Archive for November, 2008
After a long day handling thorny situations, the hand therapy is just the help you need. As with other Crabtree & Evelyn products, the hand therapy is formulated to transform the ordinary rituals of daily life into extraordinarily pleasurable experiences. Our inspirational model is the early home apothecary, or “still room” as it was called [...]
The Raindrip watering vegetable garden kit provides an ideal means for watering vegetable gardens and plant rows. The kit comes with mini in-line drippers for custom placement, making it perfect for use with raised vegetable garden beds. The drippers promote better growth with higher yields while using less water. With the ability to water up [...]
“Garden Design Plan”
Draw up garden design plans to scale, using pencil on vellum over graph paper (four squares per inch). Use tissue over the vellum layer for idea sketches before drawing out the final plan. It may take several attempts to achieve the one satisfactory design; the final plan may take the best elements from each sketch. Your plans don’t have to be so elaborate, however. After all, a plan is simply a map for you to follow in your garden. As long as you can understand it, that’s all that matters.
“Garden Design”
There are basically two roads to follow when seeking balance in the garden design: symmetrical and asymmetrical. Formal landscapes have symmetrical balance. A formal design is best used on flat ground or when working with a central feature, such as a fountain or front door. Formal gardens, such as Mediterranean gardens, consist of symmetrical compositions balanced about a central axis.
Product DescriptionIdeal for pruning and thinning flowers and plants. 5 8″ diameter cutting capacity. Nylon fiberglass angled handle with slip resistant, shock absorbing grips, reduces hand fatigue. Rustproof, tempered steel blades. Overall length: 7″…. More >> Gilmour EZ Trim Plant & Flower Shear #2030 Teal [click image to buy]