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A Garden Bench: A Beautiful Addition To Any Garden By Jennifer Akre
Okay, so you have spent hours upon hours creating the perfect garden. You have chosen only the choicest flowers, agonized for days over their placement, and even bought that much too expensive antique statue to set it all off. Now that it is finished, you know that you have created something truly special, something that is unique, and a place in which you could see yourself relaxing after a long, hard day.
The only problem is: There is nowhere to sit and relax, no va… |
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- Understanding Weeds - But mostly How to Kill 'em By Linda J Bruton
When I was a child, I loved to pick Dandelions. The pretty yellow flowers were small, colorful, and looked nice tucked behind my ear! However, if one had popped up in the front yard, my hair accessory would have been considered an atrocity!I often feel sorry for weeds. They are plants too. In fact, if you flipped through a botany field guide, you may be surprised at the plants you find classified as weeds! But simply put, a weed is really defined as a plant out of plac…
- Avoiding Unsightly Algae By Brett Fogle
Excessive organic matter in the pond provides nutrients for
algae, contributing to its growth. Algae can obscure the view of
colorful fish, and more dangerously, it robs the water of
valuable oxygen and releases harmful pollutants.UV clarifiers also are effective tools that use ultraviolet light
to destroy the reproductive ability of suspended algae. Dead,
microscopic algae will clump together into particles large enough
to be removed by filtration.Increasing the amoun…
- Amaryllis Amaryllis How Does Your Garden Grow? "Organically, of Course!" By Marilyn Jansen
Her First GardensHer imagination would take her to faraway places where ancient gardens grew, outside castles in England or country farms around the world. She had no idea, when she began, about soil and water, or how to plan. She just got out there into the garden. Her soil was sandy, it had little nutrients; but she was more concerned with the design of her rows. She made the most unusual trenches that swirled in river-like forms and she imagined this is how a garden…
- Roses and Juniper Rock Gardens By Jan Verhoeff
Wide circle driveways don’t happen much anymore, but when they do, what do you do with them? Clear out the grass, mound up some soil, and park a few boulders in strategic positions and you’ve got the perfect spot for an artistic rose garden. Plant some dark green Juniper and a few golden-tipped junipers for background color before adding your roses.Invite people into your garden with planned paths, safe benches (protective distance from pokey thorns), and a shade prov…
- Suet Facts and Tips By Matthew Keegan
If you are like many people, backyard birding is a hobby for you whether you actively encourage visits from birds or not. One way to attract birds is to put out suet -- beef fat -- and watch the crowds stop by and devour the treat. Suet is an inexpensive food source and should become part of your bird feeding program if you desire to attract a steady flow of birds.Exactly what is suet? In short, it is beef fat. Yes, birds enjoy eating other animals...to a point. Most s…
- Mole Myths: How Can I Get Rid of the Moles Destroying My Yard? By Tom Schneider
Mole MythsThe most frequently asked critter-type gardening question at garden centers throughout the realm is: "How can I get rid of the moles destroying my yard? And often the question is asked as if the homeowner believes we have an easy answer, a magical cure that we're hiding. But there is no easy answer, no miracle stashed under the counter.Moles are perfectly adapted to do what they do and to most of us that's fine as long as they do it in someone else's garden. …
- How To Waterproof a Canvas By John Morris
There are times that we can never curb the forces of nature. This just goes to show that nature is, indeed, powerful and can destroy anything and everything. So, the only way we can do is to provide protection from the raging effects of nature.One way to do this is through waterproofing. It has been a great technique in preventing the penetration of water to any material.Whenever you waterproof a material, you apply a certain waterproof matter that is designed to provi…
- Fall Flowering Bulbs By Linda Jenkinson
Deciduous trees dazzle us with the brilliance of the golds, oranges and reds they display before dropping their leaves in the autumn. However, you don’t have to be satisfied with autumn leaf color alone. Consider planting fall flower bulbs.Spring-flowering bulbs are universal symbols of spring. Many of us wait to see the cheerful little crocus as it pops through the last of the winter snows. The delicate narcissus, the colorful tulip, and the sunny daffodil are all spr…
- Who Sells Flower Bulbs? By Seth Miller
Flower bulbs offer some of the most distinctive, unusual flowers around. Gladioli, lilies, crocus, lilac, daylilies… all are instantly recognizable. When it comes time to buy flower bulbs, however, many people are at a loss. Who sells flower bulbs?In searching for “the” flower bulb company, Jackson and Perkins is probably the most recognizable name. They are a very well-known catalog distributor of flower bulbs.Though well-known and reputable, Jackson and Perkins is no…
- Mustard: The Greatest Among The Herbs By Gwen Stewart
Mustard plants have been used for thousands of years for their pungent flavour in condiments, spicy greens for side dishes and salads, and in traditional folk medicine and Chinese herbal medicine to treat a variety of ailments. The name mustard comes from the Latin mustum ardens, or “burning must.” It was so named because as the seeds were pounded with unfermented grape juice, or must, their pungent qualities developed, hence “burning.” Mustards seeds are mentioned …
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