Large House Plants -
A big climber could conceal a multitude of architectural sins or help to enhance a good feature such as a well-proportioned archway or door frame. One...
Kitchen Improvement -
Doing a major kitchen improvement can be as daunting as building a house. So many options, so many styles. Before you rush headlong into it, be sure t...
Know Your Tree's Soil -
A most important factor and one that determines the success of your garden is knowing what kind of soil you have and then choosing shrubs and trees th...
Water Garden -
First dig out a sufficiently large hole to the size of the water garden required, plus about six inches in floor depth, and at least four inches in wi...
Rocks and Stones in a Japanese Garden -
Although rocks are conspicuous in Japanese gardens, their use is quite different from that in Western rock gardens, where the aim is to duplicate natu...
Bonsai Styles -
Creation of bonsai follows certain rules of design that dictate the final composition. They have been worked out and refined by the Japanese for gener...
Cactus Propagation -
Propagating by Seed. The potting compost and coarse sand is sifted through a 1 inch mesh. In the bottom of each 3" plastic pot, put 1" of coarse washe...
Containers for Bonsai -
The bonsai container is always selected to complement the mood and colour of the bonsai. It must help to present the tree and never detract from it. T...
Brown Olive Scale -
The brown olive scale (Saissetia akar) occurs throughout the State on a wide variety of host plants. It is best known as a pest of citrus but also com...
