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Nicki Goff - ArticlesNicki Goff is a former teacher and school librarian who built a successful photography business with her husband. She now owns an online audio book store, HearSayBooks.com and blogs about her passion, gardening on her blog.
Privileged to live on Canada's west coast with a view across Georgia Strait to mountains, she finds the locale inspiration for her watercolour painting and photography interests. An avid and experienced gardener, she has landscaped her cliff top home with rock gardens, shrubs, perennials and fruit trees. Her herb and vegetable gardens both contribute to her gourmet cooking. Travels to Ecuador have led to the purchase of a second home in Cotacachi, Ecuador, high in the Andes. Next on the to-do list is the establishment of an import business, focusing on the unique and skilled arts and crafts of Ecuador. How to Avoid the Potential Dangers of Herbed OilsHome made herbal oils can add flavor to cooking and salads, if they are made and stored properly. They can be a potential health hazard if not. Find out how to prepare them safely and store them, and what potential dangers you can easily avoid. How to Save Your PoinsettiaBeautiful poinsettias are everywhere at Christmas, decorating public places as well as private homes. They are the recognized Christmas flower. Find out how you to can save your poinsettias after the Christmas season, and revitalize them for another season of beautiful color. Discover Easy-to-Grow SavorySummer savory and winter savory are two Mediterranean herbs you should add to your garden. Both plants have a similar flavor - hints of oregano and thyme - but with a bit of a kick. Since one is an annual and one a perennial, each has its own growing requirements. Grow them both, and you'll have two great additions to your herb garden. Growing Annual and Biennial HerbsAnnual and biennial herbs are often treated the same in herb gardens. Each will grow foliage in the first year, and annuals will also flower and produce seeds. Biennials will reproduce the second year. Learn how to distinguish between these two types of herbs, and how you can extend the growing season for some of them so they are available fresh year-round. Easily Grow an Organic Herb GardenHerbs are easy to grow plants that add zest to your cooking, so why not grow them the best way - organically. Here are simple but powerful ideas to get your organic herb garden up and growing. Learn also how to enjoy your herbs all year long. No Garden Space? Grow Your Herbs in PotsLets face it - not everyone has gardening space. However, you probably have a windowsill or balcony that can become the ideal spot for your own herb garden if you decide to grow your herbs in pots. Here is all you need to know to have your own container herb garden. The Pleasures of a Home Herb GardenHerbs have been grown for medicines, scent and cooking for thousands of years. Today, we grow herbs for some of the same reasons, and by studying their long history of use, we can better choose the herbs we grow. Revitalize Your Cooking by Growing Your Own Kitchen HerbsSo many recipes call for a pinch of this herb, or a sprig of that one. Don't settle for commercial dried herbs that may be stale, or for the fresher ones in a produce section. You can easily grow your own, in a garden or in containers, and have a source of fresh, organically grown herbs at your fingertips. Give Your Cooking Zest With a Perennial Herb GardenA perennial herb garden will give you kitchen herbs for your cooking for years. Many are easy to grow, and do well in either a garden located strategically just outside the kitchen door, or in containers. This overview gives you some information about the most popular and common perennial kitchen herbs. Ideas for Growing and Selling Herbs for ProfitIf you are passionate about herb gardening, and want to share your passion with others, consider growing herbs for profit. There are several ways you can start a profitable herb business, and the logical first step is to start growing herb plants to sell. Here are several ways to get started.
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