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6 Fashion Tips for Gardeners By Linda Gray
Clothes and skin cream are far removed from potting out your begonias, or digging a trench for a line of potatoes. But the clothes you wear are important for your protection in the garden. Here are six simple but effective solutions to various gardening hazards...1. Starting from the top, you need to protect your head. Body heat escapes through the head and in the cold weather a warm hat should be worn. Knit yourself a 'gardening crazy' hat or buy a simple woollen hat … |
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- Sunflowers By Johnathan Sanders
Hi there,I am Jhon Saunders and recently took up gardening as a hobby. i have managed to buy cheap gardening equipment and also items such as blubs, lights etc. I have submitted various articles on mow I did this. To view this articles, please search under my name.Sunflowers, what are they and why am I writing about them?Well to put it frankly, sumflowers really do liven up any garden and they are so easy to cultivate. Literally, all you need to do is plant a sunflower…
- Why Teak Furniture is the Better Choice By Jennifer Akre
For centuries, it has been known that teak has qualities unlike any other wood. With an average lifespan of 75 years, teak wood has long been commended as the ideal choice for outdoor furniture.This luxuriant hardwood has abilities to withstand the rigors of adverse climates. Teak is resistant to water, weather and warping, allowing it to withstand season after season of use. Because of its rich quality and ability to weather attractively, teak furniture is not only…
- How to Buy a Porch Swing By Kevin Snook
The Porch Swing is enjoying a surge in popularity thanks to the latest Home & Garden trend towards building "Garden Rooms". Patio Furniture Retailers have responded by flooding the market with so many options that making a choice can be a daunting task. Here are some factors that you should consider to help you make the best Porch Swing choice for you:Porch Swings are now made from a wide range of building materials. The most common are wood and wicker. Popular woo…
- The Advantages of Vinyl Gazebos By Alison Cole
If you want a durable gazebo but the price of a metal gazebo is beyond your means, the durability you seek can be found in vinyl gazebo models.Vinyl gazebos look just like traditional wood gazebos, except that vinyl is usually white or sometimes black. White mimics wood that is painted white; black resembles wrought iron. Vinyl gazebos are available in a variety of styles, but the most popular style is the Victorian gazebo. This is because white is most often associat…
- Decorating Outdoor Decks and Patios With Themes By Kathy Burns-Millyard
Decks and Patios don't count towards square footage in your home, but they sure do go a long way towards making a home feel larger, more inviting, and fun. Decks and patios can be wonderful places to entertain friends and family, or they can be secluded quiet spots for you to get away from the hustle of everyday life. Whichever you choose... the key to having great decks and patios is to decorate them with a theme.One popular deck or patio theme is the outdoor barbecue…
- Basics of Pruning Roses By Ken Austin
Pruning your roses does not need to be a dreaded task. Follow these tips and make rose pruning an easy gardening job.
Prune from the ground up. Most people start at the top and this can harm the rose and it uses your valuable time.Pruning your roses does not need to be a dreaded task. Follow these tips and make rose pruning an easy gardening job.
Prune from the ground up. Most people start at the top and this can harm the rose and it uses your valuable time.
If it is…
- Brilliant Beetroot! By Judy Williams
Are you looking for a truly versatile vegetable to grow and serve? Try beetroot! It has the most amazing colour
and texture. Varieties range in colour from gold to deep red/purple and are delicious raw, boiled,
baked, pickled and juiced. Even the leaves are edible! The root is packed with Vitamin C and the
leaves are a great source of Vitamin A and potassium.Beetroot is native to the Mediterranean so needs a fairly warm climate to do well. Unlike most of
the pla…
- The Perfect Accent -- Miniature Roses By Ron King
Indoors or out, you’ll find miniature roses very easy to grow. These little guys sometimes get overlooked because they give off little fragrance, yet they can be the perfect visual accent to any home or garden.Compared to their full-sized cousins, miniature roses are practically maintenance-free. Just give them a "bath" once a week, and they'll last forever.Small is ComparativeA common misconception about miniature roses is they will make ideal houseplants. Before movi…
- Cast Aluminum Furniture By Hans Dekker
In days gone by, outdoor furniture was cast from iron. Today, cast aluminum furniture is used more often. Cast aluminum carries all of the grace and charm of cast furniture, but avoids the blight of rust and peeling paint.The process by which this gorgeous furniture is created begins with a model carved from wood. This wooden model is then used to create a metal mold. A mold is formed by pressing the wooden replica into casting sand, and then pouring molten lava into t…
- CO2 for 'Free' By David Oppenheimer
We’ve all heard that there is no such thing as a ‘free lunch’; well the process described in this article may be as close to one as you get. Most of us already know the benefits of CO2 enrichment for photosynthesis. To maximize indoor growing and greenhouse potential, CO2 is supplemented to maintain an approximate level of 1500 ppm, this can require frequent trips to an industrial gas supplier and/or a lot of propane or natural gas use, and related costs. It is iron…
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