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Everlasting
Gardener’s
Improving Your Herb Know-How
Publisher: Joanie Lapic
Volume No. 1 Issue No. 13
Date: December 01, 2008
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“Then God said, ‘I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the
whole earth
. . . And to . . . Everything that has the breath of life in it I give
every green plant for food.’” Gen.1: 29,30
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If you have questions about any information in these articles or if you
need any supplies or products, please contact
Joanie Lapic, Everlasting Gardener
Phone -- 724-846-4787
e-mail -- joanie@everlastinggardener.com
Following this link to my website may also get you what you are looking for:
Everlasting Gardener Herb Specialist Joanie Lapic
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IN THIS ISSUE
~ Upcoming Classes
~ December Drawing
~ Herbal Highlight - Frankincense
~ Health Profile
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HOW TO SIGN UP for CLASSES and EVENTS at Everlasting Gardener
Please follow each Class’s specific instructions on deadlines and deposit
amounts you must send, to become registered for each Class.
To make your reservation for classes, your deposit of half the class fee
must be in Joanie's mailbox on the specified date before the class starts
(or follow specific instructions listed with each class).
Checks should be made out to: Joanie Lapic
You must receive CONFIRMATION from Joanie before the class starts, so be
sure to give your contact information. If you don’t have confirmation by the
day before class, you must call Joanie.
You can sign up for classes, or see a list of past and future classes by
visiting her website
http://everlastinggardener.net/classes_by_joanie_lapic.htm
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Herbal Gift-Making Workshop
Join Joanie for an afternoon of herbal gift-making Holiday Cheer!
At Everlasting Gardener
888 Tulip Dr., New Brighton, PA 15066
724-846-4787
Saturday, December 6, starting at 2 pm - until you’re done! -
Joanie is hosting a Gift-Making Workshop.
She will have different tables set up with materials for you to create
lovely hand-made (the most appreciated, least expensive kind) Holiday Gifts.
See list below.
The fee to attend is $13.00 (see DISCOUNT below), and with that fee you
receive
1. instructions for making every one of the featured gifts
2. herbal snacks during the afternoon (mulled cran-apple drink, tasty
herb-cheese muffins, and more.)
Joanie will demonstrate (and you will review) the making of each herbal
gift. Then you will move from table to table, creating as many herbal gift
projects as you wish. Each project is priced individually. When you are
finished, you pay for the materials for each of the gifts you have made.
Projects:
Herbal Vinegar (choose Rosemary, Garlic, Chives, Oregano, Lemon Thyme, etc.)
Pressed Flower Note/Gift cards - Violas/Pansies, Thyme, etc.
Custom-made Perfumes, Aftershaves
Clearing Herbal French Clay Mask
Lavender and Rosewater Skin Toner
Bergamot and Lavender Bath Salts
Herbal Bath Bags - clean, rejuvenating scent
Bubble Bath - scented with real therapeutic essential oils
Room Spritz - for Mood-Uplifting, Memory-Enhancing and Alertness, also Kills
Germs
Potpourri - choose ‘Lavender and Rosebuds’, ‘Garden Herb’ or ‘Precious
Spice’
‘Bouquet Garni‘, dried herb culinary blend
AND MORE
If you would like an estimate of the materials fees for the different
projects, please call or e-mail Joanie.
You need not choose your gift projects until you see them demonstrated.
As of the publish date of this newsletter, you must make special
arrangements with Joanie to set up your $13.00 reservation (minus whatever
discounts apply to you) immediately.
---- DISCOUNT ---- DISCOUNT ---- DISCOUNT ----
Joanie is Drawing a name of one person who gets FREE admittance to this
workshop.
Anyone who mentions this Drawing will automatically receive $2.00 off their
admission fee. Family members who attend together will also receive an
additional $1.00 off each of their admission fees.
The winner’s name will be drawn at the Herbal Gift-making Workshop, and the
winner’s reservation fee will be refunded at the Workshop.
Join Joanie for an afternoon of herbal gift-making Holiday Cheer!
Foot Reflexology Workshop
At Dr. Richard Visone’s Holistic Healing
Wednesday, January 14 and Saturday, January 17
376 Main St., Wampum, PA 16157
Wed. class is at 6:30. Sat. class is a repeat, at 11:00 am.
Approx. class duration: about 2 hours
The fee is $25.00 per person, half of which ($12.50) must be left with
Dr. Visone’s Secretary, Chastity, or sent to Joanie Lapic:
Each attendee will . . . .
1. receive printed information and a chart
2. learn the theory and basic techniques of Foot Reflexology
3. practice Foot Reflexology on a classmate.
4. briefly explore Aromatherapy, which compliments Reflexology perfectly.
Included will be therapeutic lotions for use during class.
So that Joanie can have your class materials ready for you, she must have
your deposit of $12.50 in her mailbox (or at Dr. Visone’s) by Monday,
January 12, 2009.
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December/Christmas DRAWING
You could win a $25.00 Gift Certificate -
Purchase a gift certificate from Joanie Lapic’s Everlasting Gardener.
People who might appreciate Joanie’s products and/or services:
your family members, friends, co-workers, child’s teacher, mailman, delivery
person, etc.
Joanie’s services include Health Profiles, Iridology readings, Foot
Reflexology and Aromatherapy sessions
She also offers a fascinating array of useful, healthful Aromatherapy
essential oils, herb teas, Lavender products and her famous Healing Salve,
Precious Spice Potpourri (containing Lavender, Cedar tips, Rosebuds, real
Frankincense and Myrrh tears), etc.
Please check this page on her website for products and ‘how to‘ order:
How you enter this Drawing . . . . .
Buy one $25.00 Gift Certificate, and you are entered once.
You may enter multiple times, by purchasing more Gift Certificates.
Every time you purchase a $25.00 Gift Certificate, you get another chance to
win.
This Christmas Drawing ends 10:00 am, December 24, at which time the
winner’s name will be drawn.
They will be notified no later than 11:00 am Dec. 24, so that they may
obtain their prize Gift Certificate before Christmas.
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HERBAL HIGHLIGHT
FRANKINCENSE
Boswellia sacra
Frankincense is a small evergreen tree (6 to 15 feet tall) native to
tropical regions of Arabia and the Horn of Africa. It has been used for
cosmetic and medicinal purposes since earliest times. It is frequently
mentioned in the first five books of the Old Testament. One myth has it that
God gave Adam gold, myrrh and frankincense to console him for losing the
garden of Eden. It has been associated with long life and memory in
classical times, and burned as incense to drive away evil spirits. It was so
highly valued that it was one of the precious gifts brought to the Christ
Child. For centuries it has been used to perfume the air in religious rites
and services in the Catholic Church and in Jewish Synagogues.
Frankincense likes to grow in well-drained or dry soil in full sun. It grows
best in temperatures no lower than about 55 degrees, and can adapt to
growing in a pot and taken indoors during cold months
The resin known as Frankincense exudes naturally from the bark. This gum
resin can be collected at any time of the year, but is said to yield the
best quality in the hottest months and from the driest areas.
It is a bitter, pungent warming herb that stimulates the circulation, calms
the nerves and has antiseptic, expectorant and decongestant effects. It is
used internally for bronchial and urinary infections. Externally it is an
inhalant for excess mucous and douche for vaginal infections. In Chinese
medicine, it is used internally for menstrual pain and externally for
injuries, skin eruptions and as a wash for gum, mouth and throat
complaints. In Ayurvedic medicine it is a rejuvenative. Frankincense is
used in anti-wrinkle creams, incense and perfumery. The essential oil is
used commercially to flavor candies, bakery products, desserts, ice cream
and soft drinks. The essential oil is also used therapeutically for
respiratory problems, aging skin, inflammation and wounds and has even been
known to draw out tumors when used by very knowledgeable natural
practitioners.
Some information from “Encyclopedia of Herbs” by Deni Brown
Please look for Joanie’s article about Myrrh in her mid-December newsletter.
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Health Profile
Do you want to ~
~ Prevent side effects from pharmaceuticals?
~ Choose the best herbal supplements for your health and well-being?
~ Keep from wasting precious time deciding which ones to use?
~ Prevent spending money unnecessarily ?
~ Find the best way to give your health a boost?
See Joanie for a Health Profile.
What is a Health Profile?
It is a study of you - your nutrition, daily living habits, and so on.
It includes an Iridology reading. (This is a look at the colored part of
your eyes (plural, irid) which tells of the general health and potential
problems in the body.)
Your Aromatherapy sampling is included, to discover which essential oils
enhance your well-being.
Best of all, Joanie gives you suggestions of herbs and natural therapies
that help solve any health concerns.
Joanie Lapic is well-qualified to help you on your health-improvement
journey.
She is a trained Herb Specialist of 30 + years.
She is certified in the natural healing methods:
Herbology, Aromatherapy, Iridology and Foot Reflexology.
This is a great opportunity for you to take your health into your own hands.
You get peace of mind and a healthier, happier future when you build your
health with herbs and other natural methods.
"The Lord has brought medicines into existence from the earth,
and the sensible man will not despise them."
Ecclesiasticus 38:4 (Jerusalem Bible)
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