Archive for March 1st, 2010

Benefit From A Longer Gardening Season With A Cold Frame Greenhouse

Monday, March 1st, 2010

A cold frame greenhouse is a terrific way to stretch the gardening season and to offer a sheltered setting for your plants. These compact growing structures are a welcome addition to any backyard, even if you have a conventional greenhouse. They’re an excellent spot for your greenhouse plants to adjust to the outdoor conditions prior to planting them. Plus, they’re just the thing for starting seedlings in the springtime.

A cold frame greenhouse is basically a bottomless wooden box measuring approximately a foot high which is either placed on the ground or sunk in several inches. If you would like to plant directly into the frame, then put in about four or five inches of compost and topsoil. It is possible to make it any size you prefer, just be sure you are able to get at everything within it. A cold frame depends exclusively on sunshine for its heat, therefore be sure to situate it in a secluded area that receives lots of sunshine and is shielded from strong winds.

Marble Vases – The Beauty of Perfection

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Slate and Artstone – A vase is a container; it’s a place to put flowers, or other decorative items. By itself they can often feel empty, a floated piece without a purpose, drifting on the decorative strands of your homes dcor. However some vases have a presence, they stand out entirely on their own, demanding attention, riveting the room to their stately gaze. Marble vases are mountain born beauties of strength and durability, and often their impressive features allow them to stand out even when they aren’t adorned by floral companions.

A marble vase is born of nature, formed deep beneath the earth in the bellies of towering mountain ranges. There it is a stew of random chemicals, churned and squashed by the massive density of the earth around them.

When humans finally break them free of their underground prison, the marble itself is raw, and huge, extracted in the form of gigantic slabs. Each slab is a massive masterpiece of natural wonder, with a unique landscape written across its face, representing the mix of chemicals that happened to be present on the revealed surface edge when that stone was quarried.