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Robomower Winter Care and Feeding
By Kerry Clabaugh · 17 years ago
After another season of mowing you’ve put your Robomower robotic lawn mower in the garage for the winter. No need to worry about it until spring, right? Wrong! That could cost you a pretty penny! ...
History Of The Loquat
By Patrick Malcolm · 17 years ago
Loquats, ‘Eriobotrya japonica,’ are documented to have been grown in Japan around 1100 AD. Some botanists have suggested that the first plantings of the loquat trees may have come from China originally and later were ...
Palm Trees For Sale
By Kevin Stith · 17 years ago
More than a thousand varieties of palms are found in the United States, and all these are available in the market as seedlings, potted plants or fully grown trees that can be directly transplanted to ...
Wrought Iron Garden Benches
By Jennifer Bailey · 17 years ago
Wrought iron is a material that refers to both a type of metal and also to a process of formation of the metal. It is actually a variety of iron which has additives that make ...
Leaf Blowers
By Ken Marlborough · 17 years ago
Leaf blowers were first manufactured in Japan during the 1970s, and made their debut in the Untied States towards the end of the decade. The annual sales by 1990, reached an estimated 800,000 in the ...
Waterfall Ponds
By Elizabeth Morgan · 17 years ago
When a waterfall is built outdoors, the best thing to increase its appeal is to have a pond at its base. The pond may be large or small, depending on the space the landscape provides, ...
Waterfall Gardens
By Elizabeth Morgan · 17 years ago
Waterfall gardens are gardens built around natural or artificially built waterfalls. They are generally located far from the hustle and bustle of urban life. They are designed to be abundant in natural beauty and tranquility. ...
Grow Great Tomatoes Using Container Gardening Methods
By Joe Stewart · 17 years ago
CONTAINER TOMATO GARDENING Tomatoes can be grown easily in container gardens.
Here's how:
USE LARGE CONTAINERS Tomatoes are large plants when they mature. For this reason, your container size should be at least 12 – ...
Hibiscus Plants
By Kent Pinkerton · 17 years ago
Hibiscus, the fascinating flowering tropical plant, had its origin in Asia. It has spread to several parts of the world and is among the most popular garden plants. Hibiscus are also grown for landscaping and ...
Pool Waterfalls
By Elizabeth Morgan · 17 years ago
A large number of swimming pools now have waterfalls on their edges in order to increase their visual appeal. The waterfalls are constructed so that their water falls into the swimming pool, thus creating a ...
History Of The Mayhaw
By Patrick Malcolm · 17 years ago
Very little information can be found in the historical docket on the native American fruit, the mayhaw, ‘Crataegus aestivalis.’ This is true because of several factors, one being the size of the mayhaw and the ...
History Of The Pawpaw Tree
By Patrick Malcolm · 17 years ago
Pawpaw trees were discovered in 1541 by the Spanish explorer, Hernando Desoto, on an excursion into the Mississippi Valley, and he sent samples of this plant back to Europe.
William Bartram in 1776 stated in ...
Espalier - The Art and Science of Training Your Tree
By Matt Adler · 17 years ago
What is an "espalier" you may be asking yourself. The term espalier has changed over the years. Originally it defined a trellis, or a frame, to which a tree was to be tied. It presently ...
Wedding Flowers
By Eddie Tobey · 17 years ago
Flowers were brought into weddings to represent new life, never-ending love, purity and fertility. The groom wears a flower that appears in the bridal bouquet, to signify his declaration of love. Bouquets traditionally consisted of ...
History Of Olive Trees
By Patrick Malcolm · 17 years ago
Olive trees, ‘Olea europaea,’ are the oldest fruit trees and certainly are one of the most important fruit trees in history. Olive tree culture has been closely connected to the rise and fall of Mediterranean ...
History Of Oak Trees, Quercus Sp.
By Patrick Malcolm · 17 years ago
Heroditus, the father of ancient history, recorded in the mid-400's B.C., that oak trees were reputed to have within their boughs, the gift of prophecy. The presence of oak tree galls in oak trees is ...
History Of The Jujube Tree
By Patrick Malcolm · 17 years ago
Chinese poets spoke about the wonderful jujube in 600 BC. The fruit of the jujube has been used in ancient Chinese medicine for many nutritional remedies for 2500 years. Jujubes were used by Gerard in ...
Wild-Flower Garden.
By John Ugoshowa · 17 years ago
A wild-flower garden has a most attractive sound. One thinks of long tramps in the woods, collecting material, and then of the fun in fixing up a real for sure wild garden.
Many people say ...
Making A Garden
By John Ugoshowa · 17 years ago
The first thing in garden making is the selection of a spot. Without a choice, it means simply doing the best one can with conditions. With space limited it resolves itself into no garden, or ...
The Cultivation Of Vegetables
By John Ugoshowa · 17 years ago
Before taking up the garden vegetables individually, I shall outline the general practice of cultivation, which applies to all.
The purposes of cultivation are three to get rid of weeds, and to stimulate growth by ...