• Grafting question! please help

    Updated: 2012-02-08 17:34:43
    hello everyone i have a question. i just wonder what type of weeping trees you use to graft to make a Lavender Twist Redbud ?

  • Jump – Start For Collards In Your Garden

    Updated: 2012-02-08 16:04:10
    Jump – start for collards in your garden! How? We prepare the soil in our collards beds in fall, and sow the seeds right then. A light mulch of straw and /or chopped leaves protects the seeds over the winter. So, as soon as the soil thaws in early spring, they are ready to get [...]Jump – Start For Collards In Your Garden is a post from: Your Organic Gardening Blog

  • Please someone help to identify this plant

    Updated: 2012-02-08 11:48:56
    First, I'm sorry that the attached images are not of high quality because I didn't have a better camera when I collected those plants. These plants are like onion but with smaller bulbs. In our country (Bangladesh) they are used as ornamental plants. The bulbs didn't emit any special odour when cut. I also boiled some of the bulbs and the turned sticky. It would be highly appreciated if...

  • British Columbia: Tree Pruning and Care Workshop - Feb 18 2012

    Updated: 2012-02-08 03:28:14
    Explore the basics of tree pruning and care with Laura Ralph, ISA Certified Arborist and owner of Alive and Well Organic Gardening. Learn how to prune with clear objectives and an understanding of how trees will respond to pruning cuts. Pruning of both fruit trees and ornamentals will be discussed. After an indoor presentation, participants will look at pruning examples in the garden. We will...

  • Champis---The Sheep-Herding Rabbit!

    Updated: 2012-02-08 03:02:12
    This story/video will amaze and delight you. Champis is one smart and handsome rabbit! Music is great, too. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/03/sheep-herding-rabbit

  • Help Grafting.

    Updated: 2012-02-08 02:40:04
    Hello my name is Travis' nice to meet everyone! I'm new on here. i am a Plant enthusiast. i love to grow things but i wanna go to the next level of growing iv read so much on grafting and I'm Really interested. I live in southern Ontario so its zone 5. and i would like to Learn how to Graft weeping lavender twist trees, and all those cool ornamental weeping Tree's so if anyone on here has...

  • New Pro Green Movie

    Updated: 2012-02-07 23:51:34
    I vowed I'd behave myself and not post this, but I just can't resist. Lorax - your new Dr. Seuss move "Lorax" is about to be released here in the states. Hope the link below works http://www.theloraxmovie.com/index.php?__source=msn|lorax+trailer|Brand|G_TheLorax&sky=msn|lorax+trailer|Brand|G_TheLorax#/splash barb ;))))

  • Biodiversity Heritage Library: Biodiversity Heritage Library on iTunes U

    Updated: 2012-02-07 13:00:08
    More... (http://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2012/02/biodiversity-heritage-library-on-itunes.html)

  • Greetings and Questions From A Novice

    Updated: 2012-02-07 02:54:07
    Greetings, I have been briefly browsing the forums here and look forwarded to learning what I can. As I have little to no gardening experience at all and have decided to take on this new long term project \ hobby \ adventure. I admit I have not searched and have much to browse here yet. This past November I purchased a packet of 30 Acer Palmatum Atropurpureum, seeds which I kept in...

  • Stanhopea hernandezii

    Updated: 2012-02-07 02:43:46
    What luck to happen into the Tropical House on the right day.

  • ID Tree from Youido, Seoul Korea

    Updated: 2012-02-07 01:35:49
    Hi All, Whilst travelling to Seoul S.Korea, I saw these nice trees in the Youido area. I really would like to know what this tree is. The closest tree my searchs is the nyssa sinensis but that leave seems more narrow and isn't have the serrated. It has many leaves on a stem similar to chinese pistacio. As you can tell my knowledge is limited... Hoping someone can identify this with their...

  • Recommendations for Bright Colour Perennials, Semi-Shade

    Updated: 2012-02-06 21:36:10
    I have written into these forums frequently in the past, and now have my townhouse garden in Saanich coming along but not really as I had hoped -- some things don't last, don't thrive, some do... complicated. I am in a cool shady area, with bright afternoon sun after 1:30 pm in the late spring and summer months. Some dwarf ornamental conifers [usually I think newish on the market, and not...

  • Biodiversity Heritage Library: My Life as a BHL Staffer

    Updated: 2012-02-06 20:50:06
    More... (http://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2012/02/my-life-as-bhl-staffer.html)

  • **BLACK LEAVES** (Mini Basil)

    Updated: 2012-02-06 20:16:32
    Hello everyone, I'm a first timer and feel so lucky to find such a great forum to read and experience what others have done and gone through... I'm trying to grow (keep alive) my wife's herb garden and she's wanting me to grow mini basil... The leaves were a nice rich green color but I started to notice some of the leaves turning black. I have other herbs in the same pot... (lavender,...

  • Identification: House plant - ivy needs ID and propagation idea

    Updated: 2012-02-06 19:41:53
    My daughter cut these slips from a friend's huge plant. I need an ID for it and also to know if it will root like this in water.

  • Tree identification

    Updated: 2012-02-06 18:59:31
    This tree is in my neighbor's yard in Punta Gorda (southwest) Florida. He doesn't know what it is since it was there when he bought the house. Can anyone identify it?

  • Hyssop. Add To Your Garden To Attract Hummingbirds & Butterflies!

    Updated: 2012-02-02 06:19:28
    Hyssop. Add to your garden to attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Besides, this tall and pretty plant also brings bees to pollinate your garden. The minty flavor of the hyssop leaves can be made into tea that is good for sore throats. You can put hyssop leaves in a soup or in a salad to add [...]Hyssop. Add To Your Garden To Attract Hummingbirds & Butterflies! is a post from: Your Organic Gardening Blog

  • Primroses Give Your House And Garden A Bright Look!

    Updated: 2012-01-24 00:45:29
    Primroses give your house and garden a bright look. Not only are primroses among the first perennials to bloom—some even flower in late winter—but their very name implies earliness: Primula derives from the Latin word for “early.” On the cusp of spring we’re so starved for color that we can hardly resist the English primroses. [...]Primroses Give Your House And Garden A Bright Look! is a post from: Your Organic Gardening Blog

  • See The Difference Healthy Diet Can Make To Your Hair

    Updated: 2012-01-18 22:54:49
    See the difference healthy diet can make to your hair and understand that good nutrition is its main application. Hair building nutrients absorbed in the blood have more of an influence on how our hair grows, looks and feels than any product we put on top of our hair. “Your hair grows about 1/4 to [...]See The Difference Healthy Diet Can Make To Your Hair is a post from: Your Organic Gardening Blog

  • Outdoor Patio Furniture: Care and Maintenance

    Updated: 2012-01-16 00:08:42
    Outdoor patio furniture often suffers the most abuse from the elements, so it's important to maintain their upkeep to ensure their longevity. One of the most common materials used for these types of furniture is wicker not only because of its aesthetic value, but also because of its lightness, sturdiness, ...

  • A Victory For The City: Victory Gardens 08+

    Updated: 2012-01-16 00:08:41
    Planted smack dab in the middle of San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza is a demonstration garden of edible and ornamental plants that has the potential to not only create a radical shift in our food production, but a re-imagining of the garden itself. "Utopian ideas with real world applications" is the way that ...

  • Eliminate Inanity with Indoor Water Fountains

    Updated: 2012-01-16 00:08:40
      There are many reasons to want indoor fountains in your office. Why?   It's always the same old thing:   Office rooms are very often dull but there really isn't any reason for them to be. With today's technology, there are many things that can be done to spruce up an office building.   Let's take ...

  • Plant Ideas For Small Gardens

    Updated: 2012-01-16 00:08:38
      Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }   Your house and its surroundings provide many ideal places for your small, private, beautiful garden. It's not necessary that gardens and landscaping plans require large vacant spaces of land. An economic use of space and adequate irrigation facilities along with the choice of ...

  • Grass as a Cooling Feature

    Updated: 2012-01-16 00:08:37
      Often considered as merely an adjunct of the home, the lawn is seldom thought of for its very practical value in cooling the air on a hot day or evening. An area of grass does not absorb heat; besides, grass constantly gives off moisture from its leaves which have a ...

  • Tell Us About Plum Trees And How They Have Made A Difference

    Updated: 2012-01-13 06:06:11
    Tell us about plum trees and how they have made a difference,  people are asking. The plums that you purchase in the supermarket are sprayed with insecticides and fungicides that are difficult to wash off completely. This is especially true for plums imported from Central and South America. Now imagine yourself growing your own plums [...]Tell Us About Plum Trees And How They Have Made A Difference is a post from: Your Organic Gardening Blog

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