Tomentosa is similar, but with less curvaceous thorns and yellow flowers.Both plants are valued for their medicinal bark, which is stripped from vines eight years of age or older. But they are the sort of plants which snag your attention!
I just want to know, why does it seem so much colder? 11, 2011!But, you may say (as did I), I thought the earth was getting warmer! Whether you believe humankind has a role or you believe it's a natural temperature cycle, statistics for the last century...
Sometimes, the act of caring for another living thing, even a plant, can have positive effects on people. Therapeutic horticulture—gardening as therapy—has been shown to give patients with clinical depression existential purpose , aka a meaning to...
I made it through, yet I understand how some people don't. But we need to care for our own mental health as well. Just make sure you take care of yourself while you're taking care of your crops, animals and loved ones.
‘Persimmon' is another staple in my garden, and ‘Cosmonaut Volkov' is as well. I'm lucky to have a small urban farm nearby ( Garden Dreams Urban Farm and Nursery ) that sells about 100 varieties of heirloom tomato seedlings, so I don't have to start...
It's the lemon that helps it stay beautiful. I like the warm (but not hot) ingredients, which wilt the greens just a little and accentuate the flavors they contribute. Greens with eggs and cream, cheese, breadcrumbs, herbs and a little ham make gratins,...
Unfortunately, a popular cable network seems to have missed the point. “The Lorax” is a great movie with a beautiful message—one we can apply to our native medicinals. A recent L.A. Times article lamented the illegal harvesting that takes place...
Thought to heal burns, scalds, corns, calluses, warts, ringworm, shingles, insect stings, eye problems, and earache. Discorides (30 - 90 D) also advised the use of the extract for expulsion of intestinal worms and flukes.
With that photo came an idea for my broken garden furniture.I dragged my furniture up the hill of my back yard and placed it beneath the now weeping maple tree. It is lovely, too, with a mood just rightThere is a forum on Dave's Garden devoted to creating...
And I made one final trip to a favorite local nursery this morning. Well, with my son now in school, I'm back to the garden. I seem to get enough basil in the summer that by winter's arrival, I'm OK to see it off the plate for a few months.
While I'm not a country girl by upbringing, maybe my daughter will be. I'm not a country girl by upbringing. My childhood home, which my parents still live in, backed up to a wooded hillside with a run-off stream that pooled in a hole under a large tree...
And now, after seeing so many comments and questions about 'cacti' that actually aren't really cacti on theand the cactus and succulent forum, I thought I'd write a short article about plants that look like cacti, but aren't.The ‘typical' cactus is...
Now if we had continued to use the recipes of our ancestors, and had not stepped a foot into the avenues of a store bought, mass produced, sweet cardboard flavored, jellybeaned fruitcake, we would all be happy to serve it to our family and friends.
The Recession Hit Us—Hard! Many gardens and urban farms have started as ways to help connect people with healthy food and jobs. UF News: So You Garden? Gardens across the country intentionally raise food for purposes such as donating to hunger programs...
Dayneutral strawberry plants continuously bloom and set fruit throughout the summer and fall. The seeds dotting the berries' exterior are actually the fruit of the flower -- the ripened ovaries.
As a poet, she left behind much wisdom we can apply to our day-to-day lives, but today, as I was reading about her life and thumbing through her insightful words, this quote stuck out at me: “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking...
Fertilizing the grass does more than just give it good color; it also helps to grow in thicker and healthier. We would all like to have that first prize-winning lawn, but it is not always easy to achieve.
Now you can forward this to the naysayers around you, and drive the point home further. They're creating jobs for women and underserved groups. Nearly a fifth of the world's food come from city farms, and more than 800 million people are growing […]
Stop filling to allow room for a soil covering over the waste before planting your plant or seeds. Who hasn't heard of greens and browns, turning the pile, getting it cooking?Yes, "compost happens" but it usually happens slowly unless you engineer it.True...
Examples include:Garden designs that provide food may also be very attractive:- planted on top of a building to conserve energy and natural resources- a project that draws townspeople together with Nature- supported by water soluble minerals and artificial...
During one of the years with a massive seed output, you may find little maple trees growing in every conceivable corner of your yard and garden! They put down roots surprisingly quickly, so be sure to pull them as soon as you find them.
When I think about the most influential people in my life, they vary quite drastically in personality—some seem to have boundless energy while others approach each day with easy, pensive strides—but each has one characteristic that I completely admire:...
The German word, meaning “mound culture,” is usually pronounced “hoo-gull culture” in English-speaking gardening circles. If you don't have appropriate materials on site, get creative.
Spot the Symptoms [Infographic] 5 Ways to Make Coop-Cleaning Easier About the Author: Deb Buehler is a professional writer who lives in Indianapolis, Ind., with her husband, two dogs and four hens.
(As was the imminent discovery that my car's driver's side door was frozen solid—it finally thawed Thursday morning, making for some interesting car entries in the early part of the week.) I begrudgingly scraped my car out of the ice and climbed in...
Even conventional pharmacies and general stores dispensed homeopathic medicines. Now that you know what homeopathy is all about, come back next week so I can show you how we use homeopathic remedies on our farm.
A 1/3 cup of bleach in 3 cups of water will keep tools clean for cutting and other garden chores.The second cutting method is more drastic but still allows the plant to continue growing.
