Stony Soil

A stony soil Go here:, Grass Seed, flora7is usually well aerated and well drained. Many plants More interesting articles:, Air Cleaners, Pruning Newly ed Rosesare quite happy in such soils, More interesting articles:, Link Footer, Organic Gardening Associations so provided there is ample soil Including:, Rocks and Stones in a Japanese Garden, for Groundcoversthe work entailed in sieving it is hardly warranted. If you are not pleased with the appearance of the small stones More interesting articles:, Cleaning House Plants, Chevioton the surface of the soil, Try:, Cactus Pests and Disease, Rocks and Stones in a Japanese Garden apply a mulch of compost See:, Stony Soil, Plants for Landscaping - Perennialsor manure. This will effectively screen them.

What's Inside

Bonsai Shaping - Select a specimen which has inherent possibilities of becoming a fine bonsai. Set the tree at eye level and turn it around to determine which parts to train for the front, the back, the left and right sides. Now inspect the roots; take a blunt tool and di... more

Choosing House Plants - When choosing house plants, consider first their shape, habit, texture and colouring for the place they will occupy and in relation to each other. For a group of plants, choose a tall specimen to give height (dracaena or schefflera), a climbing variety (p... more

Plant Bacterial Diseases - Bacteria which attack plants are much smaller than parasitic fungi but infect in a similar manner by living in, and killing, the tissues. Some species are able to persist by remaining in plant debris or in dormant cells in the tissue of seeds, corms, bulb... more

Seedling Transplanting - Transplanting of seedlings should be done as soon as the seedlings produce their first true leaf. The earliest "leaves" to appear are the cotyledons or seed leaves; their shape is normally simple and different from that of the true or normal leaves of the... 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

Watering Roses - Bush roses such as hybrid teas and floribundas are winter hardy in all but the coldest climates; in these areas it is advisable to bank the plants up with soil or heavy mulch straw for the winter. This should be done when the main autumn flush of bloom is... more

Acclimatising House Plants - It is good practice to let plants acclimatise for the first three or four weeks with only moderate watering, no feeding, good light and, if necessary, increased humidity.... more

Seed Raising and Drainage - It is very important to provide good drainage. Fill the seed-pots to one-quarter of their capacity with clean broken clay pots, called crocks, and give seed-boxes or pans a good layer of these crocks over the drainage holes—coarse gravel or clinker ash ca... more

Scale and Perspective in a Japanese Garden - The mountains, hills, lakes, streams, waterfalls and seashores of Japan have inspired its traditional gardens. Scale and proportion are very important Most Japanese gardens are created on comparatively small areas, and every effort is made to establish th... more