Have you always thought you would like to visit Canada but don’t know where to start? Why not consider Montreal? Located in the southwest of Quebec, Montreal offers a host of fun and interesting things to see and do for the whole family. Parks and Gardens If you love strolling among beautiful gardens and playing ...
Strawberry jars are nothing more than planters with small planting pockets along the sides. These were originally used for growing strawberries, but they aren’t just for strawberries anymore. Nowadays strawberry jars are used for growing nearly any kind of plant imaginable, from herbs, bulbs, flowers, and vegetables to tropical foliage plants, succulents, and vines. With ...
For those who may not know already, the Quad Cities is a metropolitan area that includes the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf and the Illinois cities of Rock Island and Moline. If you and your family plan to be in the Quad Cities area, you might be interested in visiting one or more of ...
If you’ve ever sat down to the breakfast table and had a bowl of Frosted Flakes, chances are it probably came from a factory in Battle Creek, Michigan, which is better known as the home of Tony the Tiger. The world headquarters of Kellogg Company is situated in Battle Creek, a midwestern city with a ...
Far too often, people seem to adopt the belief that, if you have a limited amount of space to devote to your gardening, that the beauty and intrigue of your garden is equally hampered by its small size. For this reason, many small gardens are either poorly designed and planted or, worse yet, ignored and ...
Do you want your garden to stand out this spring? Maybe you want to try something new so that your neighbors will not be able to compete. Well if you want your garden to truly shine than you have to consider adding a little bit of black this spring. Yes, the color black can actually ...
Prelude from the author: “A karesansui or Japanese rock garden, or Zen garden is an enclosed shallow sandbox containing sand, gravel, rocks, and occasionally grass or other natural elements. The main elements of karesansui are rocks and sand, with the sea symbolized not by water but by sand raked in patterns that suggest rippling water. ...
