How to Tell the Difference Between a Red Oak Tree and a White Oak Tree It's worth noting that although leaf shape alone is rarely enough to identify a tree's species, there are a handful of oaks with very distinctive leaves that can accurately result in the identification of the tree wit...
In 1997, Robin introduced Colombo to her friend Gloria Brown, 37, at an Applebee’s in Jacksonville. “He asked... how much money I could come up with... in order to be eligible,” Brown recalled. A few weeks later, on the side of Interstate 95, Brown handed Colombo $40,000 in ...
You want a “wild” birch because these trees are particularlysusceptible to illnessesinstead of the ones that live in front yards—too much stress on them can cause them to die early. Robert Frost’s poem“Birches,”speaks of not just climbing but also swinging on birch trees. These grow ...
Hydrangeas are much-loved deciduous hardy shrubs, some of which are climbers. Their striking flowerheads come in a range of shapes, from large balls to cones. The most popular and recognisable types are mopheads and lacecaps, which have large, rounded flowerheads in shades of white, blue and...
The tombstone says nothing else. But it also says a lot. Clyde was alive for every year of the 20th century, and Helen died much too young. The only hints that an important person is buried there are on the ground in front of the tombstone: a weathered baseball inside a cup and a ...
“They are not in charge of the roads,” she said, “the roads are controlled by the counties.” They can work with the counties to enact change, but they don’t have much recourse if the county doesn’t want to do something.
Be careful not to use too much by soaking the wood. 3 Wipe the surface Wipe the cloth over the wood surface in the direction of the grain, paying extra attention to the particularly grimy areas. The dirt should start to lift up straight away. 4 Clean off residue Wipe away any ...
Water your plants if you receive less than one inch of rain each week. (To know how much rain you are getting, you can place an empty food can outside and measure the depth of water with a measuring stick.) For more blooms, try cutting back the rampant shoots every 2 weeks during ...
However much we take them for granted, they are still beautiful little birds. Magnolia Warbler The Palm Warbler below started out singing. Among other birds that day, we saw a Pied-bllled Grebe. We can nearly always count on a Great Blue Heron. An Eastern Phoebe, that earliest of the ...
The biggest task is getting the project mapped out on paper, determining what sizes of wood, and how much. From there it’s just a screw driver, a sander, and a paint brush! Our house style is farmhouse meets beach house…..so these were the perfect fit! Check out the rest of the...