Plant Gardens 101

Most home owners take lot of pride in caring for their homes both inside and out, and try to make their home the best that it can be. Nice landscaping makes a person feel welcomed to the home.

Having the correct tools and lawn care products is essential to getting your garden and lawn looking its very best. Far too many people believe that the way to achieve this is through the use of pesticides and other chemicals to eliminate weeds and keep bugs under control. People do not realize that they can have a really beautiful lawn and garden using organic gardening methods, and they won’t be harming the environment in the process.

Fertilizers used on today’s lawns are full of chemicals the worst of these being nitrates and phosphates. Since it takes several pounds of fertilizer to treat one lawn, you are exposing your family and pets to a great deal of toxic products. Fertilizers are known to trigger asthma, are a known carcinogen, and cause neurological problems in young children and pets. Worse yet these chemicals get into the soil and into our drinking water supply. Read the rest of this entry →

Plants are no doubt the most important part of environment. They give food, significant stuffs, and fresh air. In addition, plants keep the cycle of environment well-balanced and maintained. However, due to the ignorance of people, the wide vegetation over earth is getting damaged day-by-day. The blind race of modernization and developed civilization is leading the world towards pollution, health problems, natural disasters etc. After a long time now, the people are realizing the significance of plants in their life. Today, they not only protect plants but also prefer to go for various measures by which they can grow healthy plants and too in large numbers. One such measure in light is hydroponics.

The hydroponic technique is getting heights in developed countries. Actually, these developed countries have very less amount of space where plants can grow in the large number. Thus, to make them green, hydroponics helps a lot. It is a technique that assists people to grow the plants indoor.

Hence, with the help of hydroponic technique you can cultivate plants in your house easily. It is hard to believe but it is a fact that with the help of the hydroponics equipments and tools it is now really very easy to grow plants quickly and that too in less space. Read the rest of this entry →

Due to seasonal changes in weather, many plants have adapted to survive harsh conditions through a process called dormancy. Seasonal environmental changes, such as day length, temperature, and drought, stimulate the transition of a plant from active growth to dormancy in the fall and then reverse the process in the spring. This natural process is essential to the health and survival of our garden plants. We do not want to use gardening practices that interfere with this cycle.

Gardeners should not fertilize in late summer or fall. Fertilizing can stimulate new growth that will not survive the cold winter months. It is okay to fertilize plants in more temperate areas where they will grow throughout the fall and winter.

Gardeners should not water in the fall, unless they are is suffering through a severe drought. Mother Nature will usually take care of herself at this time of the year. If you are having an extremely dry fall, moderate irrigation is appropriate. Excessive watering in the fall can promote new growth and delay dormancy. Read the rest of this entry →

An evergreen tree or shrub that is not a conifer.

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he concept of a roof garden is not a new one. In fact, it is centuries old!. If you live in an urban area, your dreams of having a garden may be difficult to achieve. Not so if you consider a roof garden!

More and more communities are encouraging their residents to plant roof gardens. The environmental and psychological benefits are numerous. Not only is gardening a calming and relaxing activity, which can reduce stress related illnesses, it also has great benefits for the environment. Building a rood garden on your home or apartment building decrease storm water runoff, reduce fire risks, help decrease heating and cooling costs and can protect your roof from the effects of ultra-violet light and frost.

There are three types of roof gardens and the three types related to the amount of maintenance they require, the depth of soil and the type of plants they will support. They are: Read the rest of this entry →

Poppy family
Papaveraceae
Pap-a’ver. The true poppies comprise a genus of about 50 species of herbs found mostly in the temperate regions of Europe and Asia and a few in w. North America.

Description
Leaves basal, generally many, usually deeply segmented and hairy. Flowers solitary, on a long slender stalk, nodding when in bud, but straightening as the flower opens. Calyx of 2 sepals, which fall when the petals open. Corolla of 5 petals, vividly colored red, violet, yellow, or white, sometimes blotched at the base. Stamens numerous. If cut or broken, plant exudes a milky substance.

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A is for Amaryllis, a big bulb which produces big showy flowers in red or white or pink and which is often given as a gift at Christmas time.

B is for Bonemeal, which many flowering bulbs enjoy having mixed into their soil when planted - but which may attract bulb eating creatures such as rodents.

C is for Crocus, the tiny flowers that are the harbingers of spring and which come from corms and not true bulbs.

D is for Daffodil, the common name of the genus Narcissus, and which are the yellow and white trumpets that sound the true arrival of spring.

E is for Eremurus, a genus commonly know as foxtail lilies or desert candles, and which have large stalks topped with plumes of beautiful flowers.

F is for Fritillaria, a genus of varied flowers which hang down from droopy stems which sometimes have an intriguing checkerboard pattern on them.

G is for Gladiolus, a genus that produces large flowering stalks in vibrant colors including pink, red, yellow, and white. Read the rest of this entry →

The botanical name for jack-in-the-pulpit.

Ever wondered how advanced altitude chairs can grow crops in their site? Plants necessary enough fervor and sun’s energy to grow. However, for spaces that are located in the northern portion of the globe, this requirement may be thorny to attain because of the makeup of their season. Thus, farmers in these places use the greenhouse manner to be able to still successfully to grow good worth crops.

A greenhouse is an enclosed form where plants are being cultivated. This configured is regularly made of schooner or false to confine the sun’s electromagnetic radiation to cheerful the plants and soil inside. Having the greenhouse needs decorous maintenance for a more productive crop budding. Different food was desired by greenhouse farmers to make this happen.

Greenhouse Supplies There are different resources and equipments required for a greenhouse planting to be actual. Here are some examples of the food you will indigence in argument you forecast to construct a greenhouse:

1. Heating and cooling thermostats. Since temperature is crucial to the efficiency of greenhouse structures, a thermostat is desirable to be sited inside the house. The best site to mount it is near the central of the greenhouse and at yard height. Also, it would be best if both the cooling and heating thermostats are sheltered from sincere contact with water and sunlight. Read the rest of this entry →

Although lead naturally exists on Earth, lead concentrations in the environment have been increasing for several centuries due to human activities including mining and smelting of ores, the combustion of fossil fuels, and the dissemination of lead through industrial processes. Lead has no known essential role in biological sphere serious environmental effects can result from high level of atmospheric lead fallout, leading to detrimental changes in ecosystem and community function. Lead bioaccumulates in plant material and consequently its concentration can be magnified in food chains. Serious toxicological effects can results from high level of lead fallout. Vehicular emission is of concern particularly in urban environment that has low assimilative capacity. The emissions react forming various species in various meteorological conditions interfering with man’s activities. To counter some of these effects like fog and breathing excessive amounts of these gases, researchers are trying to discover new sources of energy and power. There are now vehicles run entirely on natural gas as opposed to petrol. Vehicular emission in typical urban centre constitute over 60% of total pollutant emission compared to industry, power plants, space heating, refuse disposal etc. Hydrocarbons and nitrogen dioxide emitted principally from automobiles are the major ingredients of photochemical smog. Read the rest of this entry →

Many factors affect how often you must water your plants. Some of these factors are heat, humidity, wind, season, soil, and type of plant. The following guidelines pertain to plants recently transplanted into the garden. Remember, when transplanting, always be sure the plants were recently watered and are well hydrated before you put them in the ground. Water should be applied around the base of the plant and outwards a distance that is at least one and a half times the distance of the farthest reaching branch.

Water enough so that the soil will become wet throughout the entire root area. This will require a slow, soaking irrigation. Water should be applied only as quickly as it can be absorbed by the soil. Keep in mind your deepest roots will be located below the trunk and limbs of the plant. This area will require more water than the shallower roots located near the end of your farthest watering area. Root depths are commonly 6-12 inches for annuals, vegetables, and lawns: 12 – 24 inches for perennials and shrubs; and 28 – 36 inches or more for trees. Read the rest of this entry →

We would all love to have beautiful water features in our gardens, but what about the electricity costs of running them? What if it was possible to keep running that picturesque water fountain in these times of rising fuel prices? Well, it is, if you choose a solar powered water feature.

It’s difficult to truly sit down and relax in ones own little garden, even with the soothing trickle of water playing on the pebbles of your favourite water feature. Why? Because you’re thinking about your electricity bill and the cost running those wonderful therapeutic little devices.

Well, why don’t you truly relax and forget about those bills. How? Don’t have any bills to begin with! (at least not for your fountain), switch to Solar Powered Water Features.

The benefits of solar power all too well documented in this day and age, but here are a few things to think about which may have slipped your mind. Read the rest of this entry →

It is most beneficial to feed wild birds during the winter months when their natural food may be unavailable but shortages do occur at other times of the year. So putting food out for the wild birds at any time of year can help when there are shortages. During the breeding season a temporary shortage of food will affect the young fledglings so it is especially helpful to put out food for the birds at this time.

Feeding in the Spring and Summer

During the summer and especially when they are moulting, birds need high protein foods. Good examples to put in your feeder are raisins, currents, black sunflower seeds, grated cheese, meal worms, soaked sultanas and commercially prepared summer seed mixtures. You can also purchase mixes for insect loving wild birds. Read the rest of this entry →

As a species name, means “producing tubers.” For example, butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa, develops a very thick tuberous root.