jojoba oil for your hair!

Now my hair is super blonde it is also super dry. I you remember a few months ago I played around with Listerine for hair growth with meh results. While it felt good and tingly it dried my hair out more and I found no real growth from it. So doing a bit more research I got some rosemary oil  and jojoba and mixed the two together. I got some trader joes jojoba and some Rosemary Oil.

About once a week I comb it through damp unwashed hair and go to bed. The result? Soft shiny no longer brittle and dry hair. The growth has also been kicked up a notch. My hair went from just above my shoulders to just past the shoulder blades. All in two months and that is fast growth for me and my hair had stalled growing before that. The science behind it is that the oil cleans your scalp and moisturizes hair and the rosemary oil stimulates the scalp with a wonderful sent and tingle. Added bonus of the smell of rosemary oil
it increases concentration it stimulates mental activity and is a good remedy for depression, mental fatigue and forgetfulness. So go out and get some oils ladies. Let me know how it works!

Garden Update

I got almost nothing done in May. I know that is when I should do the most. As this is the first year I am trying to establish this garden, no blooms yet. My winter-sown plants have more than doubled in size. Quite a few didn't ever sprout, that had more to do with old seeds and poor watering. A few scraggly looking scabiosa have bloomed the last few days. They are by far my new favorite this season.

I have divided this planter since the picture to give the plants some more room. They seem to be happy with that decision. My best plans of writing out a chart of what is where is long gone and the only plant I'm sure of id the butterfly weed. My garden seems to be following an orange and yellow theme this year. The funny thing is I didn't plan it that way. The yellow cosmo and orange corpeous. Butterfly's have been paying me a visit even without the blooms so that makes me happy. My rose bushes from last year have buds so next week I should have some real color.

Last year  I had two large blue plastic bins, a ton of pots and three wooden crates. I decided to do it a bit different this year. That meant starting over with new plants but for a nicer and more streamlined design I decided it was worth it. The box to the left with the snowy fern leaf marigold in it had fallen apart after a few years of use and is now a vintage looking shelf indoors. To maximize space I got an old horse trough rubbed it with neem oil and it now runs the length up front. The large box in the front is holding steady but I rejuvenated the soil by adding new with the old some fertilizer and  per-lite.

tulips!!

My first tulip blooms!! I must say I am impressed by the photos I can take with my phone.
I'm glad it takes such wonderful photos. I don't have to buy a separate camera for my garden adventures.
I love the red and yellow and black together. It is so pretty.
Since I planted so many in so many random places every one is a surprise and I like it that way. Sure purple, yellow and red look silly together but I wouldn't have it any other way! What are your spring surprises?

What I'm winter sowing!

Here is a quick list of what I have winter sown so far. I will be adding more soon!!

 Aster's , Lavender hidicote dwarf, Dianthus, Candy tuft ( sprouting), Marigold french, snowdrop and fernleaf, 4 O'clock's
Blue and white columbine and rose columbine, Crucosima, sunflower teddy bear and little pink

Purple gay feather, pink rock roses, black, blue and pink morning glory, Corpeopsis, rose campion, cardinal flower, nicotina, broccoli, tomato patio, Cherokee and sausage. Basil, oregano, thyme. Salvia lipstick and blue. Laverta silver cup. Pincushion above in purple I have white, purple and maroon I love them.

crocus in bloom

, a photo by lissa2343 on Flickr.

Crocus blooming in the front yard. The purple ones came up soon after last year I can't wait. The purple with the yellow is very pretty. Also some tulip buds I planted so many random kinds and colors I can't wait to see what is where. I started with a plan but then ended up with so many I just mixed them all up and randomly planted all over. I hope they don't look silly with all different colors together. I got an old german mineral bottle on free cycle that is begging for tulip blooms.