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- How to Win the War Against Slugs and Snails By Hugh Harris-Evans
Slugs are one of the most hated of garden pests. You may have spent time carefully planting out your seedlings into the bed, but when you return next morning, you find chewed leaves, the growing points nibbled away and a mass of slimy trails all around. All clear evidence that garden slugs, or sometimes snails, have been enjoying a nocturnal feast at your expense.Slugs thrive in moist temperate conditions and feed at night when temperatures are greater than 50°F. They love mild winters, wet sp…
- How to Grow Flowering Dogwood Trees from Seed By Michael McGroarty
Flowering Dogwood trees can be easily grown from seed, however 99.9999% of the seedlings that sprout will be Cornus Florida, which is White Flowering Dogwood. It doesn’t matter if you collect the seeds from a White Dogwood or a Pink Dogwood, the seedlings are likely to be white.The only predictable way to grow a Pink Dogwood, Red Dogwood, or one of the beautiful Dogwoods with variegated leaves, is to bud or graft the desired variety onto a White Dogwood seedling.See this page on my website for…
- Create a Hummingbird Garden Habitat By Kathy Burns-Millyard
It's not difficult to create a garden that will attract hummingbirds, but if you'd like to build a habitat in which they will happily nest and live throughout the northern summer, you need to provide them with more than a sugar-water feeder and a plant or two. An active hummingbird garden doesn't need to be large, but it will have all of the following key ingredients to attract and keep the attention of "nature's fairies".Choose plants that attract Hummingbirds
Flowers are, of course, the key …
- How to Grow Cooking Herbs By Linda Jenkinson
Grow your own cooking herbs to add fresh zest and flavor to your menus year-round!Is It a Cooking Herb or a Spice?The first thing to know in selecting which herbs to grow is the difference between cooking (culinary) herbs and spices. The cinnamon stick you put in your hot chocolate or apple cider is a spice while the parsley on the edge of your plate is an herb.
1.Cooking herbs are usually the fresh or dried leaves of plants while spices are the ground seeds, roots, fruits, flowers, and/or ba…
- Patio Maintenance in Fall By Linda Jenkinson
Ahh fall! Crisp air, beautiful colors, and -- oh no! -- winter preparation! It's true that fall brings many household maintenance tasks, but the pleasant weather makes it enjoyable to be outside, and the time spent maintaining your patios and yards will add years to their life span.Patio maintenance is particularly important in the fall. Patios which are made of wood should be treated with a waterproofing substance to protect them from the winter weather. This is not a big project -- it ca…
- Pressure Washing Decks By Randall Madon
A beautiful wooden deck, properly maintained, can add
greatly to the aesthetic and resale values of a home.Just look around, decks are almost everywhere. Not just
houses but both municipal and commercial facilities use
wooden decks and walkways extensively. Because of this
pressure washing decks can be a great profit center for your
business or even the whole business.The great news is that decks need maintenance. As beautiful
as a wooden deck can be it can be a real eyesore if not
prop…
- What is Roofscaping? By Geoff Iles
One often forgotten area of landscape design is coming under renewed focus with the introduction of a new design concept to Australia known as Roofscaping. Simply put Roofscaping involves the introduction of design elements onto rooftops being created in urban developments.The trend towards medium and high density urban living shows no signs of stopping any time soon. Many urban developments are built without giving consideration to the need Australians have to stay in touch with the fun of ou…
- Composting - aka: The Circle of Life! By Judy Williams
Composting is where the gardening thing comes full circle. You've created your garden bed, you've nurtured your plants.The results have been eaten by the family...and now the plants and refuse from the garden can be recycled into next year's
compost. It is the closed loop of nature.This is so simple and so obvious a thing to do, I'm still staggered that people will send this sort of rubbish to the tip.When I was totally intimidated about cooking and convinced I couldn't do it, a friend of mi…
- 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 ironic that many indoor farme…
- Wooden Greenhouses By Garry John
An important addition to any British back garden, the greenhouse is firmly established in the British way of life. It's probably the inclement weather that drives the british gardener 'inside'. If you are visiting this site then you are probably thinking about obtaining a new greenhouse. It is possible you don't know the type of greenhouse you need or even how to decide on the type of greenhouse. This site has a series of articles on many of the different things to consider when installing a g…
- Flower Delivery Services By Eddie Tobey
Giving the gift of flowers has been a long time tradition. Flowers symbolize beauty, compassion and love and convey emotions and often communicate when words are not enough. Flowers are given for many occasions including birthdays, anniversaries, births, deaths, get-well wishes and just to say ‘I Love You’.Florists can usually plan on being exceptionally busy at some peak times of the year such as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. Many of the top performing florists stay busy year round by spe…
- The Mystique of the Garden Bench By David Chandler
What better way to spend a lazy summer day than sitting on a beautiful garden bench. The humble garden bench can hold a special place in our hearts and our memories. Do you remember sitting with a grandparent, parent or other family member just relaxing and enjoying the view? On the other hand, does your garden bench have a more romantic memory shared with your significant other?Location, location, location! The location of your bench should be placed some distance from your home, if possi…
- Good Tools and Hard Work is What Creates EyeCatching and Functional Gardens By Vinodh Pushparaj
"Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade." -Rudyard KiplingSweat and toil along with gentle showers guarantee – pleasant flowers and pleasing fruits and consoling shade. As Rudyard Kipling says, "Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade." It involves getting into the dust without hesitation. Long gone were the days when human beings consumed just what the earth produced. Now we have learnt to produce what we like to consume. It must have been an interesting episode for human beings to…
- You Say Tomato I Say Mosquito By Jim Burnell
Gathering tomatoes or other fruits of the garden might not sound like a dangerous occupation, but with terrorism running rampant these days, even a walk thru the garden can require pre-emptive measures. In fact if you left the screen door open for a minute or so and heard a whiny frequency accompanied by a slight tickle it may already be too late, if that slight tickle was the allergic reaction of your skin cells to the Culex, Aedes or Anopheles mosquito, one of the several species that pre…
- Planting Bare Root Roses By David Hallstrom
Before planting, the plants must be prepared. The following suggestions will help insure that your roses grow into healthy bushes, trees, etc.:1.Your new roses have probably dried out during shipping or storage, therefore before planting, either bury the roots in wet saw dust or peat moss for several days or soak them overnight in water. Keep the roots wet when planting, do not let them dry out.2.Prune damaged and broken roots.3.Prune main roots just enough to reveal white healthy tissue. This…
- The Ivy League By Jason Canon
Parthenocissus tricuspidata is commonly known as Boston Ivy, Cottage Ivy, or Japanese Ivy. It covers the exterior walls of a number of prestigious northeastern universities and is probably responsible for the term “Ivy League.” Boston Ivy is a deciduous, self-clinging vine with large (to 4-8 inches) glossy leaves. The color of the leaves changes with the season starting with light green in spring, dark green in summer, and peach to scarlet crimson in fall.The Boston Ivy vine has tendrils t…
- Manage Algae By Robert Dorrance
There are several different ways to manage algae in your backyard pond. The best way however is when you have several different things all working together in harmony that will best take care of any algae problems you may have.The things that I’m talking about are as follows to manage algae. First, you will need to have some kind of pond filter. There are many different kinds on the market in many different price ranges. Personally, I think submersible pond filters are the best. They’re i…
- A Couple of Good Places to Buy Lawnmowers By Johnathan Sanders
After much searching and deliberation, I finally bought a lawnmower of the Internet. This is not the sort of item that I would normally buy on the web, but am happy that I did so.It is not too difficult to actually find bargains on the Internet. For example, to find a good bargain on lawnmowers, goto google, yahoo or whichever is your prefered search engine and simple type "lawnmower offers". By keeping the speech marks around the words your searching for will display results only containing t…
- How Vacuum Formed Molds Are Made By Delmar Germyn
I am going to try to tell you in as few words as possible, how vacuum formed molds are made.The first step is making the "buck". This is the name of the piece that the forming will be done over.This has to be smooth, strong, heat resistant, and free of undercuts.The smooth part is self explanatory.The strong part is so that it will not be crushed when the plastic is being formed over it.The heat resistant part is because the plastic is at about 300 degrees F.And no undercuts is so that you wi…
- Canopy Swings - Escape the Weather with One By Jennifer Akre
Do you love to sit outdoors and swing for hours but have to cut your relaxing excursions short due to the intense sun or brief summer showers? Do you get tired of having to wipe down your outdoor furniture before you can actually sit in it and enjoy it without fear of soiling your clothes? If so, maybe you should think about getting a canopy swing or purchasing canopies for your existing swings.Canopy swings offer a haven of comfort on extremely hot and sunny days or cloudy days when brief sho…
- How and When to Plant Roses By Kathy Burns-Millyard
When spring comes and the ground is thawed, it is time to start planting your rose garden. Roses have been a cherished aphrodisiac since biblical times. They have been around for over 3000 years, yet they still hold a particular mystery and fascination, not to mention the fact that they just look and smell good!One of the most important rules of growing roses is to plant the rose bush in an area that receives around 4 to 6 hours of sunlight every day.It is preferable not to plant too many tree…
- Landscaping Stone By Kevin Hendrix
If you have interest in using landscaping stone in your
yard, garden, koi pond or walkway, don’t limit yourself to
the traditional. Consider finding or shopping for unique
stones to add flair or accent to your plans. Landscaping
stone can be versatile, used for simple decoration or as a
foundation for much more.Some of the uses for landscaping stone include flooring,
such as for a patio, foundations for outbuildings, such as a
gazebo, or even outbuildings completely made of stone.
Fireplaces l…
- 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. The chief thing to reme…
- How To Find Cheap Flower Delivery In Your Area By Eddie Tobey
As humans, we are always on the lookout for a deal. Deals on flower delivery are no exception. We use flowers as gifts for so many occasion such as birthdays, anniversaries, deaths, births, graduations and many, many more. We could probably come up with an event or celebration that could constitute giving flowers at least once a month. Instead of paying retail (or more) each time we need to order flowers, we would all like a great deal. Many methods of finding cheap flower delivery exist, you …
- Metal Garden Furniture By Matthew Anthony
Since Victorian times metal garden furniture has become a popular way to decorate gardens. In fact, since this furniture can easily last for many years with the proper maintenance, some people are still using pieces in their gardens that were made in the Victorian era. Metal garden furniture adds both a classic style and durability, which demand that it should be considered as the preferred choice of garden furniture.The options range from modern lightweight aluminum to the more traditional ir…
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1. The Flower Garden in August By Sandra Wilson
Our flower garden in August can be brimming with activities we can do at this time of year, as we can for most of the year. We have some flower gardening tips to give you and some experiments to try. Feel free to send us your own flower gardening tips for any time of the year.If it is much too hot for you this August to work in your flower garden during the day, make the most of the early morning hours before it gets too warm. Watching the world wake up can be quite exhilirating. Course mo…
2. Germinating Seeds Hydroponically By Katherine Keleher
Germinating seeds hydroponically has several advantages over using soil. Many common diseases can be avoided because the hydroponic medium is clean while soil may contain fungus or insects that can harm vulnerable seedlings. Root rot can also be avoided by using a good hydroponic growing system.The area where hydroponic growing really shines over using soil is control of the growing environment. With hydroponics, the gardener is no longer at the mercy of the soil's nutrient or water content…
3. Why are Adirondack Chairs & Adirondack Furniture a Cottage Favorite? By Jennifer Akre
With summer right around the corner, it's time to sit back and enjoy a cool beverage in an Adirondack chair.Adirondack chair you say? What's that? The Adirondack chair is an outdoor armchair having an angled back and seat made of wide, usually wooden slats. It's been around since the early 1900's and was originally known as the Westport Chair named after a small town in New York close to the Adirondack Mountains.What's made Adirondack chairs so popular for so long is how comfortable and styl…
4. Fuchsia procumbens By Geoff Bryant
Fuchsia (named after Leonhard Fuchs, a 16th century German botanist) is a genus of over 100 species of shrubs and small trees. Although there are four New Zealand native species (colensoi, excorticata, perscandens and procumbens) and one from Tahiti, the vast bulk of the genus occurs in Central and South America.
Think of fuchsias and chances are the fancy garden hybrids come to mind first. Showy as they are, it is not difficult to see they are related to wild species such as Fuchsia magellan…
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