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Using Rocks in Landscape Design

Using Rocks in your landscape . As we discussed laying the groundwork for fresh projects last month, the first part being the inevitable spring yard cleaning. It’s inevitable because no matter how well you take care of your property, winter’s heavy hand takes its toll ... tree limbs fall ... etc. If you’re an old pro at gardening and landscaping having worked the same land for years, the routine you use probably doesn’t vary. But for a beginner, the game plan is wide open. If you started a new project, one thing you usually find, there are plenty of rocks. “Oh, no,” you say. “I have to move...

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We make every effort is made to ensure that all articles and plant pages are filled with correct information at the time that they are first published. While in some cases we have made adjustments to them for obvious changes in the law or procedures, we do not guarantee that all articles have been kept entirely up-to-date due to the large amount of content on our site. We do our best to update plant pages as information on the varieties change. They are considered "historical" information. And the older the article, the more likely it is that something may have changed in the meantime...

A little history about the Hosta!

This plant originates from Asia, China but mainly from Japan, for centuries this plant has been used in Japanese garden architecture. It as especially chosen because of the lovely form of the leaves, the colors green and blue and its total beauty. The first mention of the Hosta was by the Dutch. In 1712 the V.O.C (United- Eastindian Company) got permission from the Japanese to found a trading-post on this island of Deschima situated off the coast of Nagasaki. The first drawings and descriptions of the Hosta are from this period. They were mainly made by Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1715) a doctor...

Quick tips for planting and care of Hostas

How much water does my hosta need? Hostas love water. In their native habitat they receive over 60 inches of rainfall annually. Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana are the only states with that amount of average annual precipitation. (Delaware’s average is less than 41 inches annually.) Because of the high transpiration rate of hosta leaves, it is essential that we provide the additional water that is essential for growth. A minimum of 1 inch per week of rainfall or supplemental water needs to be provided during the whole growing season. Providing extra water above this minimum can help achieve...

Protecting your garden with Plotsaver.

Article by: Charles Dixon, Ph D In 1997, I was hired by The University of Tennessee Extension Service as a Wildlife Specialist with wildlife damage management as an area of major responsibility. Tennessee County Agents and farmers identified white-tailed deer as the species most often causing depredation problems to agricultural crops within the state. Furthermore, soybeans were noted as the crop most often impacted. I obtained a grant form the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board to evaluate the effectiveness of low cost fencing (single strand olfactory repellent and electric fences) in...

What Goes Into Making A Quality Coiled Watering Hose?

What Goes Into Making A Quality Coiled Watering Hose? Straight from the Manufacture Experience: Our product designers have over 15 total years of experience in coiled hose design. From calculating tubing diameters, coil ratios and tail lengths, to wall thickness, burst pressure and tensile strength, we understand it all. More importantly, we use this knowledge to carefully design and thoroughly field-test every single new product before they ever get to you. You see, our patented coiled hose systems are made to guarantee you receive nothing less than the best. We certainly would not put a...

Mini-Greenhouse

You can make a mini greenhouse to start your plants using empty pop bottles. Use green pop bottles if you can. If you only have clear pop bottles punch some extra holes in them or they will get too hot inside and cook your plants. Cut the bottom off a 2 L plastic soft drink bottle. Remove the label and the cap. Place the bottle right side up over your seedling and push it far enough into the to hold it upright. Once your plants have grown tall enough to touch the top of the inside of the bottle, remove the bottle. Don't let the plant grow through the top you you won't be able to remove it and...

Make your own mini Terrarium

Making a Terrarium. As winter continues to hang on up here, we will make an indoor garden this month. A terriarium is fun to make and easy to maintain. You might even want to make yours into a "fairy garden" by adding a few small doll accessories. You will need: a large jar, fish bowl, aquarium, other clear container Charcoal Potting Soil sand or gravel for drainage several small houseplants long dowel or other long handled planting tools accessories Wash out container well with soap and water. line bottom up container with sand or gravel about 1/2-1 inches deep. Sprinkle a generous amount of...

Kids Garden Project - Build a Basic Scare-Crow

Now, we are not talking about a cutesy indoors scarecrow, but one that can live in the garden all summer for protection from crows (do these really work?) or for ornamental value. Remember this is your kid's scarecrow, it needn't be perfect. The more the kid(s) do, the cuter it will be. SUPPLIES NEEDED: old pants or bibed overalls long sturdy stick or fence stake shorter sturdy stick twine hat something to be the head--we used brownish plastic grocery bags wadded up and stuck in another bag. This way we could make the head the size we want it. newspaper permanent markers To start, find a...

Make a weatherstation

It's important to pay attention to the weather in the summer as the weather affects the growth of plants. We have different weather patterns every year, so our plants grow differently every year. It is easy to put together a few things that help keep track of the weather so that you can write it down in a notebook (your very own weather journal). It's important to keep the journal going so you can compare this year to last year or several years before. You will need: outside thermometer minimum/maximum thermometer (optional) sturdy pinwheel rain gauge snow measuring stick (make your own with...

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