If you’ve finally had it up to here with grass, primarily the repetitive mowing, weeding, watering and feeding routines, then you’re in luck. You don’t have to look far for some attractive and less labor-intensive alternatives.
Consider the merits of replacing or at least downsizing your lawn with clover, moss, ground covers, rocks, water features, succulents [...]
The view from the kitchen window includes all varieties of blooming beauties on these late-spring days.
Why not add the petals of some of those flowers to the dishes you are cooking?
The petals of pot marigolds, or calendula, are recommended for salads, as are chive blossoms, rose petals and dandelions.
The bright yellow dandelion you remember from [...]
Q: Can you recommend some cut flowers that I can take from my garden that will stay fresh for a long time in a vase? I like to bring flowers to my husband’s gravesite and it seems the lilacs and rhododendrons that I bring wilt in just a day or two.
– T. S., Kirkland
M.B.: First, [...]
Despite the ongoing drought and lack of spring rains, wildflowers are abundant along some riparian areas of Yavapai County.
One of the most easily accessible areas to view a variety of wildflowers right now is the Page Springs area, especially along the trails at the Page Springs Fish Hatchery in the Verde Valley.
The yellow flowers of [...]
I have always had an aversion to spraying pesticides, herbicides, or anything ending with “-cides,” partly out of laziness, partly out of ignorance, but largely out of fear. There was also the example of my mother’s garden, flourishing and feeding us without chemical help.
When I planted the white Rosa Rugosa “Sir Thomas Lipton” in 1996 [...]
Home Trends | Decoration | Gardening © 2009 - 2010 All Rights Reserved. Using WordPress Engine
Entries and Comments.
Design by Nurudin Jauhari
;)
;)
;)
;)
;)