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(4:17)Group your plants by their requirements for light, water, and temperature range, and choose slow-growing dwarf or miniature varieties. Interest has grown enough over the last decade to warrant specialty shops and plant nurseries to spring up everywhere...

Why don't all gardeners try to grow luffa gourds? The longer the gourd has to grow, the larger, stronger, and stiffer the sponge pulp becomes when dried. The luffa sponges will last a long time if allowed to completely dry out between uses.Of the many...

Where are the cats when you really need them? I have too much invested in theThe dogs were all hovering around the bathroom, looking worried, so I went to see what was up. Saving seeds leads tohelped me battle this long winter induced cabin fever I've...

Our counterparts inand many other friendly nations also took part in the effort. In the last few years people around the nation have started to care more about what they eat and less about buying foods for quick consumption.

Located in a large city park, this garden has evolved into a huge success in just a few short years. Many who live in condos, apartments or have home with small yards need someplace to grow things and the Goodwill Garden gives them a place to do this.For...

(maybe he won't notice...) The sandpaper, pea gravel, alcohol and extra spray paint, I had on hand. This Saturday feature will spotlight projects gardeners can create for inexpensive garden art and gifts.

The fourth in my series on community gardens will be more of a pictorial than verbal. These folks are all Korean. Every inch of space is utilized...They have dammed up a ditch that carried rain water from the parking lot and created a rice paddy which...

Founded by 3 Dominican Nuns to teach low income inner city families to grow their own food. It's about 3 blocks from the giant Motor City casino. Food depots began to see a rise in people who need food and had little money buy it.Community activists began...

Zen gardens require no water, minimal plants, but can rejuvenate your soul. You will needplace, a place of reflection where you can see most of the design. Bends, corners, and shadows keep you looking and wondering what's there.This principle is one that...

I used to have a plot in this garden; I liked to go over early in the morning and work from dawn until 7:30-8 a.m. It was peaceful and I have had red-tailed hawks land on a fence post inches from where I was working a watch me for several minutes.This...

The light bulb went off. So I filled it with soil and stuck in some annuals, nice bright ones. We have even filled it with cold well water one really hot summer and used it as a "poor mans" pool.

They were also doused regularly with water collected from my rain barrel. Adjacent to the arbor are the three now-dead Indian Hawthorns referenced in #8 above.Directly behind the arbor and next to the garbage bins is a pile of dead leaves, branches, and...

The air grinder with a cut-off wheel was available, but as rusty as this chair was, it wasn't entirely necessary. Measure your container before you get started, to make sure it works!Coffee filters make a good cover for the drainage hole.

They typically cost 2 to 5 dollars. If it has cooled down to less than your body temperature you may safely begin planting as soon as all danger of frost has passed.You can either start seeds or use transplants.

Imagine the lilting tune from the little boy. In the evening, lights make the onions glow, a very different look when compared to daytime. One of my favorite places to visit in St. Louis is the Missouri Botanical Garden, known by many of the locals as...

We are still working on block steps, retaining walls, and a small patio in front. Method with a strong trellis for my tomatoes. Have a great garden season! NOTE: There are various types (grades) of fencing panel units, and different styles along with...

If you are already familiar with the information, skip to the- Excellent page of term definitions, pictures, and links.Morning, noon, and night fall are times of the day easily determined, but the length of daylight hours change throughout the seasons.

It doesn't matter that I didn't have enough carrots to share at work. Pen in hand, I start my list on a fresh sheet of white paper. I know my limits, so if I don't stop watering until well into July, it will be an improvement.

Over all, what matters here is not the object but rather the way it is put to use. If this is an issue for you, then you might want to add a sign to your yard stating that the figures are not for sale.If you have a storage unit just for your out-of-season...

Visitors can cross a bridge over a small waterfall, then relax in the shade of a substantialThis is perhaps the most popular garden at Cantigny. The Children's Garden is also located here.

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Here are some online sources:Before purchasing, be sure you know the depth of the bowl.is available at paint-, hardware-, and home improvement stores.I've borrowed Steve's term, somewhat apologetically, and applied it to my waterless fountains.I have...

Late in the season, I begin to feel a part of it all, down to the very small.: "March 1" "Equinox" "April Fool's Song" "Spring Ahead" "A thousand little spiders" "The peepers sing" "May Breeze" "Ephemera"

(Don't we all wish we had one of those staffs?) A suspicious local woman was convinced that such a feat could only be performed by sorcery. Visitors to Fiacre's garden brought seeds and plants from afar, and his gardens became famous throughout Europe.After...

They act like a mini fenceline, causing a pile up and therefore a blanket over my plants. I am careful with the lilacs, they formed this year's flower buds last fall, so I don't cut anything until after flowering.

Years after that, we were lucky to have the opportunity to build our house and have a small garden around it where I planted fruit trees and lots of plants, not far from the city of Bucharest.Our garden isn't so big, but I still tried to grow vegetables...

I attribute this to the decaying straw providing nutrients to the roots. It may not seem obvious at first, but there are some definiate advantages of using this method:Bales are easier to work with, since your garden is immediately elevated instead of...