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- Sun Exposure - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldEven though the three basic sun exposures are full sun, part sun and shade, the last one comes in so many variations, all with their own little quirks, that it deserves a full chapter all to itself. Full sun exposure means eight hours or more of direct sunlight a day, without any large elements ...
Views: 664 - Love Story - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldPeople ask gardeners all the time why they waste so much time and effort on a pursuit that at any scale smaller than a farm yields so little benefit? Green thumbs may be blindsided by the question, shrug their shoulders and keep on with the activity they were engaged in, for how can one quantify ...
Views: 637 - How to Update Your Outdoor Kitchen - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2016 from Lora DavisIf you are a fan of outdoor living as and when the weather permits, there are all chances that have an outdoor kitchen; this is one of the best ways to utilize outdoor living spaces and having an extra place to hold your parties and host friends and family when they come visiting during summer. ...
Views: 730 - Goldenrod, a medicinal? - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldI always thought of goldenrod as a dyer's plant and was surprised to learn that it has medicinal properties. Its Latin name, Solidago, literally means "to make whole", and puts goldenrod squarely in the wound healing category. It has other medicinal properties, too, mostly related to improving ...
Views: 631 - The Advantages Of Using AODD Pumps In Hungary - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2016 from Jerome JulianWhy Are AODD Pumps So Popular In Hungary? Air-operated double diaphragm pumps (AODD) were first introduced to the market over six decades ago, they have since evolved significantly to become one of the most popular, and commonly used pumps. Most pump dealers, including Grundfos pumps dealers in ...
Views: 645 - Selecting The Most Suitable Speed Operation Is Crucial For Saving Energy In Hungary When Using A Pump - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2016 from Jerome JulianDifferent Methods Of Speed Operation For Water Pumps Choosing the most suitable method of operation for water pumps is the key to keeping energy costs under control, and for extending the life of the pump for as long as possible. When it comes to Grundfos pumps, there are several different ...
Views: 587 - What to Do with Herbs - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldGetting from the aromatic plant in the garden to the home made health or beauty product involves a couple of preliminary steps - preserving the herbs for long term storage and transferring their active ingredients into a medium easy to work with, usually oil. Drying is the most common way to ...
Views: 619 - Yarrow - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldA resilient weed, native to the northern hemisphere, yarrow grows wild in open fields and along the sides of the roads, and had only recently gained the privilege to be cultivated in flower gardens. Don't judge this humble herb to be ordinary, Achillea millefolium is a well documented medicinal ...
Views: 594 - The 3 Common Reasons to Hire Gardening Professionals - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2016 from Ron SpencerA garden is something that most of us maintain by choice. It not only adds up to the charm and appeal to the house but also allows us to pursue a hobby. Taking care of the garden with gardening services in Brighton to avoid overgrowth of the grass or weed, maintaining the flower beds and keeping ...
Views: 2046(1 vote) - 6 Common Accidents While Cutting Trees - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2016 from Ron SpencerTrees require a lot of tree trimming services along with pruning and maintenance work for its proper growth. When a tree gets diseased or dies, it must be cut down in order to avoid any adverse incidents to human beings and nearby structures. That is why it is best left to the professionals who ...
Views: 2267(1 vote) - Harvesting Rain Water - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldHarvesting the rain doesn’t stop at installing rain barrels, it involves the entire garden and its principal goal is to keep the water from running off the plot onto paved areas, only to eventually end up in the storm drains. Careful planning can create places for the rain water to slow down ...
Views: 594 - Country Garden Favorites - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldThe country garden relies on scent just as much as it does on color and texture. Gertrude Jekyll popularized this garden design, praising the care free style of cottage perennials. Old country favorites don't always enjoy the extraordinary blooms worthy of flower shows, but they each have ...
Views: 655 - How to Save Money by Repairing Your Own Power Tools - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2016 from TheLast HeartIf you would like to undertake some DIY in your home you can get power tools that you will use in your various projects. Black and Decker power tools are of the highest quality but you will find that as time goes by, your tools may wear out or they may need minor adjustments so that they can ...
Views: 1202 - Magic Beans - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldIf I knew how much I would enjoy purple beans, I would only have planted those to begin with. Besides being an attractive feature in the garden, they taste better and are not stringy at all, which is a blessing. Of course the purple color turns green in the pot, but that's beside the ...
Views: 719 - Yarrow - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldA resilient weed, native to the Northern Hemisphere, yarrow grows wild in open fields and along the sides of the roads, and had only recently acquired the privilege of being cultivated in flower gardens. Don't judge this humble herb to be ordinary, Achillea millefolium is a well documented ...
Views: 639 - Achenes, capsules, pods and pomes - by Submitted on May 24, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldHere is next year's garden, well, at least part of it, anyway. The seeds will go into labeled little bags and wait for spring. The peppercorn look-alikes are four o'clock seeds, the tiny grains spilling from capsules belong to nicotiana, the red fruit is a "Hansa" rose hip and the rest is a ...
Views: 677 - Gardening: Healthy Garden, Healthy Self - by Submitted on May 20, 2016 from Evan Borneman(can also be viewed with graphics at https://isolatorfitness.com/blog/gardening-healthy-garden-healthy-self/) Healthy living doesn’t just mean spending a few hours at the gym every week and watching what you eat. Living a healthy lifestyle is about incorporating healthy behaviors into every ...
Views: 1087 - What to Do with Basil - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldToday was one of those rainy summer days when lighting is diminished and one derives a sense of well being from hearing the rolling boom of the far away thunder as rain raps heavily on the roof. I had picked herbs before the rain started, large bunches of herbs, opal basil and bee balm and ...
Views: 636 - The Benefits of Getting Professional Lawn Care Service Today - by Submitted on May 10, 2016 from Andy DeanAs a homeowner, you must know that your lawn can help you to completely recuperate the investment made on it. Truly speaking, specialists say that you can even double it. A research actually revealed that the individuals who have put resources into landscaping alongside other lawn services can ...
Views: 850 - Tree Removal and Caring For Mature Trees - by Submitted on May 05, 2016 from Lora DavisIt is an open secret that trees can improve the general appearance of any property; they also seem to get better in terms of landscape as they continue to age. However, there many trees that never get the chance to reach the level of maturity and even among those that do, there is vulnerability ...
Views: 638 - Attar of roses - by Submitted on May 02, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldImagine an open field of roses extending as far as the eyes can see, an eighty mile long garden. Hundreds of thousands of bushels of rose petals get picked, boiled and distilled, and re-distilled, and purified, until out of one thousand pounds of petals five ounces of precious attar of roses are ...
Views: 783 - Pampas Grass - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldI honestly can't warm up to this plant; I appreciate its warm and golden chenille panaches at the beginning of fall but loathe its unbelievably depressing wet hay appearance in spring. It looks pretty for exactly three days, right before the velvety seed heads open, and then it turns into fluff ...
Views: 649 - Medicinal foods - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldStinging nettles are quite amazing plants, full of qualities both medicinal and nutritional, but who cares when their blistering touch burns like judgment and brings you to tears? Setting aside the fact that in the old days people allowed themselves to be whipped with nettles as a folk remedy ...
Views: 664 - Anise hyssop - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldI was walking through the plant nursery trying to decide what to add to the fall garden when a giant blue hyssop literally grabbed on to my sleeve. Its lavender flowers soaked the surroundings in a wildly intoxicating aroma of anise and licorice as I brushed against them, reminding me why hyssop ...
Views: 785 - Reasons To Consider Stump Grinding - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2016 from Lora DavisBefore you decide to call a tree service Buda, TX specialist to get rid of that dead tree in your yard, you will need to make a decision on whether the tree specialist will also get rid of the stump. You may be having a hard time deciding whether it is prudent to spend more money on stump ...
Views: 666 - How to grow a wildflower meadow - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldSo, you have your heart set on creating a wildflower meadow and those packages of mixed seeds beckon you from the stands, irresistibly. You picture wild flowers and the thought of perpetual, zero maintenance beauty springs to mind. Wild flower meadows are not low maintenance, at least not for ...
Views: 794 - Morning glory - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldI plant morning glory every year. Always in the same spot, always the same variety – Heavenly Blue. I forget about it after I plant it, it is slow to start in spring and its foliage gets lost in the jumble when the mid-summer growth takes over the flower beds. Come August, its growth ...
Views: 696 - Opal basil - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldSpeaking of purple plant pigments, the ones in opal basil are responsible for turning aromatic vinegar a beautiful shade of rose, I always look forward to preparing some during the summer. For all of us who enjoy this lovely herb it will come as a shock that the Greeks believed it to be ...
Views: 646 - What To Consider When Hiring A Tree Service Company - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2016 from Lora DavisIf there is a tree on your property that needs to be trimmed or even cut down completely, you don’t want to try any do-it-yourself gimmicks; it is always wise to use tree service Round Rock, TX companies. If you have never looked for tree service companies before there are a few factors that you ...
Views: 600 - Pumpkin, the big round fruit - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldMost suburban dwellers don't have the space and the sun exposure required to grow pumpkins, the big round fruit has a sprawling growth habit and an unruly disposition that doesn't endear it to its tamer vegetable companions. If you still want to grow pumpkins, here is how: pumpkins ...
Views: 667 - Growing tuberoses - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldAah, the queen of fragrance, Polianthes tuberosa, a joy to gardeners and perfumers alike, probably the most fragrant flower ever. Its heady perfume is sultry and intense, a single flower stem can saturate a room with fragrance. Tuberosa is a hot climate bulb, and much like show chrysanthemums ...
Views: 713 - Hepatica - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldHepatica has been considered a medicinal plant in the past, but this is one of the cases where scientific reasoning needs to override lore: the plant belongs to the Ranunculaceae family, just like the buttercup, and contains the same toxic compounds, albeit in much smaller doses. Hepatica is ...
Views: 779 - Kitchen garden marigolds - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldIsn't this beautiful? Few annuals are easier to grow than marigolds, a quality that makes them so ubiquitous one tends to overlook their genuine charm. All a marigold needs is sunshine, everything else it will do for itself. Of course, because I planted mine in the vegetable patch, they were ...
Views: 729 - What You Need To Know About Outdoor Kitchens - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2016 from Lora DavisAn outdoor kitchen is an area in the backyard or the common area of your home that can be outfitted with all equipment that is necessary so you can easily make your meals in the outdoor living spaces. Your outdoor kitchen contractor will generally include a grill, a sink, a bar, a wood-fired ...
Views: 752 - Bugleweed - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldAjuga reptans, bugleweed, is a fail proof groundcover for any sun exposure or soil type. I started with its Latin name because I always thought it sounded more patrician and better suited to this plants' sophistication. I love bugleweed, it is a versatile plant which helped me bring back to ...
Views: 736 - Catmint - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldI got catmint for its pleasant scent, a blend of peppermint and pennyroyal, and its pale lavender flowers, a very refreshing sight on hot summer afternoons. It is one of the coveted perennials that bloom at the end of summer and it requires very little in terms of care. This mint cousin ...
Views: 764 - Betony - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldDid you know that betony was thought to chase away vengeful ghosts, evil enchantments and bad dreams? I'm not acquainted with its alleged magical properties or even the real medicinal ones (apparently it was a prized healing herb in the ancient herbal medicine collection, supposed to provide ...
Views: 720 - Perennial ground covers - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldI can't figure out the precise point when a fast spreading plant becomes a ground cover. Some, like ivy, periwinkle and the beautiful blue flowering plumbago, are quite obvious, others, like lily of the valley and sweet violets, take you by surprise, starting with a shy little clump in spring ...
Views: 688 - Reasons for hiring professional tree service - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2016 from Lora DavisHiring a tree service Buda, TX is the best way to ensure that the trees in your lawn are well taken care of; tree service experts are specialists that work to ensure that all your trees remain free from diseases but apart from that, they will also make sure that overgrowth is also prevented ...
Views: 733 - Perennial garden challenges - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2016 from Francis RosenfeldThe most important characteristic of perennial flower beds is tough soil. Their residents, once established, don't take kindly to being disturbed, and as much as you try to dig around their roots, the dirt tends to get much harder than it would in an annual border. This is both a good thing, ...
Views: 669 - Solomon's Seal - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2015 from Francis RosenfeldI am absolutely fascinated by this plant. I don't know what it is about it, its name, its relative scarcity, the unusual way the blossoms are aligned along the stems, unlike any flower I've ever seen. I waited a long time to get it, hesitating over mail-in orders and proper planting times, ...
Views: 693 - Growing peppercorns - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2015 from Francis RosenfeldYou look at this modest spice and find it hard to believe than all through Antiquity and the Middle Ages it was more valuable than gold. Pepper was the first of the exotic spices to reach the Mediterranean Basin and the search for it opened up travelling routes that became legendary and fired ...
Views: 832 - What to Consider When Choosing Tree Specialist - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2015 from Lora DavisIf you have any trees in your yard you will definitely want to deal with top tree service specialists so they can professionally take care of your trees. The need for tree service is quite crucial especially if you have a few trees in your yard or during those times when there is a dead or dying ...
Views: 642 - A divine tree that fulfills wishes - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2015 from Francis RosenfeldI once wondered through a park under a shady canopy of green leaves, heavy with flowers and sweet fruit and flocks of colorful singing birds seeking shelter in the glossy foliage. The park extended for an entire city block and its tree branches reached sixty feet up in the air. Twisted trunks ...
Views: 769 - Working with annuals - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2015 from Francis RosenfeldCreating themes with annuals is almost like painting, you can create infinite variations of color, contrasting and analogous harmonies, focal points and diffusion hues. The rules are the same as those of basic color theory, with the difference that the components of your art piece are alive. ...
Views: 730 - Lemon Verbena - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2015 from Francis RosenfeldWhether you grow lemon verbena as a medicinal or an aromatic plant, it gets plenty of uses, from flavoring fish and fruit salads, as a replacement or in addition to lemon zest, to pleasant calming brews. For those who love to exercise, it is particularly effective in reducing muscle and joint ...
Views: 782 - Tips on Choosing Tree Removal Service - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2015 from Lora DavisTree removal is not such an easy task even though most people will assume that it is; this is mainly because of the many important factors that must be considered before the task is done. Trees are a truly great natural resource that has vast benefits to the environment and somehow they actually ...
Views: 767 - Growing hellebores - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2015 from Francis RosenfeldYou don't know how spoiled you are as a gardener until you grow a hellebore. Up here in the northern states we are not used to seeing flowers in January, maybe some evergreen foliage under a somber sky. Most of the trees are gray and leafless and the usual sights of the garden are tired dried ...
Views: 751 - A love story - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2015 from Francis RosenfeldPeople ask gardeners all the time why they waste so much time and effort on an activity that at any scale smaller than a farm yields so little benefit? Green thumbs may be blindsided by the question, shrug their shoulders and keep on with the activity they were engaged in, for how can one ...
Views: 768 - Meadow treasures - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2015 from Francis RosenfeldSpeaking of wonders of the plant world, how amazing is it that a Pennsylvania Smartweed, a plant that only thrives in boggy sites, decided to pick the drought summer of them all to beautify my garden. Graceful and delicate, it keeps good company to the broad leaved nicotiana that undoubtedly ...
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