Storage for Seed Packets

My Front Yard Garden (2011)

Yellow Marigold

White Cosmos

Dwarf Zinnia Pumila

Dark Pink Zinnia

Teddy Bear Sunflower

Butterfly on Pink Zinnia

Blending in so well....

American Goldfinch
Spring males are brilliant yellow and shiny black with a bit of white. Females and all winter birds are more dull but identifiable by their conical bill; pointed, notched tail; wingbars; and lack of streaking. Also, male is a small, noisy finch with a bright yellow body, black cap, wings, and tail, and white rump and undertail coverts. Wings have flashy white patches and bright yellow shoulder bar. Bill is pink and conical.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goldfinch/id

Click below link

Listen to the call of a Goldfinch

Goldfinches prefer brushy thickets, weedy grasslands, and nearby trees.

American Goldfinch
Female is duller with olive back and lacks black cap and yellow shoulder bars. 

Hummingbird on Dark Pink Zinnia

Dwarf Zinnia Pumila

Red Gladiolus

Sunflowers from behind

Homemade Remedies

Homemade Laxatives

Natural laxatives which help to lose weight the belly, without overloading the digestive system with chemicals from synthetic laxatives. These homemade laxative are the best solution to deflate the belly.

One of the most effective natural laxative is that you can prepare from seeds of plantain. This homemade laxative is ideal to relieve constipation. So, can lose weight quickly the belly, with only accelerate intestinal transit.

Another highly used laxative home is the plum. If you combine them with grapes you can prepare an exquisite natural remedy to be delicious and solve your constipation problem.

A spinach and flaxseed shake can be a good alternative to regain bowel motility. If you follow the above link, you’ll find the recipe to prepare it in a few minutes.

Combine ¼ cup of raisins, ¼ cup pitted prunes, ¼ cup of figs, ¼ cup of currants, ¼ cup of dates and ¼ cup prune concentrate. Combine all the ingredients in a blender, till a thick juice is formed. Store the mixture in the refrigerator. Have two to four tablespoons of this mixture once a day.

You can also consume fruits like guava, apple, pears, orange, papaya, banana as natural laxatives. It is recommended, that you eat guava along with the seeds for the laxative effect. Have to make this into a smoothie.

Apples, are fruits that help you move your bowels more regularly. They contain pectin, a substance that stimulates bowel movements and cleanses the digestive system. Meanwhile, bananas are packed with fiber and help regulate bowel function within hours of eating them.

Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar and Flaxseed

If you want a homemade laxative made from food, you could try mixing apple cider vinegar and flaxseed. Boil two cups of water, add flaxseed and boil for fifteen minutes. Then, straing the mixture and remove all the flaxseed until you are left with a jelly-like substance. Add one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and drink before a meal.

Recipes

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Herbed Bread Wreath, North Pole White Buche de Noel, Nutty Baked Goat Cheese Salad

Snowman Cream Cheese, Red Velvet Peppermint Cookie Bites, Roasted Sweet Vegetable Medley, Crumb-Crusted Beef Rib Roast, Creamy Red Potato Gratin

Chocolate Pecan Babka, Gingerbread Waffles, Smoked Salmon "Cupcake" Quiches, Sweet and Sour Turkey Meatballs

, Christmas Morning Sparklers, Apple Pie Martinis

Foods for the Seasons

Am buying only foods in season. The reason why some foods are so high is because they are not in season. Buy locally or buy foods that are in season.

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for January:

Broccoli

Broccolini

Brussels Sprouts

Butternut Squash

Celery Root

Collards

Fennel

Kiwi Fruit

Leeks

Mache

Oranges

Potatoes

Rutabaga

Salsify

Sunchoke

Tamarillo

Tangerines

Turnips

Ugli fruit

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for February:

Broccoli

Broccolini

Brussels Sprouts

Butternut Squash

Celery Root

Fennel

Kale

Kiwi Fruit

Leeks

Mache

Oranges

Potatoes

Rutabaga

Salsify

Sunchoke

Tamarillo

Turnips

Ugli fruit

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for March:

Avocado

Blood Oranges

Broccoli

Broccolini

Brussels Sprouts

Celery Root

Fennel

Kale

Kiwi Fruit

Leeks

Mache

Potatoes

Rutabaga

Sunchoke

Turnips

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for April:

Avocado

Blood Oranges

Broccoli

Kiwi Fruit

Pineapple

Rhubarb

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for May:

Artichoke

Arugula

Asparagus

Avocado

Corn

Cucumber

Fava Beans

Kohlrabi

Peas

Radishes

Rhubarb

Spinach

Zucchini

Apricots

Cherries

Grapefruit

Lemons,

Limes

Passion Fruit

Peas

Pineapple

Plums

Radishes

Strawberries

Zucchini

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for June:

Apricots

Carrots

Cherries

Corn

Cucumber

Kohlrabi

Lemons

Limes
Papaya

Passion Fruit

Peas

Pineapple

Plums

Radishes

Rhubarb

Strawberries

Zucchini

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for July:

Apricots

Beet

Beet Greens

Bell Peppers

Blackberries

Blueberries

Carrots

Cherries

Corn

Cucumber

Eggplant

Garlic

Kohlrabi

Lemons

Limes

Melons

Mulberries

Nectarines

Papaya

Passion Fruit

Peaches

Peas

Plums

Radishes

Rhubarb

Zucchini

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for August:

Beet

Beet Greens

Bell Peppers

Carrots

Corn

Eggplant

Figs

Garlic

Limes

Melons

Mulberries

Nectarines

Papaya

Peaches

Plums

Radishes

Tomatoes

Zucchini

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for September:

Apples

Beet

Beet Greens

Bell Peppers

Carrots

Corn

Cranberries

Eggplant

Garlic

Limes

Papaya

Pears

Plums

Potatoes

Radishes

Raspberries

Tomatoes

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for October:

Apples

Bell Peppers

Beets

Blackberries

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Butternut Squash

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Chard

Chestnuts

Chicory

Cranberries

Dates

Figs

Garlic

Grapes

Leeks

Lettuce

Okra

Oranges

Parsnips

Pears (late season)

Peppers

Pomegranates

Potatoes

Pumpkins

Quince

Shallots

Spinach

Star fruit

Sweet Potatoes

Turnips

Watercress

Wild Mushrooms

Winter squash

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for November:

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Butternut Squash

Cauliflower

Celery Root

Chard

Chestnuts

Collards

Cranberries

Leeks

Parsnips

Persimmon

Pomegranates

Potatoes

Pumpkin

Rutabaga

Salsify

Sweet Potatoes

Sunchoke

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that are in season for December:

Broccoli

Broccolini

Brussels Sprouts

Butternut squash

Celery Root

Collards

Cranberries

Kiwi Fruit

Leeks

Oranges

Pomegranates

Potatoes

Pumpkin

Rutabaga

Salsify

Sweet Potatoes

Sunchoke

Tamarillo

Tangerines

Beautiful Flowers

Silver Lace Black Primrose 

GYPSOPHILA elegans

Red Striped Tulip

Orchid

Sunflowers

Sunflower Sunchokes

Trumpet Daffodils

Red Rose

Tulips

Safari Orange Calla Lily Flowers

Rudbeckia Hirta

Love Calla

Red Calla Lily

Orange Wholesale Lily Wedding Flowers

Osteo

Gold Calla Lillies

Casablanca Wholesale Lily Wedding Bouquet

Burgundy Red Calla Lily

Black Star Calla Lily

Nemesia Compact Innocence

Lilacs in the rain

Lily

Gold Dust Alyssum

Tulips

Yellow Tulips

Echinacea Purpurea Primadonna

Echinacea Meringue

Pink Tulips and Black Tulips

Chrysanthemum, it looks yellow to me, but it is specified as green

Dianthus Barbatus mix

Coreopsis Zagreb

CoreopsisTinctoria

Sunflowers

Daffodil

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum, Yellow

Chrysanthemum, Yellow

Chrysanthemum Shasta Daisy

Cheiranthus Cheiri

Calla-Lily

Amika

Cymbidium Hybrid Yellow

Cymbidium Orchids

Pink Cymbidium orchid plant...if I were to ever get married these would be lovely with some Yellow Chrysanthemums

Adonis Aestivalis

Cymbidium Jade Dream

Pink Tulips

Bleeding Hearts

Tulips

Anthurium

Tri-Coloured Tulip

Splendid Tulip

Easter Lily

Heart Dark Pink Flower

Sunflowers in a field...can't wait to grow these again this year

Daffodil

Pink Roses

Daffodils

Orange Tulip

Zembla Yellow

Tulips

Phalenopsis Orchid

Tulips

Tulips

Fox Glove

Tulips

Phalenopsis Orchid

Adenium Obesum, Honey

Snowdrop Windflower

Hybrid Tulip

Ostrich Plume Yellow Aster