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Herbal Bee Garden

December 8, 2015 By Karen Creel

Last summer’s weather was hot and dry, resulting in little honey stores for my bees. If I didn’t want them to starve this winter, I was forced to start feeding them sugar water, and have continued until now. I will soon switch to a solid patty, to help them make it through the winter. This… 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anise hyssop, bee balm, bee garden, chives, herb garden, herbs for bees, lavender, lemon balm, nectar sources for bees, rosemary, thyme oregano

The Garden in July

July 24, 2015 By Karen Creel

It has been near 100 for over 3 weeks at our house in North Georgia. Many of my container gardens have succumbed to the heat. I could have watered twice daily and they still would not have made it. My herb garden and perennials seem to have flourished in the heat, and are blooming this… 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Calendula, Echinachea, Gardening in July, herb garden, herbs, lavender, Pot Marigold, purple coneflower, Rudbeckia, St. John's Wort, zinnias

Pruning Lavender Plants

October 8, 2014 By Karen Creel

Several years ago I had three large beautiful lavenders that gifted me with a bowl full of lavender buds to use in the products I make.  They were about 3 or 4 years old and I had never pruned them.  Since I didn’t know how to prune, I thought it was better to just leave… 

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