12 • August 2015 • UPBEAT TIMES


Summer GUIDE #2 August in the Garden


SANTA ROSA, CA. ~ I do hope this floriferous season finds you very well.


is this summer’s survival tip for your gardens. Straw, alfalfa hay, various sizes


of wood


chips and bark of all kinds should be used everywhere so the water will stay in the soil and you’ll wa- ter less.


hasn’t been ter- ribly


yet,


we should still be slathering ourselves with


sunscreen, something with ben- eficial ingredients like Kiss My Face, SPF 40 or Burnout, for sensitive skin, SPF 35. Both re- ally great products for your, too


readily


Although it hot


‘Mulch!’


often, sun toasted skin. Be sure and wear a hat and eye doc- tors are insisting on sunglasses. When we were ocean creatures before we came on


land our


eyes were much more suited to water and actu- ally still are.


very drying and our


need


Air can be eyes


more protection especially in hot weather and a hotter climate. Hopefully


you are grow- ing tasty herbs of all sorts and experimenting


cooking with them too. Salads and greens are more important than ever and lend themselves quite


to


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scattering with herbs and sweet flowers.


Chopped rosemary leaves and flowers are delicious mixed with buttered new potatoes. Add 1tsp fresh herb to every cup of potatoes. I promise it will become a favorite! Rosemary is an amazing herb and you can also make an easy hair/scalp rinse. Boil 3 cups wa- ter and pour over ½ cup of fresh herbs, cool, strain and pour it on your scalp after you rinse the shampoo out.


This great


rinse can be left on your hair for added shine.


It’s an invigorat-


ing and nourishing tonic. Summer is wonderful and perfect for sipping iced tea. You can get carried away with freez- ing herbs in ice cubes. Flowers of pineapple and hummingbird sages, flamboyant red bee balm and the many scented pelargo- nium blossoms, tender lemon balm leaves and pungent vari- eties of mint are all perfect for freezing in ice cubes and add-


ing to a pitcher or tall glass of organic green tea. It can make your tea quite a presentation for a gathering of friends and yes, they can eat the herbs! Bigger flowers like daylily, hollyhock and squash blos- soms are fun too. Rinse them with cool water, let them air dry while you whip up the stuff- ing mix. Finely diced chicken, tofu or egg salad can be folded with thinly sliced green onions, a pinch of sweet marjoram and 2-3 tsp of aioli (a mayo alter- native) to hold it all together. Carefully spoon stuffing into each flower and arrange on a platter.


Best if eaten immedi-


ately—who could wait! Herbs are so wonderfully healing and a joy to grow. A hot


foot soak of herbs is perfect for a lazy afternoon. Wrap one cup fresh herbs such as mint, lav- ender, chamomile or yarrow in cheese cloth. Boil half a gallon of water, remove from heat and add wrapped herbs, including wrap and several or more drops of almond oil. Use tea bags if you don’t have fresh herbs. Let the herbs steep for about ten minutes, remove herbs and pour water in the appropriate vessel your feet can comfort- ably fit within, immerse your feet into pure magic. Sprinkle Fairy Dust Bath Salts from Green Valley Lab for a min- eral rich, extra soothing treat. Soak as long as you wish, do a little deep breathing and feel


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