I was supposed to eat diet crackers and drink a couple cups of dandelion tea cups each day. But how could they be a part of my life just by blooming? Make the crown(or bracelet) as large as you want, then tie the stalks to the other end, right after the...
Dad would have us wash our hands and then find us a nice shady spot where we would proceed to remove ALL of the petals from the flower heads. Discard petals and zest.In a stainless steel pot, bring infusion, sugar and lemon juice to a boil, then add the...
My yard had plenty and even though the honeybees were thick, we came to an agreement about sharing the wealth.The recipe calls for 2 cups of petals, so I made sure that the petals were packed well in my measuring cup.
(they make great jelly and wine) If you'll also keep the leaves picked, (they can be cooked much like spinach) the plant can't photosynthisize,so it will eventually die, but this can take quite some time.Remember, if you have a gardening question that...
Heat on medium high heat til everything kind of dissolves into a mass of very soft -- well, stuff! You'll know by the smell and look when it's right for you. They're full of nutrition, super easy to grow and harvest even if you only have awith a pot.
I can various vegetables, but I eagerly anticipate my gift of homemade apple butter and sauerkraut from my in-laws every Christmas.I still have about 100 pounds of shredded zucchini in my freezer from this past summer.
The thin graceful leaves grow in clusters as they do on its cousin, the common Schefflera umbrella tree. As a small to medium sized tropical, false aralia has a lovely lacey look, made even prettier by the dark leaf color.
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...
With just a little practice, you can add cords, beads, or even make a double hanger that will hold two pots. Now, wrap all of the cords with the second end of the rope from the top down.
Four is not a good number as the Chinese word for four is similar to the word for death.) For what it's worth, a gift of Lucky Bamboo is luckier than buying it for oneself.It sounds like the vendors took free rein at some point and decided that whatever...
After a time, the cage was interwoven with circle after circle of grapevine. I tuck a few seeds in 2 ½" x 3 ½" brown coin envelopes. Luckily, I have my own. Next came all of my garden ornaments.
I'd never heard of them, but I took them to my microwave, and heated them as her directions said to do. It reminds me of newly dug soil and planting seeds, scents of spring and warm sunshine.When I talked with June she reminded me that the cozies are...
This week, while walking the aforementioned dog, I cut tree twigs and took them in my van. I'm tempted by one that would help me take notes about my own plants over time. Such temptation! But having been burned before by roses, I hardened my heart, hesitated,...
The other photos are my own. "Is it okay if I take this apple?" I asked my mother the other day.Being slightly deaf, she gave me a skeptical look, as if doubtful that she'd heard me right.Perhaps she just felt inclined to remind me that apples don't come...
It had been sitting there for 3 years and I almost forgot about it. I don't want my friends to move on to 'sweeter pastures'. If you like hummingbirds and don't already have this, get one for yourself, too...
If there are many plants growing in a single place, cut off the flowers so they can't become seeds and then control the area by covering with landscape fabrics or seeding more turf grass.
Then I bake up some scones, spread the sweet golden jelly on top, and savor every bite of spring. Peel stem into long, vertical strips from the bottom, toss dandelion in water, watch strips curl.
I finally settled on the ludicrous idea to throw the 150 pots I needed on a potter's wheel. Raku is an ancient art of heating glazed clay to about 1900 degrees, then removing it from the kiln mid-fire and placing it into a newspaper or hay bed.
(Hint: if the gardener you love is ME, you've got 26 ideas now!) Wish your loved one good health with a yellow blooming plant. You might want to fortify this gift with a squirrel-proof bird feeder.- Those blubbery looking, holey, clog style shoes are...
Fennel or anise provides the distinctive flavor in Italian sausages and in other savory dishes, such as pork or tomato sauces. Anise seed is also used as flavoring in baked goods, root beer, gum, candies and alcoholic beverages.
They just think our hands are too dry.Coffee table gardening books can be enjoyable the first time through, but are usually too frou-frou for the gardener's long-term enjoyment. Sometimes they're ceramic, sometimes painted clay,sometimes made of a more...
The flowers bloom as early as March and into the autumn months, repeatedly blooming throughout the growing season. Once the flower finishes blooming, a seed head covered with hundreds of tiny parachute-like bristles develops.
Dandelions are rich in potassium, a must have for many plants. Now you can just pour it around the base of your plants or use it as a. Add water, about 8 cups per pound of weeds. Fertilizer made from weeds requires very little except a little elbow grease...
Some folk's utilize a propane torch attached to a long pole and burn out the webs. Controlling fall webworms via this route is dangerous due to the flaming webs one must dodge, the probability of making a conflagration of the entire tree and not least,...
Dilute a product containing 21.2 percent streptomycin sulfate at a rate of 1 tablespoon per 2 1/2 gallons of water, and spray pear trees every three to four days from the beginning to the end of blooming.
These plant profiles will feature time-tested seeds and plants that are easy to grow, but produce a great show. This plant is an excellent choice for all. The 'mother' plant with the smaller babies surrounding it is how the common name 'hens and chickens'...
Ferns, grasses, and many weeds work nicely, as well as morning glory vines. Some fabrics will discharge out almost instantly, and other fabrics seem totally immune to bleach. Deeply cut tree leaves such as maple, oak, or locust are good choices also.
