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Flickering fireflies send "love" messages into the night skies

6/24/2015

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Don't lose your flowers' bloom with the end of summer

6/25/2012

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Drying Flowers

Circa 1999
As the long, warm days of summer come to a close, your wonderful flowering garden will fade and die. But, with just a few simple drying techniques, you can preserve the blooms of your garden favorites. 

It is best to cut flowers for drying in the early morning, when blooms are fresh and haven't suffered through the heat of the day. Sunflowers, roses, zinnias, Queen Anne's lace, and bachelor's buttons are good flowers to dry. Depending on the flower, there are different drying techniques that work best. 



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Ski Notes

6/7/2012

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Circa 1999
  • To deter deer and other wildlife from dining on your garden plants, try hanging car air fresheners on them.
  • After steady rain, give soil a few days to dry out before preparing beds for planting. This helps to avoid compaction. 
  • Doctors in the 1500's prescribed nutmeg for several different illnesses. Many people believed that nutmeg can be used to brew excellent love potions. 
  • The average lawn has a cooling effect of 10 tons of air-conditioning. 
  • In the language of flowers - daisies mean innocence, loyal love; violets mean modesty; and marigolds suggest cruelty and jealousy. 
  • Pinch chrysanthemums and annual flower plants to keep them compact and well-branched. 
  • Move house plants to shady locations outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Plants will dry out quicker outdoors, so make sure they are well watered. 
  • Place petals from a flower under a microscope for children to observe. 
  • Providing food in the spring will help birds survive the seasonal change and give them the added nourishment and energy required for the mating and nesting season. 
  • To fertilize your garden use an ice pick to punch holes in the bottom of an empty one-gallon milk jug, removing the spout but leaving the handle. Put some fertilizer in the jug and walk slowly around the garden to evenly treat plants. 
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The Evolution of Gardening has significant impact on today's landscaping styles

5/17/2012

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Circa 1999
The history of the garden is rich and varied, spanning cultures and countries throughout the world. A previous article discussed gardening beginning with the written descriptions of Egyptian plantings in 2000 B.C. through 607 A.D. and the creation of lavish Chinese gardens. The development of the garden continues with the fall of the Roman Empire. After the roman Empire collapsed, Roman gardens throughout the empire fell into ruin. Complex pipes and pools supporting the fountains, aqueducts, and Roman baths were destroyed.  
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Spring's first flowers have majestic history

4/4/2012

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Crocus Blossom

Circa 1999
The crocus, one of the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring, was first raised as a spice plant. The spice was saffron, the pungent orange-yellow flavoring, which is actually the dried stigmas of one species of crocus. The name crocus comes from the ancient Greek name for saffron, which was krokos. 

More than, 4,000 years ago, the island of Crete was a center of saffron production, and saffron was sacred to the great goddess of Crete, Britomartis. More than 3,000 years ago the Egyptians were using saffron as a drug to treat rheumatism and dental trouble. 


The Greeks used saffron chiefly as a dye. Because of its high cost, it was used to color the robes of kings. To the Greeks saffron was so precious that their poets described the robes of the Greek gods as saffron-colored. Saffron is one of the costliest of all spices to produce. About 4,300 crocus blossoms must be gathered, and their stamens carefully removed and dried, to make one single ounce of the deep yellow-orange spice. And, each step must be done by hand. 

Like the Greeks, the ancient Irish considered saffron a royal color. The Hindus used it in religious ceremonies, and today saffron is one of the colors in the flag of India.  
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