epub, pdf |eng | 2013-03-31 | Author:Howard Garrett

TULIP TREE Deciduous—Sun Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Whitewood Ht. 70’ Spread 40’ Liriodendron tulipifera Spacing 30’–40’ (lir-ee-oh-DEN-dron too-li-PIF-err-uh) HABIT: Straight trunk, smooth bark, leaves shaped like tulips, yellow fall color. ...

epub |eng | 2019-01-28 | Author:Tara Austen Weaver

MODIFIED CENTRAL LEADER USED ON STANDARD-SIZE TREES CENTRAL LEADER CUT BACK YEARLY TO KEEP TREE SHORTER If you have a good scaffolding branch but its angle to the trunk is ...

epub |eng | | Author:William Cullina & Dorothy E. Freeman, Ph.D. & Barbara Hill Freeman

ABOVE Touches of whimsey are a hallmark of this garden, which was designed by nationally acclaimed landscape architect Herb Schaal of Colorado. For the entrance to the vegetable garden, for ...

azw3 |eng | 2018-09-17 | Author:C. Leo Hitchcock & Arthur Cronquist

epub |eng | 2015-07-05 | Author:Lyndon Penner

THE INUKSHUK You have probably seen these person-shaped rock cairns before; they have their origins in Inuit culture and are known as Inukshuk. They are becoming more popular in gardens, ...

epub |eng | 2019-02-04 | Author:Douglas Kent

OUTBUILDINGS Garden and tool sheds, well houses, woodsheds, and storage shacks are structures on a landscape that increase its amount of fuel. Like a house, an outbuilding can be designed ...

epub, azw3 |eng | 2018-10-29 | Author:Shelf, Ken [Shelf, Ken]

Special Features: The sap of the thick leaves of this aloe is a great treatment for burns and light abrasions, making it a popular houseplant among parents. Care Instructions: Outdoors ...

epub |eng | 2013-06-24 | Author:Katie Elzer-Peters

CHAPTER 8 VEGETABLE & HERB GARDENING The fact that homegrown tomatoes taste better than store-bought tomatoes is not only a cliché—it’s true. Why? Because when you can pick your produce ...

epub |eng | 2008-06-24 | Author:Carol W. Hall & Norman E. Hall

Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ LONICERA NITIDA ‘BAGGESEN’S GOLD’ (BAGGESEN’S GOLD BOX HONEYSUCKLE) Origin: Sport of species native to China Hardiness zones: 7 to 9 Size: 3 ft. (0.9 m) high ...

epub |eng | 2013-09-02 | Author:Bill Terry

The distance from the gate to the front door is only about fifty metres. But the journey crosses continents and spans cultures. Robert opened the gate and a veil was ...

epub |eng | 2011-03-07 | Author:Linda Gilkeson

Manual or Automatic Vents? If someone is around to open manual vents every day — without fail — you can get away with manually operated vents. But, if they aren’t ...

epub |eng | 2012-10-29 | Author:Ann Lovejoy [Lovejoy, Ann]

NEEM OIL Extracted from the nuts of the neem tree, neem oil concentrates contain azadirachtin and related compounds (liminoids) that have many uses. In India, neem oil is added to ...

epub |eng | 2013-12-16 | Author:Marty Wingate [Wingate, Marty]

Dianthus ‘Bath’s Pink’ Dianthus (carnation, cheddar pink, pink) Caryophyllaceae Small, hardy, often fragrant; cushiony growth and needlelike evergreen foliage. Flowers often fringed, sometimes double. Easy to hybridize—sometimes does it on ...

epub |eng | 2019-05-04 | Author:Marie Iannotti

MAKING LEAF MOLD Leaf mold is a wonderful soil amendment—and trees give you the leaves for free. Leaf mold is simply leafy compost that’s created when leaves decompose into a ...

epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Randi Minetor

Nest: In a tree cavity the pair excavates Call: High, nasal, single note: pee-ow; a rapid rattling wikka-wikka-wikka when confronted States: All Hot spots: Sapsuckers may be found in any ...