The Adirondacks are crisscrossed by 12 New York State Scenic Byways, providing easy access to glorious views by car or by foot. How about viewing the fall splendor from above it all on a hot air balloon ride?Best show of fall colors in the Lake George...
This made purple cloth very expensive and it was worn only by kings, nobles, and priests. The temple of Solomon was decorated with purple cloth. The name comes from the mallow flower, which is the same color.
Even cool zones can use these types of plants in pots but they may need to be moved indoors when freezing temperatures are consistent. Learn how to build exceptional container gardens with your own personal style and flair.
You need between 3 and 5 pounds of boneless pork, cut into cubes, along with 3 ounces of achiote paste, 3 seeded habeneros, and a cup of mixed orange and lemon juice.Grind the spices together in a spice grinder and transfer to a blender.
Maybe you have tendencies that way yourself.The inside of my little house was painted with a similar effect to a plant collector's garden, one room at a time, with the cheap "oops" paint they have at the big home centers.
I came home with no money and a dead battery on my camera, but happy that I had a grand tour of the wonderful fall show from the supermarket. I'm happy I was careful because otherwise I would have lost some good vegetables for which I worked very hard...
Or maybe not even blue at all! It's your garden, make it your own beautiful retreat.A person could even paint a bench or an arbor a nice color other than red to really make the space POP.
But don't be put off using it. The wonderful gardenerin his garden at Great Dixter happily placed bright pink with sulphur yellow if he liked the result. Also consider the orange-flowered honeysuckles likeRoses have few true oranges, but there are some...
In this incarnation, yellow is suddenly a FALL color, not a spring, summer, happy or sunny one. In March, when the firstblooms burst forth from what used to look like dead sticks, it is indeed exciting, for a minute.
The one glaze I was trying to mix was the perfectglaze. (I think my dream pot was a little bigger than my talent.) Nor did I ever find the right recipe for any one of my favorite colors ofNow I'm older, much older.
The foliage is made more complex by a grayish/blue dusky sheen. A lanky ground cover with succulent leaves, it is very commonly grown in warmer climates (zones 8a-11), either purposely planted or springing up on its own.
I happened to mention to my friend Amy that I was considering a black garden but thought I needed an accent. I was on a roll when again I mentioned this idea to another friend, Betty.
Perhaps the most novel use of lavender as a flavoring occurs among the French.They are known to graze lambs in fields of lavender, so that their meat will be tender and fragrant.If you'd like to pursue the use of lavender as a flavoring in recipes, a...
Red may not be the most visible color, but there is something about red that seems to say, "Hey, pay attention! This is important!"However, red is not always so serious. It may not be the most common color, but you can find red just about anywhere, from...
Or at least until November, when I can no longer sit comfortably for hours in a cold stadium.One nice thing about cold weather, though, is that it's time to turn up the oven! Without agony! Because the heat of summer is gone.
Let this theme flow throughout your garden and you're sure to get loads of compliments!When planting your vines pick a trellis that is sturdy and won't detract from the gorgeous colors you have worked so hard to create.
In acolor scheme, for instance, you could mix plants like:Yellow and orange are also common shades for color blocking in the garden. The problem with adding too many bright plants is that it can quickly turn from “eye catching” to “eyesore,” as...
Just as with a painting, the foreground, middle ground and background must all work harmoniously with each other. Split complements tend to look more disjointed unless executed with a special attention to nuance.Warm color schemes consist of colors of...
Invariably after a couple of days of this, the teachers would make us empty our pockets as we lined up to come inside. There are many different varieties of maple trees, numbering around 150 species, and all but one of those are native to the northern...
To grow bushy plants, it is important to pinch back the seedlings when they are young. Warning: Heliotrope is poisonous to pets and grazing animals. It grows best in climates with cool nights.
Presumably, a sucking insect could take up the piece of DNA from one chimeric cell and transmit it in meristem cells on another non-variegated plant. Why is the coloration so often irregular on leaves like these?
Propagation is easy from seeds. Some are grown primarily for the pods while others are grown for the edible tuberous roots.The value of the hyacinth bean as a crop is worth exploring in areas of the world where food shortages exist.
Keep soil evenly moist, but avoid waterlogged or poorly drained soil, which may cause leaves to turn yellow. Some varieties even have purple or white stripes and patches on the dark green leaves.
All greencan be snipped off and planted as new all green plants.Occasionally, when spider plant is turning green, it can be an indication of a serious problem. If your spider plant is losing its green color, it is not able to absorb enough energy from...
Dyed mulches can be very aesthetically pleasing and make landscape plants and beds stand out, but not all dyed mulches are safe or healthy for plants. Although the landscape company with which I work for carries many different types of rock and mulches...
I have some contradictory feelings about this season; part of me hates it for getting so cold and rainy and grey, but the other part loves it because of its colors...oh, sometimes the view shows such colors, like in a painting!
An Ancient Art The origins of humans using color go as far back as human history. Color speaks to the brain in a way unlike any other form of communication. The clothing fibers used for dyeing have an equal history: The use of wool and linen dates back...
