Snow is swirling around outside, covering the ground and gardens with a new and beautiful clean, white coating, covering the grays and browns that take over after the gardens have vanished and the trees have shed their leaves. It is this time of year when gardening catalogs begin to show up in mailboxes, and when [...]
Herbs and Christmas come together when I think about the gifts the wise men brought to Jesus according to the biblical accounts of Christ’s birth. Two were herbal, and one isn’t an herb, but does have medicinal properties. Frankincense is a resin that is very aromatic, taken from a tree with the botanical name Boswellia [...]
I have used Jojoba in my hair, it is an oil that is pressed from the seeds of the Jojoba plant, also called “Joshua Tree”. This woody, bushy evergreen plant grows in semi-dry climates, such as southern Arizona, southern California, and in parts of Mexico. It is cultivated because of it’s use by the cosmetic [...]
