Arnica What Is It Used For

Aside from the obvious benefits of saving water (and money on your water bill), reusing your greywater keeps it out of the sewer or septic system.Greywater is different from fresh water and requires different guidelines to be used.Don't store greywater...

Twist the ends shut and refrigerate. This charming Santa ornament was made from dried okra.Use the dried plant matter in your yard to create whimsical fairies and other woodland creatures for natural ornaments.

Use your judgement, although I will say that my three children and a dog have never shown any interest in eating any of my indoor plants. Remember, it's by the flower structure, not the leaf shape, that we decide who's a cousin to whom in the plant world.

The creator of the group, Liz Christy, founded a garden which is still maintained today in her name as a beautiful green oasis within New York City. What is it, you ask? You can read more about the garden's history and see more picturesTo read more about...

Bake about 30 minutes or less, depending on thickness of chops. Bake another 15 minutes or until tender. Melted butter 1/2 cup honey 1/2 tsp. Put all the ingredients, except the pecans, into a blender, and blend for 15 seconds at medium speed.

Ugh, tax time! Are you wishing that you had a magic money tree? A minor point but one that some readers may find importantMoney Tree art at left by the incomparable "Inky" Used here with permission, Thank you! Inky Art not to be used elsewhere without...

Gum arabic, derived from acacia tree sap, is used in gumdrops, marshmallows, M&Ms and other candies.For centuries, various forms of sap have been used as tonics by native people. An article on the Forest Policy Research website describes the South Korea...

Leaf-footed bugs are a confirmed garden nuisance in many regions of North America, including portions of California and many states in the Eastern Seaboard, spanning from as far north as New York down to Florida.

Macrame hangers for containers can be simple or quite elaborate. Now, wrap all of the cords with the second end of the rope from the top down. Many gardeners love the look of the macrame hanging planters, but few want to spend hard-earned plant money...

You will have to decide which works best for you:Make a shallow cut down the length of the shell immediately after harvest, and peel.Cut 1/2 inch off the bottom of the gourd and allow the inside to dry completely.Drop the dried gourds on a hard surface...

For example, a dozen eggs here in Northwest Florida have risen over a dollar in the last year and are expected to continue to continue to rise. Let me tell you what we have done around here.

Some vendors caution about cheap, diseased Chinese stock, claiming that Taiwanese produced material is healthier.Once placed on desk or table, a lucky bamboo planter needs less care than many other houseplants.

A garden angel added just the right touch to the top of the tree.Special ornaments that I make each year are packets of seeds collected from my garden. Then I stick a decorative label with the name of the seeds and planting directions on the outside of...

Once you know the longevity of the plant, you can plan your garden (and your finances) accordingly.Thanks to the following DG members for the use of their photos:Questions? If the plant is not on this list, ask the garden center staff or email the.

Unlike oak, maple and mahogany, palm trees are soft stemmed trees that, despite their size, are more flexible than sturdy. In fact, palm tree wood is used as an ingredient or building material in several manufactured goods, especially in areas where palms...

In horticulture therapy, the essence of this therapy is to engage the individual in gardening activities to make them feel better.There are literally hundreds of benefits that you can get from HT (horticulture therapy) but I'll be naming a few that stand-out...

New blood in the line will strengthen the flock. One whiff of bird flu—a virus, so antibiotics are ineffective—and the whole building's egg layers are destroyed. Rachael Hurd Anger One reader asked if he could breed his rooster with the rooster's...

June had sent me a small miracle.She ordered the buckwheat seeds, she said, and I found several sources online. Of course if you make a small pillow, it would need to be of a size that would fit in your microwave.

Its immature foliage is red, pink or pale green, but it becomes dark green as it matures., and they are most productive when grown in well-drained, fertile soil. The fruit is covered in a thick, leathery skin, and its juicy inner flesh is yellow or orange...

Golf courses are built on sandy soil and specialized turf grasses that can thrive in sandy conditions are used on the greens. The grass seed or sod that most people have in their lawn is not the same as the grass on golf courses.Golf courses also generally...

A note for when I applied fertlizer, and a reminder to apply more in two weeks? A picture is worth, etc, and in a split second I can capture an idea or scrap of plant information, to dwell in my phone for whenever I want to retrieve it.

Wonderberries are interesting plants that produce berries from early summer until autumn. Read on for more wonderberry plant info.Also known as garden huckleberry, the wonderberry/sunberry () is a unique plant developed by Luther Burbank in the early...

Hippocrates is said to have taught under a plane tree, and aged sycamores are still found in many Greek villages. Oriental plane tree's leaf looks strikingly like a silver maple; see it in the photo near the top of the article."My wife and I walked through...

Not many flowers say love more than the rose. My wife and I were married during the month of January in Tucson, Arizona. The rose bush itself was very healthy and received the same amount of care and attention as the others.

The farmers market also offers a steady flow of customers, camaraderie, press and advertising, but the key word here is “offers.” Not every farmers market is going to be able to come through on these promises, not consistently, not year after year.

They were the main ingredient in many tasty dumplings, cobblers, pies, pancakes, and jellies. We were not the only ones confused about their identity. One sure way to tell is to examine the seeds.

Common sense made me realize quite a few of them were totally unsuitable, designed more for looks than usefulness. The multi-storied houses are usually attached to the tops of high poles to attract them.Chickadees prefer rustic looking homes within a...