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Just found these Mail Order native plant nurserys
https://www.audubonva.org/news/native-groundcovers-and-trees-the-perfect-pairing Mail order nurseries Izel* https://www.izelplants.com/Direct Native Plants https://www.directnativeplants.com/ MidAtlantic Nurseries* www.midatlanticnatives.comNational Wildlife Federation https://gardenforwildlife.com/collections/native-plants-for-virginiaPlant More Natives https://www.plantmorenatives.com/ A little further afield Hill House Farm and Nursery* Native Plants for Harmonious Gardens Castleton, VA Curbside pickup and delivery available. www.hillhousenativeplants.comChesapeake Natives offers online sales; see their website for on-site plant sales information in Upper Marlboro, MD. http://chesapeakenatives.org/Tree Talk Natives in Clarksburg, MD. https://www.treetalknatives.com/ * Neonicotinoid-free, per vendor. …
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Projects for 2020: Replace Non-indigenous Plants with Native Plants
The new year brings new interests -- again. This year Bob and I will be redesigning our landscape -- again. The plan is to remove ALL non-indigenous plants then re-plant with ONLY native plants. This was not an easy decision. After all, we've lived here twenty-one years and these plants have been growing for at …
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Goat Milk Olive Oil Soap for Baby Soft Skin
Nurture products are our most gentle soaps because they contain only one oil: olive. Known for centuries as a healing oil, olive oil is rich with antioxidants and vitamin E. Both are nutritional powerhouses that protect against age-accelerating free radicals. Our most gentle soap, Nurture products are designed for newborn or elder care skin care. …
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Taking a few weeks off
I'll be taking a few weeks off from making soaps and lotions to recover from a bit of surgery. A while back we found a little growth that was growing where it shouldn't be growing. So we're going in to get it then take it out. So there ... . My team of folks are …
Goat Milk Soap Nurtures Dry, Delicate Skin
Rich in emollients goat milk soap is a natural way of retaining your skin’s suppleness. With a higher number of milk fats being captured at the molecular level during the saponification (making soap) process, goat milk produces an oil-rich soap. Increasing the oil-richness even more, we use goat milk noted for having a higher fat …
Soap Making Process
The process of making soap can make or break your soap batches. Having a formula/recipe is one thing but knowing how to put all those ingredients together makes a huge difference.
Goat Milk Bath and Beauty at Badin Festival
Festival season is always my favorite time of year. We attend as many local events as we can because they are so much fun. I get to meet you and talk with you about your skin care needs; and thankfully, many of you share your beauty care regimes with me. Skin care is important to …
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Dan Nichols Autumn Jubilee Was a Wash-O-U-T
Dan Nichols Autumn Jubilee was a wash-out in more than one way. Saturday was perfect weather for going to a festival; eveyone was having a good time and buying products. Sunday, on the other hand, was yucky; it was cold and damp from the ...rain the night before. Thankfully I didn't lose any products but …
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