Now that the gardens are starting to grow we can use some of their harvest. Lavender is so fragrant. The smell somehow is reminiscent of being a kid in the loving home of your parents. We learned a cool trick a number of years ago using glycerin. This won't work with flowers. For foliage, cut sprigs and wash dust and dirt from leaves. Cut away the lower leaves and stand in a solution of two parts water to one part glycerin. Big leaves may do better in a solution of 50-50. Keep a watch on them and after a week or two the leaves color will have changed, it is then that they are ready. Now your plants are preserved and you may create arrangements or wreaths, etc. We've got a new idea we're excited to try, so watch for it in the days to come. Happy, happy week!
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