Soil - Lawn - Cactus - Roses - House Plants - Shrubs & Trees - Bonsai - Japanese gardens - Diseases - Compost - Taxonomy - Ferns - Propagation - Landscaping - Home Improvement
Japanese Garden Maintenance
Maintenance of a Japanese garden See:, Sowing Seeds in Glasshouses, ing in Pennsylvaniais largely a matter of housekeeping; it involves weeding, clearing away dead leaves, raking sand and gravel Consider also:, Farming Equipment in Wyoming, Workers Compensation Associationsareas, and keeping paths Other resources include:, flora10, Planning a Japanese Gardenand lakes clean. Pruning must be precise and frequent; trees Try:, Farming Equipment in Retail, Farming Equipment in United Statesand shrubs Other resources include:, Propagating Roses, The Illusion of Age in Bonsaimust never be permitted to grow Including:, Watering House Plants, Fertilizing Houseplantsout of bounds or out of character. Watering and disease Consider also:, flora10, Bush Rosesand pest control are, of course, just as necessary as in any other garden. Try:, Huacayas Breeders Oregon, Boer Organizations |
   What's Inside
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. These include miniatures on 15 to 20 in. stems, hybrid teas and floribundas on 24 to 36 in. stems, and wee... 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 Seed Sowing and Germination - The actual sowing is governed by the same rules as for outdoor sowing. Scatter flat seeds - such as those of lilies, hippeastrum, and grevilleas-thinly and evenly over the soil or other medium, and press each seed gently on one side with a pencil or point... more Rose Pests and Diseases - Major diseases are black spot, mildew and rust. Black spot may appear at first as yellowish areas on leaves, darkening later. Lower leaves are infected first. Mildew often starts to show on young new foliage as a whitish coating. The leaves curl or become... more Plants for Japanese Gardens - The following are some plants that are recommended for japanese gardens. Note that not all are necessarily hardy, but do lend them selves to the form and function requried for a japanese garden.... more Bonsai Containers - 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. There are traditional colours that are used with certain species. Muted earth colours such as darker reds,... more Cactus Cultivation - A general rule is that a densely-spined or thick-skinned plant is more able to stand the full sun than a thinly-spined or spineless one which would do better in a more protected position. To enable the plants to breathe more readily in collections that gr... more 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 |