After two weeks of work experience Tara and I had amongst other things dyed 2 kilos of merino, handpainted 1 kilo and 20 silk caps. New Solar pots are: Madder and Logwood, and Mullein with a copper mordant -made using copper piping and acetic acid. It is this which is dyeing the fibres turquoise at the moment!
Rhododendrons are an excellent choice for those seeking to bring vibrant color to their summer gardens while maintaining year-round fullness. With a selection of over 1,000 species, there is a wide array of options. To ensure your Rhododendron flourishes, it's important to consider factors like location. Opt for a location with filtered sunlight and protection ...
Your house doesn’t have to be traditional and boring. Today you will witness twenty outstanding modern stairs and staircase designs. Commercially, very few of the following designs would pass building code. However if you have yet to build your home, checking out…
Learn how to harvest and preserve herbs! Freeze fresh herbs, learn how to dry herbs, or even make herb butter to save fresh herbs for cooking!
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Raised troughs are a great way to grow small drought-tolerant perennials, succulents, and alpine plants. Here are some of the best.
Author(s): The Knight of Glin & James Peill Photographs By: James Fennell Illustrations: 220 full-color illustrations Pages: 192 pages The ...
Beth Chatto Gardens, Essex, UK: Beth Chatto is well known on the horticultural scene as an outstanding plants-woman whose mantra has always been ‘right plant, right place’. Her gardens contain many unusual varieties which are used in highly creative and aesthetically pleasing combinations, with particular emphasis on the role played by foliage. This photo is part of the water gardens linking a number of small lakes. The use of water in English Gardens: Water has long played an important role many UK gardens. Some of the best English gardens have been built around natural water features, such as streams running down secluded valleys or tranquil pools in a rural setting. Many of the grand English landscape gardens use water on a very large scale indeed, often creating artificial lakes that appear to be natural features of the landscape. Other gardens use water on a smaller scale with detailed, intimate planting around a brook or small pool. Even a small fountain or water feature adds a sense of movement to a garden. However water is used in a garden, it adds another important element to garden design. Large flat reflective surfaces give a sense of peace and tranquillity. Moving water bring dynamism and sound – difficult to resist on a hot summer afternoon. Incorporating water into a garden also provides an ideal environment for a wide variety of moisture loving plants, many of which have architectural foliage and provide great structure too. I hope the photos in this set will be of interest to anyone studying garden design or just seeking inspiration for using water in their own garden. © 2014 ukgardenphotos
