by HollyBeth Anderson | Jul 6, 2012 | beauty, hollybeth website, natural, organic, organic skincare, organics bodycare, skincare
In this hot weather it is important to cleanse and hydrate skin. Therefore, I have decided to follow my mother’s regimen that she has followed rigorously for 83 years. When I was a child she would exfoliate with cornmeal; years later when I was making a body...
by HollyBeth Anderson | Jul 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Rudbeckia or Black Eyed Susan, native to the eastern US, are resilient flowers known as a pioneer plant, the first of any flower to grow in areas destroyed by fire. The seeds of some the 90 different varieties are poisonous. Along with sunflowers, it is a host plant...
by HollyBeth Anderson | Jun 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
This little inchworm that is living on my sunflower is not even an inch. Inchworms are not worms but caterpillars. Their only defense mechanism is to become rigid and act like a twig or part of a leaf. Unlike most caterpillars that have “feet” all along their body,...
by HollyBeth Anderson | Jun 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Every year I plant zinnia seeds and every year they are less than an inch and half wide. Clearly I am buying the wrong seeds as I lust after neighbors that have huge zinnias. What I love about small zinnias is if you look closely it appears as yellow flowers grow on...
