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Yes, Joyce, there is a Money Tree (Pachira)
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 express permission of the creator.
California
El Segundo
Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
Match the thickness of the cord to the size of the container you wish to use it with. You are just tying a simple knot with the carrier cords in the middle. Let the two outside cords from each side lay loose for the moment.
California
El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
Is your Spider plant perpetually spindly? Lucky bamboo stems and arrangements can be ordered directly from growers via their websites. Just top off with room temperature water as needed to keep it at the same level.
California
El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
I have sprightly garden Santas, garden angels, miniature gardening tools, flower and butterfly ornaments, and all manner of garden knick-knacks made especially for hanging on a Christmas tree.
California
El Segundo
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
I reminded her that she is a miracle maker. I began my Google search and this is what I found:is a summer annual, and can be grown as a cover crop. I'd never heard of them, but I took them to my microwave, and heated them as her directions said to do.
California
El Segundo
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
A database of plants is another tempting app. Lt's taking my gardening proficiency to the next level. Are you, like me, shopping wisely these days? The nifty screen, the icons, so many features to explore! Within minutes of showing my new toy, I meanto...
California
El Segundo
Sweet Solution for Garden Hot Peppers
Decorate the jar with a ribbon and a card for a welcomed holiday gift from your kitchen. In New Jersey, we process in a boiling water canner for approximately 5-10 minutesRemove and set undisturbed to cool overnight.
California
El Segundo
What Are Stomata: Stoma Plant Pores And How They Work
It is a careful balance to keep stoma open enough to harvest carbon dioxide but closed enough that the plant doesn't dry out.Stomata in plants essentially play a similar role to our respiration system, although bringing oxygen in is not the goal, but...
Ohio
Willoughby
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
This feeder will be kept and used on another window. It's much too well-designed to discard.Our friends were truly amazed when they visited and were able to see the hummingbirds feeding or resting right at the window.
California
El Segundo
Party Favors From the Heart: African Violets and Handmade Containers
It is a much more immediate process than traditional kiln firing. I ended up making a card (shown above) to stick in the potting soil of each favor with a willow branch.On the outside of the card I stamped an organic looking wildflower image.
California
El Segundo
Gardening Gifts A to Z
Well known and loved, red flowering "Christmas cactus" can be surpsisingly long-lived and thus passed down from generation to generation. And kits are sold everywhere in December. For the experienced gardener, order an uncommon, and still well within...
California
El Segundo
Diana\'s Anise Biscotti
Accessed August 25, 2008.Save your money: Delicious cups of wonder from the world of COFFEE They store in cookie jars well when sealed in airtight baggies. Our family's favorite recipe for Sicilian anise toast cookies, Biscotti all'Anice, uses fresh fennel...
California
El Segundo
What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
Several have the attached saucer tray. The essence of gratitude is expressed in a quote by Melodie Beattie frequently passed around via e-mail. I would love them more if they had holes in the bottom.
California
El Segundo
Containers and Baskets - A Primer on Seasonal Color Design
They all get a brisk cleaning and fresh new potting soil. Shade plants will not succeed in a fully sunny location and those that need dry heat will not prosper in a soggy region such as the Pacific Northwest.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
This plant is an excellent choice for all. Without a little guidance from seasoned veterans, they often choose seeds and plants that are more challenging than their budding skills can handle.
California
El Segundo
Gifts from and for Gardeners: How to Make a Discharge Printed Vest
Just make sure whatever you intend to discharge can be washed. You can then place your flowers and leaves on the fabric in a pleasing pattern. I usually let mine soak in this mixture while I'm cleaning up my mess.
California
El Segundo
Handmade decorative paper with added flowers, seeds, leaves
These frames are technically called deckles. (For this demonstration, I am using a bag of shredded paper from my sister's office.) Meanwhile, collect dry seeds, flowers, leaves and such from the garden.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
Zinnia seeds are cheap and they come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors.They are one of the easiest plants to start from seeds and they grow so fast that it is somewhat pointless to pay for pricier bedding plants when there is such a short...
California
El Segundo
Clay Critters for Plant Pots: A great kid craft for inside days
Kids going a little stir crazy? But to get started, I'm going to show you how to make a ladybug on a leaf that will hang over the edge of a plant pot. Your ladybug will sit on this leaf, and then the leaf will curve over the edge of the pot, so it needs...
California
El Segundo
Just add water, Paperwhites bring a hint of spring
Paperwhite bulbs can be so eager to grow that you'll see green leaf tips, and that's OK.Now choose a water-holding container (a vase, a glass bowl, even a large drinking glass) and filler (rocks, marbles or other non absorbent material to support the...
California
El Segundo
A Fruit-Tree Pruning Primer
For this reason, dormant pruning should not be overdone or you will end up with an abundance of branch and leaf growth but less fruit. Because trees heal pruning cuts by sealing over them, do not cut flush with the trunk or branch because this is harder...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
You don't want them having to struggle in 100+ degrees or below freezing temperatures until they've had a chance to develop a good root system. When established, they are even drought tolerant, but don't expect a huge show.
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El Segundo
Pasture Primer: A Look at Pasture Plants
Some are considered cool-season species, which dominate the northern tier of the country; others are warm-season species that can stand up to the heat of summer, particularly in the southern half of the country.
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Philadelphia
Homemade Reduced Sugar Grape Jelly
Last year we had to prune back the vines to make way for new split rail fencing and voila!...this season we harvested more than 13 pounds of red grapes - a bumper crop for us. I continued my search for powdered pectin and drove to Wegmans.
California
El Segundo
Beginner\'s Guide to Making Jam or Jelly
Let cool.Strain the crushed grapes in a cheesecloth over another pot to save the juice. It will always vary.pe is designed for beginners, using a one-to-one ratio for the measurement of juice and sugar, based on the amount of juice extracted from the...
California
El Segundo
Tried and True... or Tried and False - Weather Sayings
Scientists say that the weather on one specific day cannot be used to forecast the weather months or weeks ahead of time. If you live by a river, you might get more fogs in August than you get snows in December.
California
El Segundo
Let your plants help your home be hurricane safe!
Rather than being a danger to your home, your landscaping can help protect your home, taking the brunt of the storm on your behalf. Other plants can be included in the bed for added landscape interest, but the two palm types are the foundation for slowing...
California
El Segundo