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Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
You are just tying a simple knot with the carrier cords in the middle. In high school, I made quite a bit of money making custom macrame hangers for florists. I used a bit of brown nylon cord and just made a few turns, but you can use anything you have,...
California
El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
As long as the roots are in water, the sky is the limit on arrangement. Lucky bamboo in quantity can be bundled into towers or woven into a pear or pineapple shape. Pour out and fully refresh the water frequently, and immediately do so if you notice any...
California
El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
For a long time I hung them on the tree with all my other ornaments. My brain kicked into gear, and I began to ponder. They were easily wired onto the tree. These homemade seed envelopes are then tied onto the tree with small red ribbons.
California
El Segundo
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
Christmas came and went, as did the arrival of 2010, and I greeted the new year with an extra long shiver from my nose to my toes. I opened it up and inside there were two of what appeared to be those long white feeder socks, the kind I buy for my goldfinches.
California
El Segundo
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
I was captivated nonetheless. My phone holds a lovely portrait of a sunkissed compost tea brewer in front of the local organic market. I used my phone to take a pictorial note of wildflowers as I walked the dog.
California
El Segundo
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
All the hummingbirds seem to require is that you keep the feeder filled, regardless of the brand or style. It retails for around $15. The only drawback I saw was that the suction cups block some of the view of the birds, particularly when you are trying...
California
El Segundo
Party Favors From the Heart: African Violets and Handmade Containers
This process is hot and arduous, especially in the summer in Texas but it added such character to the varied nature of my vessel collection.Once I had my propagation and container producing processes underway, I had to figure out how to make them more...
California
El Segundo
Gardening Gifts A to Z
Again, advanced plant addicts may want more specialized books that focus on certain types of plants or genres of gardening. I regretted not shopping atwhile they were on sale this fall, but I see on the website I can still get one for $20!- Buy a standard...
California
El Segundo
Diana\'s Anise Biscotti
Anise is an annual plant with white, umbel flowers and a long taproot. Anise seed is also used as flavoring in baked goods, root beer, gum, candies and alcoholic beverages. Place biscotti on their side back on the cookie sheets.Bake again at the lower...
California
El Segundo
What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
The gift ones never do.Making fun of the same gifts we receive every year may reek of ingratitude. I've even gotten interesting metal ones. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
To transplant, simply detach one of the runners with a 'chick' at the end and pin it in its new home until roots appear.Forgetful gardeners will be happy to note that this plant can survive long periods of neglect.
California
El Segundo
Gifts from and for Gardeners: How to Make a Discharge Printed Vest
It gives me a frame of reference as to how fast the bleach will start to work. This is a normal chemical reaction, and it won't explode. Colored tee-shirts are nice, and fabric handbags.
California
El Segundo
Handmade decorative paper with added flowers, seeds, leaves
The old paper can be junk mail, computer paper, greeting cards, used wrapping paper, or similar items. Stir well to mix. For the garden materials in this paper project, I have assembled dried lavender buds, dill seeds and shredded calendula petals.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
This makes them ideal for children's gardens. Even if you have a preference for a specific color,. New gardeners can plant them with confidence that they will grow and bloom reliably and fast.
California
El Segundo
Clay Critters for Plant Pots: A great kid craft for inside days
This simple polymer clay project is fun to do and will brighten your indoor plant pots, to boot! You'll find a rainbow of colors at your local craft store or at online sources such asThe first step is to warm up the clay by working it with your hands...
California
El Segundo
Just add water, Paperwhites bring a hint of spring
Make the gift more lightweight (less costly to mail) by using plastic beads or acrylic chunks as the filler. Set the bulbs with the flat side down in a single layer on the stones. A glass or vase of three inch diameter will hold one bulb.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
This is usually done in the morning while the pollen is fresh and bees haven't had a chance to rob it. Japanese Beetles are sometimes troublesome, thrips can cause mal-formed blossoms (but generally leave on their own when conditions dry up) and there...
California
El Segundo
Farm Women at Risk for Breast Cancer
In addition to losing two aunts to breast cancer, Williams says she was deeply impacted by cancer patients' stories during an internship with the Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center; these experiences inspired her shift from a career in health...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Make Sauerkraut at Home for Healthful Benefits
Use a non-metallic spatula to bruise the cabbage so that it starts to release water.I let my cabbage and salt sit on the counter for several hours so that the salt could pull moisture from the vegetables.
California
El Segundo
5 Tips For Shopping At The Farmers Market
Visit her online portfolio . The most in-demand products may only be available when the market initially opens, and the produce selection will be at its best early in the day, so you'll have a better chance of getting exactly what you want.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
10 Tips for Success at Winter Farmers Markets
Zimmerman finds winter markets a good venue for selling gift items for loved ones such as her fiber products, which include socks, hats and gloves. Thanks to state-specific cottage food laws, anyone can readily become a food entrepreneur making specific,...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
How to Grow Hibiscus for Tea at Home
These appear large and ready after the actual flower has fallen off. Morton's book "Fruits of Warm Climates," she suggests that the flowers bloom best in temperatures from 60 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.Water the seeds regularly if you live in a region that...
California
Santa Monica
Corgis at War
Ever since then, Bandit wants to kill Nigel whenever he sees him.. Tension began to grow between the two of them, and one day, Bandit attacked Nigel with the fury of the Spartans. Bandit hates his muzzle, but he has to wear it from now on when he's out...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
A Quick & Easy Harvest Apron
Initially I could not find the perfect harvest apron to buy, and the only sewing patterns for aprons did not seem practical for my needs at first glance. I used a sewing machine for nearly all the embellishments at first, but a friend's request for another...
California
El Segundo
The Book For Eating Fermented Veggies at Every Meal
Intimidated by the idea of using fermented foods in your standard, everyday fare? The more we listened to the stories of our customers and friends across the country about how kraut has changed our lives, the more we realized just how little was known...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
8 Tips For Selling Your Produce At Local Restaurants
They may not buy as much, but they may buy only from you, and those purchases can add up. Do the math, though. Support The Businesses That Support You It's good business to eat at the restaurants you serve.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Reindeer Makes A Run For It At Christmas Event
But that's exactly what happened in Nottingham, England, at a Tesco. It's like the scene from Arthur Christmas where Santa loses his reindeer. One of the reindeer, named Bjorn, was startled, managed to get away from his handler and escaped, Nottingham...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia