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Likewise, reinforcement is needed for any buttonholes in thin fabric to keep buttons from pulling off through the fabric. Kids can embellish an apron for the special gardeners in their lives with the myriad of craft resources available, like finger paints,...

Just as your tropical houseplants cannot be taken outside in cooler weather, some outside plants will need winter dormancy and will not survive the warm dry air indoors.Some Mediterranean herbs make perfect miniature plantings: creeping thymes can act...

The longer the gourd has to grow, the larger, stronger, and stiffer the sponge pulp becomes when dried. NARC, LIBIRD, IPGRI. Gourds have been utilized by man for more than 10,000 years, making them one of the earliest domesticated plants.Luffa gourds...

I've always been a big fan ofmy produce. That cannot be good. Some of the forums are subscriber only, but the information available, and the friendships that can be formed are well worth the price.

Our counterparts inand many other friendly nations also took part in the effort. There is hope that people will once again take the advice of the World War Two War Department and plant a garden to feed themselves and their families.

Community barbeques are not an uncommon event in the garden.By the way the Goodwill Garden is organic, Integrated Pest Management is practiced. From that point on it's the resident's responsibility to maintain their plots throughout the summer.

This Saturday feature will spotlight projects gardeners can create for inexpensive garden art and gifts. This little water garden is perfect for a patio or deck and since it isn't permanent, is a good choice for apartment dwellers or renters.Large water-tight...

They have the seeds, plants and most importantly the knowledge they have brought from their native land. I estimate the garden is about 2 acres in size are divided in plots that are about 20X10 feet in size.

The classes have been full since they began in 2005.There are over 50 community gardens in the Detroit Metropolitan area raising organic foods. This left behind many homes which fell into disrepair and eventually had to be torn down.

Use 2 by 4s or railroad ties. That is an example of Koko.There is one last thing you can add to your zen garden if you find a bit more green pleasing and calming. Very basically, the word "zen" means to meditate, to observe or to see.

I used to have a plot in this garden; I liked to go over early in the morning and work from dawn until 7:30-8 a.m. It was peaceful and I have had red-tailed hawks land on a fence post inches from where I was working a watch me for several minutes.This...

If it will hold soil and you like how it looks, go for it. I just couldn't bring myself to throw it out.Then, one day it hit me. You may be surprised at the beauty you can create. We've all used the normal containers for plants.

So far, I've just ignored it.10. My pruners invariably get dull and rusty. (It's a lot cheaper too!)7. The result: more died.Maybe I'm not fit to grow orchids, I don't know. So it looks like the "beer fridge" in our garage is about to expand its usefulness.

It is important to leave space for new plants to expand, or you'll end up with an overcrowded container that will need a make-over earlier than it should.A gentle spray of water settles the potting mix and cleans the plants.

You can use the entire length or cut it to fit your own situation. Cukes can take up a lot of space in the garden, and I find that growing them vertically in a milk crate saves space and produce a bumper crop.

Small touches in the home garden often make the difference between a nice garden and a garden with real character, never lacking at MoBot.This palm is striking against the geometric patterns of the Climatron.

The basics of the structure are that the cattle panels are rigid, strong, but flex just enough to lend themselves to be used in this fashion. We dumped a ton of river rock for a path in the middle of the inside and installed a watering system for the...

The components can be set flush with the ground for easy yard maintenance, or created with small structures and plantings, or embedded in sand and stone-filled beds. Sun clocks, or sundials, can be found all over the world.

I could even buy vegetable plants and nobody would have to know.I spend a lot of time in the garden as it is, so how will I get all this additional work done? The pots from the patio are clean and stored in the garage.

If you keep the bulk of your garden art in the flower beds, you are most likely okay.If you still have more plants than art, see above. Likewise, if you are in the area and people stop, thinking you have a yard art store, you have way too much garden...

These feature displays of both, many of which are grown in the Cantigny greenhouse, which is not usually open to the public.The Octagon Garden is a secluded paved area enclosed by hedges, with geometric flower beds that featurein the spring, annuals from...

Why are quotations so popular? You can access additional quotes I've arranged them in categories, with each category representing some basic aspect of gardening.Questions? By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.--Ralph Waldo Emerson...

Please scroll down to the form below. The term "no-wa-wa", perhaps a tad cutesy, originated several decades ago in a contest by Steve Gander, a local Iowa boy, who grew up to become one of the top rodeo event promoters in the U.S.

That doesn't stop the birds from singing and the grass from greening, or me from putting it all into words. Late in the season, I begin to feel a part of it all, down to the very small.: "March 1" "Equinox" "April Fool's Song" "Spring Ahead" "A thousand...

Exclusion of women, however, was the rule rather than the exception in monasteries of the time.As word of Fiacre's miracle spread, people began flocking to him for food, healing and wisdom.

Take your time, stop occasionally and breathe in the fresh clean air, enjoy the feeling of the sun's warmth on your face. Don't be afraid to take a finger and ruffle in the soil around old stems, searching for a new shoot half an inch down.

It was an experiment, but it worked and we ate a few tomatoes and sweet and hot peppers from our garden. My neighbour taught me how to cover the potatoes with dirt after they started to grow, but forgot to tell me that I should have pinched off the blooms,...