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How do I Preserve Roses With Glycerin?
Few flowers can vie with the rose for tradition and romance, and a bouquet of roses often carries meaning and significance beyond the mere beauty of the blooms. Sadly, though, fresh roses can never last long. To preserve a treasured bouquet of roses or to simply enjoy your garden's bounty and color
Euphorbia Tasmanian Tiger Plant
The Tasmanian Tiger Plant, also known as Europhobia, is an ornamental plant. In 1993, it was discovered in Tasmania, Australia. The Tasmanian Tiger is hearty in U.S. Department of Agriculture Zone 6 and Zone 7. The hardiness zones list the areas where a plant can thrive based on the average minimum
Facts About the Sundew Plant
Sundews are beautiful, carnivorous plants that eat insects. Carnivorous plants are usually found in one or two regions, but the approximately 130 species of sundew plants grow all over the world.
What Type of Fetililzer Is Best for Knock Out Roses?
The knockout rose is a variety known as shrub roses. These roses--a favorite among gardeners--grow in beautiful clusters. An easy flowering shrub for novice gardeners, knockout roses are very hardy and are prolific bloomers.
Fruit Trees in South Carolina
There aren't many types of fruit trees grown in South Carolina on a mass scale.fruit of christmas tree image by JoLin from Fotolia.comThere aren't many types of fruit trees grown in South Carolina. In fact there are really only two, with a few extras that farmers toy with. For mass...
Spray for a Fruitless Plum Tree
Fruitless plum trees are known by a number of other names, including ornamental plums, flowering plums and purple-leaf plums. They are used in the residential landscape primarily for ornamentation although they provide shade as well. Fruitless plums, as with their fruiting cousins, require a spray p
Aquatic Plants That Purify Water
Many varieties of plants thrive in very wet sites, but are still defined as "terrestrial," or land, plants Aquatic plants are those that have adapted to grow entirely in water. Their roots either grow in soil submerged in water or on the water's surface. Nearly all the aquatic plants...
How to Get Rid of Ladybugs
Ladybugs, or lady beetles, used to be pretty little bugs that we welcomed into our gardens to eat aphids, white flies and other garden pests. No longer. In the 1980's, the U.S. Department of Agriculture imported Asian beetles that look very much like the native ladybug beetles ("Ladybug, ladybug, fl
Root System of an Ornamental Pear Tree
No one likes to trip on a cracked sidewalk, or trip over a root sticking up in the yard. Chopping out the root will only cause the tree stress, and the roots will grow back. Ornamental pears unfortunately have this problem due to the nature of their root system. But with proper spacing and siting, y
Disease Control for Pear Trees
Two diseases commonly affect the health of a pear tree: fire blight and entomosporium leaf spot. Fire blight is the more likely and severe of the two diseases. Simple control methods such as chemical applications and pruning can prevent and control these diseases quite effectively.
How to Transplant Large House Plants
Growing plants inside can be a rewarding experience. Bringing the outdoors in adds a fresh feeling to any living space. If you have flowering plans inside they can be especially beautiful. If your indoor plants are looking spindly or unhealthy, they might be getting too big for their pots. It's impo
Black Spots on the Leaves of My Oncidium Orchid
With their brightly-colored flowers, Oncidium orchids are cheerful additions to a home or garden -- as long as their leaves are not covered in black spots. Oncidiums are more difficult to grow than other types of orchid, according to University of Tennessee Extension. Though dark spots on their foli
Important Tree Conservation Facts
Tree conservation efforts take place on local, national and global levels. Some conservation endeavors involve legislation, others involve costly land purchase while other efforts simply involve community members coming together to plant trees on a regular basis. Trees are invaluable to communities
How to Get Rid of Deer From a Flower Garden
There are few things more relaxing and enjoyable than watching deer in their natural outdoor habitat, until they become a major pest by entering and destroying your flower garden. Deer are intelligent, agile creatures that are attracted to the mouth-watering scent and taste of flowers. Preventing de
How to Use SuperThrive
SuperThrive is a concentrated solution of vitamins and hormones used to encourage plant growth and to revitalize stressed or dying plants, trees and shrubs. SuperThrive can be applied weekly to help promote strong growth. It is also recommended to apply SuperThrive when you are transplanting trees o
How to Grow Baby Spike Carrots in Patio Containers
The baby spike carrot is a small, sweet, tender variety that grows extremely well in patio containers. Because of their shorter root length, baby spike carrots require much shorter, smaller planter pots than standard-sized carrots. If kept on a protected patio, you can start growing baby spike carro
Wall-O-Water Tomatoes With Yellow Spots on the Leaves
A Wall-O-Water is a device made up of water-filled plastic cylinders. These tubes surround plants, offering insulation and direct protection from frost. The water within the tubes gives off heat that can protect tomato plants from damage during low temperatures. The plastic barrier also protects aga
How to Use Grodan Cubes
A Grodan cube is a type of loose grow cube used as an addition to normal soil or as a replacement. Each cube measures about 1/4 inch and helps promote root growth by creating air pockets in the soil. Made out of Rockwool, the cubes can be mixed with any potting soil and help spread water to the pla
How to Grown Lemon Trees
While lemon trees are simple to plant and maintain, they do require a particular climate. Plant the lemon tree where it will not be exposed to frost, and temperatures range from 70 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and 55 degrees Fahrenheit at night. If are nervous about your outdoor climate, plant
The Best Conditions for Growing Ferns
Ferns produce vivid green foliage.Comstock Images/Comstock/Getty ImagesFerns range in size from a few inches tall to 6 feet tall.(See reference 1)They produce foliage in light to dark green colors. Some ferns are grown indoors, though due to low humidity levels, it's often easier to grow...