by HollyBeth Anderson | May 19, 2013 | artisan crafted, beauty, camellia, flower, flowers, Garden, gardening
by HollyBeth Anderson | May 13, 2013 | beauty, flower, flowers, Garden, gardening, gift, hollybeth organics, hollybeth website, home and garden
My amaryllis bloomed this morning! It is said that they can bloom for an amazing 75 years. Native to South America and South Africa (depending on species), it is unknown when they arrived in North America. However, Thomas Jefferson wrote about amaryllis in the 1800s....
by HollyBeth Anderson | May 4, 2013 | beauty, essential oils, flower, flowers, Garden, gardening, hollybeth website, natural, organic, organic skincare, organics bodycare, skincare
It takes 8,000,000 handpicked jasmine flowers to produce 2 pounds of oil. There are over 200 species of jasmine and I have been seduced by this intoxicating aroma around the globe from Europe, Africa, India, Bali, Thailand, Latin America etc. …. and at home....
by HollyBeth Anderson | Apr 24, 2013 | flowers, Garden, gardening
The first clematis bloom in my yard! They are such beautiful flowers but the entire plant is toxic. The name is derived from the Greek meaning vine. There are over 270 species and they can live over 25 years.
by HollyBeth Anderson | Apr 14, 2013 | flowers, food, Garden, gardening
My apple tree is blossoming, and I just read that it will be another 6 years before it bears fruit. Apple trees are not self-pollinating, they need bees. There are over 2500 varieties of apples in the US and over 7000 in the world. 100 varieties are grown commercially...
by HollyBeth Anderson | Apr 11, 2013 | flowers, Garden, gardening
