What Are Cranes Used For

You can get lots of variety, whether you choose a single spruce as a focal point or add several spruce trees throughout your property.Windbreaks can be a very important part of the landscape, especially in large, open, flat areas.

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...

That is what you are doing, making a Spiral Knot.Keep the tension the same and repeat the same pattern over and over. Now, use that length and measure it out twice more. Repeat this process in exactly the same way, and the resulting group of knots will...

Lucky bamboo stems and arrangements can be ordered directly from growers via their websites. If picking out the stems in person, choose only pieces that look healthy and that are kept in a clean display.

I had been making grapevine wreaths for years, so making a grapevine tree shouldn't be an insurmountable task.At any rate, one of the most challenging activities that creative folks encounter is figuring out the ways and means to bring our ideas to fruition.

If you spy what looks like a giant mosquito hanging around your garden or zipping about near the back porch light, don't panic — it's only a crane fly. Though many are beneficial decomposers, crane flies and lawn damage also go hand in hand.Crane flies...

When my friends call me during the winter months, most know better than to ask how I am. If your neck is warm, you'll feel warm all over.”Buckwheat seed cozies? Word gets around pretty quickly on Dave's Garden, and my shivering was no secret.

That's the scissor-sized tool to clip thinner branches or stems,and take off soft shoots. On the other hand, you'll need to use two hands to make the cuts and the tool is heavier than pruners.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

Portable and versatile, my phone is now my number one management tool, in the garden as in the rest of my daily life. The versatlity and fun of using my smart phone are making it an everyday tool in all my gardening endeavors.

You may have heard some debate on the controversial subject of using biosolids asfor agriculture or home gardening. If you get them directly from your local wastewater treatment facility, they will have been properly treated and carefully monitored and...

The flowers are tiny, but pretty, in either white with yellow or red but another form of the plant may also produce black white or red pods. In hot, arid regions, provide extra humidity through the leaves.

An internet search for 'hummingbird window feeder' will turn up a whole list of possibilities for you. Having no real knowledge of them at the time, but a burning desire to get to know them, I decided to purchase several feeders.I already had a bottle-type...

These rakes are designed to pick up leaves and lawn debris without penetrating or damaging the grass or soil beneath.– This rake is more heavy duty. When a lot of people hear rake, they think of the big plastic or bamboo thing used to make leaf piles.

Are some of the most rewarding plants you can grow. One especially popular herb is. While less prone to spread than other oregano varieties, they are still vigorous plants that can grow to 3 feet in height and spread to 12 feet in width.Golden oregano...

If you live in a region where summers are too short for Roselle to mature, many health stores carry the dried calyces or hibiscus teas. Give them lots of moisture and humidity. After they have been harvested, the seed pod is pushed out of the calyx with...

I would have a busy week, forget to the check the humidity in the terrarium and lose half of my leaves. I set up an inherited 55 gallon aquarium as aforum on Dave's Garden, mainly to boast of my undertaking and to gain some insight on how insane I really...

Go to the exotic produce section of your local large grocery store. But statuary makes such an impact in a garden. Peruse the amazing variety stocked atSmiles are always a good idea! Bring a smile to the garden with something silly (copper pig watering...

Fennel seeds are double the size of anise seeds, but anise seeds have a much stronger flavor. Our family's favorite recipe for Sicilian anise toast cookies, Biscotti all'Anice, uses fresh fennel or anise seeds from our garden, which add a special flavor...

But the flowers were the same, and since the flowers were the same, a gardener would appreciate the calendar less than normal folk. Nevertheless, gifts received by the gardener will always include items like calendars with a different flower arrangement...

Railroad ties are common in older landscapes, but are old railroad ties safe for gardening? In an abundance of caution, the rocks seem the safest choice, as they are of the earth and have no toxicity.

It was thought to protect inhabitants from thunder and lightning strikes, so was a common sight planted on thatch and sod roofs. 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...

I can assure you that if you do not, some favorite item will be splashed, and bleach spotted. You'll want to be able to work quickly when we turn the vest over.Now comes the bleach part.

If there is not enough paper in your pulp mixture, the paper fibers will be thin on the deckle. Wet pulp will be much darker than the color when it dries.The minimum equipment needed is a blender, a plastic tub, an old picture frame without the glass,...

They aren't going to work in a xeriscape garden, but will survive more new gardener neglect than ferns or petunias. New gardeners can plant them with confidence that they will grow and bloom reliably and fast.

Sculpey IIItm and FIMOtm are popular brands. For a shiny finish, paint with clear nail polish or spray with polyurethane.You can put all sorts of different bugs and butterflies on leaf hangers like this.

Shoreline erosion can result in damage to fisheries and recreational areas over time, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website. Hay bales are a common sight on farms, but they have more than one use and purpose.On a large piece of land, the...

(Don't submerge the entire bulb; it needs oxygen from the air). A glass or vase of three inch diameter will hold one bulb. Most growers discard their bloomed-out paperwhites, but if you have a warm garden you may plant them outside.