A selection of common flowers/plants and their (sometimes forgotten) meanings
Flower meanings from apple tree blossoms to Zinnia. This list of flowers gives you a good start on understanding the most popular flower meanings.
* Apple tree blossom - preference;
* Lemon balm - sympathy;
* Basilica - hatred;
* Calla - feminine beauty;
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I spent a recent weekend curled up with a stack of decorating magazines. I read them cover to cover - usually back to front, but that’s the way I read most magazines and newspapers. I studied each photograph and tried to determine the particular design concept that was being presented. I looked […]
Wooden Garden Furniture can be the ideal solution to
various seating problems in your garden. You can add new seating
areas to your garden by perhaps turning a path into a
destination for a sit down or consider adding a few pieces of
wooden garden furniture to less frequented corners of the
garden.
Your garden may be a coastal beach or […]
Chances are, you have seen a home with awnings installed. Perhaps you took a second look to admire the beauty, style and elegance the awning added to the home. Awnings can be a significant investment both in time and money but can add tremendous value and style to your home. Awnings are commonly used to […]
Think about garden and patio decorations just as you would if you were designing a room in your home. We always hear of interior decorating, so now think about exterior decorating! A well-decorated patio can have sitting areas, dining areas, and center pieces. Because you’re outdoors, garden and patio decorations let you become creative in […]
If you’d like to bring some whimsy and fun to your garden,
consider adding wind chimes, birdhouses, or other ornaments to
your trees. Items should be hung from sturdy branches with soft
but durable cord or coated wire. Your trees will thank you
kindly not to drive nails into their bark. Damaged bark can
allow water to seep in and […]
Making homemade candles can be a fun hobby, whether making them as gifts or for yourself to enjoy. Candle making usually requires some experimentation, but when you discover how to make those perfect candles, it’s well worth the effort.
There are a few basic supplies needed for making most candles:
wax
wicks
mold or containers
wax […]
Do you need a patio awning for your lovely patio off of your backyard that only gets half the use it could because of rain or far too bright sun? Installing a patio awning to shade and protect it can be almost as good as adding a room to your home!
When choosing a patio […]
There are more reasons to-day than ever before why the owner of
a small place should have his, or her, own vegetable garden. The
days of home weaving, home cheese-making, home meat-packing, are
gone. With a thousand and one other things that used to be made
or done at home, they have left the fireside and followed the
factory chimney. […]
If you want to build an attractive landscape, but do not where
to begin, there are plenty of common landscape design ideas and
features available for you to gain inspiration. You can use the
ideas yourself or add a little twist to make the landscape
design all your own. There are any number of conventional
landscape ideas that can help […]