How to take care of your garden. In this category we will be looking into garden animals, constructions, fences, gates, grass, hedges, manure, patios, planting, plants, ponds, recycle, seeds, slabs, structures and weeds.
How long has artificial grass been around? Synthetic grass was first manufactured in the 1960’s by Chemstrand Company, who went onto become Monsanto Textiles. It was the Ford Foundation that…
Autumn is a great time to give your lawn a pick-me-up and to ensure that it is in the best possible shape to survive the winter. September has always been…
echnically speaking, all wallflowers are perennial; that is, they live for more than one or two years. However, they are not long-lived plants, which is why the spring-flowering hybrids, like…
Wallflowers, an old-fashioned English flower, come in a range of bright shades — yellows, oranges, reds and maroons — and begin blooming in early spring. Wallflowers were named after the…
Used for more than 2,000 years, milk thistle is native to Europe. Products from this plant are popular in both Europe and the United States. The seeds produce a flavonoid…
Milk thistle extract is widely used for its healing effects on the liver. While it boasts a number of other positive side effects, it is often used to counter the…
Bamboo shoots are part of many Asian cuisines. Although canned bamboo shoots are generally available in markets in the U.S., fresh bamboo shoots can be harder to find. The shoots…
Lush, aromatic lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) can fit into any garden — even if only for one season. Lemon grass, an Asian herb with thick stalks that impart a lemony…
You can use lemon grass as a spice to complement a variety of sweet and savory foods. Lemon grass is an aromatic plant that grows back each year after being…
Ferrets, weasels, and stoats, also called ermines, are members of the Mustelid family. They’re closely related to each other as well as to martins, minks, wolverines and otters. Mustelids probably…