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Three Aralias for your indoor gardens
And they share a similar habit, tending to stay narrow and upright. According to thisfrom the Missouri Botanical Garden, the dinnerplate aralia is not safe to have around pets and children.
California
El Segundo
Yes, Joyce, there is a Money Tree (Pachira)
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.
California
El Segundo
Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
It will take a bit of practice to make the resulting opening exactly the size that you want it, but you can take a piece of rope and tie everything together at the bottom and check to see if it fits before finishing.When you get everything the way that...
California
El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
Short stems of bamboo sell for a dollar or so. Is your Spider plant perpetually spindly? Longer stems, and curled and curved stems, cost more because of longer production time. Curled and curved stems lead to other graceful design possibilities, such...
California
El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
I tuck a few seeds in 2 ½" x 3 ½" brown coin envelopes. After a time, the cage was interwoven with circle after circle of grapevine. They are ideal for an outdoor display when decorated with simple white twinkle lights and topped with a decorative bow.
California
El Segundo
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
I read a little farther, and there were reports of using the pillows for aching necks or shoulders, chills caused by fevers, and to soothe the aching tummies of little ones.The two that June had made for me were of a soft, stretchy, tube-like fabric,...
California
El Segundo
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
So I agreed, and went back to planting my birthday batch of, and he went off to wrangle with the salesman at the store.He came home with a little beauty whose operations had me baffled.
California
El Segundo
Sweet Solution for Garden Hot Peppers
The natural color is just as appealing with the pepper bits suspended in the glistening jelly.The recipe for making hot pepper jelly is simple, and as with all home canning - to be food safe - familiarize yourself with the USDA guidelines for canning...
California
El Segundo
What Are Stomata: Stoma Plant Pores And How They Work
Stomata are some of the more important attributes a plant can have. It is a careful balance to keep stoma open enough to harvest carbon dioxide but closed enough that the plant doesn't dry out.Stomata in plants essentially play a similar role to our respiration...
Ohio
Willoughby
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
It's much too well-designed to discard.Our friends were truly amazed when they visited and were able to see the hummingbirds feeding or resting right at the window. Then you simply unscrew the top, wash the top and bottom, refill and reassemble.
California
El Segundo
Party Favors From the Heart: African Violets and Handmade Containers
While monogrammed napkins and bubbles are nice, they didn't really speak to me or about me. Sticking to my thrifty roots, I started in the places I knew best: the "save me" shelf at big box stores, my wonderful Dave's Garden friends, and my knowledge...
California
El Segundo
Gardening Gifts A to Z
Bagged fertilizer containing mycorrhizae is relatively new to the marketplace and would likely impress your gardener. Easy on, durable, wash with a hose--what's not to love? Some are sensible, some are sorta silly; there's just got to be one item in the...
California
El Segundo
Diana\'s Anise Biscotti
Fennel seeds are double the size of anise seeds, but anise seeds have a much stronger flavor. Our family's favorite recipe for Sicilian anise toast cookies, Biscotti all'Anice, uses fresh fennel or anise seeds from our garden, which add a special flavor...
California
El Segundo
What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
We dream of discovering blue tulips when the rest of the world dreams of winning the lottery. How many took my advice, printed the article, and left it laying around for loved ones to see?
California
El Segundo
Containers and Baskets - A Primer on Seasonal Color Design
Consider how big each plant will get in a season at planting time and avoid overcrowding.Additional concerns should be the preferred conditions for each plant in the grouping. Annuals have shorter root zones than perennials and trees and shrubs need a...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
They are generally very inexpensive and often a friend or neighbor will simply hand you a few 'chicks' if asked. These plant profiles will feature time-tested seeds and plants that are easy to grow, but produce a great show.
California
El Segundo
Gifts from and for Gardeners: How to Make a Discharge Printed Vest
By being creative, and using your imagination, you can use discharge prints in many different situations. It makes no difference if it's cotton or polyester, or a blend. You can then place your flowers and leaves on the fabric in a pleasing pattern.
California
El Segundo
Handmade decorative paper with added flowers, seeds, leaves
One sheet goes a long way. I made my own deckles out of 1- by 2-inch wood. This is a wonderful project for kids and makes great gifts. Uncoated wood works just as well, but it tends to warp as it soaks up water after several uses.Meanwhile, prepare the...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
Powdery mildew is a fungus that thrives in damp, humid conditions, so keeping the leaves dry with good air circulation is the best prevention. Zinnia seeds are cheap and they come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors.They are one of the easiest...
California
El Segundo
Clay Critters for Plant Pots: A great kid craft for inside days
Antennae are optional, but I thought my ladybug needed them, so I rolled a couple of tiny clay snakes and stuck them into little holes I made with my toothpick. It wouldn't hurt to put down an old plastic tablecloth, although I usually work directly on...
California
El Segundo
Just add water, Paperwhites bring a hint of spring
Expect blooms in roughly three weeks from "planting."When giving forced paperwhite as a gift, I'd recommend one of the following options:Plant the bulbs and begin watering two weeks before giving.
California
El Segundo
A Fruit-Tree Pruning Primer
A major cut from which a tree will need to recuperate, this type is used only when necessary rather than routinely. The first couple of years is key in establishing proper structure, and fruit trees should be pruned annually to maintain shape and production.
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Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
All the other images, including the thumbnail are of un-named seedlings. Originally, yellow, orange and red were the only colors available and the flowers all had a similar shape. Regardless of your garden style, there is a perfect daylily for your landscape.From...
California
El Segundo
Soil Porosity Information – Learn What Makes Soil Porous
So what makes soil porous? So how can we create healthy porous soil if we find ourselves with clay-like or? These more sizeable voids can increase the rate at which water and nutrients permeate the soil.While the small micro-pores of clay soil can retain...
Ohio
Willoughby
Pasture Primer: A Look at Pasture Plants
Most legume species also have an association with root-borne bacteria (called rhizobia) that are capable of fixing nitrogen from the atmosphere and capturing it in the soil. “One of the frustrations I find today is that I get emails from all over the...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Homemade Reduced Sugar Grape Jelly
There on a shelf sat Pomona's Universal Pectin. Liquid pectin does work, but I was leery to use it because of its sodium benzoate content - a controversial food additive. Hand-picking fresh fruit right from your own backyard is a definite treat.
California
El Segundo
Beginner\'s Guide to Making Jam or Jelly
We reduced the sugar by just a cup or so. And, if you have more fruit or juice than the recipe calls for, make several batches, rather than doubling or tripling to make one huge batch.
California
El Segundo