<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/88cc1ebd-b01d-4d85-a2fa-ae8f40907961/7DCBC6C5-BEF7-49E7-B180-56E4CE5E3058/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/crafty-garden-grow-your-own-crafting-supplies.html" href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/crafty-garden-grow-your-own-crafting-supplies.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.care2.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/crafty-garden-grow-your-own-crafting-supplies.html"><P>My recently-planted, multitasking garden has speckled cranberry, kale, and carrots (to eat), sunflowers (to hold up the cranberry and look nice), and lilac (to look pretty and smell nice). It also has many of the natural materials I’d like to craft with in the coming year. Here’s a list of what I’m growing, and some other ideas for what you could put in your own crafty garden:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/crafty-garden-grow-your-own-crafting-supplies.html"><P>1. Gourds: We’re growing birdhouse gourds to make birdhouses, rhythm instruments, and bushel basket gourds for making baskets and drums.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/crafty-garden-grow-your-own-crafting-supplies.html"><P>2. Herbs for Soapmaking: We’re growing lavender (<A target="_blank" href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/lavender-soap-balls-how-to-formula.html">check out DIY lavender soap balls</A>); spearmint and rosemary would also be nice to use in soaps.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/crafty-garden-grow-your-own-crafting-supplies.html"><P>3. Flowers for Scenting: Check out this recipe for <A target="_blank" title="Making Rosewater" href="http://5orangepotatoes.blogspot.com/2009/05/making-rosewater-method-2.html">rosewater</A>. I’m guessing you could also experiment with this method using violets, lilacs, or any other heavily scented flower.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/crafty-garden-grow-your-own-crafting-supplies.html"><P>How do I keep all these plants organized? 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