ben seeing some intrest in here about flowers and herbs and teas so i thought id post my links agian first one is the herb files http://familytreeherbs.com/herbfiles/herbfiles.html the second one is for our online store of herbal teas and other things http://familytreeherbs.com/store/hrbltea_1.html sunshine all arround frog
thanks for the links! it's great to meet another herb enthusiast. herbs are my passion & i plan on attending herbal school one day (soon i hope) your site is great....looks like some really yummy recipes in there! thanks for sharing them with us! ~*green blessings*~
your welcom ,thanks for looking.keep checkin back as it changes alot.gonna add a garlic photo tutorail soon.good luck in school.green healing thoughts to you my sister woodenfrog
OooOoooh yeah! a garlic tutorial would be really neat! wish i was closer & i'd come for a visit to see those fairie gardens in person! thanks for the love friend
ya i started the tutorial this year with pics of soil prep and planting,it will be done after this years harvest.Yes the farie gardens are fun,the farie fest is even funer with folks dressed like farries evryware.we have the butterfly laddy come out and teaches about butterflys and relieces 30 of them on our farm.kinda cool as long as the kids dont swat em out of the air. sunshine
oh here is a link i posted a wile back,its the start of the pics for the tutorial http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134554 peace
great pics....& what beautiful soil!!!! the fest sounds great too. butterfly gardening is something i'd definately like to learn more about. i only have a small home smack in the middle of the city (blah!) but i'm planning to add some more perennials to attract the butterflies & bees this year....any suggestions?
My wife pearl does the butterfly gardens,but tell she can answer you heres a link http://www.thebutterflysite.com/gardening.shtml allso we use the butterfly houses they sometimes work.we have them both at our home and at the farm.pearl will get back to you on this,we should make a page for the site on butterfly gardens. peace
Here's a list of plants that attract butterflies. A few of these can fit into a small area. Also for the butterfly houses woodenfrog mentioned, place milkweed inside. It encourages them to live in there. Butterfly garden plants... Joe-Pye Weed Coreopsis Salvia Aster Black-eyed Susan Butterfly Weed Day Lilies Goldenrod Hibiscus Lavender Marigold Lilac Butterfly Bush Oxeye Daisies Purple Coneflower Pink Azalea Rosemary Verbena Redbud -Pearl
thanks so much sister pearl! i've already got a few of these around, like jo pye, day lilies, lavender, coneflowers & black-eyed susans, rosemary, & some salvias last year i also planted extra parsley & left some unharvested just especially for the caterpillars to munch on i will look out for some buttefly houses too
