Crafts, Hobbies & Home
epub |eng | 2009-03-25 | Author:judywhite

PRONOUNCED en-SIK-lee-ah coke-lee-AH-tah ABBREVIATED Encycl. or E. CORRECTLY KNOWN AS Prosthechea (Psh.) cochleata THE PLANT Compact sympodial epiphyte; chubby oval pseudobulb, two leathery leaves, stem with multiple green-and-black blooms LIGHT ...
( Category: Orchids March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1987-03-25 | Author:Ann Reilly

Winter Care All summer bulbs need to be lifted from the ground and stored over winter as they cannot withstand freezing temperatures. Tuberous begonias are best dug up before the ...
( Category: Bulbs March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1988-03-25 | Author:Ann Reilly

Plants for Cool Climates. African daisy, tuberous begonia, browallia, calendula, clarkia, dianthus, flowering cabbage and kale, forget-me-not, lobelia, monkey flower, pansy, phlox, salpiglossis, snapdragon, stock, sweet peas, wishbone flower. Plants ...
( Category: Annuals March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1991-03-25 | Author:John Lewis & Judy Lewis & John Lewis

P. tomentosum (Mint Geranium) Again, a clear-cut species, known and grown in cultivation for over 300 years. The very strong mint scent and huge velvety leaves make this a favorite ...
( Category: Flowers March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1997-03-25 | Author:Dale Evva Gelfand

California fuchsia These bold succulents with fleshy, sword-shaped leaves and giant flower spikes are highly prized desert hummingbird plants. Plant them in well-drained sandy soil in full sun. Columbine (Aquilegia ...
( Category: Birds March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1990-03-25 | Author:Wendy Potter-Springer

Butterfly garden, summer. Getting Started If you are going to plant butterfly flowers in an existing garden, you’ll simply be adding to the flowers you already have. But if you ...
( Category: Butterflies March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1999-03-25 | Author:Shelby Clark

Coreopsis (Coreopsis spp.) This is a large genus with profuse, yellow, daisylike flowers that attract seed eaters and insects. Pink tickseed (C. rosea), how-ever, has masses of delicate pink-purple flowers ...
( Category: Sports & Outdoors March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1997-03-25 | Author:C. L. Fornari

Mulching Materials Bark and wood. Shredded or chopped wood and bark are probably the most common forms of mulch. Trees and branches are put through shredders and the chips are ...
( Category: Soil March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2012-01-10 | Author:Carpenter, Novella & Rosenthal, Willow [Carpenter, Novella]

GLEANING & GATHERING WILD FOODS Gleaning, an old practice recommended in the Bible, is simply harvesting leftover or neglected fruits and vegetables from farm fields. Gleaning can happen in grape ...
( Category: Urban March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2011-03-15 | Author:Warren, Spring [Warren, Spring]

Recipe Figs and Goat Cheese What better way to enjoy figs (pollinated by wasps) than with goat cheese, honey (made by bees), wrapped in prosciutto, and broiled . . . ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2008-03-25 | Author:Barbara Pleasant & DEBORAH L. MARTIN

PERFECT MATCH Raspberries Raspberries are packed with healthful antioxidants, and they taste great, too. Most summer-bearing red raspberries (Rubus idaeus) propagate themselves by seed, by tip rooting of long branches, ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2011-03-25 | Author:Marie Iannotti

* * * ‘Long Red Florence’ offers much to recommend it, including the fact that you can grow a lot of them in a small space. These spindle-shaped onions are ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-05-23 | Author:Julie Turner [Turner, Julie]

Home-made oil spray. Add 500ml of vegetable oil to 250ml of pure liquid soap to a bowl. Mix together in a blender and then store in a jar. Dilute 1 ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1999-03-25 | Author:Charles Siegchrist

lespedeza Red clover. This perennial prefers the cooler temperatures of northern states. Sow in early spring. This crop is exceptionally fast to decay and thus of more immediate benefit to ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2013-04-01 | Author:Loren Nancarrow [Nancarrow, Loren]

Sending the annoying visitor packing What would the fly swatter business be without flies? Who hasn’t run for the swatter when the sound of a buzzing fly is just too ...
( Category: Organic March 26,2014 )