By Erica Sweeney
Drying wildflowers can create a beautiful decorative piece. While dried wildflowers can be purchased, you can also preserve your own. While there are several ways of drying wildflowers, air drying is one of the easiest and most effective methods because it keeps the wildflowers' colors and shapes intact. Pick wildflowers just before they are in full bloom. Do not pick flowers that are...
By Esther Farleigh
Maple trees support pollination, provide shade and serve as anchors in landscaping design. However, maples can prove a challenge to prune, as the deciduous trees shed their leaves in the colder seasons and some can grow quite large. Learning to properly prune maple trees can ensure the longevity of your maples and ensure aesthetic shape and functional breadth and height. Pruning your maple tree...
By Cherie Brunetti
Olive trees are evergreen. They can be grown as trees or shrubs. If grown as trees, they can grow up to 30 feet tall. If you plan to harvest fruit from your olive tree, it is best to prune the tree to a height of 12 to 15 feet. This will allow for an easier and more manageable harvest. Olives will grow along branches that are a year old. It is necessary to prune the tree each year in order...
By Shelly Mcrae
Pruning an orange tree means cutting away branches and twigs that are dead or growing downward. This helps shape the tree as well as increase air circulation and exposure to sunlight. You can prune your orange trees using a hand clipper and a tree saw for larger branches. Prune your orange tree in late February or early March, after all danger of frost has passed. Harvest any oranges before...
By JBC
The advent of spring is a time of renewal. All of the flowers that have died and wilted during the cold winter months can thrive anew. Many people want to brighten up their gardens made barren by the winter, but aren't sure what flowers will do the best in spring. If you are new to gardening, you may not be familiar with the terms "perennial or annual." It's important to...