The Lavender Lover's Handbook


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“The best recent all-around lavender book with something for gardeners, crafters, and cooks alike.” —Library Journal Lavender is beloved for its and culinary and medicinal uses. In The Lavender Lover's Handbook, Sarah Berringer Bader provides a complete overview of the 100 most colorful, fragrant, and stunning varieties. You will discover expert tips on spacing, planting, pruning, and care and maintenance. Additional information includes tips on how to harvest, cook with, and preserve the plant, along with step-by-step crafts and project that use lavender in beautiful and soothing ways.




How to Grow and Use Lavender


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How to Grow and Use Lavender.A Comprehensive Guide in Growing and Using This Fragrant Herb. This book is a detailed guide in how a person can grow a lavender plant from seed as well as from a bought plant. This book contains details of optimum growing conditions as well as details regarding the maintenance required for this plant. This book also covers details regarding the harvest and use of its plant.




Growing & Using Lavender


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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.




The Made-from-Scratch Life


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Do you long for simpler days? Do you wish you had the time to offer your family home-grown meals? Does your heart cry for a quiet place in this fast-paced world? Blogger and homesteader Melissa K. Norris inspires with practical and easy methods to help you cook from scratch, garden, preserve your own food, and see God's fingerprints in your everyday busy life. You'll learn how to plan, plant, and harvest for eating and preserving troubleshoot common gardening problems with natural solutions improve your family's health with natural cooking and cleaning methods Whether you live in the middle of the asphalt jungle or on the side of a mountain, you can experience the pioneer lifestyle and start your own homesteading journey. Because when you surround yourself with things made from the hand of God, you can't help but see Him.




Lavender


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With their heady perfume and stunning visual appeal, lavenders are a wonderful addition to any garden. Long prized for their scent and healing qualities, lavender has been well loved by generationsof gardeners. This versatile plant is associated with blu




Growing Lavender


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Do you want to have a garden full of fragrant lavender? Have you heard about the powerful benefits and uses of lavender and want to start growing it yourself? This is your ultimate guide to growing and caring for lavender, harvesting, drying, and storing it, and how to use it in gifts, cooking, and as a health and beauty supplement. You will learn about the different varieties of lavender and how to grow it successfully, and common mistakes to avoid! Here's what you will discover: Where lavender originated from and its history How to grow lavender in your garden How to care for your lavender How to prune your lavender for the best results year after year How to harvest your lavender safely and store it What diseases and pests can attack lavender and how to eliminate them Popular lavender varieties How to dry lavender How to use lavender in your cooking, including several delicious recipes How to use lavender in acne treatments, wrinkle creams, and other beauty aids DIY lavender gifts - for your family, friends, or as a treat for yourself How to make your own lavender oil at home The benefits and uses of lavender oil How to make your own lavender oil blends And much more This is your one-stop guide for all you need to know about lavender, from growing your first plant to using the amazing flowers in a variety of ways. If you adore the smell of lavender and you want to start growing it, click the "add to chart" button.




The Lavender Garden


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Gorgeously fragrant, invigorating, and rich with healing properties, lavender has been cultivated from the beginning of recorded civilization. THE LAVENDER GARDEN is a beautiful guide to planting and using this versatile herb. Garden expert Robert Kourik profiles 16 of his favorites and provides recipes and directions for using lavender in desserts, teas, bath oils, decorations, and more. 30 color photos. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.




Growing Lavender for Profit


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Lavender - The Perfect Cash Crop for Small Growers. Lavender farming can produce a substantial income for small growers. The fresh flowers are sold in bundles or used to make lavender oil, and the dried flower bunches are sold to florists and hobbyists for dried arrangements and wreaths. The harvested lavender is also used to make dozens of value-added products, from dried buds to aromatherapy products, skin-care products, sachets and herbal pillows. All are easy to make and in demand from consumers who love the scent of lavender. That's the beauty of lavender - unlike other perishable crops, nothing goes to waste, and profits are year-round. Lavender is a long-lasting, easy to grow herb with a lifespan of 12-15 years. New plants are usually produced from cuttings, so it's easy to replace older plants, expand your growing area or produce lavender plants for sale at almost no cost. In addition, because lavender is so easy to dry, it can be used to make value-added products year-round instead of just during the growing season. You can start a lavender growing business with just a small amount of money - as little as a few hundred dollars for plant starts and hand tools. In this step-by-step guide, you'll discover: Best lavender varieties for commercial growers. Top 5 lavender varieties for essential oil production. Top 5 lavender varieties for culinary use. 20 proven ways to add value and increase your profits 200% to 800%. Wholesale sources for lavender plants. Wholesale sources for value-added skin care ingredients. Lavender organizations in the U.S. Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand.




Pioneering Today


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Do you long for the simpler times of yesteryear? Do you wish you had the time to offer your family home grown meals? Does your heart silently cry for a quiet place in this fast paced life? In Pioneering Today-Faith and Home the Old Fashioned Way, author Melissa K. Norris explains practical and easy methods to cook from scratch, garden, preserve your own food, and see God's fingerprint in your everyday busy life. You'll learn how to: Decrease your grocery and energy bill Improve your family's health by cooking from scratch and over 40 delicious recipes Grow and preserve your own food Reduce your time in the kitchen without sacrificing taste and nutrition Expand your view of God in your daily activities Whether you live in the middle of the asphalt jungle or on the side of a mountain, you can experience the pioneer lifestyle and start your own homesteading journey. When you surround yourself with things made from the hand of God, you can't help but see Him.




Comprehensive Guide on Lavender Farming


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Lavender is а plant with hеrbal qualities. Thе flоwеr аnd the оіl оf lаvеndеr аrе used tо mаkе mеdісіnе. Lаvеndеr is commonly uѕеd fоr anxiety, ѕtrеѕѕ and insomnia. It іѕ also uѕеd for dерrеѕѕіоn, dеmеntіа, раіn аftеr ѕurgеrу, and mаnу оthеr соndіtіоnѕ, but thеrе is nо gооd or proven ѕсіеntіfіс еvіdеnсе tо support mаnу of thеѕе uses. In foods and bеvеrаgеѕ, lаvеndеr іѕ uѕеd аѕ a flаvоr component. In manufacturing, lavender іѕ uѕеd іn pharmaceutical рrоduсtѕ аnd аѕ a fragrance ingredient in soaps, соѕmеtісѕ, perfumes, роtроurrі, аnd dесоrаtіоnѕ.Lаvеndеr (scientific nаmе Lavandula аnguѕtіfоlіа) іѕ commonly соntаmіnаtеd with rеlаtеd ѕресіеѕ, іnсludіng Lаvаndulа hуbrіdа, whісh іѕ a сrоѕѕ between Lаvаndulа angustifolia and Lаvаndulа latifolia, from whісh lаvаndіn oil is obtained. There is so much to Lavender as a plant and cultivating it, the best part is that you can also grow your own lavender plant and have a garden or farm of your own. The harvested lavender can is also be used to make dozens of value-added products, from dried buds to aromatherapy products, skin-care products, sachets and herbal pillows. All are easy to make and in demand from consumers who love the scent of lavender.That's the beauty of lavender - unlike other perishable crops, nothing goes to waste, and profits are year-round. Lavender is a long-lasting, easy to grow herb with a lifespan of 12-15 years. New plants are usually produced from cuttings, so it's easy to replace older plants, expand your growing area or produce lavender plants for sale at almost no cost. In addition, because lavender is so easy to dry, it can be used to make value-added products year-round instead of just during the growing season. This Comprehensive Guide book will enlighten you on everything you need to know