Feeding Roses -
The main elements of plant growth are nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and, to a lesser extent, minor or trace elements such as magnesium. Roses rarely su...
Preparing Your New Garden -
Empty garden space is a great temptation to over-plant. Give every shrub or tree ample room to grow to its full dimensions. When a garden is over-plan...
Grass Seed -
Except for very special purposes (making a putting green, for example) it is always better to sow a grass seed mixture than just one kind. In a way it...
Types of Roses -
Roses come in so many types, plant sizes and forms that an entire landscape planting could be made from them alone. The best way to judge roses is to ...
Kitchen Design -
The concept of the work triangle - being storage, preparation, and cooking - is that places for these functions should be arranged in such a way that...
Plant Virus Diseases -
With virus diseases, the exact identification of the parasite is difficult. Viruses are so small that they cannot be seen through the ordinary microsc...
Trees and Shrubs -
Trees and shrubs in the garden give permanence, shelter, shade, protection, privacy and colour throughout the year. Trees are especially valuable both...
Standard Roses -
Standard roses (sometimes called tree roses in other parts of the world) are those budded on to long canes to give them stems of the desired length. T...
Pantone Color Swatches -
Pantone colours are mixed ink colours that are identified by a number. This number when used with Pantone's "Formula Guide" specifies a certain mix o...
