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Your Guide To Summer Flowers: Sunflower

Sunflowers are a member of the Family Asteraceae or Aster family of the genus Helianthus L. or sunflower P containing the species Helianthus annuus L. or common sunflower P. The plant is native to North America whose original inhabitants cultivated the plant to its current physical configuration.

Create Your Own All-Natural Electrolyte Drinks

Electrolyte beverages can help beat summer heat by replenishing essential minerals and fluids when your body needs significant rehydration. Electrolytes are minerals imperative for healthy muscle action and proper nerve function.

3 Ways To Live Seasonally & Celebrate Each Season

What's your favorite season? Maybe it's summer because you get to go to the beach. Or maybe it's spring because the weather finally starts to warm up and everything comes alive again. No matter which you pick, all four seasons are beautiful and have something to teach us. Living in tune with the seasons can really be a rewarding and make us happier year round.

Feed Your Freezer: 5 Fresh Garden Foods To Freeze This Summer

Garden fresh flavors never last quite long enough. The growing season comes and goes in a flash, and mid-winter cravings for the freshness of some fresh, lively flavors can be painfully unquenchable. Prolong delightful summer flavors from the garden by making any of these freezer-friendly recipes. Feed your belly first…and then feed your freezer! Your winter belly will thank you down the road.

 

Your Guide To Summer Flowers: Scarlet Sage

Scarlet sage is a member of the family Lamiaceae or Mint family of the genus Salvia L. or sage P containing the species Salvia splendens Sellow ex Roem. & Schult. or scarlet sage. The plant is native to Brazil and is considered a warm weather annual in cooler climates but is classified as a perennial.

Your Guide To Summer Flowers: The Rose Family

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) the Rose family or Family Rosaceae has 582 genera offering a multitude of flowers with various characteristics to add depth and interest in any garden. Of the contents of the genus Rose L. this article will discuss several of the many species it contains. Many of these plants can be grown in containers, providing floral décor throughout the year.

Meatless Monday: There’s Always Time For Quinoa With Pesto

Looking for a healthy, stress-free meal? Over the last several years, the dog days of summer seem to have stretched farther into September. The prolonged heat, combined with the energy of people coming back from vacation and kids going back to school, makes a stress-free meal particularly enticing now.

Your Guide To Summer Flowers: Roses

Roses are a member of the family Rosaceae or Rose family of the genus Rosa L. or rose P. The plant has approximately 150 natural species and is native to the Northern Hemisphere from Alaska to Mexico and northern Africa. Fossil evidence has found the rose to be thirty-five million years old. It is thought that the first garden cultivation of roses took place 5000 years ago in China.