Discover the healing power of geraniums and learn how to make geranium tea, geranium oil infusions or a geranium compress.

By Mary Hanna The philosophy behind tincture is to capture the spiritual and physical essence of the plant. This is done by using the power of ethyl alcohol to dissolve and preserve the herb in question. The substance used to extract the herbs is known as the menstrum. The herbs you are tincturing are known as the [...]

How to make your own homemade kitchen and bathroom cleaners from natural, non-toxic ingredients.

Use our checklist to organize a successful garage sale; here's what you need to do before, during and after your garage or yard sale.

How to make a homemade bee sting remedy from common household ingredients.

How to grow and use rhubarb, with cultivation, harvesting and dividing tips, plus some great rhubarb recipes including old-fashioned rhubarb sauce, rhubarb jam and rhubarb chutney.

When you smooth on suncreen this summer, consider dabbing a little behind your cat's ears or on your dog's nose. It can help protect them from harmful UV rays.

How to make natural homemade surface cleaners to clean windows, counters, painted cupboards and more.

Pamper yourself or someone else with a DIY manicure, using these step-by-step manicure instructions taking you through each step, from soaking your fingertips to applying nail polish.

How to grow, harvest and use dill; growing and cultivation tips; how to dry dill in the microwave, plus culinary and medicinal uses.

Pamper those tootsies with these simple tips on how to give yourself a relaxing home pedicure.

Here’s how to dry apple slices and orange slices for use in swags, wreaths and fragrant potpourri. Dried fruit slices and peels are a great way to give your home a country prim look. They are fragrant and can be added to potpourri blends, fixins blends, wreaths, swags. They also make pretty and fragrant gift package [...]