… Sometimes spring just doesn’t want to arrive. Sometimes it can’t wait to burst forth with flowers and foliage and make everything look fresh and new. A delayed spring, while … ornamental in an otherwise empty bed. Eventually these will grow out into large bushy plants with showy red flowers, but for now we can enjoy the unique form of the new growth. Many geranium … and red new growth that almost looks like flames coming out of the ground. Having plants with vibrant new growth can give your garden a whole new dimension. Imagine how bright blue …
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… and try it, I’ll wait. These tomato seeds glisten and mock me when I attempt to pick them up with my fingertips. The little brats also resist sliding off the cutting board. As you will … but some people use plastic.) Add water equal to the volume of tomato pulp. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and poke a few holes in the top. Here are the seeds from three medium-sized … top of the mixture. This is exactly what you want. In four days, my tomato seeds were ready, with a thin layer of white scum floating on top. Be very glad odors are not transmitted over the …
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… The time has come for homemade mustard—and you won’t believe how easy and tasty it is. Start with the Basics As always, we turned to program horticulturist Nancy Clifton to learn the … passed around ten jars of flavored mustards for us to sample. Revelations all! By tinkering with the basic ingredients—using cider or champagne or balsamic vinegars, adding fresh or dried herbs, experimenting with different whole mustard seeds, adapting recipes from cookbooks and the web —Nancy had us …
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… were accepted by the Yoreme people and assimilated into the community and the region. And, as with many other Mestizos with different ethnic ancestry and adopted in the region at an early age, he was taught to … current projects focuses on the study of agaves. This ancestral culturally significant plant, with 220 different species, is one of the largest group of succulents on the planet. …
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… Construction paper Dried herbs and spices, whole or ground Salt and water in a small dish, with a paint brush Markers, crayons, or colored pencils Work over a large paper towel or mat, … messy! Fold a piece of stiff paper (construction paper or card stock) in half. Draw a design with glue on the front of the card. Try to use glue sparingly, because the paper will warp if the … buttons. One of my daughters combined different herbs to make this wreath, and decorated it with dots of cinnamon, whole cloves, and a bay leaf and paprika bow. Dried herbs are all slightly …
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… miniatures no bigger than 4 inches across to giant doubles that can reach 8 inches in size, with dozens of frilly petals. Most commonly found are the large, red cultivars such as ‘Red … ‘Bethlehem’ , or Star-Of-Bethlehem. These bulbs produce a 1- to 1½-foot-tall spike loaded with clean, white, star-shaped blooms. They grow best in a bright, cool location—the same type of … classic white flowers, a newer species, Ornithogalum dubium, has become available recently, with flowers ranging from buttery yellow to neon orange. Florist cyclamen in the Semitropical …
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… Botanic Garden floriculturist Tim Pollak shares how you can bring the party to your garden with a few simple tricks for evening entertaining. Plant light-colored flowers Enhance the … nicotiana, and ipomoea alba. Install night accent lighting Lure guests down the garden path with purposefully placed outdoor lighting. You can shine focal points on specimen plants, and … and backlighting effects that will enhance the setting of your evening party. Keep warm with fire pits People are drawn to fire pits, which create a campfire-like atmosphere, said …
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… a beautiful—and poisonous—fall-blooming perennial. It also has a colorful history associated with werewolves, vampires, and witches. The plant has been a familiar plot element in horror … garlic as a repellent for vampires in film. Nevertheless, the correlation of wolfsbane with the supernatural predates Hollywood and familiar authors. In Greek myth, wolfsbane … other perennials fade for the season. Ancient Greeks hunted wolves by poisoning their bait with this plant, which led to the common name of wolfsbane. While those hunting traditions were …
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… day. The sun shines through my office window, illuminating the old and worn photo on my desk. With the image is a handwritten note: “1912 photo of Bucknell botany class field trip.” … are Cool, Too!”, blogging for the Huffington Post , and peppering social media outlets with posts/shares/tweets about plants and biodiversity. Efforts like these can engender greater … awareness, I think, but they are not enough. Unsurprisingly, the best way to connect people with the real world is still to get them outside, unplugged and in position to see real things in …
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… that time, she labeled and tagged unique taxa in the Garden and Greenhouses and assisted with plant inventories. Gabriela managed projects within established scope, schedule, and budget, and established and maintained relationships with vendors and suppliers, focusing on minority- and women-owned businesses. She has trained and … Garden, where EDIA principles were developed and instituted. She hosted and co-hosted meetings with staff both in English and Spanish, emphasizing the importance of treating people with …
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