by HollyBeth Anderson | May 11, 2015 | beauty
Magnolias, the epitome of Southern charm, have a delicate crisp aroma that permeates the entire yard. Pollinated by beetles, they are older than bees, dating back 200 million years. It takes 15 years for the tree to produce flowers and they can live for 120...
by HollyBeth Anderson | Apr 4, 2015 | beauty, Garden, gardening, organic skincare
Columbine is a native wildflower to North America and is in the same family as the buttercup. Its name comes from Latin meaning dove like (Columba) and eagle (Aquilegia its scientific name). Symbolism of the flower ranges from foolishness to seduction. It is that...
by HollyBeth Anderson | Apr 3, 2015 | beauty, gardening, organic, organic skincare
Apples, did you know there are over 7500 varities world wide? It is the number one fruit eaten in the U.S. and rightly so. With no fat, sodium or cholesterol it is only 80 calories and 25% of it is water, that is why they float. It takes 36 apples to make one gallon...
by HollyBeth Anderson | Mar 11, 2015 | beauty, essential oils, hollybeth website, organic, organic skincare, skincare
Did you know that it takes approximately 2000 lbs of flowers to make one pound of neroli essential oil? The oil is extracted from the bitter orange tree and is believed to have orginated in Asia. However, the Italians were the first to steam distill the oil in the...
