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A keyhole garden presents a terrific way to use up lawn and garden debris that would otherwise need disposal, possibly off site. FEATURES A perfect garden style is impossible to pinpoint, but the keyhole garden belongs on the top-10 list. Lilac trimmings, weeds and other garden debris made the interior base layer of Amy Grisak's stone keyhole garden. A couple of years ago I was chatting with a new garden friend, Kari Aguayo, when she told me about a beautiful stone garden she and her husband had created in their suburban backyard. [Extracted from the article]

Country Garden has managed to avoid its first offshore bond payment failure and reschedule local debt in recent months, though investors are bracing for delinquencies and a likely debt overhaul. The company also put up a short video clip, in which Yeung was accompanied by Country Garden President Mo Bin. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides recommendations for materials that may be used by people who wish to decorate and entertain guests outside during the summer season. Among the tips offered are pairing inexpensive paper lanterns with flowers from a garden, using a wheelbarrow to move plates and cutlery, and putting flowers and floating candles in a birdbath.

This article from EcoParent provides information on eco-friendly gardening tools and approaches. It highlights the benefits of using stainless steel soil scoops, such as the Spear & Jackson version, which is durable and rust-resistant. Bamboo garden tools are also recommended as a sustainable alternative. The article suggests using printed or printable seed paper from Botanical Paperworks, which can be buried in the garden and will compost, allowing plants to grow. EcoForms offers biodegradable pots made from rice hulls, and West Coast Seeds provides a wide variety of certified organic seeds. Lastly, Watson Gloves offers landfill biodegradable gloves that are durable and have touch sensitivity for smartphone use. [Extracted from the article]

Presents paper cutouts depicting life in Glen Echo, Maryland. Size of the town and population; Description of gardens in the town.

PROJECTS INTERMEDIATE FINISHED SIZE: 83 3/8 " x 81" MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. Referring to English Paper Piecing in Sew Easy Lessons and Diagram I-A, join 1 light orange solid A, 24 matching blue solid A's, and 12 matching assorted blue print A's as shown to make a section 1. Kelly quilted curves in the blue solid and navy solid hexagons, and flowers in each of the light orange and blue print hexagons. [Extracted from the article]

Using cardboard in your garden is a fast, cheap, and effective way to suppress weeds and improve soil fertility. By laying cardboard over existing weeds and covering it with wood chips, straw, or mulch, you can control weeds, retain moisture, and build up the soil. The cardboard decomposes over time, adding biomass and nutrients to the soil. It is especially useful for annual vegetable gardens, but can also be used around perennials. Cardboard gardening requires no special tools and is a no-till, chemical-free method. It is a sustainable alternative to other ground cover options like newspaper or polyester fabric. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information about decorating the outdoor areas, living space. It evaluates the various decor items including Resene Triple Merino, Resene Ebb, Resene Paper Doll, Resene Coral Tree and Resene Merlot, floor boards in Resene Colorwood Riverstone, and lantern in Resene Merlot plant pot in Resene Paper Doll.

News & storiesPrep your garden for summer gatherings with this charming new collection from partyware (and earth-friendly) brand Meri Meri. It’s designed in collaboration with British printmaker Molly Mahon, whose joyful motifs feature across the pieces. Paper lanterns, fabric garlands and reusable tableware made from recycled plastic, from £24, merimeri.co.ukPHOTO (COLOR) [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on a private garden in Luckow, located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, highlighting the journey of its owners, Walter Kapron and Manfred Gensehurg, in creating a diverse and captivating botanical paradise. It discusses various unique plant species present in the garden, such as the Japanese Emperor Oak and the Rice Paper Tree, along with descriptions of different sections of the garden, including a magnolia collection and a heather garden.

The article offers information on the art and process of Flora Roberts, a floral wallpaper designer who creates exquisite hand-painted designs inspired by English country gardens. Topics discussed include Flora's unique approach to painting; her inspirations from nature, public gardens and eclectic sources; as well as her use of traditional techniques and software to digitize her work; and digitizing her work using specialized software.

Keywords: Agricultural; Agriculture; Diet and Nutrition; Health and Medicine; The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture EN Agricultural Agriculture Diet and Nutrition Health and Medicine The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture 181 181 1 04/10/23 20230413 NES 230413 2023 APR 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hematology Week -- In 2020, 828 million people globally went hungry and almost 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics. Sylvester Ogutu, a researcher for the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and the paper's lead author, said that having a home garden increased annual home-produced food by nearly 90 percent. Agricultural, Agriculture, Diet and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture. [Extracted from the article]

Departments lighting I once arrived at a friend's house for an outdoor garden party to find a large, frosted glass globe balanced on three rocks at the entrance to the walkway. A tea candle placed inside the globe set it aglow. PAPER-WRAPPED CANDLES CREATE PILLARS OF LIGHT To construct glowing towers that can guide visitors down a path, tape vellum paper around pillar candles. [Extracted from the article]

This section presents an article about the benefits from keeping a garden journal. A garden journal allows you to document the history of your garden. This gives you a clear picture of what, where and when to cultivate while adding to the value of your home. Hence, by monitoring frost warnings, you will know when to move tender potted plants to the warmest part of the garden and cover new plants with floating row covers.

Provides tips in making a garden journal. Need to use graph papers for garden plans; Arrangement of month schedules; Significance of landscaping notes.

A new study by Kew scientists has used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the extinction risk of over 300,000 plants. The AI can prioritize and accelerate extinction assessments for plants that have not yet been officially assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. The team is urging garden designers, landscapers, and owners to use threatened plants in their gardens to reduce the risk of their loss in the future. Additionally, Garden Organic has released a research paper titled "Every Garden Matters," which advises garden designers and owners to plant trees and native plants, create habitats, and compost to help reverse the decline in wildlife populations. The study also recommends using green manures and organic mulches to protect soil structure and reduce pests. [Extracted from the article]

The Garden Design Journal article announces the Gardens for Museums Conference, which will focus on museums in Britain that have commissioned gardens. The conference is aimed at museum and gallery professionals, as well as landscape designers interested in developing museum gardens. The article also mentions the Gardens Trust's call for new and unpublished interdisciplinary research on garden history for its 2024 New Research Symposium. Additionally, the Lawn Association's chairman calls for a ban on pesticides used in lawn maintenance across Britain, citing concerns about their misuse and environmental impact. Lastly, the article introduces Heap, an online library of detailed drawings and 3D models for use by garden designers and landscape architects. [Extracted from the article]

This article, titled "How to create a garden in a bottle" by Evelyn Lundeen, provides instructions on how to create a miniature garden inside a glass bottle. The article explains the process of preparing the container, adding the growing media, choosing suitable plants, and maintaining the bottle garden. It emphasizes the low maintenance nature of bottle gardens and the benefits of caring for plants in a confined space. The article also highlights the therapeutic and psychological benefits of tending to a living green plant. [Extracted from the article]

Viola works hard to defend the laststanding old-growth American elmin the hardwood zone, a towering150-year-old specimen fighting off about of Dutch elm disease, which hasalready claimed six old trees. "There is a cultural aspect that is unique to the First NationsGarden", Viola says, referring me to a documentary, César et soncanot d'écorce, about a 67-year-old man from the Atikamekw communityof Manawan who turns a paper birch into a seafaring vesselwith little more than his bare hands. Walk through a botanical gardenin Montreal to witness Indigenoushistory and traditions exemplifiedby varied landscapes and hundredsof native plant cultivars. Today, the zone supports bog laurel (Kalmia polifolia) and sheeplaurel (Kalmia angustifolia), with their trumpet-shaped pink flowers,along with the carnivorous purple pitcher plant (Sarraceniapurpurea), ready to lure flies into its bulbous, burgundy-veined gut. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers things that can be done in garden including drawing pretty flowers, keeping flower inside book to make collage and frame, and planting some seeds.

In her cactus garden, Cho also has a hallucinogenic cactus, which she says she won't try, but she appreciates that it's there. Cho has Maangchi's cookbook and is confident that one day she'll make Maangchi's doenjang recipe -- a fermented bean paste that requires a year of fermentation. Margaret's Menagerie Cho lives with a dog and three cats (two of which are hairless). [Extracted from the article]

Rukiye Garip Balikesir, Turkey, Yellow flowers, watercolor, 30 x 22" (76 x 55 cm) Finalist My Inspiration Yellow flowers (jasmine), became the flower that gave me hope during the heaviest days of the Covid-19 pandemic. On the way to the hospital for my friend's first treatment I suddenly noticed some beautiful striped Rembrandt tulips (broken tulips) growing in the car park, which sparked my inspiration for a painting idea. By now, the tulips were fading fast and the petals on the left tulip were about to fall (my friend). Art Prize Challenge Ginny Page Copenhagen, Denmark, Broken Tulips, oil, 11 x 14" (28 x 36 cm) Grand Prize is a four-page editorial feature in American Art Collector magazine Fleeting Moments "I have an ongoing obsession to record precious moments in paint while they still exist in the now. [Extracted from the article]

This article discusses the winners of the International Artist Magazine Challenge No. 142, which focused on floral and garden-themed artwork. The Grand Prize winner, Matt Ryder from Dubai, UAE, is praised for his expressive brushstrokes and ability to capture the intricacies of nature's blooms. The second and third prize winners, Francois Chartier from Quebec, Canada, and Michele Van Maurik from Ontario, Canada, respectively, also showcase their artistic techniques and inspirations. The article also mentions the finalists and provides contact details for each artist. [Extracted from the article]

Presents a letter to the editor on the use of plastics in the garden.

In this article, the author discusses launch of Green Paper at a time of crisis for our housing system. It mentions that people emerged from six years of brutal war to be lifted out of over-crowded and unhygienic slums into high quality new homes and introduced to hitherto unknown luxuries such as indoor toilets and their own gardens. It presents information on social housing.

GUMBOOT PLANTERS Gumboots make fantastic DIY pot plants. To make the garden even more unique, gumboot planters can also be hung on the backyard fence or balcony. SEEDLING STARTERS Instead of throwing out empty toilet paper rolls, plant them in your garden instead. [Extracted from the article]

This article from Style At Home provides instructions for creating various bird-friendly treats to feed garden birds over the winter. The first project is a peanut wreath, which involves securing a small birdhouse in the middle of a woven wreath and attaching peanuts around the wreath. The second project is pine cone pots, where pine cones are filled with a mixture of seeds, nuts, cereals, and lard/suet, and then placed in mini pots. The third project is seed cookies, which are made by filling cookie cutters with a mixture of dry bird food and melted lard/suet, and then hanging them in the garden. The final project is coconut hangers, where halved coconuts are filled with a mixture of dry bird food and melted lard/suet, and then decorated with berries. The article emphasizes the ease of making these treats and encourages readers to hang them in their gardens to appreciate the birds' enjoyment. [Extracted from the article]

Photography by Eric Kelley With fresh sage cuttings in one hand, Nicole Burke checks out a passionflower vine on the arched trellis in a client's garden. Here's how Burke streamlines the process on installation day Plan to install the garden after all the components are on-site and the garden boxes built. While leafy greens and herbs can get by with a scant 6-inch-tall bed, Burke generally prefers at least 1 to 2 feet of soil to garden in. Nuts&bolts In the pursuit of a bumper crop of vegetables, too often an edible garden's aesthetics fall by the wayside. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on preparing outdoor spaces for summer with wall objects made from paper rope from Schmidt Floristik & Dekoration's current summer collection, enhancing comfort and atmosphere on terraces and gardens.

The retail gardening industry in the United States is expected to reach $50 billion by 2023, and it is a significant driver of the agricultural economy. To meet the corresponding demand for information, consumer horticulture (CH) professionals will need to develop innovative digital outreach, research-based solutions, a concerted recruitment of youth, and enhanced collaborations. To understand the current gaps in CH research and the extent of the involvement of public gardens in CH, surveys were conducted among the two groups, CH/ extension researchers and staff of public gardens. The results of the surveys were presented at the virtual conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science on 12 Aug. 2020 during a workshop hosted by the Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardener Professional Interest Group. The workshop included four presentations, and two of those are discussed in this paper: 1) research gaps in CH and 2) bridging the divide between CH and public gardens. Among researchers, even though there was a general understanding of CH, there was a disconnect in participants' perceptions of the roles of CH in the economy and recreation. The greatest knowledge gap was in basic horticultural practices. Regarding public garden professionals, there needs to be a concerted effort to educate them about CH so they can provide a consistent message to their audiences and the general public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Words & photos Angus Stewart Golden buttons are like tiny paper daisies If you’re looking for colourful native plants to create a wildflower meadow or cottage garden feel, the Australian [...]

This text discusses the challenges faced by students of Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, outside of Japan, particularly in Australia. It highlights the lack of exposure to the tradition and history of Japanese art as a major obstacle. The text also explores the influence of the Freestyle Ikebana Movement on the perception of Ikebana, with some artists deviating from traditional values and others adhering to them. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing the meditative and spiritual aspects of Ikebana and understanding its distinctiveness from Western flower arrangements. Ultimately, the text suggests that learning Ikebana involves more than acquiring design skills; it is about cultivating a deep connection with nature. [Extracted from the article]

This article provides a historical account of Jennison's Zoological Gardens, also known as Belle Vue Pleasure Gardens, a privately owned zoo and entertainment center in Manchester. The gardens, established in the early 19th century, featured a variety of animals and attractions such as firework displays and band concerts. Despite challenges faced by the Jennison family, including financial difficulties and theft, Belle Vue Gardens thrived and expanded, becoming a leading attraction in the late 19th century. The park was eventually sold to Manchester Corporation in 1925. [Extracted from the article]

Thinking of this as more of an outdoor still life than a landscape, I wanted the painting to read from left to right, with the white flowers being the crescendo of light and the red flowers in shade keeping the viewer in the painting. Kathleen S. Giles New York, USA, Perfect Peony, watercolor, 17½ x 22" (44 x 55 cm) Grand Prize is a four-page editorial feature in American Art Collector magazine The Gardener The watercolors of New York-based artist Kathleen S. Giles tell a story or capture a moment in time, and she finds that the best way to do this is through realism. Painting flowers also allows me to learn more about different issues such as light, color, texture, values and different shapes (soft, hard and lost edges). Next, I painted the shadow side, then the light shape for each of the flower groupings, mindful of using thicker paint and more descriptive brushwork for the flowers in the sunlit areas. [Extracted from the article]

SUPER SCOOPER! When I’m filling my paper pots, I use an old coffee scoop, which is just the right size to fill the little paper cups. Heather Remblance, Gloucester STANDING [...]

This article from MaryJanes Farm discusses the practice of "seed bombing" and provides instructions on how to make your own seed bombs. Seed bombs are balls made of dried clay, compost, and native wildflower seeds. When these seed bombs are thrown into empty spaces, they sprout and help to green up abandoned areas in cities while also supporting pollinator populations. The article also includes some gardening tricks, such as using mint cuttings as a pest deterrent and using radish plants to repel squash bugs. [Extracted from the article]

Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings Co. has missed a coupon payment on a yuan bond for the first time, according to anonymous sources. The company is already facing a lawsuit seeking its liquidation offshore. Country Garden had previously defaulted on its dollar debt in October but had managed to avoid defaulting on its local-currency obligations. The company's crisis has deepened as sales have plummeted, and now attention is turning to China Vanke Co., another state-backed builder that is in talks with creditors to avoid default. [Extracted from the article]

The article features watercolorists whose creations feature garden motif. They include Sharon McCartney, Janet B. Walsh and Angela D'Aleo. McCartney began to use gardens as subject material in 1985, and focused on gardens contained in small city plots. Walsh believes that her floral paintings are more expressive and intuitive as a result. D'Aleo immediately thinks on how to put a beautiful garden onto watercolor paper when she sees one.

This document provides a spring garden checklist for gardeners in the Western region. It includes suggestions for planting subtropical trees and interplanting heat-tolerant flowers. The article also offers advice on harvesting fava beans and artichokes, maintaining fruiting trees and raised beds, and protecting plants from powdery mildew and pests. Additionally, it features a section on creating a functional and stylish chicken coop, including tips on ventilation, roosting areas, cleaning, predator precautions, and entertainment options. The document also provides information on two different topics: "Drinking with Chickens" and "Seasonal Herb Garden Tips." The first section discusses a cocktail recipe called the Rose Petal Cosmo and mentions a cocktail book called "Drinking with Chickens." The second section focuses on herb gardening tips for the spring season and includes a recipe for a cedar house woodenware butter. [Extracted from the article]

Actress Caroline Quentin shares her love for gardening and the personal significance it holds for her in her new book, "Drawn to the Garden." She recounts childhood memories of encountering a large chrysanthemum bloom and how it influenced her lifelong passion for vibrant flowers. Quentin also discusses the use of flowers in special occasions, such as providing edible flowers for a wedding and planting specific plants to commemorate loved ones. She emphasizes the comfort and solace that gardens can provide during times of loss and sadness. [Extracted from the article]