Instructions. 1  Presoak the Beans: 6 to 8 hours before you cook the beans, dissolve 2 tablespoons of salt into 6 cups of water. 2  Drain the Beans: When the beans are done soaking, drain them in a colander or sieve. 3  Add the Aromatics: Add 8 cups of water, 1 teaspoon of salt, onion, garlic, bay leaf and oil to the pot.
Freesia, a perennial flowering plant grown from bulbs or corms, produces fragrant flowers in shades of red, blue, purple, white and yellow during the spring and early summer.
I am growing Lithodora diffusa here in the Upstate of SC in my Xeric garden along with several species of delospermas and other succulents. It blooms continuously all spring and summer. Bees love it. Neighbors love it as well.This is truly a beautiful blue evergreen blooming plant and very hardy.. am growing Lithodora diffusa here in the Upstate of SC in my Xeric garden along with several species of delospermas and other succulents. It blooms continuously all spring and summer. Bees love it. Neighbors love it as well.