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Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
In high school, I made quite a bit of money making custom macrame hangers for florists. Pull the knot cords snug to the carrier cords. Continue tying the spiral knots with the original carrier cords, using the original knot cords as the carriers until...
California
El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
"City" water has chlorine. Keep the water level fairly constant in the container. Leaves are a medium green (possibly with white stripe) and roots are white or orange. Lucky Bamboo Shop also graciously allowed me to use the picture above; thank you!Another...
California
El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
Obviously a sturdy support was needed. Next came all of my garden ornaments. 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.
California
El Segundo
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
Suddenly I remembered buckwheat pancakes were made from buckwheat flour, and with that thought, I finally knew what my cozies were made from.By the time I had read just that much, I realized I was no longer shivering.
California
El Segundo
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
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. How could I refuse? I took pictures of price labels when I comparison shopped for birdseed (safflower,...
California
El Segundo
Botanical Garden Plant Sales ~ A Shopping Frenzy for Gardeners!
Extremely helpful are the links which are provided (when available), contact information and a map of the location.I encourage you to use any or all of the resources noted above to find a Plant Sale near you.
California
El Segundo
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
On close observation, we felt that at least 2 of them were juveniles. They came to the feeders at various times of day, but 7 p.m. was regular enough that you could almost set the clock by it.
California
El Segundo
Party Favors From the Heart: African Violets and Handmade Containers
I finally settled on the ludicrous idea to throw the 150 pots I needed on a potter's wheel. Several shriveled for unknown reasons, and at least one time my tower of precariously rigged shelves fell down, creating a mess of leaves and potting soil everywhere.In...
California
El Segundo
Gardening Gifts A to Z
Chances are very good that your beloved gardener has had run ins with the local chipmunks or voles and will appreciate a solution!is the Latin name for the oak tree group. Peruse the amazing variety stocked atSmiles are always a good idea! Bring a smile...
California
El Segundo
Diana\'s Anise Biscotti
They are usually made of simple, wholesome ingredients, are often low or reduced in sodium and fat, and contain healthful fruits or seeds that can be grown in a home garden.Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and get all your ingredients together.Place aluminum...
California
El Segundo
What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
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. Too bad our non-gardening givers don't know about the newGardeners get oceans...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
Without a little guidance from seasoned veterans, they often choose seeds and plants that are more challenging than their budding skills can handle. These plant profiles will feature time-tested seeds and plants that are easy to grow, but produce a great...
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. The rest will bleach to a much lighter shade.Prepare plant material for the back side, and have it ready by your second plastic piece.
California
El Segundo
Handmade decorative paper with added flowers, seeds, leaves
Stir well to mix. I didn't use window screen as I had access to the screen material used in the nearby paper plant, which is a finer mesh than window screen. When most of the water has been drained off, the sheet should easily come loose from the deckle...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
They do need about an inch of water a week, and if they are container-grown, a bit more. Even a gardener on the tightest budget can afford the inexpensive seed packs offered most places seeds are sold.
California
El Segundo
Clay Critters for Plant Pots: A great kid craft for inside days
With several kids rolling and squashing the clay, you'll have your different colors ready to go in no time. A real ladybug has the same set of spots on both wings, in mirror image, but your ladybug can have any pattern of spots you want to give her.Now...
California
El Segundo
Just add water, Paperwhites bring a hint of spring
White roots will grow down from the base of the bulb into the rocks, and green grasslike leaves will soon extend a foot or so above. Bulb bulkiness translates into more vigorous growth and lusher bloom.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
Plant your seeds in a container that you can monitor for the best results. Now, there are also pinks, purples and near whites, many with unusual eyes, stripes and edges. Regardless of your garden style, there is a perfect daylily for your landscape.From...
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El Segundo
Mark your calendars: Spring shopping!
Using the wintertime to set out your spring plan of attack is a great way to pass the time and get a jumpstart on next year's garden. So I would suggest planning your spring plant shopping sprees this winter and in the meantime save your pennies.
California
El Segundo
A Quick & Easy Harvest Apron
A slit cut through all the layers to form the buttonhole will have a tough time ripping any further. And I needed one quickly!I finally settled on an inexpensive white cotton chef's apron, with patch pockets already sewn in place as a starting point for...
California
El Segundo
Sweet Solution for Garden Hot Peppers
One of our favorite uses is to spread it on fresh baked cornbread or corn muffins. Hot peppers are a good source of vitamin C and other nutrients. Most hot pepper jelly recipes add vinegar, which can impart a vinegar flavor.
California
El Segundo
Ornamental Oreganos - For Butterflies, for Bees, for Beauty...But Not for You!
Although some do, I do not cook with the laevigatum oreganoes, preferring to use the more choice culinary varieties of Oregano hirtum instead.Your favorite nursery will probably carry at least one type of ornamental oregano in their herb department.
California
El Segundo
Tips For Caring For Saguaro Cactus
Beyond that, mature Saguaro cactus plants almost always die when transplanted.Saguaro cactus babies grow under the protection of nurse trees. The Saguaro grows arms or lateral stems but it may take up to 75 years to produce the first one.
Ohio
Willoughby
Tips For Caring For Dogwood Trees
Let's look at how to grow dogwood trees.Flowering dogwoods range in color from white to pink or red and generally bloom for about two to four weeks in early spring. For care of flowering dogwood trees, dogwoods that are planted in full sun must also rely...
Ohio
Willoughby
Tips For Growing Amaranth For Food
At this time, cut all of the flowers off the amaranth plant and place them in paper bags to dry the rest of the way.Once the amaranth flowers are dry, the flowers must be threshed (basically beaten) either over a cloth or inside a bag to release the amaranth...
Ohio
Willoughby
Recycling for Birds - Food for Thought
You will now "stuff" the cone with something sticky. Repeat for the other two wires.Fill the bowl with seed and hang from a tree or hook.Note: If you have the ability to hang your project as you work, you may wish to assembie the hanging wire in reverse...
California
El Segundo
About Strawberry Farms
Matted-Row System This method is best for growing June-bearing strawberry cultivars, according to the University of Illinois Extension. Arrange rows in groups of two to four plants with a 2-foot walkway between each group of rows.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia