April

April cold with dripping rain
Willows and lilacs brings again. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Herb Samplers

I have had these cute small samplers for 15 plus years. I want to make an area in my pantry with Herbs and these Samplers.

~~Think Spring~~

~Earlene~

Chives peeking through in Spring

Thank you so much for inviting me. I so excited about this blog because I love gardening. I can't spend as much time on it as I want to but try to get out as much as I can. Herbs are great because they take little care and taste so good.

This picture is from 2011 but are the first to pop up.

I look forward to sharing and showing more of my herbs and flowers through the year.

Blessings

~Earlene~

Green Christmas

Here in Pennsylvania or should I say my part of Pennsylvania we will have a green Christmas. One of my favorite books says, A GREEN CHRISTMAS, A WHITE EASTER. Can you guess which book? I will give you a hint, it was founded in 1792. Merry Christmas garden friends!!

Just the Favorite Time for This Herb!

I think spring and fall are my two favorite seasons.  These last few days have been spectacular in southwestern Pennsylvania.  The pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) is not nearly as pretty as usual and the humming birds are long gone, but it is an edible flower and you should use it fresh not dried.  Our pineapple sage did come back from last year (not typical) and so we potted it up and are bringing it in for the season.  Everyone in the south is lucky to have it as a perennial.  Use it in fruit salads and iced or hot teas.  I always talk about this too late in the season when it is just about over.  Hope you all have had a great summer.  Talk to you later!  Lemon Verbena Lady

Dropping By

Hi Gardening Bloggers!! Hope everyone is well. Thought I share this little verse that I found on a gardening calender.

OLD GARDENERS NEVER DIE. THEY JUST SPADE AWAY AND THEN THROW IN THE TROWEL.

HERBERT V. PROCHNOW, AMERICAN AUTHOR (1897-1998).

ENJOY YOUR DAY!!

~ Chamomile ~

         " The Chamomile Shall Teach Thee Patience That Rise Best When Trodden Most Upon "

The chamomile is an ancient healing herb, and is still used for digestive and stress-related disorders. When crushed, it's leaves have a sweet apple smell. The chamomile plant requires full sun and well-drained soil. It makes a fragrant lawn and should be planted 4 to 6 inches apart. It benefits all nearby herbs and plants, particularly cabbages, onions and nasturtiums. German chamomile is an annual with unscented foliage. It's flowers have a strong honey scent and it has coarser leaves than the english chamomile.

Used chamomile teabags can be place on the eyelids to reduce the dark shadows caused by fatigue.

Enjoy a relaxing herbal bath that eases tensions away. Run a warm bath and place a muslin bag of fresh or dried chamomile under the faucet.

Use 1 1/2 oz. of fresh herbs or 1 oz. of dried herbs.

Alternately add one potful of strong infusion of chamomile - about 1 1/4 pt. to a bath. Or several drops of the essential oil to the water. Soak in the warm bath for 15 - 20 minutes, allowing the sweet scent of the herb to banish tensions and irritations through its relaxing and soothing qualities.

Enjoy!