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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
Macrame hangers are an expensive accessory if you have to purchase them retail. Trim the short tails next to the coil so that do not show.The next task is to divide your cords up into groups of four.
California
El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
Planters with many stems are proportionally more expensive. Leaves are a medium green (possibly with white stripe) and roots are white or orange. A chill (anything much below 65 degrees F) is more imminently fatal to these tropical natives than dim lighting.
California
El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
A garden angel added just the right touch to the top of the tree.Special ornaments that I make each year are packets of seeds collected from my garden. Amiable Spouse planted it years ago, and it provides all of the vines that I can use when I prune it...
California
El Segundo
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
Just heat in microwave for no longer than two minutes. Of course if you make a small pillow, it would need to be of a size that would fit in your microwave. The advice kept rolling in, and I tried them all.
California
El Segundo
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
It would complement my Dave's Garden Journal, while letting me takes notes right in the yard or garden. I saved myself a few dollars in initial cost, more in doomed remedies, and lots of gardener angst and disappointment over yet more rose failure.
California
El Segundo
Hummers at your window - a great gift idea!
The bottle feeder went on another pole at the other end of the house. All the feeders were used, but, selfishly, I wanted them at the window feeder. I got the 12 ounce model. They're inexpensive and so much fun! A hummingbird window feeder.
California
El Segundo
Party Favors From the Heart: African Violets and Handmade Containers
Often times I could find AV's in not-too-bad-a-shape for just a dollar. Sometimes friends would sit at the wheel next to me and contribute a pot to my cause and chat with me. I would move stacks and stacks of pots to the solitary glaze room and dip them...
California
El Segundo
Gardening Gifts A to Z
Give it and stand back!adds splash to a deck or backyard water feature without the hassle of a power cord. For the strictly organic plant lover, buy a seaweed or fish based soluble fertilizer.
California
El Segundo
Diana\'s Anise Biscotti
A large batch can be made, which makes a welcomed gift for family and friends for any occasion, especially during holidays.y Mama's recollections of family, Italian foods, culture and traditions have lured me to bake Italian specialties.
California
El Segundo
What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
Those who did are allowed to gloat for the rest of this writing.I know what the rest of you got. If you've been gardening a few years, you probably have plenty and you got another one this year.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
This little succulent is native to the dry slopes of southern European mountain ranges like the Alps and has been a familiar house-hold plant for over a thousand years. To transplant, simply detach one of the runners with a 'chick' at the end and pin...
California
El Segundo
Gifts from and for Gardeners: How to Make a Discharge Printed Vest
I speak from personal experience.I test my garment with a drop of bleach in a hidden area before I get started. Don't be alarmed if an orange color comes out in the water. 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
(Ink runs on most handmade paper.) This also helps your decorative material press into the wet pulp. To the pulp mixture in the tub, OR these can be sprinkled quickly to the deckle as you bring it up from the water BEFORE you add the top screen that's...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
Gardeners that plant to attract colorful winged visitors won't be disappointed with zinnias. The kids can make bouquets for parents, teachers, grandparents and neighbors, since cutting the flowers only prompts the plant to produce more.
California
El Segundo
Clay Critters for Plant Pots: A great kid craft for inside days
Tiny balls of green clay can be flattened onto either side of her head for eyes, and a teeny rolled snake of red clay will give her a mouth.You can either gently press the head directly onto the front of the body, or you can put another smaller ball of...
California
El Segundo
Just add water, Paperwhites bring a hint of spring
Leaves will grow first, soon followed by flowers. Here are the instructions to include:Instructions to include with paperwhite narcissus kitEnjoy fresh flowers on your windowsill! Pour the enclosed stone into the vase and place all the bulbs on it in...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
(just don't spray pesticides nearby) For a new gardener just starting out, or an experienced gardener who likes low maintenance, daylilies are an excellent choice.There is a form and color that suits just about any garden style and the tough-as-nails...
California
El Segundo
A Quick & Easy Harvest Apron
You can buy it under various names, in small pre-cut sheets; in narrow 1/2-inch strips on a roll (like tape) for mending seams and hems or on bolts sold by the yard like fabric.Buttonholes can be made by using the fusible web to sandwich layers of fabric...
California
El Segundo
Sweet Solution for Garden Hot Peppers
They come in many varieties and grow easily from seed. Cut away seeds and stems, saving some of the seedsPlace pepper pieces into a blender or food processor. Reduce heat to a simmer until you are ready, keeping the lid on to avoid evaporationWash peppers.
California
El Segundo
Witch Hazel
Considered a shrub or small tree, witch hazel's crooked branches are covered in smooth, gray bark and witch hazel's arresting, yellow flowers appear in the fall or winter – the bloom time depends on the species you choose.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Ornamental Oreganos - For Butterflies, for Bees, for Beauty...But Not for You!
A beautiful addition to the herb or ornamental gardens and perfect for cutting. Ornamental oregano?s are long flowering, have interesting shaped leaves and some have colorful or textured foliage ?
California
El Segundo
Tips For Caring For Saguaro Cactus
The freezing point is one of the most important considerations of where do Saguaro cactus grow. The Saguaro cactus blossoms only open at night and close in the day, which means they are pollinated by moths, bats and other nocturnal creatures..
Ohio
Willoughby
Tips For Caring For Dogwood Trees
For care of flowering dogwood trees, regular watering once a week to a depth of 6 inches should suffice. As long as they have been planted in the proper conditions and location, the overall care of flowering dogwoods is minimal.
Ohio
Willoughby
Tips For Growing Amaranth For Food
Just like other, the smaller the leaf, the more tender it is, but larger leaves have a more developed flavor.If you would like to harvest the amaranth grain, allow the plant to go to flower.
Ohio
Willoughby
Recycling for Birds - Food for Thought
Then take a walk in the neighborhood to see where your items wind up! Skip the dryer lint, though; it's not good for them.Pet hair from sweeping the floor or brushing your petSnakes shedding their skin in your garden?
California
El Segundo
Tips For Caring For A ZZ Plant
This plant makes an ideal plant for a window-less office or bathroom where it will only receive small amounts ofWhile ZZ plants can take direct light, you may see some scalding on the leaves if it is left in direct light.
Ohio
Willoughby