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From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-213 |
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Growing herbs in the garden yields a number of benefits both practical and aesthetic. Holly Shimizu, the managing director of the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia, shows how to use popular herb varieties to create tea, potpourri and decorative arrangements. Other featured projects include an herbal bath sprinkle and an herbal smoke diffuser. These homemade luxuries provide affordable alternatives to store-bought favorites and make great gifts for friends and family. Herbal Bouquet (tussie-mussie) The following herbs -- and a rose as the centerpiece -- were used to create a beautiful tussie-mussie bouquet: - Rose = love
- Lemon verbena = enchantment
- Lavender = devotion
- Rosemary = remembrance
- Cinnamon basil = good feelings
- Sage = wisdom.
To create the bouquet, simply wrap the herbs together with floral tape, making sure the rose is the centerpiece.
Bath Sprinkle Place rose petals (fresh or dried) and lavender in a basket, mix well, then fill a cheesecloth or muslin bag and tie with a ribbon. Tip: - Shimizu says if you use good-quality herbs, there's no need for fragrant oils.
Herbal Diffuser Simply cook several of your favorite herbs and spices (Shimizu used sandalwood, cinnamon sticks, lavender and Chinese star anise, etc.) in a diffuser. Tip: Be sure to crush the herbs before putting them in the diffuser. This brings out the aroma.
RESOURCES :
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Model: 088266929X
Author: Laura Donnelly Bethmann and Deborah Balmuth
(June, 1996)
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Storey Books / Storey Communications Inc.
Website: www.storey.com
Herbs
Model: 0754806170
Author: Andi Clevely and Katherine Richmond
2000
Lorenz Books / Anness Publishing Inc.
Website: www.lorenzbooks.com
Herb Topiaries
Model: 0934026793
Author: Sally Gallo & Susan B. Strawn (Illustrator)
(December 1992)
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Model: 0875969941
Author: Miranda Smith
160 pages
February 1999
Rodale Press
Red Oak, IA 51591
Phone: 515-242-0282
The Herbfarm Cookbook
Model: 0684839768
Author: Jerry Traunfeld
(2000)
Scribner Book Co./Simon and Schuster
New York, NY 10020
Phone: 212-698-7000
Gifts for Herb Lovers: Over 50 Projects to Make and Give
Model: 0882669834
Author: Betty Oppenheimer
September, 1997
Storey Books / Storey Communications Inc.
Website: www.storey.com
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Model: 0517575620
Author: Emelie Tolley
November 1991
Clarkson Potter/The Crown Publishing Group/Random House
Website: www.randomhouse.com
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Model: 0609803522
Author: Emelie Tolley
August, 1998
Clarkson Potter/The Crown Publishing Group/Random House
Website: www.randomhouse.com
GUESTS :
Holly Shimizu
1800 Lakeside Ave.
Richmond, VA 23228
Phone: 804-262-9887
Fax: 804-553-3178
Author and Horticulturist, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
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