23rd June 2009
Landscape gardening has often been associated to the painting of a picture. Your art-work teacher usually told you that a proper picture should have a point of central interest, and the rest of the points simply go to make the central idea more attractive, or to form a fine setting for it. So in landscape [...]
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12th June 2009
When you cut flowers they will fade, you cannot stop it.However, there a number of techniques that you can adopt to make sure your flowers last longer and look infinitely better.
1.) Make sure the glass vasses you use are clean. If you have used the vase to display other flowers in the past, chances [...]
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7th June 2009
A garden full of flowers can bring such pleasure. But the blooms themselves can bring something else too: butterflies. In this month’s newsletter, we reveal the techniques that will turn your garden into a field of fluttering colors.
Of course, it helps if you can actually see the flowers in your garden! Usually, that means putting [...]
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20th May 2009
Because of its wide number, orchid species almost can not be mentioned precisely. You may be able to mention orchid species you know one by one but I believe that it just small potatoes when compared to the real count of orchid species. That’s why orchid species almost can not be mentioned precisely due to [...]
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13th March 2009
The delicate, delightful sight and scent of the orchid has made vibrant gardens, forests, and fields across the globe. For many years, the orchid flower has illuminated settings around the globe. From the remote parts of the rain forest, to stunning expanses across the midland, and improbable growths in permafrost landscapes, the orchid shines.
The Orchid [...]
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14th February 2009
Orchids are usually placed into two principal categories, epiphytal and terrestrial. The epiphytal grow on the bark of tree trunks and tree branches. There are several different ways to grow this type of orchid in the house or in greenhouses. It all begins with the potting.
In their natural state, the epiphytals typically have roots [...]
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11th February 2009
Orchids require “rest” time every year. The exact time for this depends on the Variety, but for most orchids it should start some time in the autumn and continue through most of the winter. You need to treat your plants differently at this time than you would during their exuberant growth periods (spring and summer [...]
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10th February 2009
Cockroaches are among the biggest pests with which you will have to deal in growing orchids. They can do incredible damage in a scant few nights if not stopped and destroyed.
Why are cockroaches such a headache? The answer is that one of their favorite foods is a potted plant’s tender young roots and flower [...]
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8th February 2009
Orchid appreciation is so widespread these days that it is hard to picture a world without these marvelous flowers. But, not so long ago, the people of the developed world were utterly ignorant of the vast majority of species of orchids.
Europeans of course were familiar with their native orchid varieties, such as the much [...]
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8th February 2009
Of all of earth’s flowers, orchids are particularly fascinating. Not only are they aesthetically pleasing, but their life stories often have a bit of mystery and wonder clinging to them. Although widely distributed, many can only be found in isolated, virtually inaccessible places–volcanic mountainsides, misty jungles, deep swamps, etc.
Beginning in earnest in the nineteenth [...]
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