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.
Plant evergreen ornamental varieties for year-round specimen plants. Grasses include blue oat grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) and tall blue fescue (Festuca amethystine). Blue oat grass is a semi-evergreen fountain grass. It grows well in zones 4 through 9 and needs dry, well-drained soil.