http://www.weedsandseedswap.com Gardener & Herbalist's Exchange Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:16:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is a view outside our bedroom window of the snow-covered frozen lake, and this was BEFORE the huge snowstorm we had over the past 2 days here in Northern New Jersey.  I happen to enjoy the snow most of the time, and as Spring gets closer, the ground under ... http://www.weedsandseedswap.com/buying-first-home-in-a-warmer-climate/ It's easy to forget about a blog about gardening when all you see outside is snow, snow and more snow, but under that snow my perennials are sleeping and looking forward to coming alive again in only a couple months...and I can't wait! We have lived here for going on 26 ... http://www.weedsandseedswap.com/thinking-ahead-about-my-perennial-garden-plants/ Echinacea Purpurea plants, also known as cone flowers are actually something lacking in my garden. My mother has some beautiful plants that look just like the one pictured, the purple cone flower, known for the medicinal properties of enhancing the immune system.  (I use Echinacea and Golden Seal ... http://www.weedsandseedswap.com/echinacea-or-the-cone-flower/ Have you caught the Farmville bug yet? This is one of those Facebook games or whatever you call them...your friends on Facebook can join in and help you on the farm, and many other little things that I can't seem to find the time to do. I did ... http://www.weedsandseedswap.com/try-farmville-when-its-too-cold-to-garden/ This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Safer® brand. All opinions are 100% mine. Welcome to the first day of winter...and it is wintery here in northern NJ - lots of snow fell over the weekend, as most of you have probably heard on the news, and ... http://www.weedsandseedswap.com/winter-begins-but-gardening-plans-underway/ Christmas week is upon us, and it has been a peaceful season in our home.  We are thankful for that, it isn't always that way due to the many circumstances of life, so makes it extra special when it is.  I have a post I did a few years ago that is ... http://www.weedsandseedswap.com/remembering-the-herbs-of-christmas/   With Christmas coming the snow outside my window right now, with a backdrop of grey trees, is pretty...what we like to see at this time of the year.  But it is cold, and as time goes by, we tend to look farward to spring, and consider making escapes to warmer ... http://www.weedsandseedswap.com/green-get-aways-when-all-is-grey-and-white/ In honor of today, which is Veteran's Day, I looked around online for Gardens that are made for people to visit, and remember our military and war veterans.  Here are just a few that I found that you may enjoy visiting: Veterans Museum in San Diego, the garden is known as ... http://www.weedsandseedswap.com/veterans-day-memorial-gardens/ We spend a lot of time talking about gardens, herbs, medicinal herbs, and what to do to take care of certain health conditions. In the summer when you garden, you need to protect your skin from the sun, in the winter when it's cold, your skin gets dry and needs ... http://www.weedsandseedswap.com/help-for-a-skin-condition/ 2-3 weeks ago, I was able to capture pictures of my late-blooming fall daisies, preserving them in pictures for days like today, when it is cold, cloudy and gray, I can look at these pictures and enjoy my garden year round. I may have a picture of a rose for you ... http://www.weedsandseedswap.com/fall-daisies-finished-but-preserved/