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Danny Lipford is a home improvement expert and television personality who started his remodeling business, Lipford Construction, at the age of 21 in Mobile, Alabama. He gained national recognition as the host of the nationally syndicated television show, Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford, which started as a small cable show in Mobile. Danny's expertise in home improvement has also led him to be a contributor to popular magazines and websites and the go-to source for advice on everything related to the home. He has made over 200 national television appearances and served as the home improvement expert for CBS's The Early Show and The Weather Channel for over a decade. Danny is also the founder of 3 Echoes Content Studio, TodaysHomeowner.com, and Checking In With Chelsea, a décor and lifestyle blog.
Bee balm is one of the few herbs native to North America. The red variety (Monarda didyma) is nicknamed “Oswego tea” for its ancient use by the Oswego Indians as a minty, citrus-flavored tea.
Make tea by steeping a tablespoon of chopped flowers per two cups of water. You can also use a few spoonfuls of chopped flowers to flavor ice cream, cakes, and other desserts.
Pink and lavender wild varieties (Monarda fistulosa) have a spicier flavor and are great as a garnish for veggies and salads.
Bee balm is a perennial, liking sun to part shade and hardy to planting zone 4. It’s perfect for the back of a perennial bed, where it grows about three feet fall, spreads fast, and blooms in mid to late summer.
Danny Lipford is a home improvement expert and television personality who started his remodeling business, Lipford Construction, at the age of 21 in Mobile, Alabama. He gained national recognition as the host of the nationally syndicated television show, Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford, which started as a small cable show in Mobile. Danny's expertise in home improvement has also led him to be a contributor to popular magazines and websites and the go-to source for advice on everything related to the home. He has made over 200 national television appearances and served as the home improvement expert for CBS's The Early Show and The Weather Channel for over a decade. Danny is also the founder of 3 Echoes Content Studio, TodaysHomeowner.com, and Checking In With Chelsea, a décor and lifestyle blog.
