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Three Aralias for your indoor gardens
This aralia has ruffley compound leaves on light colored "trunk." One variety has been called "parsley aralia" and it does look a bit like parsley growing on a very small tree. All three of these have very pretty foliage.
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El Segundo
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...
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El Segundo
Frankincense, a Christmas Treasure
Although only about 20 feet in height, these small, scrubby, long-lived trees often grow along cliffs and rocky hillsides, making them difficult and dangerous to access.Science Daily: Frankincense Provides Relief to Arthritis SufferersAdoration of the...
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El Segundo
What Is Tree Sap Used For?
Sap feeds the tree and also insects when it seeps from the branches.Sap is used in food, medicine and industrial products. Gum arabic, derived from acacia tree sap, is used in gumdrops, marshmallows, M&Ms and other candies.For centuries, various forms...
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Santa Monica
Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
Then make a loop about 8" or so down, and bring the second end back up next to the first. For the second part of this knot, you are going to do the opposite. You will have three groups of four cords.
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El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
Is your Spider plant perpetually spindly? Pour out and fully refresh the water frequently, and immediately do so if you notice any unpleasant rotten odor. The architectural look of the stems and the simplicity of the few leaves invites creativity.
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El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
Luckily, I have my own. It was so secure that I could easily pick it up and move it.Next came the task of adding twinkle lights. After that, it was a matter of cutting many lengths of grapevine and winding them in, out, and around the supporting tomato...
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El Segundo
What Is Palm Tree Wood Used For?
Some particle board is made with palm wood and palm wood oils are used to make resins, dyes and finishes. The wood fibers are used in hats, parquet flooring, and hammocks and the wood itself is used to construct wicker furniture.
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Santa Monica
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
And I did, to no avail.Then one day I received a note from the southwest: “I'm sending you a package, watch for it. It's like June said in the card that came with the cozies: “Enjoy the warmth of the cozies and of the friendship that comes with them.”...
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El Segundo
Using Sand For Lawns: Is Sand Good For Lawns
Sand is also used toinclude “Is sand good for lawns?” and “Should I put sand on my lawn?” Continue reading for the answers.According to the Institute of Food and Agriculture at the University of Florida, top dressing home lawns with sand is more...
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Willoughby
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. How about keeping a calendar appointment to get my seeds planted on time?
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El Segundo
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
I got the 12 ounce model. 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 feeder in my closet that I had purchased just after we bought our house...
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El Segundo
What Is Gypsum: Using Gypsum For Garden Tilth
Additional benefits are a reduction in crusting, improved water run-off and erosion control, assisting in seedling emergence, more workable soils, and better percolation. It has been touted as beneficial for breaking up compact soil, especially.
Ohio
Willoughby
How to Grow Frankincense Seeds
Under hot conditions outdoors, they may need watering every day, but limit the feeding to once or twice a week during the growing season and discontinue it over the winter. If you plan to move the seedlings outdoors during the summer, wait until nighttime...
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Santa Monica
Party Favors From the Heart: African Violets and Handmade Containers
Sometimes friends would sit at the wheel next to me and contribute a pot to my cause and chat with me. I heard so many compliments the night of our wedding. I would immediately take them home, strip off two or three outer layers of leaves and begin to...
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El Segundo
Gardening Gifts A to Z
When potted and kept warm, this bulb will grow huge leaves and become a spectacular specimen by next summer!is a feng shui color for good health. They're durable, comfortable to work in, water and dirt resistant, and have roomy pockets for plant tags,...
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El Segundo
Diana\'s Anise Biscotti
Anise is an annual plant with white, umbel flowers and a long taproot. Fennel seeds are double the size of anise seeds, but anise seeds have a much stronger flavor. A large batch can be made, which makes a welcomed gift for family and friends for any...
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El Segundo
What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
If you've been gardening a few years, you probably have plenty and you got another one this year. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events.
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El Segundo
Using Yarrow In Compost – Is Yarrow Good For Composting
In fact, many gardeners use yarrow to make a useful, nutrient rich tea that can be used in a similar fashion toStill, there's more to yarrow than that. A lot of gardeners say yes.have a high concentration of sulfur, potassium, copper, phosphates, nitrates,...
Ohio
Willoughby
What Is Aromatherapy: Learn About Using Plants For Aromatherapy
Less common oils are also incorporated into aromatherapy treatments such as:Widely available in natural shops you might find oils from plants like:While many of us don't have the skills or patience to extract plant oils, harnessing aromatherapy in gardens...
Ohio
Willoughby
What Is Wild Celery: Uses For Wild Celery Plants
After fertilization, the female stalk coils itself, dragging the developing seeds back to the bottom of the water.Wild celery plant information tells us that the uses for wild celery are numerous.
Ohio
Willoughby
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.
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El Segundo
Gifts from and for Gardeners: How to Make a Discharge Printed Vest
That's about five minutes.Rinse in laundry sink, or with the garden hose, then launder by it's self.You have now successfully created a Discharge PrintMany artists use this process for various projects.
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El Segundo
Handmade decorative paper with added flowers, seeds, leaves
As fall rolls around and we begin to put our gardens to bed for winter, we also begin to think of holiday cards and gifts. Handle carefully because the sheets are still very fragile at this point.
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El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
The large, flat-topped varieties are the most attractive to butterflies, giving them the perfect 'landing pad' to sip nectar.Gardeners with reasonably long summers can plant zinnias 3 or four weeks apart in succession plantings, so when one group starts...
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El Segundo
Clay Critters for Plant Pots: A great kid craft for inside days
Put a piece of aluminum foil over the rim, and curve your leaf into position.You want enough leaf to go over the edge and down inside the pot to balance the weight of the ladybug. Gently flatten onto your work surface to make an oval disc, perhaps 2 inches...
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El Segundo
Frankincense, Gold and Myrrh ... what are they?
In fact, apparently churches' demand for frankincense is so high that the supply coming out of the ancient sources of Oman, Yemen and Ethiopia is being depleted.I highly recommend following the link below if you are curious about the actual harvesting...
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El Segundo