There are a lot of great reasons to grow Calendula. In addition to their bright orange and yellow daisy-like blooms which bring cheer to the garden, Calendula attracts good insects like bees and butterflies while deterring unwanted pests. But most importantly, Calendula has a long-standing ... Read More about More Than Just a Garden Beauty: How to Dry, Use, and Grow Calendula
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Calendula Summer Lotion Bars Recipe
Calendula is more than just a garden beauty; it also has a long-standing reputation as a natural anti-inflammatory skincare treatment. These lotion bars are made with grapeseed oil infused with calendula petals to give them a beautiful golden hue and all the delightful skin properties of calendula. ... Read More about Calendula Summer Lotion Bars Recipe
Naturally Treat Cuts and Scrapes with this Homemade Calendula Salve
When you live on a farm or spend lots of time outdoors, someone is always scraping themselves or getting into something they shouldn't. Instead of grabbing a petroleum-based antiseptic, why not make your own ointment? This all-natural calendula salve is perfect to apply to a wound or cut in a pinch. ... Read More about Naturally Treat Cuts and Scrapes with this Homemade Calendula Salve
Protect Your Lips with an All-Natural Sunscreen Lip Balm Recipe
Before you head out in the sun, do you cover your skin with sunscreen? What about your lips? Applying sunscreen meant for your skin directly to your lips doesn't taste very good. Plus it dries out your lips and dulls the shine. Instead, try this homemade sunscreen lip balm. It will protect your ... Read More about Protect Your Lips with an All-Natural Sunscreen Lip Balm Recipe
Wildflower Soap (Cold Process Recipe)
This wildflower soap reminds me of walking through meadow flowers. It’s natural and vibrant, while being nourishing and good for the earth. This is a soap that you spend the time to create and enjoy the journey along the way, not one that you rush through for holiday gifts. For the tutorial ... Read More about Wildflower Soap (Cold Process Recipe)
Cut Flower Gardening: The Best Cutting Flowers + Growing & Harvesting Tips
The act of growing flowers is therapeutic and it beautifies your space while creating food for beneficial pollinators. Many stunning garden flowers can be grown in a home cutting garden and the last well in bouquets. When you are planning your garden, you often think of flowers as garden decoration ... Read More about Cut Flower Gardening: The Best Cutting Flowers + Growing & Harvesting Tips
All-Natural Rose and Lavender Spray Deodorant Recipe
This rose and lavender spray deodorant recipe will make you smell like a flower, even when you are sweating it out in the garden! Made with gentle, all-natural ingredients that work hard and protect your health. I could tell you all about this all natural spray deodorant made with plant-based ... Read More about All-Natural Rose and Lavender Spray Deodorant Recipe
Lemon Balm Lip Balm for Cold Sores
Lemon balm is the herb for little red spots. It makes a fresh and delicious tea and grows like crazy in the garden but in herb circles it's known for so much more. Lemon balm's antiviral properties make it a popular herb for the treatment for cold sores, chicken pox, bug bites, and other little red ... Read More about Lemon Balm Lip Balm for Cold Sores
Homemade Herbal Flea-Repelling Dog Shampoo
This homemade herbal dog shampoo not only leaves your puppy with a herb-fresh scent, but those herbs also work to deter fleas. The recipe comes to us from the herb garden, making it powerful yet gentle on your furry friend's skin. I've had dogs now for more than 20 years and they are ... Read More about Homemade Herbal Flea-Repelling Dog Shampoo
Three Ways to Make Herbal Oils for Natural Beauty Recipes
Infusing oil with herbs is a great way to add color, scent, and beneficial properties to natural skin care and soap recipes. As the basis of home skin care recipes starts with good quality oils, adding herbs allows you to enhance the oils and design customized and unique recipes for massage bars, ... Read More about Three Ways to Make Herbal Oils for Natural Beauty Recipes
Common Garden Herbs for a Skin Care Apothecary
Healing herbs and gorgeous flower petals make wonderful ingredients in natural skin care products. You may be surprised at how many of the ingredients are common garden plants, many of which you may even be growing in your garden. With all of my recipes and books on skin care, the question I get ... Read More about Common Garden Herbs for a Skin Care Apothecary
Homemade Peppermint Healing Foot Balm that Cools + Soothes Sore Feet
Can we talk about feet for a moment? As a gardener my feet take a beating. I love to be outdoors no matter what the season and I walk everywhere I can. I have a car, but it sits there all week in front of my house while I don my walking shoes (or flip flops) and head out for a jaunt around the ... Read More about Homemade Peppermint Healing Foot Balm that Cools + Soothes Sore Feet