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Sarah Martin's Articles in Gardening

  • Add Style to Your Garden With Large Statuary
    Installing large statuary in your garden in one unique way of complementing your landscape and make your outdoor spaces look just as good as the interior of your home These statuaries are also fountains and to make things easier for you, consider placing them as close to the water source as possible
  • The Benefits of Garden Fountains
    Remodeling and landscaping have become more popular projects than ever before, as people want to create a living space inside and out that is unique and complementary to their personalities-- but it is also a pricey endeavor

    As the economy continues to affect pocketbooks, people have had to be even more creative with their patio and backyard revamping by choosing key pieces to make their space more inviting
  • How to Create a Harmonious Garden
    Creating a garden on your patio or in your backyard brings beauty to a home that landscaping alone cannot obtain A well-cared for garden will give back for years to come by providing beauty and a peaceful place to relax
  • The Geranium
    Under this title, we propose to treat of the plants usually known, in common parlance, as Geraniums, including both those horticulturally and botanically known as such, and Pelargoniums Between these there are many minute and fanciful distinctions, which are only interesting to botanists, and need not concern the amateur
  • More on Geraniums
    POTTING

    All being ready, put the drainage in a suitable sized pot Place first a suitable crock, or a large oyster shell over the hole; then lay a few large crocks upon that, and smaller upon those, so that the drainage may occupy about three fourths of an inch
  • The Erica and the Heath
    All the plants belonging to this genus are of a low, shrub- by habit, with fine acicular foliage None are natives of America
  • The Cyclamen
    This pretty flower is too little known It is a native of Europe and Asia, some varieties being very abundant in Switzerland and Italy, and is to be found in almost every greenhouse
  • The Daphne
    This plant, of which the species are numerous, never receives the care and attention its beauty merits Every green-house contains plants of the well-known Daphne odorata, sometimes called D
  • The Azalea
    The Azalea Indica, or Chinese Azalea, is of Asiatic origin The varieties are innumerable; but the most common and longest known variety is that from which others are but hybrids, Azalea Indica
  • Insects and Pruning of Window Gardens
    Insects

    The only ones troubling house plants are the green fly, the mealy bug, the scale, and the red spider

    The green fly is to be killed by a smoking with tobacco
  • Forms of Water Worship Rituals
    There are several pieces of history that include water in different forms of worship Perhaps one of the best known rituals today is that of baptism in the Christian church
  • Evergreens and Shrubs for the Rock Garden
    Dwarf evergreens and dwarf shrubs will help to produce the illusion of naturalness in the rock garden to a greater degree than any other form of plant materials, if they are used in the right way There are very few rock gardens, indeed, regardless of their size or character, which cannot be made more attractive by the addition of some of these dwarf plants
  • Evergreens and Shrubs for the Rock Garden Background
    Evergreens and shrubs used for forming the background or setting for the garden are not subject to the restrictions for the actual rock garden, particularly as regards height

    Nevertheless the transition from the small scale on which the rock garden is planned to taller trees in the background should not be made too suddenly; and whatever is to be visible from the interior of the rock garden should be in keeping as to character
  • Alpine and Other Rock Plants
    While it may be immaterial where our plants for the rock garden come from, in so far as the effects which we create with them are concerned, their origin does make a difference in regard to the culture to be given them For this reason, if for no other, it is desirable to know something of the differences in the several classes of plants available for rock garden use
  • Bulbs in a Rock Garden
    In most books on rock gardening, a large part of the space is devoted to the description of plants, and of individual varieties This is as it should be, and to those who are taking up seriously this fascinating form of gardening, the acquisition of at least one or two of these larger volumes is by all means recommended
  • Prepping For a Rock Garden
    Watering a Rock Garden

    Watering a rock garden is a matter of the utmost importance, which nevertheless is scarcely mentioned in rock garden literature In England, of course, this is not so vital a matter as with us
  • Rock Garden Foundation Planting
    There is still another use for a customized variety of the rock garden which has been taken little advantage of This is referred to as "rock garden foundation planting
  • The Williamsburg Collection
    Whether you are a seasoned landscaper, or simply enjoy outdoor home improvement as a novice, the Williamsburg Collection is a collection both types of outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy If elegance, class, and simplicity are all things you would like to incorporate into your outdoor haven, consider investing in Campania International’s latest collection
  • The Relaxation Aquariums Can Bring
    People are always amazed when they find out the effects that fish, particularly watching them, have on humans Many people nowadays have stressful lives, high blood pressure, and even insomnia
  • Turn Your Garden Into Your Paradise!
    For many people, their garden is their paradise They dedicate many, many hours of hard work

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