US Flag History
For nearly 230 years, the American flag has been the symbol of the nations strength and unity and freedom; it is frequently called the stars and stripes or old glory.The American flag has been a source of pride and...
History Of The Jujube Tree
Chinese poets spoke about the wonderful jujube in 600 BC. The fruit of the jujube has been used in ancient Chinese medicine for many nutritional remedies for 2500 years. Jujubes were used by Gerard in Europe as a medicinal herb...
Low Maintenance Gardening Does Not Mean Boring Gardening
Low maintenance gardens need not look like the bare type, not many plants, lots of rocks, paving, gravel etc. You can have a beautiful garden following a few principles. Choice of plants, type of plants, garden layout,...
Sowing Seeds
Temperatures are still too cold for setting out spring plants in Virginia, but spring is here and the nursery staff is busy. Seeds need to be sown, cuttings taken, and plugs planted. The new ellepots are living up to their...
How to Build Fences
A fence can be useful for several things like privacy, weather barrier, and containment for children or just for decoration. Your imagination is the only thing thats limit the design. You can get some good ideas when you are...
Growing Aloes
Aloes are easy going succulent plants that need very little maintenance. When growing your aloes it is good to know what the aloe habitat of that aloe species is and try to imitate that as much as possible. On the other hand,...
Three Essential Tips In Caring For Bamboo
Caring for bamboo is not a tough experience once the plant has become established. It's in the initial stages that some well worn rules need to be followed to ensure your plant survives.Caring For Bamboo PlantsIn recent years,...
About The History Of Trimming And Sculpting Bonsai Trees
About 2000 years ago the first bonsai trees should have been planted already in trays in China. In China people mentions the miniaturised creation of bonsai trees Pensai. Besides, the typical growth forms of the tree vegetation...
Organic Ingredients - Manures
Animal manures are at the top of the list for adding nutrient to the soil in an Organic Garden. Manures are typically from Cattle, Horse and Sheep. Sheep manures are popular due to the small pelletised form but they tend to be...
Composting - Doing it in a Big Way
Three is the magic number for a compost pile, especially in a quick compost system. In order for it to work well it needs to be three feet, three feet wide and three feet long. For most people this translates into a compost bin...
7 Tips on Positioning Your Indoor Pot Plants - From a South African Perspective
There are very few places is a home where pot plants will not grow. It must be remembered, however, that not every position will suit all plants. Indoor plants fall into three somewhat loose categories: those that have low,...
History of Parsley: Parsley in Greek History
Native to Mediterranean, parsley has been cultivated and used in culinary and medicine for thousands of years. In times of Hippocrates (he was born around the year 460 BC on the Greek island of Kos) parsley has been used in...
A Pot of Pastel Colours for Summer
Buck the trend for hot sizzling summer colours and opt for cool pastels instead.Osteospermum
There are lots of little osteospermums in garden centres and nurseries in the summer months of May June and heaps of colour choice....
How To Plant And Care For Geraniums
Geraniums have long been a popular plant for both outdoor and indoor use.The common geranium can be grown in beds or containers and will do well in either. The ivy leafed geranium is a natural for hanging planters. The Regal or...
The Ways to Treat Decking so That it Becomes Weatherproofed
It does not matter whether the climate you live in is hard winters or its temperate, by weatherproofing your decking you make certain that it lasts longer and looks beautiful.By taking a little time to make certain that your...
The Best Way To Easily Build Your Own Storage Shed
You need to know how to build a storage shed the fastest, easiest, and best way don't you? And the most economical way. Are you ready, here is the answer. Get yourself a great, easy to follow and understand set of storage...
Fall Is The Time To Prepare For Winter With Mulching And Pruning
Here it is fall and the garden is ready to snooze. Hold it, there is more work to be completed. Some mulching and some pruning. Those fallen leaves and dying annuals are not for the trash but that organic material is black gold...
Choosing The Right Portable Lawn Sprinkler For Your Lawn
You know that watering your lawn is an important part of lawn care but you have limited time to do it. Other than hiring someone to do it for you, you can set up a portable sprinkler to do the job for you. A portable sprinkler...
Having Fun With Windchimes
There are many different ways you can enjoy windchimes. Most folks think of the most common way of hanging them on the front porch. And to this day that is still the
favorite way to hang and then enjoy your chimes. Of course...
Your Garden - Start With The Basics
What started out of a basic need, many ages ago, developed into what was possibly the first recreational activity known to man, gardening. Today it has many forms, such as a hobby in the form of recreational gardening;...