Goldenrod has long been considered as a medicinal herb. Since I have moved to a house in Mississippi with a field of goldenrod growing behind it, I have decided that this fall, I’ll try making goldenrod salve. Following is a recipe for making herbal salves: How to Make Goldenrod Salve “Goldenrod is such a lovely…
Category: Cottage Garden Living
Take A Peak Into Edwardian Lady Edith Holden’s Journal Entries about April
Before April moves too far toward May, I want to share a few pages from illustrated journals that were created by Edith Holden, who wrote both The Nature Notes of an Edwardian Lady and The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. I have had both of these books in my library for years. I especially…
Everyone Needs A Secret Garden – Words about My Garden
Not long ago, I visited The Cloisters in New York City. By definition, a cloister is an open hallway that surrounds a protected garden. It is a natural walkway where monks and nuns might retreat into nature and still have a degree of protection from the elements, like wind, rain, snow, sun–and other people, too….