Shopping column: Trolley Shopping rolls into downtown
Saturday is Spring Trolley Shopping, the day to explore downtown shops, eateries and museums. You can park near your favorite shop or cultural attraction and ride the trolley between locations. Downtown merchants will be holding Saturday hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and some are offering special deals, too. More than 20 gift shops will be open. [...]
History loses out to nature
Teacher Ken may has explored just about every square kilometre of Ayutthaya related to old and nearly forgotten historical sites, many of which, he sadly relates, have now been lost to the flood. Please join us on our facebook page: facebook.com/bangkokpostlearning Inset, hidden in a small neighbourhood on the main city island Wat Sam Jin showcased [...]
Grape Hyacinth
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Floating Plants for Your Backyard Pond: Floating Water Hyacinth – Home Grown
Floating Plants for Your Backyard Pond: Floating Water Hyacinth Floating Plants for Your Backyard Pond: Floating Water Hyacinth Some plants have a tendency to perform better than others when you decide to grow them in a backyard pond. Floating plants are particularly beneficial for a pond because they provide shade and shelter for fish and [...]
Growing with Plants: Planting, seeding, digging, the first spring weekend arrives.
The Giant Japanese Butterbur, or Petasites japnonicus ssp. giganteus typically blooming in late January or February, but since our snow cover just melted, I am surprised at how beautiful and perfect the flowering cobs are. normally, they are somewhat damaged by the cold or the snow, but in our slow, cool spring, the flowers are [...]
Fragrant Flowers for Household Aroma
A lot of funds is spent in this country to reproduce fragrances for perfumes and air fresheners. The majority of these manufactured fragrances have alcohol and other additives that can truly irritate the membranes in your nose. Nature has carried out it the very best and these are some of the most heavenly fragrances you’ll [...]
delivering grace: Time for planting
We’ve been blessed with a garden which, by UK standards, is large. An opportunity for the children to play, for summer hospitality and for our own fruit and vegetables. I’m not a great gardener and there are so many things to do…. Encouraged by Large Family Logistics, I’ve decided to devote regular time to the [...]
Northwest Flower & Garden Show: 1,200 square feet of spring – Living Top story – The Olympian – Olympia, Washington
CRAIG SAILOR; Staff writer | • Published February 23, 2011 0 comments Every February, something miraculous happens in the Washington State Convention Center. Spring arrives a full month early in the guise of the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. The annual event, now in its 23rd year, is a mecca for the dirt-stained hordes itching [...]
A place to belong: Bought Some Blue Hyacinth
Wow this flower is gorgeous! I planted eight of these yesterday with bloom on it already. my husband told me that I can be a landscaper or have my own flowershop business!lol I love gardening I wish we have this kind of weather all year round though. But its okay because almost all of the [...]
Green Mansions Compost: Hyacinth Crazy
Growing Hyacinths out of season, also known as forcing, is a lesson in patience. Just like the little Red Hen, early preparation is the key to sure success. Growing these amazingly fragrant bulbs is a fantastic winter hobby for those that are itching to get to spring just a little faster.…..very collectible Hyacinth Vases, or [...]