#lemonbalm — Public Fediverse posts

Hi fam, have a fulfilling day! Timeline Cleanse Delicious #Food Cheap but healthy: a pasta sauce made with fresh #wildGarlic, #peppermint, #lemonBalm, young #cleavers leaves, diced tomatoes, & cooking cream, topped not with Parmesan, but with #choppedBugleweed. #Gardening #FlowersOfBluesky #Cooking

Hi fam, have a fulfilling day! Timeline Cleanse Delicious #Food Cheap but healthy: a pasta sauce made with fresh #wildGarlic, #peppermint, #lemonBalm, young #cleavers leaves, diced tomatoes, & cooking cream, topped not with Parmesan, but with #choppedBugleweed. #Gardening #FlowersOfBluesky #Cooking

Hi fam, have a fulfilling day! Timeline Cleanse Delicious #Food Cheap but healthy: a pasta sauce made with fresh #wildGarlic, #peppermint, #lemonBalm, young #cleavers leaves, diced tomatoes, & cooking cream, topped not with Parmesan, but with #choppedBugleweed. #Gardening #FlowersOfBluesky #Cooking

Hi fam, have a fulfilling day! Timeline Cleanse Delicious #Food Cheap but healthy: a pasta sauce made with fresh #wildGarlic, #peppermint, #lemonBalm, young #cleavers leaves, diced tomatoes, & cooking cream, topped not with Parmesan, but with #choppedBugleweed. #Gardening #FlowersOfBluesky #Cooking

Hi fam, have a fulfilling day! Timeline Cleanse Delicious #Food Cheap but healthy: a pasta sauce made with fresh #wildGarlic, #peppermint, #lemonBalm, young #cleavers leaves, diced tomatoes, & cooking cream, topped not with Parmesan, but with #choppedBugleweed. #Gardening #FlowersOfBluesky #Cooking

So, we have #Catnip, #LemonBalm and #Thyme growing in our backyard -- and they seem to help keep the #ticks down. And the bees love them -- especially the catnip!

17 Tick-Proof Plants That Create Safe Zones Around Your Home

By Ashley Gilbert
Posted on Last updated: June 1, 2025

"Some plants naturally repel ticks thanks to their scent or texture, creating little buffer zones between your home and the areas ticks like to hang out. It’s a low-effort, long-term way to make your yard safer for kids, pets, and anyone who’d rather not deal with a bite. These 17 plants don’t just look good—they’re working quietly in the background to help keep ticks at bay."

Read more:
https://plantisima.com/tick-proof-plants-that-create-safe-zones-around-your-home/

#SolarPunkSunday #TickRepellents #SpendTimeInNature #BeSafeOutdoors #Ticksafety

#Find the #PrayingMantis in the #mints bed.
From this past Summer.

#SpotTheInsect #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #insect #LemonBalm #nature

Last colors of summer

#flowers #bloomscrolling #zinnias #dahlias #lemonbalm #marigold #gardening #bouquet

Gardeners told to plant 5 things this week by expert https://www.allforgardening.com/1357357/gardeners-told-to-plant-5-things-this-week-by-expert/ #flowers #garden #gardening #herbs #Jasmine #lavender #LemonBalm #plants #rosemary #SummerPlants #thyme

Perennial Herbs https://gardeningsoul.com/plant-once-harvest-forever-15-perennial-herbs-that-keep-on-giving/ #Thyme #Oregano #Chives #Mint #Rosemary #Sage #Lavender #Tarragon #LemonBalm #Fennel #Lovage #WinterSavory #BayLaurel #HorseRadish #Sorrel #PerennialHerbs #Herbs #SolarPunkSunday

Been making tea from Lemon Balm/Melissa leaves and chilling it in the fridge in old-style bottles. It’s amazing, and the lemongrassy zing makes it such a good mixing drink with anything else.

#alcoholfree #noalcohol #IcedTea #drinkstodon #drinks #herbs #melissa #lemonbalm #herbal

Lemon balm leaves, wet cyanotype on watercolour paper, 11” x 14”

First experiment with wet cyanotype with water and vinegar added to photochemicals to begin developing while exposing. I think I need to do more and aim for more dramatic effects but I like this first try.

#cyanotype #printmaking #wetCyanotype #lemonBalm #botanicalArt #sunPrint #cyanotypeProcess #MastoArt