A bearded iris is a flower that is known for its distinctive furry beard. Often popular with gardeners, a bearded iris requires...
Jerusalem sage is often grown as an ornamental plant and is favored by gardeners for its showy flowers and silvery foliage, as well as for being relatively easy to grow. It is drought- and heat-tolerant, not prone to pests or diseases and is resistant to both deer and rabbits. The plant...
foliage.He soon, however, reassured himself, reflecting that nothing serious had ever befallen him even in the forest itself, and that upon this open tongue of land the evil spirit would be still less daring in the exercise of his power.At the same time he repeated aloud a text from the...
So many questions yet the day has only 24 hours and he always knew he lives on borrowed time. We all do. As he aged he came to realize how perception of that changes, how younger self felt invincible and nowadays questions everything. Nothing is certain anymore, even tomorrow is so clos...
This light is great for water features or for lighting foliage. Garden light fixtures are structured with a canopy on top of a post, which is usually either 18 or 24 inches in height. These lights are the best for pathways or over-lighting on gardens. Wash light fixtures have a ...
Known also as chickpea flour, it is pale yellow and has a silky texture. This flour is widely used as an ingredient in Indian cuisine, as well as in some Asian, Middle Eastern, and European dishes. Chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) grow on small bushes that produce feathery foliage and plump...
Kathleen and Giovanni’s house is two-storeys and painted rust-orange (a colour common in Huehue houses) with a small workshop built a few metres away; beyond the workshop is a dry latrine (about 75% of the 14 houses in the community have flush toilets). Abundant, dry foliage surroun...
For centuries, people ground the foliage of the plant into a powder to dye cloth and skin. The strong pigment, lawsone, actually temporarily stains the skin. It is a tannin, like those found in wine and tea. They infuse porous surfaces with a darker pigment, but do not chemically alter...
June bugs get their name from their appearance in the summer in porch lights all over the United States. They have maroon-brown wings and have ventral hair. June Bugs June bugs come out at night to feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs. They go to porch lights because they mistake th...
To make headway against (a tide or current, for example). Branches To separate (something) into branches. Stem To stop or stanch (a flow) Stemmed the bleeding. Branches To embroider (something) with a design of foliage or flowers. Stem To restrain or stop Wanted to stem the growth of ...