Instructions on how to propagate lavender from cuttings. Works for all types of lavender and cuttings from new or semi-hard wood. Full DIY video at the end. Lavender is a useful and beautiful plant for any garden, making it no wonder that so many of us want to grow it. You can use the lavender buds to make skin care, sachets for your clothing, or sprinkle them into cookies. When they're in bloom they'll draw bees and other insects from far and wide. On a strictly ornamental level, they create ... Read More about Plants for Free: How to Propagate Lavender from Cuttings
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Easy & Delicious Blackcurrant Liqueur Recipe
A simple recipe for sweet and smooth blackcurrant rum liqueur. Mix it into champagne for Kir Royale or sip it neat. It's like Ribena for adults. Kids in Britain grow up on Ribena, a cordial made with concentrated blackcurrant juice, sugar, and a few other things. I'm not saying it's healthy, but everyone's had it. Saying that, very few people actually eat blackcurrants. They might decorate the top a fancy pavlova, but in the shop they're few and far between. Plump and juicy and bursting with ... Read More about Easy & Delicious Blackcurrant Liqueur Recipe
How to Infuse Honey with Herbs, Spices, & Edible Flowers
Infused honey is simple to make and can be drizzled on warm biscuits, yogurt, oatmeal, & savory treats like cheese. Video tutorial at the end. If you've ever tasted raw, local honey you'll be amazed at the complexity of its flavor. It's nothing like the stuff that comes out of squeezy bears. Depending on what the honeybees were foraging on, the honey can even taste naturally of flowers and herbs. That's right, if honey bees are collecting nectar and pollen from lavender or wildflowers then ... Read More about How to Infuse Honey with Herbs, Spices, & Edible Flowers
How to make Honey & Beeswax Soap + deepening the color using honey
Recipe and instructions on how to make honey and beeswax soap. Includes tips on how much beeswax to use in a soap recipe, and how to use honey to tint soap caramel-brown. When I first taught myself to make soap I was determined to make some with my own honey and beeswax. With two hives of honeybees, I had buckets of the stuff to use and I thought it would be a wonderful idea to create products for Lovely Greens Handmade. I won't lie -- it was a difficult process. Batch after batch was either ... Read More about How to make Honey & Beeswax Soap + deepening the color using honey
How to use and make Comfrey Oil (and why it’s controversial)
Using comfrey externally to heal bruises, sprains, and other injuries, information on alkaloid toxicity, and how to make comfrey oil Comfrey is a controversial plant. Many gardeners have it growing somewhere whether it's a relic of a past garden or used to make plant feed. Bees and other pollinators love it too and for that reason alone it's a fabulous plant to have in an organic garden. I have several clumps in my allotment and use the leaves as a compost activator, a feed, and also in ... Read More about How to use and make Comfrey Oil (and why it’s controversial)
