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Orchids Are One Of Nature's Most Beautiful Flowers By Mike Yeager
Orchids are beautiful flowers. The interesting thing about orchids is that they seem to draw people to them. There is hardly another plant or flower that has been able to capture the attention and desire of people the way orchids have. In the past orchids have been hunted and collected in almost every part of the world. Today there are millions of people who are absolutely devoted to the plant and its beautiful "faces."It’s estimated that there are nearly 20 thousand v… |
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- Cozy Nooks: Creating a Secret Outdoor Place By Debbie Rodgers
Everyone seems to love a secret -- and when the secret is a nook in your outdoor space, all the better. A nook is defined as a private or secluded quiet inner place. Any outside space, from a balcony to an acre estate can benefit from including a nook. Here are points to consider:PurposeIt doesn't make any sense to set up a secluded garden reading bench if you never have the time to pick up a book. But maybe you'd like to spend 15 minutes in the morning over coffee wit…
- Miniature Roses By Jacqueline Carroll
Don't let the delicate appearance fool you! These little gems are hardy enough to grow outdoors in zones 6-10 without winter protection, and with a good cover of mulch they will survive winters as far north as zone 4. Miniature roses are surprisingly easy to grow, and they look great as edgings for your beds or borders, accent plants for rock gardens, and as houseplants.Miniature roses range in size from the micro-minis which grow to about five inches, up to a height f…
- Decorate Your Outdoor Spaces on a Budget! By Kathleen Wilson
Many times when the weather becomes sultry, the only place we want to be is in our favorite chair on the porch, sipping ice-cold lemonade! So, if we are to spend our summer months languishing with Mother Nature, why not treat our "outdoor room" to a little freshening up, and make our time outdoors more enjoyable! Here are some great, easy ideas you can use to add your own personal style to a much used "summer home"!Treat your outdoor space just like an indoor room when…
- Starting Seeds for Your Garden Indoors By Ed Rooney
In much of the United States, the only way to take advantage of a full growing season is to start your plants from seeds indoors. In areas where the last frost can be as late as the end of May, and the first as early as the beginning of October, the abbreviated growing season can mean a short garden season and a severe limitation on plants and flowers that would otherwise flourish. One solution is to choose only native plants for your garden. A more workable solution i…
- Pond Construction By Robert Dorrance
The location of your pond should be decided. You’ve picked a good spot in your yard where you can see the pond from different places, and it’s near enough to the house so you can see it from a window. This is really part of the fun because you can visualize the landscaping ideas you’ll be incorporating into the pond area once the dig is finished.The first thing to do is outline the perimeter of your pond. Avoid square or sharp corners because your pond liner will confo…
- June Gardening Tips By Sandra Wilson
These are just a few gardening tips for you to consider here in late June. Many people seem to think that just because all the plants have been put into their places for the summer and your perennials are blooming, or past bloom, there is no more work to be done. The garden is full of multi-colored flowers, so there must be little or nothing to do. Right? No, there is always work that may be done.Watering alone when the weather is very hot and dry is important work.…
- 8 Simple Tips to Keep Your Lawn Mower Running By Sarah June
1. If you have a non-electric mower which runs on petrol or gas have a look in the instruction manual to find out how to check and change the oil. Check the oil level often, add more oil when necessary and change it when it’s dirty.2. Store the lawn mower in a shed or in some kind of protective environment so that it isn’t sitting in the elements.3. Check your lawn mower to see if it contains instructions for sharpening your mower blade. Some lawn mowers do encourage y…
- How to Keep your Brick Patio Weed Free By Hans Dekker
Brick Patio Weed ControlIn researching this article, I found one instance where a homeowner was so incensed by the weeds in her patio that she set fire to them with a blowtorch!Luckily, several items provide better service as a weeding tool and there are several better alternatives for brick patio weed control.Of course, the best method of brick patio weed control is proper installation of your brick patio.Start with an under-layment of pea gravel, topped by a layer of…
- How to Create a Zen Garden By Hugh Harris-Evans
When you hear the term "Zen Garden" the picture conjured up is of a dry landscape with rocks surrounded by carefully raked gravel which invites you to withdraw from the noise of the world outside and to enter into silent meditation. Some say that zen priests adopted the dry landscape style in the eleventh century as an aid to create a deeper understanding of the zen concepts, but others hold that the Japanese Zen Garden is a myth. They claim that it is a late 20th Cen…
- A Storage Bench Provides Much Needed Outdoor Space By Jennifer Akre
If you are like most of us, there are two things that you cannot get enough of: storage and outdoor seating. What if I told you that I have the perfect solution to solve both of these problems and that it comes in a stylish, hard to resist package?The truth is that by using storage benches to provide comfortable outdoor seating you can solve your storage issues as well. Do you just simply not have the space to store those table cloths after the family gathering is over…
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