Within the borough are some of the city’s most famous and historic areas, such as Soho, the West End, Covent Garden and St James’s. However, the neighbourhood most commonly thought of as “Westminster” sits between Victoria and Pimlico to the west, St James’s to the north and Trafal...
Jim puts on the finishing touches to our first raised bed garden. We filled these raised beds with native soil. During a porch addition I asked the contractor to stockpile the topsoil near the raised beds. The house was built almost 100 years ago and at that time there were no “designed...
What mulch does for your garden (besides make it look pretty). When you apply a wood-based mulch such as pine bark, cedar chips, or wood chips to your garden beds (no landscape fabric underneath!), the mulch interacts with the soil. It promotes gas exchange at the surface and slows an...
1. One option, especially if you have very few chickens, is to allow the older hen to contribute to the farm in other ways. Older hens are great bug catchers. Imagine having a roving mosquito and tick eater! They help control weeds in your flower beds and vegetable garden. They are bet...
In addition to the temple building itself, there is a small pond and garden complete with turtles and a large tortoise. The turtles are for good luck and it’s considered a good idea to rub their shells! You can also sponsor baby turtles for good fortune. ...
Leave in garden with row covers during light frosts. Add poly hoops for heavier frosts. Move to cold frame or greenhouse to withstand frigid winter temps. Late summer and early fall are great times to decide how to protect your plants and gather, purchase, or build whatever you need. ...
If the seed catalogs haven’t already arrived, they’re on their way. You don’t have to wait until you have the booklet in hand to start planning your spring garden. Whether you’re into flowers or veggies or both, you can get lots of ideas on the Internet. Involve the kids in the...
The candy store is located a little ways southwest of Yilan City in Yuanshan District; if you don’t have a car, it may not be worth the journey. Admire the variety of plant life in Artemis Garden My son and I at Artemis Garden ...
Casa Tua:My favourite place to take visitors to eat wonderful Indonesian food. The place is nice and airy with a garden and very friendly staff. Most times they have rabbits scampering around in the garden. Try the Nasi Goreng, Kare or ask for the recommendation of the staff, they will ...
While we’re still waiting to see the 2021 lineup, you can catch these free concerts during the summertime. Other free concerts will normally be around special occasions like NASCAR Weekend. 48. Check Out the World’s Largest Video Screen While you’re at Fremont Street you’ll also be abl...