Jupiterimages/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images Pruning a tree is often necessary to remove overgrown, damaged or diseased limbs. Cutting the limb cleanly is an essential part of helping to ensure that the cut heals properly to prevent disease, or it may provide an opening for insects. Pruning a ...
Update: the chair is coming along nicely. I have the fabric and this week will be finding the right trim. I heard about a huge fabric and trim warehouse in Chicago that will hopefully have what I need because I haven’t found the right one out here. Field Trip! I may even take pic...
i took a long, slow sip, relishing the sweet scent of chamomile, the tangy explosion of juniper berries on my tongue. I ran my hand over my heavy, smooth satin skirts, admiring the lace trim stitched along the edges. My fingers went to my pendant, a long line of elegant diamonds...
be done. Over a few years all of the tree above that spot will die. If it happens high in the tree it will in time create a picturesque dead top, for birds of prey to use as lookouts, but if it is lower down most of the tree will be killed – it’s the luck of the draw....
Roll: You can wrap it right back up in the plastic, or cut a sheet of parchment to fit. I like to use a pizza cutter and trim all of the edges (my kids love to eat that part) so I have nice clean lines to work with. Because I’m a freak like that. If you have a good ...
Picture of Queen Palm Tree (Syagrus romanzoffiana) with hanging old fronds. Photo byWiki Commons. This palm requires some pruning of old leaves since it is not “self-cleaning.” While it’s not mandatory to trim the leaves, it can take a considerable amount of time before they naturally...
Later in December, Dutch families decorate a Christmas tree and trim the house with candles, evergreens, and holly. Some children hang up a stocking from the fireplace mantel on Christmas Eve, but there are no more presents after St. Nicholas Day for most Dutch children. ...
I found her asleep on my doorstep on a wet June night in Tokyo, in the drizzle of tsuyu, the season of plum rains. It was two thirty in the morning, and I was on my way out for a drink to help with the insomnia I’d had since returning to Earth five days earlier. I almost ...
You will need to train these shoots to grow on the support by wiring the vines to the trellis. This will ensure that the plant will grow a strong "trunk" section.[14] 3 Prune your plants regularly. You should prune your kiwifruit plants once a year. Trim excess canes (vines that ...
Parakeets make lively, attractive companions with their bright plumage and happy chirping. The common pet parakeet belongs to the family Melopsittacus undulatus and is a type of small, seed-eating, long-tailed parrot. Though relatively...