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The Start Of The Southern Vegetables

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:21:48 -0600

Frost is in the air in the Middle and Upper South. This is the time to think seriously about planting the hundreds of different kinds of shrubs, trees and fruits, for after the middle of November these plants make their appearance in seed and garden

Great Last Minute Urban Gardener’s Holiday Gifts

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:03:42 -0600

It’s the Holidaze, and you may have waited till the bitter end as I have. For your garden and green-loving friends and family who may be short on space, here are some cool last minute gifts that I love either for their utility, design, wit, or

NATURE WALLPAPERS - DEW DROPS

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:49:13 -0600

Jolly Holly

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:39 -0600

The tiger lily -- one of Minnesota's finest wildflowers

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:52:26 -0600

A Pseudo Mushroom?

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:59:11 -0600

Back in early November we took a family hike around the Karst Creek Trail in Strathcona Provincial Park. At the end of the trail we found a number of dried up, old “mushrooms.” At least that’s what we thought they were initially. Ho

My First Basil Plant … Died

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:41:03 -0600

. My 1st Basil Plant, originally uploaded by Theresa111. I don’t understand what happened. I got this plant the day before Thanksgiving and in three weeks it was deader than a doornail. I am so sorry!

Hibiscus

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:32:00 -0600

Hurricane in Larnaka?

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:53:42 -0600

Yesterday, it was drizzling a little in the afternoon. But we've had so much rain recently that I thought nothing of it. Tim - who got back to Cyprus on Tuesday evening, for a couple of weeks - was out with some of the youth group, and arrived home

Lucky Bamboo, I Has It

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:35:17 -0600

55 stalks, to be precise.

Mellow Yellow Monday #47

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:19:54 -0600

This little African Violet is sitting on my window sill, in a little yellow pot. It's blooming like crazy right now which is nice to see because I've had it for about a year and this is the first time it's had flowers since I bought it. Not sure wh

Paphiopedilum Flowers (Very Interesting)!

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:51:30 -0600

I've now finished three (Landfill Design, Business for Engineers, Structural Dynamics) of my five exams with another one today (Risk Analysis). This course is really heavy into statistics. Stats is one thing I always seem to have trouble

A Green Christmas Starts with Unique Christmas Gifts

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:37:19 -0600

Online Eco-friendly gifts company tree2mydoor.com is urging Brits to follow the European trend this Christmas and go even greener.The surge in online Christmas gifts buying has kicked in early, tree2mydoor has found that consumers are a lot more gree

IRIS FLOWERS

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:16:53 -0600

Iris Flowers Iris flowers are available in a wide range of flower colors, including pink, blue, orange/red, yellow, and purple. They bloom in spring and early summer, with some varieties re-blooming later in the summer. This second flower display is

Cymbidium Blooms

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:29:00 -0600

GBBD: Green Shoots for December

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:25:00 -0600

Click to enlarge picture if needed. From left to right and top to bottom: 1. Potted Violas 2. Clematis 'Elsa Spath' 3. Rosmarinus officinalis 4. Rosa 'The Fairy' rosehips 5. Clematis 'Freckles' 6. Shivering Anthemis tinctora 'E. C. Buxton' 7. Cyclam

Which Herbs And Plants Are Easiest To Grow For Someone That Is Not Familiar With Gardening?

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:42:18 -0600

I live in New Orleans, Louisiana and have been wanting to grow my own herbs and small plants. I don’t have experience in gardening whatsoever and I’d like to know what I should start off with and what plants/herbs are good for this clima

green, prickly, and out of control

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:18:32 -0600

so yes…i’ve chosen this euphorbia (one of the many varieties) to symbolize my day… so, we had an….encounter with some native wildlife on our third walk of the day. it was late. cody bear and pickles and i were just returni

Fern

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:16:41 -0600

A closer look at the fern.

Rhizome

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:11:33 -0600

Rhizome from a Portuguese fern snakes its way up the tree.

Rhizome

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:10:19 -0600

The Portuguese lace fern with its rhizome in the background.

Agitated petals III

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:01 -0600

Can You Use Garlic Salt On Plants?

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:18:09 -0600

I’m trying to grow organic tomatoes and lettuce, they are starting to bud, but I’ve noticed some very tiny bugs crawling in the dirt (possibly mites?), I found a recipe online to make a pepper/garlic spray that will make the bugs stay awa

FACT: in the US a tomato is legally a vegetable for tax reasons

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:10:26 -0600

It wasn’t all that long ago that we learned tomatoes (along with peppers, cucumbers, and anything else with seeds) are really a fruit, however that is not true in a United States court of law. In 1883 the US Supreme Court passed a law that cla

More Phaenopsis Blooms

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:27:00 -0600

gardening in the desert

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:11:00 -0600

I just looked at www.weather.com and discovered that my city averages only 1/2 an inch of precipitation in May, and even less than that in June - September.There is a drought in my area and even tap water can be expensive. I am going to need to find

Can all the Worlds Problems Really Be Solved with a Garden?

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:07:17 -0600

Have you seen this video? I have now watched it and a couple others in the same vein about 50 times as I am preparing an article for Landscape Middle East on the subject of ‘greening the desert’. I am curious what you think? I am le

Why Fake Orchids Are A Better Choice Than Real Orchids

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:05:39 -0600

If you ask 100 people which flower is the most beautiful, 90 of them will probably answer the orchid. But if you ask them, if they have one in their home, most of them will say no. The reason is that it is a very difficult flower to take care of. The

Holiday Decorating - Lots of Plants!

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:06:00 -0600

WillOaks Farm -- As a Christmas Card!I already mentioned that I'm not decorating this year, in the sense of dragging out the boxes of "stuff" and the artificial tree...BUT that doesn't mean there's not a sense of the holiday season around here from a

Celebrating Navidad with Giant Noche Buenas

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:58:45 -0600

by Ron Mader Christmas is a joyous holiday in Mexico celebrated from December 12 to January 6 (Puente Guadalupe-Reyes). Personally, I love the giant noche buenas, poinsettias or Euphorbia pulcherrima.