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Botanic Notables: The Saffron Crocus
By Anna Laurent
An expensive spice with a long history of famous anointments and international trade, saffron is actually nothing more than the dried stigmas of a crocus flower. 
Related Topics: Ideas | Orange | Purple | Red | Yellow | beauty | botanic notables | Cooking | cosmetics | crocus | saffron | spice
Skin Soothers
By The Editors
We ask gardeners for their favorite hand creams. Here are 10 of their favorites, from inexpensive farm staple Bag Balm to fancy French imported creams.
Related Topics: Products | beauty | creams | gifts | lotions | shopping
Witch Hazel: The Extract
By Michele Owens
Witch hazel extract is a natural astringent is said to be the most widely used botanical in the world—even more than aloe. Used in a variety of beauty and medical products, the extract is distilled from the twigs and branches of the witch hazel plant during the winter.
Related Topics: Products | beauty | extracts | medicine | witch hazel
Rose-Scented Geraniums
By Kevin Lee Jacobs
Our slide show is all about how to grow rose-scented geraniums in the winter and in the summer, indoors and out; how to propagate cuttings into new plants; and how to use the fragrant leaves in cocktail and dessert recipes. Plus: How to perfume your bath with the leaves!
Related Topics: How-To | Green | Pink | beauty | flowers | geraniums | I Love This Plant | Pelargoniums | propagating | Recipes

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