Perfume creates a whiff of fragrance in the surroundings. It fills and mesmerizes the senses with a wonderful sensation and feeling. Perfumes have always attracted mankind and how a bottle of perfume is created is a mystery even in this era and age! The art of perfume making is...

Would you like to cut down on the areas you would normally have to mow grass? You could plant roses as a groundcover. This will produce an effect that is quite pleasing to the eye.  Did you even know that there’s such a thing as “groundcover roses”?  Several types...

Why learn about medicinal plants? Certainly, backpackers shouldn’t leave the first aid kit at home, but it can be useful and interesting to know a few plant medicines too. Whether you are someday in a survival situation, or you just lost your first aid kit and have a terrible...

If you have ever stepped into a well-tended garden, or you grow a garden of your own, then you are probably familiar with the shrub lavender. For most of us, we know lavender as a scent used in perfumes, a kind of purple dye, a pretty spring flower. But...

Be careful what you eat, especially if you are allergic to certain antibiotics. Recent studies have shown that some vegetables absorb the antibiotic chemicals from the soil they are grown in. Why might antibiotic chemicals be in the soil? Even in your own garden?  Animal manure. In our vast...

Potpourri is defined as a mixture of dried flowers, herbs, leaves, roots, barks, and spices providing fragrance. Placed either in a decorative wooden bowl, tied in small bags made from sheer fabric or specially designed potpourri vase, a potpourri can last long if blended correctly. The word potpourri comes...