July 19, 2011 - Posted by Corey Broyles - 0 Comments
Small is beautiful. It’s also hip these days, especially when it comes to living spaces. Hung over from decades of consuming like it was going out of style, millions of Americans are embracing the simplicity movement. They’re often starting at home, downsizing to smaller, more modest homes.
The beauty of a small home is precisely what makes it an organizational challenge: There is just not much room for stuff. A key to successfully navigating this constrained space is the adoption of a “curator”mindset.
A curator typically works for a museum and is someone who makes careful, considered decisions about what objects to collect and how to display and care for them.
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July 19, 2011 - Posted by Thomas Pierre - 0 Comments
My lovely cherry tree which is dear to me for sentimental reasons has blobs of a gooey amber coloured substance on the bole and some of the branches and we have already removed a branch on which all the leaves were withered. Can anyone suggest a cure? I am loath to lose it. Fingers crossed. Also I lost my Cordeline to the very hard winter and now have planted a pretty clematis at the base and it is already climbing nicely ( Monty Don’s tip – thanks Monty – my favourite TV gardener. I will post photo when I have a little more growth. Hoping for the best as I am a rather hit and miss gardener. My garden is rather a jumble of plants and the original plan is more or less still discernable in spite of my habit of sticking in plants willy-nilly. breda Read full post…
July 19, 2011 - Posted by Thomas Pierre - 0 Comments
We have been planting a garden for the past 8 years and have never had a problem with the cucumbers They are plentiful but a day after we pick them they get real rubbery and soft. What are we diong wrong or what is wrong with the soil. Thank you.
July 18, 2011 - Posted by Margaret Cesar - 0 Comments
If you’re a gardening enthusiast, the long winter months can seem to drag on forever. But they don’t have to! You can enjoy plants year-round with a window greenhouse of your own.
Most gardeners need to wait until after the final frost to start gardening (and let’s face it; nobody knows for certain which frost will actually be the last). Having a window greenhouse allows you to plant vegetables, flowers, herbs, and other plants throughout the year.
It’s Easier than You May Think
If all gardeners knew just how easy it is to get started with greenhouse gardening, everyone would be doing it! Window gr
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