Lovely Lavender, Romantic Rose
Posted in Adult Education, Gardening Tips on June 11th, 2012 by Matt Newman – Be the first to commentLiz Neves is an herbalist, permaculturist, and compost turner living in Brooklyn, NY. Always on the lookout for the next learning opportunity, Liz considers plant medicine a lifelong study. She is the creator of Raganella’s Botanical Solutions, a line of botanical body care goods and herbal remedies.
While both rose and lavender are revered for their beauty and aroma, they also have the ability to prove profoundly healing for the body in a variety of applications. Much of this is due to their appealing sights and scents, but there is much more than meets the eye–and nose–when it comes to lavender and rose.
“If you wish,” wrote the 16th century Azerbaijani poet Fuzuli, “you can find a cure for all of your problems in the rose garden, in curative rose water in the pot of the bud.” In hindsight, he was onto something.
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