QUEEN - Garden Guide
The 411 On Honeybee Reproductive Swarming - What Is It? And What To Do
Bees Are ImportantWhen honeybees collect nectar from flowers, they are also providing an important service to agriculture. Honeybees have hairs on their bodies, which pollen grains adhere to when the bee lands on a flower. At...
Insects and Animals and Your Lawn
This is perhaps the part about lawn care that causes people to become ill or at least very upset. But lets face it, the lawn is the great outdoors after all and there will be many creatures that occupy it. The number of...
Ant Farms
Ant farms are man made artificial ant colonies used as a dwelling for ants.An ants organized social world, with divisions of labor has always fascinated man. Ant farms are built either as a hobby by interested individuals and...
Garden Plants That Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies
There is nothing more wonderful than relaxing in your guarded and watching the jeweled flight of humming birds and butterflies as they go about their business in your garden. But if you don't frequently see hummingbirds and...
Tulips and Their Role in Different Cultures
Tulips have been, and are still, being admired by people in many different regions and cultures. Wild Tulips are found in Europe, Africa and Asia. Their native area stretches from southern Europe to northern Africa, and...
Palm Trees Suitable For Containers Used Outside And Inside Your Home Or Office
Dioon (Gum) Palm Tree - Dioon spinulosumGiant Dioon is technically a cycad of pre-historical origin, and the Dioon palm tree can grow up to 1 ½ ft. in diameter with a Dioon trunk growing twelve feet tall. The bright waxy-green...
Antique Garden Furniture
Garden furniture is a must to adorn and decorate the garden to enhance the look of the house. They are used for sitting, resting, and decorative purposes. They are of various types and are made of metal or wood combinations....
The Most Popular Roses
When most think of flowers the image that comes to mind is that of a rose. A rose can be used to express any kind of emotion. It can indicate love or it can denote sadness. It can bring a peace of mind or it can excite the...
How To Create A Butterfly Garden
Creating a butterfly garden is a little different from the standard flower garden, but that does not mean you need to be without any favorite flowers or fragrances. Many butterfly attractants are just as attractive to humans as...
Australian Orchids
There are over 30,000 species of orchids making it the largest family and the plant world. These fabulous flowering plants are known for their gorgeous flowers that come in all colors. Although they can grow in many places,...
How To Get Rid Of Ants
Ants belong to the group of insects the same as the wasps and bees. There are sterile female workers and productive males (drones) and females (queens). Ants colonies are sometimes thought to be super organisms because the...
Fire Ants
Fire ants are considered a notorious pest and can sometimes be life threatening. Two main species of fire ants, namely black imported solenopsis rchteri gorel and red ants solenopsis invicta buren are responsible for causing...
A Guide to Growing Palm Trees
Palm trees are popular in gardens all over the world. Some species are considered fast growing. These grow faster than many other species. In fast growing trees, the trunk quickly becomes tall. This may be important if you want...
Growing Flowers for Fun or Profit
As the micro eco-farming movement continues, flower carts from mini flower farms: backyard to half an acre, are springing up on small town street corners and near busy urban coffee shops. U-pick flower patches and honor-system...
Unlocking The Secrets To The White Rose
As we well know, a rose is a rose is a rose. But certainly, even among roses there is a hierarchy, or at least an ordering. Each variety has its own beauty; each color has its own meaning. The two most prominent colors are...
Things to Know When Buying Palm Trees
Palm trees arent just for tropical gardens anymore. If youre interested in growing them, there are a few things to think about, including their location, the climate in which they grow best and what type youd like to...
Flowering Trees - How to Make Your Garden Shady and Beautiful at the Same Time
The most important components in a landscape are probably trees. Their prominent shape and size gives the necessary depth to any garden or lawn. Such a large and tall plant can be impossible to ignore in any scenery and they...
History Of The Cherry Tree
There are only a few instances in the ancient historical record concerning cherry trees. This absence in the record perhaps resulted in the fragile nature and perishability of the fruit, unlike the fruit from the apple tree....
Arbors In English Tudor Gardens
Every Tudor garden contained one or more arbors. One type had a square-topped roof, while the other type was arched. Both were constructed of willows or osiers. Fragrant rosemary, jasmine, and roses of various sorts, especially...
Gardens of New Zealand
When I was a teenager in school my hero was Captain James Cook, the British sea captain who made three voyages of circumnavigation around the world, before being killed by cannibals in the Hawaiian Islands, which he discovered....