Category Archives: Plants & Gardening

The Art of growing and cultivating plants: vegetables, flowers, fruits and ornamental plants. Focusing on eco friendly and sustainable techniques: guerrilla gardening, vertical gardens, edible yards, garden art, and more.

Basil

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Art for Housewives
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The Yucca

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Art for Housewives

yucca and aloe at Los Ojos Respecting the 2015 Resolutions List means making the rounds for health check ups. Which means hanging out in waiting rooms. Eduardo Galeano’s “Espejos” (“Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone”) makes for great waiting room literature … Continue reading →

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Cacti at Faragas, Paros

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Art for Housewives

When Franca was here, we rented a car and took a drive around the island.  Southwest of the island is an area called Farangas with its somewhat sauvage landscape.  There are many villas hidden on the hills but one villa … Continue reading →

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Herbal Demon Repellent. No, really!

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Originally posted on Lilith's Apothecary Herbal Body Care:
A friend recently passed along a fabulous blog called BibliOdyssey, as well as a post with illustrated manuscript belonging to a 15th c. herbal text titled the  Codex Sloane 4016. Like…

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Give your plants a smile

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Art for Housewives

For sometime time now, I’ve been collecting information re: plants and how they can be beneficial for our health. As most of us are now faced with the challenge of living with less, medicinal plants, as opposed to expensive man-made drugs, … Continue reading →

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