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What Flowers Mean Hope?
An iris symbolizes hope.iris image by Edsweb from Fotolia.comBy just a glance, flowers convey a person's feelings toward you. The flowers that mean hope may be determined by both the type and the color of the flower. However, not only flowers have meanings. A leaf from the rose or a pine...
How to Identify and Care for an Adorn Mum
The adorn mum (chrysanthemum) is an outdoor plant that produces excellent cut flowers. The cultivar is adorn and the plant family is asteraceae. This plant is low maintenance and can be planted as an annual or biennial. The flowers are long lasting and showy. This plant is used for landscaping. It t
How to Raise Fruit Trees
Both urban landscapes and cottage gardens are ideal spots for raising fruit trees. The home gardener can choose from a wide variety of species of fruit trees, both full-sized and dwarf trees. Fruit trees add beautiful spring flowers, cooling summer shade, brilliant fall foliage and ornamental winter
Why Frogs for Flower Arrangements Are Called Frogs
Floral frogs are flower holders, flower bricks and flower blocks. They keep flowers in very precise places and are often used in Japanese flower arranging. So why are they called floral frogs? Although "frog" as a name for a flower stem holder appears in the Random House Dictionary, the origin of th
How to Garden With Bamboo Containers
Bamboo planting containers are durable and attractive. They resist rot and decay and can be painted any color to match your decor. Bamboo planting containers can be used for all your gardening needs if space is limited, for example on a patio or deck. They can be placed under trees and filled with s
Pepper Plants Culture
The pepper is one of the most popular of the home garden vegetables, indispensable for salads and salsas. Its culture is similar to that of the tomato, to which the pepper is closely related. Peppers are a little fussier than tomatoes about planting times and cultivation.
The Best Type of Plum Tomato to Plant
Plum tomatoes are popular with gardeners because not only are they delicious right off the vine, but they also cook and can well. Most gardeners prefer to grow Roma tomatoes over other types of plum tomatoes because of their hardiness, high yield and low maintenance.
How to Hang a Planter Stand
Wall-mounted planter stands provide extra places for plants of all kinds. In the kitchen, a planter stand may be used for potted herbs. Along a fence or patio wall, a planter with flowers adds a splash of color to the space. Planter stands can be hung anywhere there is a solid material that will hol
How to Arrange Flower Pots
The rule of odd numbers in interior decorating relates to all arrangements of objects, including flower pots, indoors or outdoors. This means that three or five flower pots, arranged together, will be more appealing than two or four of them. There are other considerations, such as color, shape and t
My Pumpkin Seeds Are Full of Little Worms
Gardeners are optimists by nature. They trust that the seeds they sow will grow into plants that flower and that the right insects will appear to pollinate them so that they will bear fruit. Seeds contain a precise genetic code as well as the embryo of new plants. Pests may infest seeds by several m
How to Plant Lavender in a Pot
Lavender is a woody, aromatic plant that you can grow outdoors, in many climates, or in a container. One benefit of growing lavender in a pot is the portability. You can bring it indoors during the winter to prevent it from freezing, for example, provided you have a sunny room indoors that gets eigh
Coffee Tree Plants
Coffee is one of the world's more significant horticultural crops. It is grown in at least 80 tropical or subtropical countries of the world. Coffee plants can reach heights of 50 feet, but they are commonly limited to 6 feet to allow for easy harvest. Coffee plants have dark, shiny leaves and small
How to Grow an Olive Tree in the Southern U.S.
The olive tree (olea europaea) is a short, evergreen tree that grows up to 50 feet tall and is native to Asia. It has grey-green leaves and small white flowers that bloom in the spring. The fruit of the olive tree is a commercial crop that is small and oval-shaped with a hard pit in the center. It
How to Prune Roses in Arizona
Proper pruning of roses can result in a healthier bush with more abundant blooms. Because Arizona tends to be warmer later in the year, gardeners may have to wait until January before roses go dormant, or even “force” them to do this, by removing all the leaves and their stems, and cut
What Is the Cost Volume Profit?
Organizations determine the effects of changes in costs and volume of their operating and net income using cost-volume-profit analysis. They carry out CVP analyses to achieve one key objective -- to ascertain how the fluctuations in a specified level of activity or volume will affect their financial
How to Get Rid of Butterflies in Peach Trees
It is difficult to conceive of the damage that beautiful butterflies can cause to plants and trees, but farmers and tree growers can attest to the frustration they feel when faced with the caterpillars which hatch from the butterflies' larvae. As these caterpillars crawl around the trees where they
How to Get Rid of Bees on a Hummingbird Feeder
There is nothing more relaxing than lounging outside to watch the amazing flutter of hummingbirds in the summer. There is nothing more agitating than being swarmed by buzzing bees and wasps while trying to relax and watch the hummingbirds. Bees and wasps are nectar-eating creatures as well, so it is
How to Plant Frozen Acorns
Acorns appear on all species of oak in midsummer and ripen by early autumn. Most species of oak produce acorns that require a short period of freezing temperatures to germinate, and gardeners seeking to propagate oak trees from seed must cold stratify the acorns to prompt reliable germination. Chill
The Best Way to Store Pepper Seeds for Next Year's Planting
The best way to store pepper seeds for next year's planting is relatively quick, compared to the methods required by some other vegetable seeds. It's also very simple. The fruit doesn't require any delicate handling and the seeds don't need any special treatment for storage. The nice part about it i
Tips on Iris Bulbs
Iris in bloomiris violet image by Magalice from Fotolia.comThe spectacular blooms of the iris make it a very popular plant in the United States. Their dramatic flowers are enjoyed by home gardeners and professionals alike. With a few good tips on iris bulbs, anyone can enjoy a successful...