Category Archives: Crafts

Container Gardening Ideas: Make Garden Accents From Pruned Branches

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Tracy

January and February is usually garden cleanup time around my house. When the foliage is gone from woody plants, I can see their structure better and I can tell what wayward branches need to be lopped away. This is also … Continue reading →

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Inexpensive Holiday Gifts, Right From Your Garden

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Tracy

I love making homemade holiday gifts, especially ones that use herbs straight from my herbal container garden. Right now is the best time to start on those gifts, since most of the herbal recipes that I use take a little … Continue reading →

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Making Herbal Sachets

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Tracy

When it’s hot outside and I don’t feel like going outdoors to garden, it’s a good time for drying herbs and making sachets. Good herbs for herb sachets include Lavender, Mint, Rosemary, lemon balm, lemon verbena, scented geranium and chamomile. … Continue reading →

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Leaf Casting: A Fun Project for Hosta and Elephant Ear Leaves

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Tracy

Over the past two days, I’ve written articles about growing hostas in containers, and what to do if your hostas develop crown rot. Now seems like a good time to write about casting leaves in concrete. Hosta leaves are a … Continue reading →

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