As we sit around our picnic tables with friends and family, enjoying a barbecue, it seldom occurs to us that we are taking part in a long-standing tradition.  That’s probably a good thing, because, if we did stop to think about it, we might start talking about it; and if we talked about it, we […]

Many vegetable crops benefit from a side-dressing of nitrogen fertilizer after making considerable growth or starting to fruit, unless a slow-release fertilizer was applied at planting time.
In a side-dress application, the nitrogen fertilizer is applied along the sides of the plants, about six inches away from the stems, either along the row or around individual […]

Making a difference

Arader Tree Service is a tree company that has served Philadelphia for over 35 years. All throughout those years, Arader Tree Service has served this community excellently. Arader doesn’t just provide tree removal services—we also deal with general landscaping works. With Chris Arader on the forefront, and backed by a team of qualified […]

The time when humankind decided to move from silent knowledge to reason was the same time it moved from hunting and gathering to agriculture. Agriculture was not undertaken because big game had died off, or any such reason, but rather because humanity wanted to experiment with thinking, social organization, etc. The human and […]

Making or purchasing decor for your garden will help counterbalance the many negative events in the daily news. Not only this, but garden accents will help gardeners create meaning, wonder, and inspiration in their lives as they decorate their gardens in a way that is in concert with their deepest thoughts, feelings, and aspirations. […]

A warm, sunny, autumn day can be gorgeous, refreshing, invigorating, and exciting. It may evoke feelings of nostalgia, as you remember the thrill of finding the perfect Halloween pumpkin on just such a day in your childhood. It may make you adventurous, as it sparks the urge to hike through the woods, reveling […]

Plants’ experience of being in the world is very different from the experience of us animals. Because plants cannot move about, they exist in a state of profound acceptance and peace within themselves. Emotions such as fear, hate, jealousy, possessiveness, etc. are wholly unknown to plants and would serve no useful purpose. […]

People are always saying that it’s the little things that make the biggest differences. As is the case with most expressions, you hear it, but you don’t give it much thought. This one, however, deserves some consideration. Just think of what a string of pearls does for a little black dress. […]

Many places in Cardiff (South Wales, UK) including Llanrumney and Rhiwbina have been provided with black (for household non-recyclable) and green bins (for green waste) for garden waste collection. Our streets look great when these bins are out on the pavement making such fun for all the Cardiff mums with pushchairs and wheelchair users to […]

It has often been said that a person’s home is her or his castle. Whoever first made the remark may have intended some deep, metaphorical meaning – or, may actually have lived in a castle. Either way, the saying has endured. With a 21st century spin, it could refer to the countless […]