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Nathalie variety.
Before cotton and synthetic fibers were introduced, linen was extremely important for Quebec households. It was used for everything, from bed sheets to socks!
And even before that, this plant already had quite a story! Flax was probably the first plant fiber to be woven. It was first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent region. Remnants from 36 000 years ago were found in a cave in Georgia. Linen was also a choice fabric in Ancient Egypt.
The fiber gives a flexible, light, absorbing, thermoregulating and durable fabric, which explains its popularity.
The plant is easy to grow, and its pretty and delicate blue flowers are a nice plus. The fibers are found within the stem, and are separated from the rest of the plant materials through retting, a controlled decomposition process.
You can find more informations on the step involved historically to go from the plant to cloth in this short text (in French):
https://oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca/pls/public/gscw031?owa_no_site=4080&owa_no_fiche=42
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Meadow sage is an aromatic plant native from Europe. It is also melliferous, blooming profusely thorough the summer for the greatest delight of pollinators and yourself. Not difficult, it can grow in the sun as much as in mid-shade, and can handle fairly dry soil. Its leaves have several medicinal and culinary uses.
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This dense, shrubby and aromatic plant is a must in any garden. This melliferous plant, also known as wild marjoram, is easy to cultivate. It grows pretty purple flowers, and its perfumed leaves can be used as seasoning in your pizzas, sauces, and soups. Plus, not only is oregano delicious, it is also recognized for its antiseptic, antispasmodic, appetite stimulating, digestive, diuretic, and tonic properties. Enjoy the dried flowers in infusions during the winter; with all these beneficial properties, they will take care of you until the warmer days return!
Originally from Eurasia.
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Essential in any garden, thyme is an herb originally from Eurasia. Perennial and hardy, key ingredient in Provencal spices, melliferous, the list goes on as to why this plant is so valuable in a garden. Egyptians and Etruscans mixed thyme in with their ointments to embalm their deceased. Greeks would burn it in front of altars and houses because they believed it had purifying properties. In the language of flowers, thyme is a sign of bravery, long-lasting love, creativity, dynamism, and physical resistance.
In infusion, with a bit of lemon, it is said to be a miracle cure for minor respiratory infections. Thyme also has stimulating, desinfecting, expectorant, digestive, and several other properties, making it a great ally for the winter.
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Common yarrow is a perennial, part of the asteraceae family. It is know to be edible and medicinal; it has invigorating, digestive, antispasmodic, haemostatic, hypotensive, and healing (scarring) properties. Nothing less! This might be the reason why this plant was found, during a DNA analysis, in Neanderthal dental plaque! Really, yarrow was found in archeological excavation done in a Neanderthal grave. Additionally, it is a great host plant for several beneficial insects in the garden.
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