"Growing Flowers
Stimulates ALL Your Senses"
 Growing flowers in your garden, around the house or even in a windowbox stimulates senses and soothes stress.
Bach flower remedies have long been in practical use throughout the world. More and more of us are beginning to appreciate the natural beauty of flowers. Flowers encourage the creative artist in all of us! Just imagine the possibilities;
Growing flowers for Colour
Splashes of random colour around your garden bring life to dull corners, drawing the eye and attracting butterflies and bees. Or take up a colour blending project. Yellow blooms in the spring, blue in summer etc; Search through garden catalogs. There's a large selection you can get for FREE on this page... Garden Catalogs
You will be wonderfully surprised at the available colours in your favourite flowers. I imagined lilies always came in white and of the arum variety. Apparantly not! Find out more about lilies on this page...Growing Lilies
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Thompson and Morgan have an amazing range of flower seeds available - these are just a few! Grab a cuppa and browse through their illustrated catalogue...
 'Abutilon Bella'
 'Aconitum Carmichaelii'
Growing Flowers in UK with Thompson and Morgan
And in the US, Gurneys have a lovely selection of flower seeds available:
 'Daisy'
 'Zinnia'
Growing flowers in US with Gurney's
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Don't limit yourself to ornamental flowers. Grow a few flowering herbs or edible flowers as well. Whatever way you grow your flowers they will be a sight to delight in! Growing flowers for Perfume There is no other more natural perfume than the perfume of flowers. Growing flowers in your garden, especially highly scented flowers, makes all unnatural perfumes smell, well ...unnatural! Highly scented blooms include roses, lavenders, wallflowers etc; Some roses don't have any scent, so check before you buy. Flowering herbs will set the atmosphere alight with intoxicating perfumes. Treat yourself and your sense of smell! Growing flowers for Sound Yes, growing flowers can create beautiful sounds in your garden. Bees, humming birds and other 'music making' creatures will delight in the new venue. Lots of flowers will draw the crowds to you, while you sit in the audience and enjoy!
TouchYou're allowed to touch, and even caress the growing flowers if you wish, and it's an awesome experience when you do. Choose velvet smooth roses and other blooms that have a smooth texture to their petals. Gently touch them while they sway in the garden breeze, or let them drop naturally and stop to feel the wonders that nature creates. A beautiful dress made from aromatic rose petals must be the most romantic notion on the planet! And with romance in mind, how about growing the flowers for a backyard wedding. More about weddings at home on this page: ...Backyard Wedding Taste Can growing flowers really stimulate your fifth sense? Course they can. There are lots of edible garden flowers that grow easily in most gardens. Nasturtium for example is a highly useful plant. You can pick the flowers directly off the plant and eat them. Grow lots of flowering herbs around the garden. Read our Garden Herb Pages for ideas on what to grow. NB: Don't eat any plant unless you're absolutely sure it's safe to do so. And always triple check with your doctor or physician if you're pregnant or suffer with any serious illness, or any allergies.
Flowers really will stimulate all your senses.... Chew on a few purple chive flowers while listening to the band play. Watch the spectacular show of swaying blooms and flying musicians. Lie back and absorb your own aromatherapy healing and don't forget to touch and feel the force! P.S. Don't limit yourself to summer blooms - there are many beautiful flowers that will grace your garden in the winter months. Flowering bulbs are easy to plant and often can be left to get on with growing year after year with little maintenance! Find out more about planting bulbs on this page...Planting Bulbs
Happy Gardening!
More "Garden" ReadingGrow Your Own Winter Food: A good diet incorporating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables is a must if you want to stay fit and healthy and keep the bugs at bay during the cold winter months. Growing your own winter food is just one way of ensuring you get the freshest, tastiest produce packed with goodness straight from the garden to the kitchen table. This easy-to-follow self-sufficiency book shows you how to grow your own fruit and vegetables for winter use and includes facts on each fruit, vegetable or herb as well as nutritional value, recipe ideas and storage suggestions.
Grow Your Own Winter Food is perfect for those with limited gardening experience, with gardens big or small who are looking to become more self-sufficient. Order it now direct from the publisher... Grow Your Own Winter Food
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Grow It, Cook It!: Many crops, including herbs, can be produced in a relatively small space with a little pre-planning and organizing: in containers, on a balcony, and indoors. Herbs are perfect for enhancing the flavour of cooking, treating minor ailments, and preventing colds and flu. Your own back garden will not only produce the best food on the planet for you and your loved ones, it is also economical, environmentally friendly and more fun than shopping. Gardening is more than a hobby; it's a way of life. .
This book provides all the information you need to keep your family and friends healthy, fit and enjoying life to the full. Order it now direct from the publisher... Grow It, Cook It!
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Grow Your Own Pharmacy: If, like me, you want to be able to eat the best food on the planet, grow your own!
• Clear instructions on planning, planting, growing and harvesting the fruits, vegetables and herbs required for a healthy vitamin intake.
• Recipes and menus to help incorporate the fruit and vegetables into your daily diet. Grow Your Own Pharmacy
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Herbs and Spices: Some herbs grow vigorously, some are tender and need special growing conditions, some are annuals, some perennials, some you can grow indoors, all can be grown in pots or directly into the ground. There are also certain spices, such as chillies, that can be grown in temperate climates.
This clear and concise directory of herbs and spices provides all the essential information to help you grow a selection of these flavour-enhancing foods in small or large spaces. Ideas for which herbs and spices go best with which foods also accompany each description, so that you can really enliven your repertoire of recipes. Order it now direct from the publisher... Herbs and Spices
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Granny's Book Of Good Old Fashioned Common Sense is packed full of great ideas and tips. Granny brings traditional home-making up to date with cooking, gardening, needlecrafts and even games to play with the kids...Click on the link below to order your copy.
Cooking doesn’t have to be a chore and preparing nourishing home cooked meals for the family will certainly keep them away from the goodie shelf. Gardening encourages physical exercise and a good healthy dollop of fresh air. And you can get the kids involved too. Before the days of computer games and electronic pets, children used to have fun without rummaging about in the fridge every five minutes. Enjoy a few rainy-day games and crafts of yesteryear with today’s kids. They’ll love it and so will you! Granny's Book Of Good Old Fashioned Common Sense
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