I borrowed books, bought books, bought more books. Well, I seem to have bought a nice collection of old garden roses, along with a farmWe rented this place for 22 years before we bought it, and knew that there were roses.
We adorn ourselves with the scent of the rose as easily as we clasp a bracelet around our wrists. Today I have her rose blooming beside the corner of my house. In her front yard she had the loveliest rose bush that had tiny pink blooms and smelled like...
The tree has many good attributes.First, you won't need to clear out grasses or work the land to prepare a site for planting a Norway spruce tree. If you plant the tree with sufficient elbow room, you may not have to lift a finger other than providing...
Given the vast numbers of seeds produced by the tree and the ease with which they grow, Norway maple weed trees in your backyard spread quickly to nearby forests and fields.Though not native to this country, Norway maple trees are currently found in half...
This lovely plant is native to Europe and western Asia, and has become naturalized in some areas of North America. However, in some areas of the United States, it has begun to replace native populations of maples and may be invasive from the northeastern...
Ridge Beam Looking at the roof beam or truss system inside a barn can give you insight as to just how far gone it is. Making the tough decision to tear down an old barn can be a struggle, and unless it actually falls off of its foundation, many old timers...
If you're fond of growing tuberous begonias, enjoying them in the gardens of others, or just viewing their photos, you can thank Begonia boliviensis and two Nineteenth Century plant explorers.
The oldest bonsai trees are more than 500 years old. The older the tree, the larger the base of the trunk and the more impressive the root structure. Older trees typically have horizontal branches.Remove an old branch, and count the rings on the branch.
Cut the lowest rung of branches on the tree to force more height.For a 6- to 7-year-old Norway spruce, remove three rungs of lower branches to reveal a foot of the trunk. For young trees, follow branch tips back until you find two branches growing to...
The tree prefers full sun and soil that drains well. Pat down firmly to eliminate air pockets.Water until the soil is moist 6 to 8 inches deep. The weeping Norway spruce (Picea abies f.
The expansion of the bud, the following spring, leaves a noticeable scar. Flower buds will form during the summer and fall in preparation for spring blooms.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Stems that develop...
We used these for cakes, all winter long. Or make shapes with the warm chocolate on a piece of aluminium foil, let them cool for a minute, then pour the chocolate over the cake and stick the shapes into the chocolate.TIP : Same cake can be made with rum...
—Maya Angelou If you're not farming in the way that makes you happy, it's time to make a plan for change. Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
Another name that caught my attention a few years back is Fairies' Thimbles. It is also called simply Bellflower, but there are many flowers referred to as bellflowers by gardeners.
On paper, there aren't enough hours in the day to make this happen—they all work full-time jobs and have full-time lives on top of their diligent work—yet the work gets done and they always have smiles on their faces.
Special Considerations/Notes: The Old English Game is a lively, flighty and noisy chicken breed that does not tolerate confinement. The Old English Game chicken breed comes in a variety of colors and is most commonly used in show.
You can add as much as you have—a foot, a few inches or none at all. The simplest way is to dump soil right on top of your base material. However, unless you are building your huegel on top of a particularly pernicious grass, such as Bermuda, this step...
It's not even what I'm used to as a Yankee transplant, despite growing up in northeastern Ohio and going to college in Cleveland's Lake Erie Snowbelt. Eventually, the ice, snow and chill will all recede, and the mild temperatures and widespread green...
Higher potencies sometimes trigger “aggravations,” when it seems like the patient is getting worse instead of better. Because the same remedies in the same doses apply to the same conditions in humans and all other animals of all ages and sizes, do-it-yourselfers...
If pets have access to garden areas where winterberry is grown, consider removing branches that put fruit at their mouth level. Animals that show symptoms of winterberry poisoning should be seen by their veterinarian.
I currently live in a second-floor apartment that doesn't get direct sunlight, so my chicken-keeping and gardening endeavors are on an indefinite hold, but that doesn't stop me from playing through scenarios in my mind where I wake up in the morning and...
I nodded my head as he spoke because I have routinely thumbed through his catalog looking at the many varieties and yearned to grow more of them here in Ohio. Here in Ohio, I harvest Angelica archangelica in the fall to make use of the root, though some...
They commonly kept a space called a parlor as their "best" room, used for entertaining guests and displaying family heirlooms and treasures. Kentia palm prefers some direct light from a window; the more light it receives, the more fronds it produces.Just...
Its hanging clusters of fragrant flowers, which unlike N. Sylvestris are tender perennials that are winter hardy to zone 10; with protection they may successfully overwinter even farther north.
With a few more in the bag, all your friends can be treated to a generous package of seeds for their gardens. If it becomes necessary, treat with a mild pesticide such as pyrethrin or insecticidal soap.After plants are up and growing, add mulch to retain...
The building material was at hand and money was provided by the dynasty of the Montfort dukes and the wealthy noble people between years 1100 and 1400 for the largest buildings. This means that Christian missionaries who came to convert Brittan tribes...
Consider using one of the Styrofoam balls covered with globe amaranth blossoms as a Christmas tree ornament. Add them to the butterfly and pollinator garden. Insects and diseases are rarely problems, but mildew may attack in very humid conditions.
