cake
Caramel Apple Cake is the best fall dessert. Garden Fresh apples and caramel topping just go together so we turned it into a cake. September is the month for apples. We go through so many apple desserts testing new ones and making old favorites to be able to share with you the best of the best. My favorite apple recipe was given to me by my mother-in-law and includes unlawful amounts of butter and sugar. Consider it THE best fall dessert! Carmel Apple Cake. Sadly, for my self esteem at least, I could probably eat the entire thing by myself. Pair it with the best fall harvest pizza and use…
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How to Make a Lavender Wreath
Everyone should grow lavender somewhere in their garden. It is naturally deer resistant, pests don’t bother it, it’s drought tolerant and it is such a versatile plant. Today we will be showing you how to make your own lavender wreath from your own homegrown lavender. If you don’t have wheat or would like to substitute it with another plant like eucalyptus then that is great. Just make sure the plant you use is properly dried. This lavender & Fall wheat wreath is so easy to make you only need four things to recreate this beautiful wreath. It turned out beautiful and was made just in time for my pre-fall home…
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Best How To Guide to Growing a Salsa Garden
Fresh salsa is the best! And it's so easy to make that growing the ingredients your own back yard just makes sense.
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The Best Edible Lavender Honey Teaspoon Recipe
This Lavender honey teaspoon recipe is tasty and beautiful. The easy thing about them is that you don't have to use a mould if you don't have one.
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What Are Essential Oils and Do They Really Work
My love affair with Lavender began shortly after having my first baby. Like so many women I went through a severe hormone change that resulted in a serious case of postpartum anxiety/depression. Being first time parents neither my husband nor I knew what was wrong with me, we didn’t make the connection between the sleeplessness, anxiety and Postpartum. My anxiety was so bad that I was unable to sleep and when I did it wasn’t very restful. I was at my wits end, I felt like there was nothing I could do. I didn’t want to take anything because I was breastfeeding and I didn’t want to pass on harmful…
