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service for you. In the meantime, please enjoy reading about all sorts of plants for gardening and landscaping.All plants are made up of living cells, are capable of drawing energy from inorganic substances, and have no specialized sense or digestive organs. Yet a plant is not necessarily green, and it may have no roots, leaves or flowers, Flowering plants comprise only one of the 13 divisions into which botanists classify the vegetable kingdom.
The other divisions consist of more lowly and less evolved plants, such as bacteria, algae, diatoms, fungi, mosses, liverworts, horsetails and ferns. (Some microbiologists think that bacteria and fungi belong to specialized groups with no particular relationship with either plants or animals.)
The simplest plants consist of a single cell able to live, breathe, feed, grow and reproduce by itself. Many algae are in this group. But in the course of evolution, plants have become increasingly complex, the most highly evolved being the flowering or seed-producing plants. These have a well-defined structure of root, stem, shoot, leaf, flower and seed. Cultivated plants, with very few exceptions, belong with the flowering plants and ferns, but other kinds inhabit gardens and make their presence known.
The green coatings that grow on flowerpots in greenhouses and on trees are algae. Tiny flat bodies with little "cups" on top that grow on soil in damp places are liverworts. Mosses are well known and often desirable. Horsetails are weeds of waste places. Fungi are very familiar as mushrooms of many shapes, colours and sizes, and as disease-producing organisms in the forms of mildews, rusts, leaf spots and rots. Some bacteria also cause plant diseases, while some (as well as other kinds of lowly plants) are responsible for maintaining soil fertility.
Here you find lots of diverse information on plants, gardening, landscaping and home improvement.
We are currently putting together a free landcaping, gardening and home improvement classifieds listing
service for you. In the meantime, please enjoy reading about all sorts of plants for gardening and landscaping.All plants are made up of living cells, are capable of drawing energy from inorganic substances, and have no specialized sense or digestive organs. Yet a plant is not necessarily green, and it may have no roots, leaves or flowers, Flowering plants comprise only one of the 13 divisions into which botanists classify the vegetable kingdom.
The other divisions consist of more lowly and less evolved plants, such as bacteria, algae, diatoms, fungi, mosses, liverworts, horsetails and ferns. (Some microbiologists think that bacteria and fungi belong to specialized groups with no particular relationship with either plants or animals.)
The simplest plants consist of a single cell able to live, breathe, feed, grow and reproduce by itself. Many algae are in this group. But in the course of evolution, plants have become increasingly complex, the most highly evolved being the flowering or seed-producing plants. These have a well-defined structure of root, stem, shoot, leaf, flower and seed. Cultivated plants, with very few exceptions, belong with the flowering plants and ferns, but other kinds inhabit gardens and make their presence known.
The green coatings that grow on flowerpots in greenhouses and on trees are algae. Tiny flat bodies with little "cups" on top that grow on soil in damp places are liverworts. Mosses are well known and often desirable. Horsetails are weeds of waste places. Fungi are very familiar as mushrooms of many shapes, colours and sizes, and as disease-producing organisms in the forms of mildews, rusts, leaf spots and rots. Some bacteria also cause plant diseases, while some (as well as other kinds of lowly plants) are responsible for maintaining soil fertility.
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Repotting Bonsai - Since a bonsai remains in a container for life, soil becomes a very important matter; the potted tree cannot extend its roots and find moisture or food like a tree grown in the ground. The roots do continue to grow, but they eventually become potbound and... more
When to Plant Roses - All types of dormant rose-bushes can be planted. The season selected depends upon factors such as soil and climate. In heavy soils which hold much moisture, planting in early spring is often more successful. A planting in late August or during September i... more
Pruning Newly Planted Roses - Make fresh cuts wherever long stubs have been left above nodes or dormant buds. Less pruning is required by climbing and shrub roses. because the original stems will be pruned off at the base one to two years after planting to make space for the new growt... more
How to Make Compost - For a good compost heap, the layers of refuse should be 6 to 8 in. thick and should be trodden down moderately firmly. If the material is very dry, water may be added before the activator is applied. If you have to use very tough material such as cabbage... more
What is soil pH? - What is soil pH? pH are symbols used by chemists for describing the degree of alkalinity or acidity of soils. There is a scale of values centred around a central point pH7 which is neutral. The scale is divided into 14 units. Values between 7 and 14 are a... more
Indoor Garden Planters - Planters can be of any dimensions and shapes appropriate to their locations. Some enthusiasts have floor level, bed-type planters large enough to include a fountain and perhaps a path to make servicing them easier. These are truly indoor gardens! But most... more
Prinicples of a Japanese Garden - A whole philosophy is involved in the planning of Japanese gardens. They are intended for contemplation and meditation, as places where you may quietly appreciate without distraction beauties of line, mass and texture in perfect relationship to each other... more
Lawn Sprigging - Sprigs are young rooted shoots — pieces of stolon with leaves and roots attached. Lawns of subtropical grasses — Bermuda, carpet, St. Augustine and centipede — may be established by planting such shoots at distances of six to nine inches apart. This is ca... more
Lawn Plugs - Plugging - Plugs are pieces of sod, one and a half or two inches or so in diameter, of creeping grasses. When planted, they quickly grow together and cover the ground. They differ from sprigs in that each consists of many rather than a few shoots and includes the so... more