One Recipe, Two Uses: Honey Simple Syrup
Simple syrup is an invaluable staple in the kitchen. Use it to sweeten your tea, your cocktails, to candy-coat roasted almonds or pecans or brush
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Harvest the Rain with a Trash Can Barrel
Harvesting rainwater has many benefits, like saving money on your water bill and reducing your demand on conventional water sources. So you’re getting your water
1-2-3 Done!™ Lavender Vinegar
I recommend planting lavender in abundance because it has so many uses, including as an infused vinegar that works as a facial toner, hair rinse
Homemade Hand Balm
This homemade moisturizing balm is perfect for anyone who’s into gardening or who just wants to take better care of their hands. It’s a soy
Paper Fortune Cookie Place Card How-To
Welcome guests to your Chinese New Year celebration with creatively designed fortune cookie place cards. You can either use real fortune cookies from your local
Eleven Scents for Aromatherapy
We all have our favorite scents, but have you ever stopped to wonder what might be attracting us to those scents? Aromatherapy is an ancient
Grow a Flower Child
There are few things as rewarding as introducing children to the joy of gardening. Once school is out, I enjoy inviting several of my friends
Eggshell Seed Starting Pots
To get a jump-start on the growing season I like to start some of my seeds indoors. This is a particularly important task for gardeners
Compost Corral
It’s hard to believe, but the average American family produces over twelve hundred pounds of organic waste in a single year, and most of it
Cold Frame
Every year I try to plant a fall vegetable garden to take advantage of those last few warm days. But even in the mildest climates,