Pest Control Treatment for the Interior of a House
People and pets belong inside. Household pests, however, do not. Insects, spiders, mice, and other types of household vermin need to be eliminated. But what is the best method for doing this?
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Flowers That Do Not Attract Wasps & Hornets
Insect-eating wasps and hornets avoid flowers that repel their prey.Jonathan Kantor/Photodisc/Getty ImagesWasps and hornets, both of the Vespidae family, are social insects that typically work together as a collective in hives. Worker wasps and hornets leave their hives to patrol their...
Rainforest Water Plants
Water liliesPaul Edmondson/Brand X Pictures/Getty ImagesWater plants play an important role in the rainforest ecosystem. Their roots provide habitat for small fish and amphibians. Larger animals use water plants as part of their diet. Some water plants are invasive, choking waterways and...
How to Save Magnolia Seeds
Knowing how to save magnolia seeds doesn't take a lot of work and provides you with the chance to produce "heirloom" magnolia trees. The magnolia is a fragrant and decorative tree that produces flowers of the same name. The centers of these flowers hides a pod full of red magnolia seeds. Save them,
Unusual Rare Poisonous Plants of Pennsylvania
Many plants are known to contain biologically active chemicals like digitoxin, colchicines and atropine which can treat a variety of human and animal diseases. On the same note a number of plants contain constituents which produce an adverse effect on human and animals. In Pennsylvania...
How to Ripen Butternut Squash After Picking
Butternut squash, a large and smooth winter squash variety with a light tan rind, grows easily in almost any sunny growing area. Butternut squash develop the best taste when you allow them to mature and ripen on the vines. When the rinds become hard and resist puncturing, you know they are ready to
Facts About Evergreen Trees
Evergreen trees inhabit a wide range of habitats, including the northern coniferous forests.Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty ImagesEvergreen trees can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Unlike deciduous trees that shed their foliage during winter, evergreen trees keep their leaves...
The Best Flowers for Hanging Plants
Vibrant colored flowers in hanging baskets decorate your garden and bring it to a whole new level. Consider the growing requirements of the plants you choose in order to determine the best flowers for hanging baskets in your garden. Incorporate a time-release fertilizer into the soil or water with c
How to Preserve Rose Oil
Preserving rose oil is a simple, yet important task as a mere one ounce of the oil takes over 60,000 roses to make. The essence of a rose requires 60 roses to make one small drop, making it an expensive indulgence. Used in both cosmetics and skin care products, the oil is often blended with other oi
Shrubs for Container Planting
Featured in an attractive container, a potted shrub can make an elegant focal point or centerpiece for your yard or patio. Shrubs are available in a variety of types, shapes and sizes and, unlike annuals, do not need to be replanted every year.
How to Plant an American Sycamore From Seeds
The American sycamore tree is well known as a hardwood tree that can grow to great heights, some reaching 100 feet tall. This deciduous tree grows well in forests next to water sources, but is also a tree commonly planted in parks and landscaped areas. The seed of the American sycamore germinates ea
How to Grow Poinsettas
Poinsettias are undoubtedly one of the most popular indoor winter plants and are greatly associated with Christmas because of their holiday-red color. In fact, Poinsettia Day is recognized on Dec. 12 each year. These plants originate from warm climates in Mexico and Central America, so naturally the
Begonias Care & Storage
There are more than 1,000 species of begonia worldwide. Most begonias aren't hardy in cold temperatures, making them a garden annual. If grown indoors under the right conditions, begonias can also live as perennials. Some begonias can grow up to 12 feet tall and feature small flowers in a wide varie
How to Germinate the Seeds of an Ornamental Orange Tree
Ornamental orange seed germination is a straightforward process. The seeds can be germinated just as the seeds of a normal orange tree would be. Ornamental orange trees are usually simply smaller, or dwarf, varieties of the more common orange, and can be grown for their fruit as well as for appearan
Flowers That Symbolize Contentment & Forgetfulness
The lotus blossom is as much a symbol as it is a popular pond plant.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty ImagesFlowers are powerfully symbolic in many cultures and historically mean different things in various societies. They come freighted with associations to Greek mythology, world events,...
How to Establish an Exotic Garden
Exotic gardens are not just for the tropical islands of the Caribean. You can get a tropical look with the right plant characteristics and the right colors.
How to Keep an Olive Tree Fruitless
Olive is a large genus of flowering and fruiting shrubs or small trees, known botanically as Olea. Olive trees are widely planted to produce fruit or as ornamental trees in sunny and dry climes. Modern cultivars of olive used as landscape ornamentals are often bred to be fruitless. If you have a fr
Perennial Flowers Starting With the Letter G
Perennial flowers return year after year.Perry Mastrovito/Creatas/Getty ImagesPerennial flowers return each year, often increasing in size and in the abundance of blooms. When several perennials with varying blooming times are planted in a flower bed, it creates a relatively care-free...
Leaves Dying and Black Tips on Evergreen Shrubs
Discolored or dying leaves are fairly common in home gardens and occur for a number of reasons. Growers should keep in mind that both discoloration and dead leaves are most often a symptom of a more serious problem. Environmental factors, disease or stress may be to blame, but either way the problem