For kitchen flooring, you need flooring material that combines comfort with cleanliness and durability, so liquids can be cleaned up with a single swipe with a paper towel or cloth. Here are five good floor coverings that are well suited for use in the kitchen. Cork Cork is arguably the most comfortable “hard” flooring material, and it’s a solid performer in the kitchen. You can actually feel the springiness of cork under your feet....
Common honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) is also called European honeysuckle or woodbine. Native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia, it has naturalized in some areas of North America such as Nova Scotia, Ontario, New England and the Pacific Northwest. It is a deciduous shrub with a vine-like habit, growing 10 feet tall and occasionally to 20 feet tall. Leaves are ovate to obovate, about two inches long, appearing on the stems in pairs....
Clothes drying racks come in all shapes, sizes, and materials. Whether you’re looking to line dry a few pieces of clothing or entire loads of laundry at one time and whether you prefer to hang items inside or outside, there’s a drying rack option to suit your laundry needs. The CRESNEL Stainless Steel Clothes Drying Rack earns accolades for being one of the largest and sturdiest options on the market....
Difference Between Corms and Bulbs To the horticulturist, the terms “bulbs,” “tubers,” “rhizomes,” and “corms” all have distinct meanings. But when gardeners are speaking casually, they often fail to make a distinction between them. Instead, they loosely call all of these swollen, underground plant parts “bulbs.” But if you want to lump them all together using one word, the correct umbrella term is geophytes. “Geophyte” is made up of the Greek words for earth and plant....
About Binocular Focus While a simple, inexpensive pair of binoculars may only have one focus adjustment to blur or sharpen both barrels at once, most binoculars have both a dual adjustment and a diopter adjustment ring that will focus a single barrel. This is essential for the clearest images, because even a birder with excellent vision will have different visual acuity in the right and left eyes. The diopter adjustment, then, allows for focusing with a single eye to calibrate the binoculars for that difference in acuity....
Xeriscaping Pronounced as if it began with the letter z, the use of “xeriscaping” originated with the Denver Colorado Water Department in 1981. A compound of the Greek xeros, dry, and “-scape,” as in landscape, “xeriscape” landscaping essentially refers to a creating a landscape design that has been carefully tailored to withstand drought conditions. Xeriscape landscaping can take many forms. For some landscapers, xeriscape landscaping simply means grouping plants with similar watering requirements together on the landscape....
The short answer is that it’s up to you. It’s always a good idea to get something to celebrate friends or family who are entering this next life stage, but it’s not totally necessary. Proper Engagement Gift Etiquette There are two schools of thought when it comes to whether or not presents are necessary for engagement parties. On one hand, it’s fun to buy gifts for any occasion, and a couple pledging to spend their life together certainly is a reason to celebrate....
But what about good, proper behavior while swimming and visiting a public or private pool? Is your new Trina Turk swimsuit appropriate? It’s OK to swim with a rash, right? Fret not—we address your concerns and more in our guide to swimming and pool etiquette. 1. Appropriate Swimwear First off: wear something, preferably an actual swimsuit that fits. Jeans shorts can weigh you down and act like a sponge when wet....
When it comes to caring for a rubber plant, care is straightforward. It needs adequate light, moisture, and warmth (it is a tropical plant). Give it a southern or eastern exposure, but keep it several feet away from the windows, and you’ll be rewarded with an exotic addition to your indoor plant collection. The most common varieties for growing indoors include Ficus elastica ‘Tineke’, Ficus elastica ‘Burgundy’, Ficus elastica ‘Ruby’, and Ficus elastica ‘Robusta’....
These butterflies like black willow nectar: Brown elfin (Callophrys augustinus)Compton tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)Henry’s elfin (Callophrys henrici)Hoary elfin (Callophrys polios)Northern pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon) The chokecherry will attract butterflies like: American lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Silvery blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) Many butterflies visit the eastern redbud for sustenance. They include: Brown elfin (Callophrys augustinus)Dreamy duskywing (Erynnis icelus)Dusky azure (Celastrina nigra)Eastern pine elfin (Callophrys niphon)Gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus)Juniper hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)Juvenal’s duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)Silvery blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)Sleepy duskywing (Erynnis brizo)Spring azure (Celastrina ladon)Zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)...
Size of Granite Slabs Since granite is a natural material quarried from the earth, size varies. Larger slab sizes are more costly to container-ship, handle, and fabricate. The average size of natural slab granite that’s used for countertops is 9 feet 6 inches long by 5 feet 6 inches wide, according to Marble.com, one of the the premier natural stone countertop fabricators and installers in the world. Most slabs used for countertops are roughly 1....
Plants that don’t have deep roots, such as tomatoes, potatoes, salad greens, herbs, peppers, and other similar vegetables, work best in grow bags. The rule of thumb is anything you can plant in a container, you can also plant in a grow bag. Plus, grow bags are a perfect solution if you don’t have an in-ground garden. They’re fantastic to use on a porch or balcony, but you also can line them up in a raised garden bed for a more traditional look....
Some organic materials available in your own yard can be regarded as sources of free mulch. The two best examples (more will be discussed below) are grass clippings and the leaves you rake up in fall. For optimal use as mulch, however, each should be “prepared” ahead of time. For those as much in need of saving time as saving money, black plastic and poly tarps are good quick-fix mulches....
How to Grow Heliconia Indoors Sunlight When grown as houseplants, give the brightest indirect light you can. Heliconias need plenty of light and warmth to make flowers; a heated greenhouse or sunroom is the best option. Otherwise, choose a southern or western window and rotate it periodically so the entire plant gets the light. Artificial Light You will need to supplement with artificial fluorescent grow lights if the plant does not get up to eight hours of sunlight, especially if you experience shorter days during the winter season....
