Whats Arnica Good For

The owners brought in several truckloads of new tables and folding chairsMany folks donated door prizes and Jo drew numbers. And wonder what it is, if it isn?t the weed-killer. They both worked very hard to help make the first RU happen.

The twice-weekly chat rooms are an additional way for DGers to visit together.Garden topics are discussed there, but are often interspersed with talk of family and food (especially chocolate).

They've even picked berries on a rooftop farm seven stories off the ground — at the Brooklyn Grange in Queens, N.Y. — while enjoying a view of the Manhattan skyline. It challenges us to get beyond the urban/rural divide — to really think about how...

This charming Santa ornament was made from dried okra.Use the dried plant matter in your yard to create whimsical fairies and other woodland creatures for natural ornaments. Pine cones, twigs and other dried plants can become a work of art with some creativity...

They are best grown when temperatures are between 55 and 75 degrees F.Leeks are related to onions but have a subtler, sweeter flavor that will readily combine with other ingredients without overwhelming them.

In southernmost Florida and other tropical zones, this plant is grown outside, and leaflets grow to 12 inches.As mentioned above, these three aralias would be prized specimens for an intermediate gardener.

Themeeting planners above are already making preparations for next year's roundup, which will beheld at the lakeside home of twinlakeschef near Ft. Dodge on Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16.e sure to check out our photo album below as well as the list...

A particular website on Google showed up often. Gardening has been such a great pleasure for me in my life and my garden: "Dinu's Garden" became a favourite "retreat spot", to sip my cup of coffee - sometimes breakfast too - beside my pond or under a...

How did you find this site? Perhaps… just maybe…all the wonderful information, friendships, humor, angst and joy shared on Dave's Garden from members all over the world will promote oh, I don't know if I could go so far as to say "world peace", but...

Urban Youth Harvest is a program that's part of People United for a Better Life in Oakland (PUEBLO), a nonprofit that advocates for low-income residents of Oakland. Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock Nonprofit groups are feeding the hungry by gleaning.

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 express permission of the creator.

Multiplied to the point of folks just gasping in the Spring at her woodland area. This isn't an article about politics or religion, it's just about Mothers - those gone, those here and those in the future, and how they impacted us in our love of gardening...

If your cords are long enough, you can step on them with a toe to hold them too, but as the work progresses, you'll need to find a way to keep the carrier cords straight.As you tie your knots, you will notice that the outside cords will get shorter as...

The homes have a natural, rustic look because John creates them from reclaimed 80 to 150 year old barn wood. It takes about 1 hour to mount one securely. This is just a spotlight on one of the many wonderful members here.Thank you for reading this article.

Is your Spider plant perpetually spindly? If you must use it, leave it in an open container overnight first to allow chlorine to escape. Short stems of bamboo sell for a dollar or so.

These homemade seed envelopes are then tied onto the tree with small red ribbons. Luckily, I have my own. And each year, new ornaments are added as gardening friends add to my collection.

Here, we will take a look at a different kind of gift, one that will last far longer than a box of chocolates or bouquet of cut flowers. What better day than this to start a new tradition for those whose hearts beat as one?

They were hot after about 2 minutes.I decided to use my internet skills and learn what I could about buckwheat, so I sat down at my computer with a cozy draped around my neck and one folded beneath my feet.

A note for when I applied fertlizer, and a reminder to apply more in two weeks? A weather forecast, as I stand in the back forty (feet) of the yard debating turning on the sprinkler?

"" will help you decide whether a potted orange tree is right for your situation.Delicous, nutritious sweet potatoes are another heat loving crop. Garlic mustard 10. Let's count the ways our gardens "heart" us with health and beauty, and then play a game.

Many of these plants are evergreen and bloom year-round in tropical climates. They plant them inand in strategic places in the garden, and then they sit back to view their handiwork.

They celebrate the spotting of each ‘lifer' and have active threads for posting reports of daily bird sightings. We garden for birds and wildlife, choosing plants that will provide food and shelter.

The use of turmeric, as with other spices and herbs, has not been extensively studied relating to chickens or other animals, but all signs seem to point to the successful treatment of inflammation, as well as other various health benefits gained by incorporating...

Of course, I try not to let that happen too often. They know that's where I emerge with the filled feeders. Ever the optimist, I hoped to have enough hummers that there would be territory issues.

Snakes are members of the reptile family, which also includes lizards, turtles, alligators and a few other odds and ends.They are also somewhat closely related to amphibians.These are poikilotherms, or cold-blooded vertebrates, meaning that they have...

Age your hackberry wood one year to get the best it has to give, Dried hackberry logs burn much better than freshly cut or unseasoned wood. Resilient and adaptable, it tolerates wide-ranging soils and urban pollution, and it usually scoffs at wind.

The electrolytes and sugar content in Gatorade that are essential for human hydration are not effective in hydrating plants. These ingredients work together to rehydrate a person after he has expended a lot of energy, usually after performing some form...