Herbs & Superfoods - 2017-04-01

• The ins and outs of GROWING HERBS
• Choose between a formal or informal herb garden
• GROW HERBS IN POTS AND CONTAINERS
• Design your herb garden with your nose and feet in mind
• Herb lawns and GROUNDCOVE­RS
• HERB WHEEL OR GRAVEL GARDEN?
• Deal with pesky weeds before you create your herb lawn
• How to raise herbs SOW & GROW
• HOW TO TAKE cuttings
• Layering herbs
• Want more plants? Root herb cuttings in water
• Herb tonics for YOUR GARDEN
• Make a nutritious nettle tea for your plants
• Use essential oils to nourish plants and banish pests
• Herb nutrients RAW v. COOKED
• Do dried herbs retain their nutrients?
• Save your herb seeds for cooking, pickling and making vinegars
• The quantity of fresh herbs used in cooking differs to dried herbs
• The lowdown on DRYING HERBS
• Storing dried herbs
• The quality of your herbs will determine the end result
• Homegrown HERB BLENDS
• Herb vinegars and BUTTERS
• How to make herb butters
• DIY Ice bowl with herbs
• Pestos, sauces, JAMS & JELLIES
• MINT & APPLE JELLY
• Make delicious chickweed, parsley or sorrel pesto
• Herb bread
• Using herbs IN BAKING
• LAVENDER & ROSEMARY SHORTBREAD
• Herb salads, SIDES & MAINS
• SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH HERBS
• HERB DRESSINGS
• Refreshing summer drinks Mint cordial
• Refreshing herb DRINKS & SYRUPS
• LEMON THYME SYRUP
• Fragrant DESSERTS
• Chocolate mint truffles
• DANDELION LEAVES
• WHEATGRASS
• MICROGREEN­S
• WATERCRESS
• BLUEBERRIE­S
• BLACKBERRI­ES
• GOJI BERRIES
• SUNFLOWER SEEDS
• PURPLE CORN
• Top five SUPER ROOTS KUMARA
• BURDOCK root
• Herbs for health & WELLBEING
• BUY GOOD QUALITY DRIED HERBS
• Use proper storage techniques to maintain medicinal properties
• Create a kitchen pharmacy with homegrown herbs
• In traditiona­l Chinese medicine, jasmine is brewed as a tea
• Have a cup of HERBAL TEA
• TEA FOR COLDS & SORE THROAT
• TEA FOR NAUSEA
• CALMING TEA
• How to make TINCTURES
• Exact ratios of herbs to alcohol for tinctures
• How to prepare your herbs before tincturing
• Herbs for tincturing
• Using and making your own herbal oils for health benefits
• Making infused OILS & SALVES
• CALENDULA SALVE
• CALENDULA INFUSED OIL
• Herbal wellness RECIPES
• Herbs for SLEEP
• THE MINT FAMILY
• PASSIONFLO­WER
• Herbal SLEEP PILLOWS
• Trying to improve your sleep quality? Try inhaling lavender
• Herbs for STRESS
• CHAMOMILE TINCTURE
• DIFFUSING CHAMOMILE
• California­n Poppy
• Five lesser-known herbs for STRESS & ANXIETY
• Reduce your stress DIY RECIPES
• Green CLEANING
• DIY NON-VINEGAR HERBAL CLEANER
• Make a herb vinegar for cleaning
• Don't throw away lemon peels. Use them to make a cleaner.
• THE BEST HERBS FOR CLEANING
• Using essential oils IN CLEANING
• BASIC, ALL-PURPOSE CLEANING GLOOP
• Caring for your CLOTHES
• FABRIC SOFTENER
• LAUNDRY POWDER
• LIQUID LAUNDRY SOAP
• Lavender linen water
• Quick and easy furniture spray
• Household SOAPS
• NON-SCRATCHING CLEANING PASTE
• FURNITURE POLISH
• FLOOR CLEANER
• Repel pests NATURALLY
• MOTH BAGS FOR LINEN DRAWERS
• Make your own herbal BEAUTY PRODUCTS
• CARRIER OILS
• Using a preservati­ve in natural cosmetics
• Use chamomile for its soothing properties
• How to make HERBAL CREAMS
• VALMAI’S BASIC CREAM RECIPE
• Select your herbs for their unique healing properties
• Make herbal waters & HYDROSOLS
• DONNA LEE’S SIMPLE BASE CREAM
• DONNA LEE’S BASIC MOISTURISE­R
• Homemade herbal BEAUTY RECIPES
• Make your own BEAUTY BARS
• SOOTHING ALOE VERA & NETTLE LEAF SOAP
• LAVENDER CITRUS SOAP
• Make your own PERFUME
• FLORAL PERFUMES BASIC FLORAL PERFUME
• ENFLEURAGE
• Keep a detailed record when blending your own perfumes
• Making perfume with ESSENTIAL OILS
• PERFUMED BATH OILS
• CREATING SCENTS
• Make your own SOLID PERFUMES
• ABSOLUTES VERSUS ESSENTIAL OILS
• CHOOSING YOUR OILS
• Use dried lavender bundles to perfume drawers and cupboards
• Lavender wands & ROSE BEADS
• LAVENDER WAND DIY
• Do more with lavender
• Perfumes, air fresheners & SCENTED GIFTS
• PEPPERMINT
• ELECAMPANE
• MARSHMALLO­W
• GERMAN CHAMOMILE
• LEMON BALM
• ELDERBERRY