Sentences with phrase «few plants and flowers»

I do agree, a house just isn't complete without a few plants and flowers.

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This resulted in a move back to planting, where appropriate, larger deciduous trees and fewer of the smaller flowering trees.

Cross-pollination in rice is rare if plants are separated by a short distance of a few feet or meters and it can only occur when rice plants are flowering at the same time.

These are just a few of the gardens that give us an option to enjoy the beauty of living flowers and plants on Valentine's Day.

Adopting a plant: The kids each got to select a few special flowers and one apple tree each from a nursery this spring.

Similarly, apples and pears also only have a few seeds (10 at most) but are not berries — they belong to a different fruit type, known as pomes, which have some fruit flesh not made from the flower's ovary, but rather from plant tissue near the ovary, which is the same for strawberries.

When a raindrop hits the inside of a Chrysosplenium echinus flower, it gathers speed, collects a few seeds, and jets back out of the 10 - cm - tall plant, landing as far as a meter away.

Few plants are obligate parasites, and fewer still are endo - parasites, meaning they live entirely within their host, emerging only to flower and fruit.

Genome plasticity and the diversity of polyploid plants.Science 320:481 - 483 The success of flowering plant is partly attributable to their highly plastic genomes which can withstand large scale changes in structure over just a few generations.

Moreover, most Naturopaths have extensive training and schooling in natural therapies, like nutrition, hydrotherapy, herbs, plants / flowers, homeopathy and massage, just to name a few.

All four major species of Hamamelis are tolerant of partial shade and valued as large shrubs or small trees that flower when few other plants are in bloom.

I like mums, flowering cabbage and kale, pansies, creeping Jennie and ornamental pepper plants to name a few.

Instead we decided to go to a local market and pick out our fall décor.Cirian's Farmers Market in Omaha is just a few blocks away from our house and I drive by everyday on my way home from work, admiring the beautiful flowers and plants they always have outside.

Before I left, we had started cleaning the pollen off the porches and planting a few flowers.

This evergreen plant is hardy and grows in many areas of the country throughout the year, with the flowers blooming from the months of April to May; a few variations of the periwinkle will bloom in the fall as well.

G'day, happy Friday from the beaches:) One of my goals (of which I have still not quite sat down and written a proper real life list) for the New Year is to grow a lot more flowers and plant lots of things in the garden, especially natives, not natives (English stuff) and a few unusual things (thinking forgotten about...

You can drive down to the beach in a few minutes, or remain sequestered and relax within the lovely grounds of Canefield House, enjoying the many varieties of flowers, island plants and mature trees.

THE OLDEST LIVING THINGS IN THE WORLD Rachel Sussman, essays by Carl Zimmer and Hans Ulrich Obrist University of Chicago Press Price: $ 45 A bulbous green blob of flowering plants in the Chilean desert and a «living fossil» in Namibia that resembles a collapsed sea monster — these are a few of the organisms Rachel Sussman photographed for this fascinating book.

Categories include vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling stock; articles of iron or steel; fish, tools, implements, cutlery, and flatware of base metal; trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers and ornamental foliage; and photographic and cinematographic goods to name a few.

Linda has been making these flower rubbings for a few years now, a practice that began as a way of preserving the flowers she grew in her own garden, but never before had she had access to the diversity of plants (and, therefore, colors) that she did at Wave Hill.

The planting is naturalistic and rustic, featuring pines, ferns, heather and grasses with a few bits of colour provided by flowers such as agapanthus.

Marijuana growers want short, bushy plants with many flowers and as few seeds as possible.

For a more upscale bouquet, buy a few orchid plants from a local nursery, clip the flowering stalks, and cultivate the original plants for years to come.

The honeybees go crazy over the bright purple flowers that bloom in late spring, helping the plant double and triple in size in just a few growing seasons.

Adding a flat of flowers to a garden only takes an hour or so and a few potted plants on the patio can go a long way in making the home look lived - in.

The best type of yard for most buyers is one with a healthy, well manicured lot, slightly mature foundation plantings, a tree or two for shade, a few average - sized flower beds and a sunny location for the resurgent interest in planting a vegetable bed.

Suggest a few spring action items to your clients like planting fresh flowers and trimming the hedges to help attract potential buyers.

Flowers, plants, and cheerful colors are traditional staples of springtime, but 2017 has a few unexpected twists for interior decorating.

Some branches, a few springy flowers, some plants and maybe some moss.

I have been working on photos of flowers, buying spring bouquets at the store, and trying to put some SPRING back into the farm... today we are getting 12 inches of snow... I have to wait a few more weeks until I am outside, planting and tilling... I can't wait.

Then I filled in the with two Sharpie Art projects, some green plants and flowers and a few accessories.

I'm actually teaming up with a few of my blogger friends again for an indoor flower and plant tour.

Weed and mulch those flower beds, keep the grass cut, plant colorful flowers and add a few decorative touches.

Plan ahead to include a few festive touches like a handmade reusable cloth banner or fresh flowers and plants to make the event feel special.

currently I'm just opening the windows whenever I can - I hope to buy some faux tulips soon and maybe plant a few flowering plants in pots to use around the house.

Admittedly, it's been so hot here that other than cutting grass, raking leaves (we get ours in spring) and planting a few flowers, we haven't spent a whole lot of time on our yard.

Depending on where you live and the exposure of your balcony, suggested plant life will vary, but if you choose plants native to your region, and those labeled as attracting butterflies (for example, bee balm, Echinacea, pin cushion flower or scabiosa, butterfly bush, to name a few), you'll be able to help nature by providing a source of nectar for the much - beleaguered bee and butterfly population.

She must have been given some perennials from a neighbor or a friend, because she managed to have beautiful flowers blooming all along that side of the house, and she even planted a few flowers along the really short sidewalk from our front door out to the road.

Plant a few flowers to enjoy while you sit down and put your feet up, and soak in the rays!

Birdhouses, a vintage wooden flag and a few pots of «water-wise» flowers add summer pops of color to the kitchen patio - by using drought tolerant plants that do not need much water we are able to save our precious water to water the pots of herbs used for cooking.

Last weekend we filled all our patio pots and planted a few flowers and palm trees in our backyard.

If you have some blooming plants in the yard you can create lovely bouquets using shrub branches and get away with very few flowers.