(They might need a little help holding the cookie cutter still.) Then have them cut the shape out. This week, we decided to make and deliver our annual cookie plates to friends and neighbors.
If the plant fails to flower after a spring pruning, don't worry. Boasting bold red spikes in the summer and fall, the Crimson bottle brush plant (Callistemon citrinus) is perhaps the most well-known bottle brush plant variety.
It has no problem knocking over and chewing up 2- to 3-inch saplings, 8-foot-tall giant ragweed or 2- to 3-foot cedar invading a hillside pasture. Pulling into a field or pasture overgrown with brambles and brush with a hay mower is a recipe for damage.
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) This is a measurement of power for the power takeoff. Ease into the tractor-buying experience by brushing up on this key tractor lingo. Four-wheel Drive (4WD) Vehicles with four-wheel drive allow all four wheels to receive...
It's one of only a handful of water buffalo dairy farms in the United States. “I would lie in bed with every fiber of my body aching, amazed that Craig could even get up in the morning.” By 2012, they were selling out of all the cheese they could...
Somehow that made sense with my seeds. And I thought the yet to be born puppies that my dog Pepper had every year were buried somewhere under the snow, too. I have my garden planned on poster board long before the last snowflake has fallen.The very best...
When it comes to cutting down weeds in small spaces, sometimes a lawn mower is not the right tool for the job. This awkwardly impractical shape for a lawn mower is surrounded by other fields that have to be mowed as well as gardens that are linear and...
If you already have cut down the Bradford tree and the stump has dried, cut a slot in the trunk with a chainsaw until you see fresh wood.Paint the surface of the stump with a brush killer that contains Triclopyr.
In the end I bought a 1.1 hp, 8-amp, 11,000 rpm Bosch 4½-inch angle grinder with a paddle switch. No switches or triggers to disengage. I especially liked comments from professional welders and metal workers who preferred the German-made grinder to similar-sized...
Preheat oven to 400F. Also many Thanks tohttp://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1995/3-17-1995/curr.htmlhttp://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/PlantFinder/plant.asp?code=A274http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/mfruit/gooseberries.htmlhttp://www.coopext.colostate.edu/4dmg/VegFruit/Fruits/josta.htmCombine...
We can now walk out of this ravine and go back to civilization, maybe enjoying a drink by the lagoon before heading home to the garden. A previous article introduced you to a few vines growing on my tiny secluded island and as stated then just meant brushing...
It's formed by inserting overlapping, branched twigs into the ground down the length of a row of peas so that the tendrils have something to grasp and climb. It's nearly pea-planting time! One of my favorite homegrown veggies, peas find a spot in my garden...
The hair coat is usually short but some goats grow fringes on their lower bodies and thighs, while others produce cashmere winter coats. Use: Some of the Spanish goat's colorful regional names suggest one of their primary uses: they're called “brush...
Remove them immediately by handpicking. Although it is more common to see leaves skeletonized once the beetles are on them, there are instances where the leaves simply have holes in them.
When we moved into our current house, I started making lists of trees and shrubs and perennials to plant, keeping the local birds and butterflies in mind. We always kept the birdfeeder full in winter, put out a birdbath, and did other little things to...
All types of spiders weave their webs using silken strands ejected from glands called spinnerets. Uzzi and I licked our lips. Spider webs are still in use by spiders, and cobwebs have been abandoned by them.
Make sure you leave time to let the dough chill before rolling and cutting out the little darlings. The roll-out dough is easy to work with and more robust (as well as a little healthier) than most sugar cookies because of the whole-wheat flour and spices...
The horses, of course, get the worst of it since they are outside all the time. Unlike most horses, mine don't seem to mind the wind. Last weekend, we […] For the past week, these Santa Ana winds have been relentless.
Its furry leaves, sometimes heart-shaped and sometimes lobed, can reach 10 inches in length under ideal conditions.Other nicknames for this plant include indoor linden or house lime -- for its relation to the linden tree -- and African hemp, because it...
As gardeners and lovers of the outdoors, it's a good idea to understand which plants we should take care to avoid--or at least take precautions to handle the specimen carefully. My mother could not hullwithout breaking out into a rash on her hands.
In this season, a tomato salad seemed the obvious accompaniment. Recently, I fooled around and came up with broccoli di rabe pancakes, which turned out great. You could certainly try other cheeses (Blue?
Dead vegetation is wildfire candy, and the number of dead trees has skyrocketed since 2010 thanks to investations of bark beetles prolonged drought on the West coast. It's wildfire season in California, and large-scale fires are ravaging the state, eating...
Our lawn isn't one of those cookie-cutter lawns you find elsewhere on my street and around all around the country. And this year's tulips turned outto be a mauve-y sort of purple, so you just have to blur your eyes a liittle when viewing the whole.But...
Use this easy two-step process to clean an old saw, extending its usable life. Rub the steel wool across the blade in outward strokes that are parallel to the teeth. When rummaging through your tool shed, deciding which tools you should keep or toss,...
I love the colors of the trees as Mother Nature brings out her autumnal paint brush, and the crisp air quickens my footstep. Click on photos to enlarge.Typical South Amana residence with expansive lawn and gardenBrick granary converted to residence, studio,...
It is the shortest of the genus at about 15 inches.can reach 4 feet with umbels of pink or red flowers.Its individual blooms, up to 1 1/2 inches across, seem much more substantial than the spidery ones of the blood lilies.Also more substantial are the...
A paper-plate craft craze is sweeping across Pinterest, and I'm totally on the bandwagon! I always keep paper plates on hand because they are cheap, sturdy and perfect for crafting with the kids.
