by HollyBeth Anderson | Mar 30, 2014 | Garden, gardening, home and garden
My redbud trees are another harbinger of spring alongside daffodils and Lenten roses. Indigenous to North America and High in Vitamin C Native Americans ate the flowers, seeds and pods. Medicinally they used the bark for whooping cough, vomiting, fevers and...
by HollyBeth Anderson | Dec 29, 2013 | flower, flowers, home and garden, insects
Asters are also known as starworts, michaelmas daisies or frost flowers and there are over 600 species. Medicinally they have been used to treat migraines, muscle spasms and lung ailments. In ancient times the flowers were burned to ward evil spirits.
by HollyBeth Anderson | Dec 19, 2013 | aromatherapy, artisan crafted, beauty, camellia, christmas, dry oil, essential oils, exfoliate, eye cream, gift, grits honey, Holidays, hollybeth organics, hollybeth website, home and garden, organic certfied, organic skincare, organics, organics bodycare, perfume, shea butter, skincare, stocking stuffer, vitamin E
by HollyBeth Anderson | Sep 18, 2013 | Garden, gardening, home and garden
Sedum, a family of 400, long overlooked in my yard, is a succulent plant that evolves into a stunning mass of individual flowers. The leaves can be eaten in salads and the plant has medicinal properties including pain and inflammation relief.
by HollyBeth Anderson | Sep 14, 2013 | bee, Garden, gardening, hollybeth organics, hollybeth website, home and garden, Motivational quote, natural
September is still colorful in my backyard. Bees and hummers are visiting all the fall blooms. My cardinal vine is full of trumpet blooms that are being frequented by ruby throated hummingbirds the only hummingbird that nests in Georgia. We have 11 species of humming...
