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Three Aralias for your indoor gardens
These are plants for the intermediate gardener who wants to give the plant some thoughtful attention.With an eye to good care, many people are quite pleased with their aralia houseplants.The "ming" name may be a vague reference to the Asian origin of...
California
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...
California
El Segundo
Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
Do each of the other sides the same way, being careful to make sure they are even.When the three sides are complete, we will now connect them to hold your planter. You can tie them with short pieces of rope, rubber band them or simply clothespin them.
California
El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
The stems are typically "planted" in a decorative ceramic pot or glass vase with rocks or marbles in place of soil. Short stems of bamboo sell for a dollar or so. As long as the roots are in water, the sky is the limit on arrangement.
California
El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
These homemade seed envelopes are then tied onto the tree with small red ribbons. After the holidays are over, I simply slip a large garbage bag over the tree to keep it from collecting dust.
California
El Segundo
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
I'd never heard of them, but I took them to my microwave, and heated them as her directions said to do. I was warm from my nose to my toes for the first time in months, and I had only been reading for just a few minutes.
California
El Segundo
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
After reading comments from other, I passed by those cheap roses without regret. This week, while walking the aforementioned dog, I cut tree twigs and took them in my van. I can't believe the quality I get from this little device, especially in coping...
California
El Segundo
Sweet Solution for Garden Hot Peppers
We use citric acid instead of vinegar, which imparts an undesirable taste.Homemade pepper jelly makes a tasty topping for everyday meals like fish, pork or chicken. Pulse until finely minced but not pureed.Add the minced peppers, juice, sugar and citric...
California
El Segundo
What Are Stomata: Stoma Plant Pores And How They Work
It is converted by solar energy into sugar which fuels the plant's growth. This process is called transpiration and enhances nutrient uptake, cools the plant and ultimately allows carbon dioxide entry.Under microscopic conditions, a stoma (a single stomata)...
Ohio
Willoughby
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
On July 21st, we were relaxing in our pool and saw our first hummer, feeding from the fuchsia. This is now my second year and the funny little birds will go around the house to my patio door, hover and look in if the feeders go dry.
California
El Segundo
Cucumbers and Big Wasps
I had a big lump on my arm for a week, but I won't hold that against these guys. They seem like the same wasps we had in Las Vegas, but they are actually the European Hornet, Vespa crabro , which has been introduced to the U.S., mostly on the eastern...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Causes For Bitter Potato Skins: Learn About Green Skin On A Potato
The green skin on potatoes comes from chlorophyll pigmentation. Green potato skin may be caused when a potato is stored on the kitchen counter or window sill, or even when the potato is grown too close to the soil surface, hence the recommendation toin...
Ohio
Willoughby
Party Favors From the Heart: African Violets and Handmade Containers
The following is a short tale of my journey to matrimonial insanity and back. I would move stacks and stacks of pots to the solitary glaze room and dip them each in different glaze buckets for hours.
California
El Segundo
Gardening Gifts A to Z
Bagged fertilizer containing mycorrhizae is relatively new to the marketplace and would likely impress your gardener. Some even zip on or off at the knee for personal temperature control.
California
El Segundo
Diana\'s Anise Biscotti
For this recipe, you don't have to use seeds at all, but they sure enhance the texture and flavor.iscotti is a treat your family will love and is very rewarding to make. You can also cut them on a diagonal, which makes the cookies larger.
California
El Segundo
What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
We gardeners know what we want, but on gift-giving holidays, what do we usually get? The plaques may be made of wood or cross-stitched, and they're usually lovely. Nowhere is the misunderstanding more prevalent than in the gift exchange.
California
El Segundo
Containers and Baskets - A Primer on Seasonal Color Design
Succulents such as sedum and agave will produce full exposure beauty that lasts and lasts. One of the easiest ways to use combinations of plants is to start with an impressive, larger specimen.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
Great for new gardeners, lazy gardeners and busy gardeners. These plant profiles will feature time-tested seeds and plants that are easy to grow, but produce a great show. This plant is an excellent choice for all.
California
El Segundo
Gifts from and for Gardeners: How to Make a Discharge Printed Vest
Use your own judgement about how long to leave it. Now is the time of year that for many people, thoughts turn to gift giving. By being creative, and using your imagination, you can use discharge prints in many different situations.
California
El Segundo
Handmade decorative paper with added flowers, seeds, leaves
You could add ferns, rose petals, evergreen tips, colorful fall leaves, northern sea oats, long thin bamboo leaves, or whatever captures your fancy! You can also add colored construction paper, or fabric dye to the pulp for color.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
Work the ground to about 6" deep after danger of frost has passed, removing rocks, grass and weeds. Zinnias are cheerful summer annuals that our grandmothers loved. The little plants should shoot up quickly and to make a bushier display, pinch out the...
California
El Segundo
Clay Critters for Plant Pots: A great kid craft for inside days
When it's hardened, just glue it to a wooden skewer or a chopstick for a great pot sticker ornament.are going to take this one step further and make a decoration to hang on the side of a plant pot.Press or roll green clay into a flattened pancake , at...
California
El Segundo
Just add water, Paperwhites bring a hint of spring
The container size is up to you; do plant bulbs closely and with all the bulbs at the same level. I'm lucky to be near a huge local nursery where I can pick my paperwhites, for about a dollar each, from hundreds in a bushel basket.allow you to choose...
California
El Segundo
A Fruit-Tree Pruning Primer
Thinning Cuts These cuts are made to remove an entire branch. Assess overall structure. Virginia Tech recommends full-strength Listerine and rubbing alcohol at 70-, 91- or 99-percent concentration, but advises against using Pine Sol or bleach, as these...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Ligularia - Big, Bold and Beautiful!
If large imposing perennials are your thing, then you must grow Ligularia. For the back of the border, they are second to none! As long as they have steady access to soil moisture, Ligularia will provide you with the ultimate plant for Big, Bold and Beautiful!
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
A daylily fan is a self-contained little plant that multiplies via underground roots or stolens. They come in a wide range of shapes and colors and are hardy in a huge climate range.
California
El Segundo
Thick Tomato Skins: What Causes Tough Tomato Skin
It is the thick skin on the tomatoes that makes them less likely toWhen tomato plants have too little water, they can develop tomato fruit with thick skins. One of the ways a tomato plant conserves water is by growing tomatoes with thicker skins.
Ohio
Willoughby