• Repost: drflower

    Green Pest Control, sometimes all you need to do is ask!

    Admittedly,we’ve had  our contract pest control company for many years.  As the truck pulled up last week for the guy to perform treatment, I posed the question. Do you have a green alternative treatment? You could have blown me over when he said, As a matter of fact we do. Would you be interested? Here’s our brochure. (psst… it’s Keystone Pest Control.) THAT my friends is the customer service we strive for at Dr. Flower’s Essentials! If you have a question on something you’d like to see in our product line, find us! twitter facebook e-mail Happy Washing! ~Regina

  • organic gardening,  Repost: drflower

    Plant Identification: Poison Ivy

    It occurred to me this week that not everyone is aware of how to identify this itchy plant.  Those of us that are allergic have it burned in our brain!  Do you know what it looks like? Here’s a few shots as fresher for plant identification: And here is the Elderberry bush that I dare not walk to as poison ivy currently surrounds it… Remedies could include vinegar sparingly painted on the sunny leaves of the plant. Why so sparingly? Vinegar will kill most of the plants around it, most microorganisms and leave a brown spot of nothing in it’s wake.  Goats I hear will eat poison ivy.   I’ve entertained…