Saturday, March 8, 2014
Mail Box Security
A little while back when I was visiting my Uncle in Florida, I noticed that he had a mailbox out at his curb but he always picked his mail up in the post office down the road. So I inquired about it and asked him why he did not have his mail delivered to his home?His response was that he did not trust his neighbors as he suspected some were nosing through his mail before he got home from work. He also said that every now and then there was a game of mailbox baseball that would happen and he would have to replace the box each time...
So for a while he had used the post office box service at an extra expense and drove to his local post office to pick up his mail. It seems a shame to me that one should be forced to do that because of the abuse suffered around the neighborhood. So I started to research the issue on the internet...
Basically I had discovered there were a number of products out there available to provide a solution for mail box security in terms of a beefed up mailbox with anti-theft measures. This is one of the examples of a locking mailbox made by a company called MailCase.
From what I could see it looks like the MailCase has good security measures with the round lock and a re-inforced latch to keep people from ripping the door open. It also has an interesting system for taking packages and is designed to keep people from reaching inside the box. The designers have also taken extra measures for stopping rust.
So...if you have similar issues with your mail and the security of your mailbox...perhaps looking into one of these systems is the way to go...
Friday, March 7, 2014
Winterizing Your Garden 12 Helpful Tips
The seasons are changing again and the temperatures are dropping here in the northeast. Preparing your garden for winter is essential in any climate in which the temperatures drop below freezing (Hardiness Zones 1-9). Regular garden maintenance will ensure the health and beauty of your landscape for years to come. Here are twelve helpful tips. |
| Hosta Francee Williams |
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| Canna Lily |
4. Dig up tender bulbs such as gladiolus, cannas and dahlias that do not survive the winter and store them in a cool dry place such as a crawl space or garage in either a paper bag or in a container of vermiculite.
5. Plant spring blooming bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, hyacinth and crocus from September through early November.
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6. Check and apply mulch to your gardens around perennials and shrubs in areas where the temperatures fall below freezing for long periods of time. The mulch serves as insulation for the plants and provides some important protection during winter freezes and thaws and also helps to prevent moisture loss.
7. Apply an anti-desiccant spray to any broadleaf evergreens such as holly, rhododendron, cherry laurel, skip laurel, mountain laurel, Japanese skimmia, leucothoe, aucuba and boxwood. These plants can be subject to severe winter burn due to water loss from the leaves by transpiration. Apply an anti-desiccant when the daytime temperatures start falling below 50 degrees (late fall/early winter). Apply when the temperatures are above freezing and there is no threat of rain or frost within 24 hours. Application can be repeated in cases of mid-winter thaw. (This tip applies to areas going into their winter season-temperatures dropping below freezing: 0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.)
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| Cherry Laurel Otto Luyken |
9. Weed your garden beds now. Weeds seem to show up and thrive in the fall garden so pull them up before they get out of control. This prevents further weeds from developing and gives your garden a good start for spring!
10.In very windy areas cover your evergreens with burlap or form a wind barrier to prevent chilling winds from drying out and causing winter burn on your plants.
12.Use dormant oil on deciduous trees to prevent spring insect damage. Spraying of dormant oil should be done on a clear day when the temperatures are expected to remain above 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Do not spray if freezing temperatures are in the forecast.
Following these simple tips will help to ensure the health, beauty and lifetime of your landscape and will give your garden a good start for next year. Gardening doesnt have to stop just because the temperatures are dropping. There is much to do to get your garden ready for the winter months so grab your tools! Watch for more to come on winter gardening and designing your landscape for winter.
Lee@ A Guide To Northeastern Gardening Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved
Advantages of Teak Patio Furniture Over Other Material
Snow was all over the place few weeks ago, and now when I see up towards clean blue sky, I could not wait to celebrate and enjoy my outdoors. Spring is here and it is time to prepare my outdoor Patio, look after my flowers and above all look for a good set of Patio Furniture. When looking in my garage for outdoor chairs and table and deep seating I saw some have been replaced and others needed some repairs. I did not want to spend all my time fixing these chairs but would rather be enjoying my summers on my bayview Patio Teak relaxing chair. I call it bayview Patio because my Patio faces towards the Hudson bay. I spoke to my wife that this is the time make the decisions to choose the right wood Furniture before you call family and friends and a long-awaited barbecue.
After some research I came to the decision that if you want to get outdoor Furniture, you got to consider Patio Furniture made of Indonesian Teak wood as there is no need to replace it within foreseeable future. I know what goes to your mind - it is too expensive for me. I did some research on that too which I will share with you later.
One of the obvious reasons I would choose the Teak wood is due to its natural warm feeling and characteristics of the wood itself. Teak wood is resistive to insects and all weather conditions it is exposed to. Teak is a tropical wood that can withstand a wide variety of uses. Sun, rain, snow humidity has no effect on it. Teak is hard timber and rich in Teak oil. This makes it stand against any weather conditions without being warped or cracked. Due to outstanding properties to stand water, Teak has been used for boat and other marine related products for many centuries. Teak wood also helps the Furniture maintain its appearance and functionality, regardless of temperature and humidity.
These days, there is a wide selection of Teak chairs, outdoor tables available online for customers. So you basically can find any style of Teak outdoor Furniture depending upon your life style. From Classic to Contemporary and in between designs are just few clicks away. With durable Sunbrella Sunsetcushions in your choice of color you can give your backyard an inviting place to enjoy with family and friends.
Now back to the point how to get quality reasonably priced Teak outdoor Furniture. First try to buy out of season, during winter season Patio Furniture retailers would be more willing to offer better prices compared to that in summer months. Due to strong competition among online retailers they are willing to make better deals compared to your local Furniture store. Last but not least, Teak Furniture would normally last 4 to 5 time longer than Patio Furniture made with any other material that includes metals, so over the long run it would be cheaper to buy Teak Furniture for your outdoors.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Fire Water Features are HOT!
This particular box is being designed to house water surrounding a dry fire pit feature in the inside box. Initially, it looks like they could utilize both boxes as water containers which would be perfect for the submersible fire on water feature that we feature here at Warming Trends. As you can see in the unfinished frame below, the water sits in the welded aluminum frame box and contains a fully submerged control module that ignites a manifold which pumps propane or natural gas up to the surface where it ignites upon contact with the flame.
Here is the fire on water feature in action:
Here is another example:
If you are interested in learning more about our fire and water feature, please visit us online or call today. 1-877-556-5255.
Carbuncle Cup 2010 a landscape architects view
It was announced yesterday, that Strata Tower at Elephant & Castle was the winner of the 2010 Carbuncle Cup; Building Designs annual award for Britain’s ugliest new building.
http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/strata-tower-wins-2010-carbuncle-cup/5004110.article
As is often the way these days, I picked up the news from Twitter on my phone. Other items that I found myself prodding my way through included: various wacky Government ideas for saving loot/letting communities build stuff, and an article about the ‘awful’ plans of Rowan Atkinson to knockdown his old 1930’s property and replace it with a new, modern design. Scanning through the articles I began to feel a certain sense of unease...
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harrymount/100045027/rowan-atkinsons-dream-home-is-a-nightmare/
Reading through the comments left by readers, what struck me most was the uniform negative views about new development and modern architecture, but also how this resonated with the write up of the Carbuncle Cup decision. It seems to me that any public debate on new architecture is usually pretty unsophisticated. I’d suggest there are basically two architectural news stories (and the Rowan Atkinson article had both of them): 1. Old building has or is going to be knocked down – bad. 2. New building is being proposed or has been built – also bad.
I’m a frankly a little surprised by my concern for the well being of architects. When the Carbuncle Cup first appeared, I thought it was a genius idea. I think landscape architects are a bit like architect’s dowdier friend (the shy one with big, milkbottle glasses and fuzzy hair) ; they spend a lot of time together but LA’s rarely get the same attention and have to make do with the boys/land/budget left over by their more showy friends. So the Carbuncle Cup is a rare opportunity to get one back.
OK, so the Strata Tower is very big and very visible. It’s also garish, ostentatious, far too “look at me” and has all the sophistication of a zebra-print sofa. However, as others have pointed out, the decision to build such a big and vulgar building is made by many people and not just the architects. Hence, I have a degree of sympathy for the architects who have been singled out here. But it also seems to me that the significance of BD’s decision goes a bit deeper. Strata Tower is statement architecture. The thinking being that such an architectural statement will assist the regeneration and economic renewal of the area. By ridiculing this building, will it not discourage other developers from paying out for expensive architectural centrepieces? Is this not biting the hand that feeds architecture? And isn’t it giving further ammunition to those who oppose new or modern buildings?
Again, I’d reiterate that maybe this isn’t such a bad thing for landscape architecture and me personally. Perhaps someone will decide that a more cost effective way to regenerate an area would be to develop a really nice park, which I’d certainly approve of.
Of the other building’s on the shortlist, MAKE’s Cube thing, certainly stands out as pretty hideously gauche. While it definitely deserves derision, the cream of the crap has got to be the Burns Monument Centre...
I’ve posted above a picture of the grandiose, original monument which was sadly damaged in a fire. Below is the new bicycle shed-type arrangement, designed by the local authority to “restore” the monument. It’s so crude and frankly such a laughably mundane use of a particularly flamboyant, historic folly, that I actually don’t know where to start. It’s just wrong.
However, I really think it needs to be seen in context of what was there before, because in a weird way, I suspect it’s utlilitarian, traditional materialled, non-design would not be considered offensive to many members of the general public. Probably less so than more modern styles.
Given the current political climate, with talk of schools in re-used industrial buildings and community led housing initiatives, I think the real threat to architecture is not wanky, ego-driven mega-developments, but buildings that don’t require architects at all.
It’s not for me to say how the architectural profession should present itself in public and maybe my points are irrelevant to the organisers of the Carbuncle Cup. As it happens I’m quite pleased that bad developments are being shown up (I’ve got one or two buildings in mind for nominating next year), but as an interested outsider, I can’t help but think that the coverage of the Carbuncle Cup probably isn’t doing the profession any real favours.
Umbrella Plant
Darmera peltata
Also called Peltiphyllum peltatum. It forms a moderate to fast ( on wet soils ), rhizomatous, clumping perennial, reaching a maximum size of 7 x 10 ( rarely over 3 ) feet, that is native from coastal Oregon to northwest California. A clump of Darmera always looks spectacular on the edge of a pond.
The large, coarsely-toothed, deeply lobed, peltate-rounded leaves, up to 24 inches across, are glossy deep green turning to scarlet-red during autumn. The deeply-veined leaves are borne on stalks up to 6 feet high.
The starry, pink flowers, up to 0.6 inches across, are borne on dense rounded cymes during mid spring. The flowers are borne atop stems as high as 6 feet before the foliage emerges.
Hardy zones 4 to 8 in partial to full shade though surprisingly tolerant of sun, drought and sandy soils. It prefers persistently moist, fertile soils, it even tolerates standing water.
* photo of unknown internet source
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Also called Peltiphyllum peltatum. It forms a moderate to fast ( on wet soils ), rhizomatous, clumping perennial, reaching a maximum size of 7 x 10 ( rarely over 3 ) feet, that is native from coastal Oregon to northwest California. A clump of Darmera always looks spectacular on the edge of a pond.
The large, coarsely-toothed, deeply lobed, peltate-rounded leaves, up to 24 inches across, are glossy deep green turning to scarlet-red during autumn. The deeply-veined leaves are borne on stalks up to 6 feet high.
The starry, pink flowers, up to 0.6 inches across, are borne on dense rounded cymes during mid spring. The flowers are borne atop stems as high as 6 feet before the foliage emerges.
Hardy zones 4 to 8 in partial to full shade though surprisingly tolerant of sun, drought and sandy soils. It prefers persistently moist, fertile soils, it even tolerates standing water.
* photo of unknown internet source
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
garden designs for small gardens
Design Suggestions for Your Small Garden
Despite the fact that its easy to believe that gardening which has a limited space is a lot easier than grinding the back Forty five, nothing could possibly be further from the truth. Making use of small garden design concepts when each inch associated with space matters presents the possiblility to learn about particular gardening strategies and place preferences. Converting a small place into an outdoors oasis demands careful planning plus some care as soon as everything is set up, but the returns of a small garden count every moment of arranging and effort that will gardening tiny takes.
Pots
Implementing small garden style ideas will not require a piece of garden soil because numerous plants may grow throughout containers. Elevated boxes also provide sufficient growing area for vegetation, as do clinging baskets as well as vertical backyards. When the spending budget or place is limited, solid wood pallets used for delivery make great vertical landscapes for increasing smaller, much more shallow-rooted plants, regardless of whether edible or even decorative.
Weather makes a difference when choosing the type of canisters for little gardens if the plot regarding soil just isnt available. Plastic material pots might not be as ornamental as earthenware or terra cotta planting pots, but the plastic material holds humidity better, making them a better package for water-loving plant life in scorching or dried out regions.
Plant life
While crops adapt to nearly all geographies, some fare better than others, determined by moisture, moisture and evening length. Selecting onions for the garden is dependent upon day period. Some call for long times, plentiful throughout northern areas, while quick day yellow onion are grown in the southeast states with an increase of even evening length year-round. Tomato plants are yet another example of crops that have geographical preferences. Just about all tomatoes want it warm, just some varieties are usually better designed to the scorching summers present in southern says.
Employing spouse planting is important for small garden layout ideas. A number of plants fare better when grown next to other forms, but combining some vegetation together can certainly spread conditions or sluggish their progress. When selecting the actual plants for the garden, check with a master novel reader, the staff in a home middle or employ Internet resources to discover plant match ups.
Besides being compatible, it helps for you to group crops together who have similar water and food needs, removing those that will need frequent providing water and eating from people who prefer less damp soils. Several types of herbal remedies produce far better and have much deeper flavors any time grown within slightly tense conditions, such as poorer earth and less recurrent watering. Any time some herbal remedies are pressured, the natural oils in the simply leaves intensify, going for more taste. Leafy veggies, on the other hand, such as abundant nitrogen along with water, thus interspersing herbs together with greens might be counterproductive in a very small garden.
Color, Smell and Feel
Small home gardens need a focus, which can be a bigger plant or another patio or even yard thing that supports wind, sun and dampness. Color choices with regard to plants are remarkably individual. A few gardeners as with color underneath the rainbow, although some like understated changes in leaf along with flower colour. Spending time studying when the seed bloom assists place vegetation so that one thing is always blossoming, providing shade and aroma continually inside the garden.
Earth
Mixing throughout soil efficiencies to active soil provides plants an enhancement when using ancient dirt. But it is a good idea to make use of an inexpensive earth testing equipment before improving the garden earth, since a lot of nitrogen promotes leaf development at the worth of flowers or perhaps fruit. All-purpose potting soil is useful for container garden, except for cactus or plants, that need any sandy blend for quick drainage. Considering that every inches counts throughout small places, placing ornamental objects along with the dirt around the vegetation is another approach to bring much more color along with texture to further improve small garden design concepts.
Watering Programs
Its the unusual garden that does not need additional watering every so often, either from your hose, the irrigation program, or through watering beers. Drip cleansing systems utilize water proficiently and once a garden is established, the particular tubing and also emitters dont deter from the small garden design and style ideas. A number of pots have got water tanks at the foundation and use your principles involving osmosis for irrigating the actual plants. Attractive watering containers can be area of the overall form of the garden.
Switching a dry area just like a patio, deck or nook of the garden into a productive and vibrant retreat is the get to of virtually anyone who would rather plan as well as plant. Individuals of all ages take pleasure in the process as well as the results might be spectacular. These types of small garden design tips dont need to cost a bomb and can bring together the whole family inside healthy, informative and effective fun.
Despite the fact that its easy to believe that gardening which has a limited space is a lot easier than grinding the back Forty five, nothing could possibly be further from the truth. Making use of small garden design concepts when each inch associated with space matters presents the possiblility to learn about particular gardening strategies and place preferences. Converting a small place into an outdoors oasis demands careful planning plus some care as soon as everything is set up, but the returns of a small garden count every moment of arranging and effort that will gardening tiny takes.
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| garden designs for small gardens |
Pots
Implementing small garden style ideas will not require a piece of garden soil because numerous plants may grow throughout containers. Elevated boxes also provide sufficient growing area for vegetation, as do clinging baskets as well as vertical backyards. When the spending budget or place is limited, solid wood pallets used for delivery make great vertical landscapes for increasing smaller, much more shallow-rooted plants, regardless of whether edible or even decorative.
Weather makes a difference when choosing the type of canisters for little gardens if the plot regarding soil just isnt available. Plastic material pots might not be as ornamental as earthenware or terra cotta planting pots, but the plastic material holds humidity better, making them a better package for water-loving plant life in scorching or dried out regions.
Plant life
While crops adapt to nearly all geographies, some fare better than others, determined by moisture, moisture and evening length. Selecting onions for the garden is dependent upon day period. Some call for long times, plentiful throughout northern areas, while quick day yellow onion are grown in the southeast states with an increase of even evening length year-round. Tomato plants are yet another example of crops that have geographical preferences. Just about all tomatoes want it warm, just some varieties are usually better designed to the scorching summers present in southern says.
Employing spouse planting is important for small garden layout ideas. A number of plants fare better when grown next to other forms, but combining some vegetation together can certainly spread conditions or sluggish their progress. When selecting the actual plants for the garden, check with a master novel reader, the staff in a home middle or employ Internet resources to discover plant match ups.
Besides being compatible, it helps for you to group crops together who have similar water and food needs, removing those that will need frequent providing water and eating from people who prefer less damp soils. Several types of herbal remedies produce far better and have much deeper flavors any time grown within slightly tense conditions, such as poorer earth and less recurrent watering. Any time some herbal remedies are pressured, the natural oils in the simply leaves intensify, going for more taste. Leafy veggies, on the other hand, such as abundant nitrogen along with water, thus interspersing herbs together with greens might be counterproductive in a very small garden.
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| garden designs for small gardens picture |
Color, Smell and Feel
Small home gardens need a focus, which can be a bigger plant or another patio or even yard thing that supports wind, sun and dampness. Color choices with regard to plants are remarkably individual. A few gardeners as with color underneath the rainbow, although some like understated changes in leaf along with flower colour. Spending time studying when the seed bloom assists place vegetation so that one thing is always blossoming, providing shade and aroma continually inside the garden.
Earth
Mixing throughout soil efficiencies to active soil provides plants an enhancement when using ancient dirt. But it is a good idea to make use of an inexpensive earth testing equipment before improving the garden earth, since a lot of nitrogen promotes leaf development at the worth of flowers or perhaps fruit. All-purpose potting soil is useful for container garden, except for cactus or plants, that need any sandy blend for quick drainage. Considering that every inches counts throughout small places, placing ornamental objects along with the dirt around the vegetation is another approach to bring much more color along with texture to further improve small garden design concepts.
Watering Programs
Its the unusual garden that does not need additional watering every so often, either from your hose, the irrigation program, or through watering beers. Drip cleansing systems utilize water proficiently and once a garden is established, the particular tubing and also emitters dont deter from the small garden design and style ideas. A number of pots have got water tanks at the foundation and use your principles involving osmosis for irrigating the actual plants. Attractive watering containers can be area of the overall form of the garden.
Switching a dry area just like a patio, deck or nook of the garden into a productive and vibrant retreat is the get to of virtually anyone who would rather plan as well as plant. Individuals of all ages take pleasure in the process as well as the results might be spectacular. These types of small garden design tips dont need to cost a bomb and can bring together the whole family inside healthy, informative and effective fun.
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| contemporary garden designs for small gardens |
IN SITU
"In situ" literally means “in place” or “in position.”
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From a landscape design perspective it extends the definition to explore the intervention between landscape and the built environment. This is my third visit to the MOMA exhibit “IN SITU” which explores this burgeoning discussion between the built and natural environment which began thru books such as Ian McHarg’ Design With Nature (available for your kindle!) and has culminated recently with Charles Waldheim’s Landscape Urbanism Reader. The exhibit showcases flat art drawings in addition to the models below of works by James Wines, Toyo Ito, Tadao Ando and Bernard Tschumi.
Blazing Stars
Liatris
A genus of tuberous rooted, mostly summer blooming perennials that are part of the larger Aster family. All species are native to North America.
Prefer full sun to partial shade on fertile soil.
They can multiple rapidly and are easy to reproduce from seed, division ( every 3 to 4 years but not required ) during autumn or spring and root cuttings. Most are drought resistant as well as tolerant to heat, fire, salt, hail and deer.
* photo taken on Aug 3 2011 in Hyde Park, NY
Liatris acidota ( Sharp Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching up to 3 x 1 foot, that is native to moist sites in Texas and southwestern Louisiana.
It bears deep lavender flowers during mid summer.
Hardy zones 7 to 9.
Liatris aspera ( Rough Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6.6 x 2 ( rarely over 4 ) feet, that is native to central North America ( from central North Dakota to southern Ontario; south to Texas to South Carolina. It may also be native to far southern Manitoba.
The linear leaves are up to 16 inches in length.
The pinkish-purple flowers are borne on elegant spikes during late summer.
Hardy zones 3 to 8 in full sun to partial shade.
* photos of unknown internet source
Liatris elegans
A fast growing perennial, reaching a maximum size of 4 x 6.5 feet.
The purplish-pink flowers are borne all summer long.
Hardy zones 8 to 9
Liatris graminifolia
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 4 feet x 20 inches, that is native to the eastern U.S.
The very narrow leaves are up to 12 inches in length.
Hardy zones 3 to 9
Liatris ligulistylis ( Meadow Blazing Star )
A very attractive perennial, reaching up to 6 ( rarely over 3 ) feet in height, that is native to sandy prairies in central North America ( Alberta to Wisconsin; south to northern New Mexico and Colorado to southern Illinois ).
The very narrow, drooping leaves are up to 6 inches in length.
The profuse flowers are deep red in bud, opening to purple. The flowers are borne late summer into early autumn. The flowers are highly attractive to Monarch Butterflies.
Hardy zones 3 to 7 in full sun on moist, fertile soil.
Liatris microcephela ( Appalatian Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 3 x 1.5 ( rarely over 2 ) feet, that is native to dry sandy prairies in the southern Appalation Mountains. Great for borders, rock gardens and containers.
The fine-textured, linear leaves are glossy green. The grassy foliage forms attractive, compact clumps when not in bloom.
The purplish-pink flowers are borne on abundant spikes during late summer to early autumn.
Hardy zones 3 to 8 in full sun to partial shade. A low maintenance plant that is very tolerant of dry clay and hot summers.
* photo taken on June 30 2013 @ U.S. National Arboretum, DC
* video found on Youtube
Liatris novae-angliae ( Northern Blazing Star )
Also called L. borealis. A perennial, reaching maximum height of 3 feet that is native from New England, south to eastern New York State.
The reddish-purple flowers are borne on panicles during late summer into early autumn.
Hardy zones 3 to 7 in full sun to partial shade on dry sandy soil.
Liatris punctata ( Dotted Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 3 x 2 ( averaging 2 ) feet, that is native to grasslands of North America ( from Alberta to Manitoba to Wisconsin; south to New Mexico to Arkansas ). It makes a great rock garden plant.
The purplish-pink flowers are borne on abundant, dense panicles during late summer to early autumn.
Hardy zones 2 to 8 in full sun to partial shade on just about any well drained soil. It is deep rooted and very drought tolerant.
Liatris pycnostachya ( Kansas Blazing Star )
A vigorous, clumping perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6.5 x 2 ( rarely over 4 ) feet, that is native to the central U.S. ( South Dakota to Wisconsin and Indiana; south to Texas to Louisiana ).
The very narrow leaves are up to 16 inches in length.
The bright purple flowers are borne on bottlebrush-like panicles up to 30 inches in length during mid to late summer.
Hardy zones 3 to 8 in full sun to partial shade. It requires well drained soil, especially during winter.
* photo of unknown internet source
Alba
White flowers.
Alexander
Purple flowers and deep green foliage.
Eureka
Reaches up to 5 feet.
Liatris scariosa ( Tall Blazing Star )
A long lived perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6.5 x 2 ( rarely over 4 ) feet, that is native to the eastern U.S. from the southern Pennsylvania mountains, south to northern Georgia and South Carolina.
The very narrow leaves, up to 12 inches in length, are deep green.
Large button flowers borne on spikes during late summer into early autumn.
Hardy zones 2 to 8 in full sun to partial shade.
September Glory
Reaches a maximum height of 5 ( rarely over 3 ) feet, with deep purple flowers.
White Spires
Reaches a maximum size of 4 x 3 feet, with white flowers.
Liatris spicata ( Dense Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching up to 6.5 feet x 32 inches ( rarely over 3 feet ), that is native to moist meadows in the U.S. from Missouri to Wisconsin to central Michigan to Maine; south to Louisiana to Florida. Endangered in the wild in Ontario, Canada and its range is scattered over much of its natural range in the U.S..
The linear leaves, up to 16 inches in length, form a low grassy clump.
The foliage is glossy deep green.
The purplish-pink flowers are borne on dense, bottlebrush-like spikes, up to 30 inches in length, during mid-summer, often lasting into early autumn. The flowers look great with orange Daylilies and blue flowers.
The flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Small birds eat the seeds but if unsightly, the old flower stalks can be cut down after the first fall frost.
Hardy zones 2 to 8 in full sun on moist, fertile, well drained soil. Tolerates much poorer sites but does not enjoy winter wetness ( however tolerates wet soil more than other species ). Drought tolerant. Long lived and does not need dividing. Deer resistant but powdery mildew may be a problem on sites with poor air circulation.
Easy to grow from seed.
* photos taken on June 28 2011 in Columbia, MD
* photo of unknown internet source
August Glory
Flowers are deep blue-purple.
Floristan Violet
Vigorous in habit, reaching a maximum height of 6 ( rarely over 4 ) feet with deep violet flowers borne on large, sturdy spikes.
Floristan White
Reaches a maximum height of 6 ( rarely over 4 ) feet with white flowers borne on large spikes. Looks good mixed with Floristan Violet.
* photos taken by Milan Havlis, owner of central Europes premier plant nursery
Kobold
Compact in habit, reaching a maximum size of 4 x 2.5 ( rarely over 2.5 ) feet with purplish-pink to light purple flowers borne on spikes up to 15 inches in length, during summer.
The leaves are up to 10 inches in length.
* photos taken on June 10 2013 in Columbia, MD
* photo taken on June 30 2013 @ U.S. National Arboretum, DC
* photos taken on Aug 1 2013 in Goderich, Ontario
* photo taken on Aug 2 2013 in Stratford, Ontario
Floristan White
Reaches up to 4 feet with white flowers.
Liatris squarrosa ( Scaly Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6 x 3 feet, that is native to eastern North America, from South Dakota to southern Michigan to Maryland; south to eastern Texas to Florida.
The leaves are up to 12 inches in length.
Hardy zones 3 to 8
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A genus of tuberous rooted, mostly summer blooming perennials that are part of the larger Aster family. All species are native to North America.
Prefer full sun to partial shade on fertile soil.
They can multiple rapidly and are easy to reproduce from seed, division ( every 3 to 4 years but not required ) during autumn or spring and root cuttings. Most are drought resistant as well as tolerant to heat, fire, salt, hail and deer.
* photo taken on Aug 3 2011 in Hyde Park, NY
Liatris acidota ( Sharp Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching up to 3 x 1 foot, that is native to moist sites in Texas and southwestern Louisiana.
It bears deep lavender flowers during mid summer.
Hardy zones 7 to 9.
Liatris aspera ( Rough Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6.6 x 2 ( rarely over 4 ) feet, that is native to central North America ( from central North Dakota to southern Ontario; south to Texas to South Carolina. It may also be native to far southern Manitoba.
The linear leaves are up to 16 inches in length.
The pinkish-purple flowers are borne on elegant spikes during late summer.
Hardy zones 3 to 8 in full sun to partial shade.
* photos of unknown internet source
Liatris elegans
A fast growing perennial, reaching a maximum size of 4 x 6.5 feet.
The purplish-pink flowers are borne all summer long.
Hardy zones 8 to 9
Liatris graminifolia
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 4 feet x 20 inches, that is native to the eastern U.S.
The very narrow leaves are up to 12 inches in length.
Hardy zones 3 to 9
Liatris ligulistylis ( Meadow Blazing Star )
A very attractive perennial, reaching up to 6 ( rarely over 3 ) feet in height, that is native to sandy prairies in central North America ( Alberta to Wisconsin; south to northern New Mexico and Colorado to southern Illinois ).
The very narrow, drooping leaves are up to 6 inches in length.
The profuse flowers are deep red in bud, opening to purple. The flowers are borne late summer into early autumn. The flowers are highly attractive to Monarch Butterflies.
Hardy zones 3 to 7 in full sun on moist, fertile soil.
Liatris microcephela ( Appalatian Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 3 x 1.5 ( rarely over 2 ) feet, that is native to dry sandy prairies in the southern Appalation Mountains. Great for borders, rock gardens and containers.
The fine-textured, linear leaves are glossy green. The grassy foliage forms attractive, compact clumps when not in bloom.
The purplish-pink flowers are borne on abundant spikes during late summer to early autumn.
Hardy zones 3 to 8 in full sun to partial shade. A low maintenance plant that is very tolerant of dry clay and hot summers.
* photo taken on June 30 2013 @ U.S. National Arboretum, DC
* video found on Youtube
Liatris novae-angliae ( Northern Blazing Star )
Also called L. borealis. A perennial, reaching maximum height of 3 feet that is native from New England, south to eastern New York State.
The reddish-purple flowers are borne on panicles during late summer into early autumn.
Hardy zones 3 to 7 in full sun to partial shade on dry sandy soil.
Liatris punctata ( Dotted Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 3 x 2 ( averaging 2 ) feet, that is native to grasslands of North America ( from Alberta to Manitoba to Wisconsin; south to New Mexico to Arkansas ). It makes a great rock garden plant.
The purplish-pink flowers are borne on abundant, dense panicles during late summer to early autumn.
Hardy zones 2 to 8 in full sun to partial shade on just about any well drained soil. It is deep rooted and very drought tolerant.
Liatris pycnostachya ( Kansas Blazing Star )
A vigorous, clumping perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6.5 x 2 ( rarely over 4 ) feet, that is native to the central U.S. ( South Dakota to Wisconsin and Indiana; south to Texas to Louisiana ).
The very narrow leaves are up to 16 inches in length.
The bright purple flowers are borne on bottlebrush-like panicles up to 30 inches in length during mid to late summer.
Hardy zones 3 to 8 in full sun to partial shade. It requires well drained soil, especially during winter.
* photo of unknown internet source
Alba
White flowers.
Alexander
Purple flowers and deep green foliage.
Eureka
Reaches up to 5 feet.
Liatris scariosa ( Tall Blazing Star )
A long lived perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6.5 x 2 ( rarely over 4 ) feet, that is native to the eastern U.S. from the southern Pennsylvania mountains, south to northern Georgia and South Carolina.
The very narrow leaves, up to 12 inches in length, are deep green.
Large button flowers borne on spikes during late summer into early autumn.
Hardy zones 2 to 8 in full sun to partial shade.
September Glory
Reaches a maximum height of 5 ( rarely over 3 ) feet, with deep purple flowers.
White Spires
Reaches a maximum size of 4 x 3 feet, with white flowers.
Liatris spicata ( Dense Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching up to 6.5 feet x 32 inches ( rarely over 3 feet ), that is native to moist meadows in the U.S. from Missouri to Wisconsin to central Michigan to Maine; south to Louisiana to Florida. Endangered in the wild in Ontario, Canada and its range is scattered over much of its natural range in the U.S..
The linear leaves, up to 16 inches in length, form a low grassy clump.
The foliage is glossy deep green.
The purplish-pink flowers are borne on dense, bottlebrush-like spikes, up to 30 inches in length, during mid-summer, often lasting into early autumn. The flowers look great with orange Daylilies and blue flowers.
The flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Small birds eat the seeds but if unsightly, the old flower stalks can be cut down after the first fall frost.
Hardy zones 2 to 8 in full sun on moist, fertile, well drained soil. Tolerates much poorer sites but does not enjoy winter wetness ( however tolerates wet soil more than other species ). Drought tolerant. Long lived and does not need dividing. Deer resistant but powdery mildew may be a problem on sites with poor air circulation.
Easy to grow from seed.
* photos taken on June 28 2011 in Columbia, MD
* photo of unknown internet source
August Glory
Flowers are deep blue-purple.
Floristan Violet
Vigorous in habit, reaching a maximum height of 6 ( rarely over 4 ) feet with deep violet flowers borne on large, sturdy spikes.
Floristan White
Reaches a maximum height of 6 ( rarely over 4 ) feet with white flowers borne on large spikes. Looks good mixed with Floristan Violet.
* photos taken by Milan Havlis, owner of central Europes premier plant nursery
Kobold
Compact in habit, reaching a maximum size of 4 x 2.5 ( rarely over 2.5 ) feet with purplish-pink to light purple flowers borne on spikes up to 15 inches in length, during summer.
The leaves are up to 10 inches in length.
* photos taken on June 10 2013 in Columbia, MD
* photo taken on June 30 2013 @ U.S. National Arboretum, DC
* photos taken on Aug 1 2013 in Goderich, Ontario
* photo taken on Aug 2 2013 in Stratford, Ontario
Floristan White
Reaches up to 4 feet with white flowers.
Liatris squarrosa ( Scaly Blazing Star )
A perennial, reaching a maximum size of 6 x 3 feet, that is native to eastern North America, from South Dakota to southern Michigan to Maryland; south to eastern Texas to Florida.
The leaves are up to 12 inches in length.
Hardy zones 3 to 8
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Contemporary and Modern Bedroom
The best Modern & Contemporary Bedroom for you!
The contemporary bedroom
How to choose bedroom furniture contemporary bedroom? Do you go directly to the store to see what is available? Do you make your purchases online? Or is it the conclusion that there was to know more about contemporary beds, which is why youre reading this on this blog?
Contemporary bedroom furniture
Therefore, in the purchase of contemporary bedroom furniture has to do what they need, then look at what the beds with their needs. Each type of modern bed is made to meet specific needs. But to find the one that requires extensive research on different types of beds. As an example, consider using to get queen size beds and modern platform beds in frames.
Contemporary bedroom furniture ideas
Most people buy the same kind of contemporary furniture. Most people like modern furniture. It may not be the best contemporary bedroom furniture available, or the one that best suits your needs. Above all, this is because not choose to learn more about the beds. It is easy to take for granted beds because it is ubiquitous, but its really important to care to find the right type of modern bed. You do not want to fit the bed uncomfortable after purchase.
Modern Bedroom
Modern platform queen size bed has a convenient size for most master bedrooms. Not enough space in them for one or two people. Moreover, not too large for most rooms, modern king size beds usually are. If you have been doing with a smaller bed all this time, perhaps it is time to consider switching to a queen size contemporary bed.
Modern Beds
These modern beds are not difficult to configure and manage. Some designs are base enough to make you can build yourself. Platform beds are generally constructed from wood or metal. With the advance of technology, the two types of beds are comfortable enough for regular use.
Modern Bedroom & Furnishings
Platform bed frames are one of the most well-received modern bed designs, due to its versatility. If you take the time to choose the right mattress, bedding and surrounding modern bedroom decor, you can make a platform bed match any room, no matter what design you have.
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Modern Lighting designs for your home
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