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Yes, Joyce, there is a Money Tree (Pachira)
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...
California
El Segundo
Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
This hanging planter is a frugal craft, costing less than $4 to make, and a couple of hours will be more than enough time complete it. You will end up with six long cords that are six times longer than the planned project.
California
El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
It should do well with standard office lighting or a bright spot in a home. One website I came across specified that it will not ship in chilly months of year. Longer stems, and curled and curved stems, cost more because of longer production time.
California
El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
I decided that I should have a second tree--one that celebrated the garden and was large enough to hold my garden ornaments. It made a perfect support for the grape vines. Next came all of my garden ornaments.
California
El Segundo
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
Even my little grandson commented on my cold hands.“Layer your clothes,” they said. I reminded her that she is a miracle maker. Christmas came and went, as did the arrival of 2010, and I greeted the new year with an extra long shiver from my nose...
California
El Segundo
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
I have an embarrassing number of pictures in my phone, and room for hundreds more.Smartest of all is when my phone provides internet access. Instead of listening to mindless music radio, I exercised my twig identification skills.
California
El Segundo
Neem, An Indoor Gardeners Best Friend
Even though I had sprayed them in the bathroom and left them there behind closed doors, the smell permeated the entire first floor of the house. Mealy bugs are the bane of the indoor gardener, the sight of just one of those white blobs can cause panic.
California
El Segundo
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
On July 21st, we were relaxing in our pool and saw our first hummer, feeding from the fuchsia. Ever the optimist, I hoped to have enough hummers that there would be territory issues.
California
El Segundo
Is Perlite Bad for Dogs?
Vermiculite remains swollen and might cause health problems but would feel mushy when eaten.Consuming large amounts of perlite, like anything else, will cause health problems, but perlite is considered nontoxic.
California
Santa Monica
Vegetable Oil In Compost Bins: Should You Compost Leftover Cooking Oil
Any large amounts of vegetable oil in compost bins would, I'm sure, be frowned upon. For one thing, vegetable oil in compost bins would be a mess, smell, and, again, attract vermin, bees and flies.If you don't even want to try composting vegetable oil...
Ohio
Willoughby
Party Favors From the Heart: African Violets and Handmade Containers
I needed something relatively cheap since I was going to have 150 guests and something that I could personally make. People thought they were personal and beautiful, which is all I wanted.For about 6 months after the wedding, my friends were sure to tell...
California
El Segundo
Gardening Gifts A to Z
Peruse the amazing variety stocked atSmiles are always a good idea! Bring a smile to the garden with something silly (copper pig watering can) or with a personal significance (a gargoyle for someone who's been to Paris).
California
El Segundo
Diana\'s Anise Biscotti
Anise seed is also used as flavoring in baked goods, root beer, gum, candies and alcoholic beverages. You can also cut them on a diagonal, which makes the cookies larger. They are usually made of simple, wholesome ingredients, are often low or reduced...
California
El Segundo
What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
We desire acres of weed-free earth replete with earthworms when everyone else wants a red sports car. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”For that reason, we shall enjoy our lotions, and relish...
California
El Segundo
Is Hot Water Bad for Plants?
This is especially true for tropical foliage plants, which are used to the warm, wet conditions of rain forests. In most instances, lukewarm or room temperature water is best.Continually watering plants with hot water will "cook" a plant's cell walls,...
California
Santa Monica
Are Poppy Seeds Bad for Birds?
Blooms commonly occur about 80 days after planting depending on variety. If the intent is to provide poppy bird seed do not deadhead or remove the flowers after the bloom begins to fade.
California
Santa Monica
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
They are generally very inexpensive and often a friend or neighbor will simply hand you a few 'chicks' if asked. Great for new gardeners, lazy gardeners and busy gardeners. These plant profiles will feature time-tested seeds and plants that are easy to...
California
El Segundo
Summer Bites
Mosquitoes also need nourishment which makes them important pollinators.OK. These tiny, annoying, biting insects are the bane of the northern gardener. She turns from a reasonable, calm woman into a running lunatic in a matter of 10 minutes.Here in Canada,...
California
El Segundo
Gifts from and for Gardeners: How to Make a Discharge Printed Vest
The sky's the limit! Ferns, grasses, and many weeds work nicely, as well as morning glory vines. 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
If you added some long fibers (cotton linters) to the paper pulp in your tub, the wet sheets will be less fragile. The sheets I put on my windows dried in several hours although they tend to adhere to the glass if you let them get fully dry.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
They aren't going to work in a xeriscape garden, but will survive more new gardener neglect than ferns or petunias. They do need about an inch of water a week, and if they are container-grown, a bit more.
California
El Segundo
Clay Critters for Plant Pots: A great kid craft for inside days
There's a limit to the number of necklaces anybody needs, though, and the boys aren't too keen on making beads anyway. 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.
California
El Segundo
Just add water, Paperwhites bring a hint of spring
(Don't submerge the entire bulb; it needs oxygen from the air). 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.
California
El Segundo
Bad Gardeners
They are the people who have all the best plants, or who know how to post images of the best plants. Here are some profiles of common garden criminals. They are armed with baggies and pruning shears ready to heed the call of whatever plant they see.
California
El Segundo
Almond Oil Information: Tips For Using Almond Oil
They are, however, pressed into bitter almond oil. Almond oil is simply the essential oil pressed out from the nut. It is also an excellent emollient and can be used to treat dry skin.
Ohio
Willoughby
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
Don't be afraid of the prices that some of the newer releases command. Many cultivars are affordable as well and hundreds of varieties cost less than $10 for a double fan division.
California
El Segundo
Recycling - Good For The Environment, Bad For My Kitchen
Our dumps days are numbered. It is a necessity. Now I have to make 2. There is no other way. Bins for plastic. When I moved out here some 17 years ago the drive to the dumps drop-off area was a slippery downhill slope.
California
El Segundo