Altering a pre-made apron is a quick and easy craft with very little sewing and would be a great project for kids with a little help from an adult.I spent some time experimenting with an apron for myself and a few as gifts for friends.
Having a tiny garden in a container is more fun to view close up instead of the distance that some of their larger outdoor counterparts.You can make a bunch of miniature gardens, one for each room, or for each family member, and add delightful conversation...
Luffa likes mulch to retard weeds and to retain soil moisture. The sponges can also be used to exfoliate the skin during bathing, as a back scratcher, or scrubbing dirty hands. In Asian cultures, herbal luffa is known as Si Gua Luo, and is used in remedies...
After givingthem their treats I reach into the freezer and pull out some beans. Good grief! There is water flowing under the door. If you've been wondering what's so great about being a subscriber at Dave's Garden, or thought, "why bother subscribing?",...
The idea was simple.Every person would plant all they could in order to take the pressure off the national food supply. These gardens also gave many a worried mother and father something to fill their time with during the long months of waiting for their...
Located in a large city park, this garden has evolved into a huge success in just a few short years. During the 2007 growing season just completed, the Goodwill Garden donated over 1100 pounds of high quality fresh vegetables to area food pantries.Conceived...
The rust will stain your water and the water proof sealer won't adhere to it either.After sanding off the majority of the rust, I cleaned the interior with some alcohol. Never leave standing water without some form of treatment.
I guess gardening is a universal language. I stop and visit this garden several time a season we communicate with a wave and a smile. Many of their crops are greens of one type or another along with a variety of hot peppers.
The garden has two sections, one to provide members their own produce and a “community” section which supplies fresh produce to a food depot.Several bee hives are in the garden for honey productionMany of the ash trees were lost to the Emerald Ash...
If you want to have more, use odd numbers. You will need weed prevention fabric. The rocks can represent scaled-down mountains. Do you want it angular or flowing? A zen garden is a place for reflection, meditation and enlightenment.
The garden is used by students for research as well as local residents to grow organic vegetables and flowers.Welcome to the Uof M Dearborn Organic Community Garden.Recycled good are used throughout the garden as witnessed by sunflowers in clay drain...
I brought them all home, filled the cavities with soil and lined my driveway with natural log planters. It was very refreshing,submerging oneself in the ice cold water long enough to cool down.
Yes, fellow gardeners, this year will be the year I get my act together. Some kind of weird tree is growing out of the pile now too. Adjacent to the arbor are the three now-dead Indian Hawthorns referenced in #8 above.Directly behind the arbor and next...
Purchased potting mix and a few moisture retaining crystals completed the materials list. When the young plants are established, it will be moved to a sunnier area and its permenant home.Two weeks later, the young plants are established, actively growing...
I like to grow cucumbers in mine. The choice is up to you plant whatever your heart desires.One thing that surprised me as I did some research for this article is that strawbale gardening is said to date back to the ancient Egyptians and Aztecs who used...
Adding small surprises, a decorative fence or even a large stone will give your garden personality!No visit to the Missouri Botanical Garden is complete without lunch on A small water feature can add music to your garden., you come upon this courtyard...
The basics of the structure are that the cattle panels are rigid, strong, but flex just enough to lend themselves to be used in this fashion. I also remembered how much fun the kids had under the "pickle teepee" we had made for them out of sticks, strings,...
This article will discuss the sun clocks you can set up with free information available on the Internet. Having the various clock components pre-made could shorten the construction time on project day, and help to work out any bugs beforehand.
If you work 70 hours a week, have six children, own a lot or acreage with heavy clay soil, and have never used a shovel before, do not put "Plant 10,000 summer bulbs" on your list.Rule firmly in mind, I'm ready to begin now.
The more of these in your art collection the more dire the situation. So when do you know you have too many? Family and friends look at most gardeners with their garden art and always tend to say there is too much if there is anything at all.
Its beds hold over a thousandbushes of 55 varieties, grouped according to their flowering habit — Floribunda, Hybrid Tea, etc. There are camping and picnic areas, and the museum also sponsors occasional historical war reenactments on the grounds.The...
Thanks to Catherine Ursula Johnson for the wilted flower photo.If you enjoy gardening-related quotes, check out the daily fun random quote on the DG home page. They are also often used to support, oppose or present an entirely different view of a situation...
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...
Spring can start slow here, snow lingers and the wind blows chill sometimes well into May. That doesn't stop the birds from singing and the grass from greening, or me from putting it all into words.
Exclusion of women, however, was the rule rather than the exception in monasteries of the time.As word of Fiacre's miracle spread, people began flocking to him for food, healing and wisdom.
Spring is here. You should be seeing some new, etc. In my zone, I get a lot of die back on the tips of branches. Spring is on the way, I hope. Every spring, after the snow is gone, our gardens need a little TLC.
Even from a small garden like mine, you can get a good harvest for your family and I bet it will be a better crop than mine, if you will learn from my mistakes. I planted yellow onion sets in April and by the end of July they were already grown.
