Or even tweeting. Today's apps and gadgets let plants communicate in better ways than with a show of withered leaves. The way consumer technology works is that all the big, expensive technologies developed for large companies eventually get cheaper and find their ways into the consumer marketplace.
So we can look forward to weed-pulling robots available on Hammacher Schlemmer in five years and in the garden section of Home Depot in 10. Meanwhile, technology for plants already exists for some purposes — mainly to communicate their needs. For example, a new product called the Wi-Fi Plant Sensor lets plants tell you what’s going on — by telephone! Here’s how it works. You stick the sensor, which looks like a very short golf club, into the soil of one of your plants. The device itself measures moisture levels in the soil and the amount of sunlight the plant is getting, and takes that information into account when sending you marching orders. Landscape Design - Landscaping Ideas & Pictures for Front and Backyard Landscaping.
Paint Moss Graffiti - Step-by-Step Guides for Offbeat DIY Projects. Make a Hanging 'Bottlenical' Garden. Create your own Vertical Garden - Living walls and Vertical Gardens. Vertical gardening is a fun, creative way to grow plants in urban spaces!
Below is just a sample of what you can create with ready-to-go planters and kits. The first few images are of GroVert Vertical Gardening Systems by Bright Green. There are two different sized panels (10 and 45), and each are planted, then hung on the wall using their included mounting bracket. The last images are of living walls made from felt pockets. These ‘pockets’ are very easy to install and plant. Sproutrobot.com. 5 Easy to Grow Mosquito-Repelling Plants. As the outdoor season approaches, many homeowners and outdoor enthusiasts look for ways to control mosquitoes.
With all the publicity about the West Nile virus, mosquito repelling products are gaining in popularity. But many commercial insect repellents contain from 5% to 25% DEET. There are concerns about the potential toxic effects of DEET, especially when used by children. Children who absorb high amounts of DEET through insect repellents have developed seizures, slurred speech, hypotension and bradycardia. There are new DEET-free mosquito repellents on the market today which offer some relief to those venturing outdoors in mosquito season. Here are five of the most effective mosquito repelling plants which are easy to grow in most regions of the US: Garden Guides, Your Guide to Everything Gardening. Gardening for the People.
Build a Garden in One Day - How to Get Started. One benefit of a raised bed is that you don't need to dig out all the grass.
But you do need to keep grass at bay so it doesn't invade your new garden. So cover the ground with a biodegradable landscape fabric, sometimes called biodegradable weed fabric or organic weed control. Make sure to cover the entire ground, and overlap the seams by least 4 inches. A garden expert at my local nursery tells me that cardboard or four or more layers of newspaper can work, too. VERTICAL VEGETABLES: "Grow up" in a small garden and confound the cats! How to grow a Rainbow Rose, Naturally. In 2004, two dutch companies, River Flowers and F.J.
Planting A Pineapple. Did y’all know that you can take this and turn it into… This?
And that this will eventually produce… Three Easy, Low-Tech Ways to Keep Container Gardens Watered. Photo Credit: Maggie Hoffman, Flickr Creative Commons Attribution License.
Container gardening is, in many ways, one of the easiest ways to grow flowers and edibles in your garden. You can take advantage of sunny areas, and it doesn't matter how awful (or nonexistent) your garden soil is, because you can fill your containers with perfect, fluffy soil. But watering can be a challenge, especially during hot, dry weather. Here are a few tips for keeping your container gardens happy. The point of these three methods is to provide a steady, slow trickle of water to your container gardens. The Garden of Cosmic Speculation. The Semiahmoo Library's Larger Than Life Living Wall Features Over 10,000 Plants. We've featured the amazing Semiahmoo Public Library vertical garden before, but our new pictures show even more clearly just how alive this wall really is.
More than 10,000 individual plants representing 120 unique plant species cover so much wall space - a whopping 3,000 square feet - it's kind of surprising that the whole building doesn't keel over. Vancouver-based design firm Green over Grey has transformed the library's exterior into a totally self-sufficient (and structurally sound) green wall which actually enhances the interior environment while also supporting a healthy urban ecosystem that entices bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to come out and play! We’ve seen some pretty cool living walls, including the world’s largest, but we are astounded by how lush the Semiahmoo Library wall looks up close. Featuring ground covers, large perennials, shrubs, and even small trees, this vertical garden requires absolutely no soil. . + Green over Grey Via Contemporist.