herbaltea's Profile

My name is Kris.  I think I have had a love for plants longer than I realize.  My love and interest in gardening began with roses when I was a kid.  Even back then, I was trying to make rose petals into perfumes.   My first career was teaching.  After having taught for five years, and being very tired of "teaching to the test" which so many teachers are being forced to do, I was in much need of a change.  As a second career, I went into massage therapy. (I can now tell a principal that I am trained to manipulate soft tissue....Smile....just a little massage therapy humor:)...which links up to aromatherapy.  That got me studying all of those wonderful scents, herbs, and spices that are part of aromatherapy.  Then, 2 years ago.  My (now) husband and I were on one of our trips home from the country.  We stopped at this old Catholic church to look at their garden.  I remembered how my mother used to take "leaves" or "stems" from other roses, "stick em in the ground", and then they'd eventually grow into these wonderful bushes.  When I got home, I called my mother.  She coached me what I needed to do to get that little "stem" to grow.  I followed her instructions, and sure enough.....I now have my own rose bush.  That was my first major accomplishment in the gardening world.  Recently, thanks to new tricks that my body played on me, I've had lots of time on my hands.  My hubby and I made a trip to one of the local nurseries, bought six or so different herbs.  They are now growing in our planter.  Thus, my addiction and new journey have begun...So, if you need to know how your herbs can be used homeopathicly, I probably have a book on it.  Oh wait....I guess you can do that with the internet.  Stop and chat anyway.  That's how I learn.  I am sure that as the herbs in my planter grow and mature, I will find myself with more and more pots, as I separate those herbs, giving them their own space.  How's that for plant psychology.....And the journey continues....

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Any suggestions for weed free mulches....
It's a warm end to February here in town and I need something to keep my herbs from getting parched.....Any natural mulch suggestions?  I want something "weed free" of course....

A beautiful Sunday in the Garden....
It's a warm end to February here in Houston, TX.  I spent my Sunday running back and forth between my "potted garden" and Wal-Mart.  My husband and I live in a town home (for now) so....potted plants it is.  I have found a wonderful organic nursery i...

Rain, Rain go away....
Well, from the looks of it, I'm not the only one who is sick of the  rain.  My impasiens....look....puny....although, I have mounds of mint and lemon balm.  Went herb shopping today.  Dreaming.  Also want to go get me a climbing rose very soon.  Gues...

Current bibliography for Companion Planting....I'll update
http://gardenersnet.com/atoz/compan.htm   http://www.gardenersnet.com//flower/nast
urt.htm     http://www.tomatogardeningtips.com/ I e-mailed this one to my mom.  She just had a small "bumper crop" of tomatoes at the ...

Starting roses from cuttings....
I will not claim to be an expert on this subject......I think it is more just dumb luck....and the fact that God knew that a year later I was going to be bored to tears and Gardening would make a huge distraction.....:) But here goes.  From what I...