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The Journal of a Gardener in Tuscany - April 2004 Part 2

Lavender & Tourists Appear

April 24th 2004

This week we have made the garden ready for the busy tourist season, with just a few minor jobs, such as the new Lemon tree, left to go. La Doccia is full now for the first time this year. While every day this week I came back from my language course in Florence, arrived at La Doccia and found my Father pottering around with another car load of new plants from the Vivaio at Rosano.

Four types of Lavender were planted, all lavender attracts bees and butterflies, and with about 12 each of four different types of Lavender we should attract an eclectic mix of bees and butterflies. Lavandula stoechas is one type and already it is producing purple trumpet-like flowers across the front rose beds and the scent of Lavender is everywhere, especially on the rose bed along the terrace. This Rose bed lines the main terrace and fills the gaps from the Lavender we removed last Autumn and replanted in more shrubby flower beds. They grew a little too large so needed a more permanent position. The Lavender buying spree since has led to about 50 plants; this should keep the bees happy, and with some luck one might find the bee home I set up for them in the herbaceous border. This was surprisingly vacant when I checked on Tuesday and the banking business cards I used to create a split look dry and unused. The bees have yet to discover this palace waiting for them.

What is more, the bird feeder my Mother and I hung from a walnut tree on a snowy February afternoon is still untouched, this must be a record for (continued...)

Need To Honeymoon Destination Thailand

The best course of action to take sometimes isn't clear until you've listed and considered your alternatives. The following paragraphs should help clue you in to what the experts think is significant.

Bangkok, the city of angles or 'Krungthep',was established in 1782 by King Rama I. The very charm of the city, indeed the whole country, is its antiquity combined with rapid modernisation. Amidst sealed skyscrapers nestle the old pagodas of the many 'wats' or temples. Roadside Buddhas ,exist and profilerate, ensuring handy outless for joss-sticks and flower offerings, food and shawls. The more the offerings, the more fervent the prayer of the devotee...

Roadside stalls and shops jostle for space with these Buddhas along with food vendors-on pushcarts, on little stools, on stands, in baskets carried on a pole across the shoulders. Fruit and flower sellers stand at every corner.

Aromatic cooked rice in leaf or plastic packets are sold even in mini supermarkets, with the smell an intergral part of the atmosphere of Thailand. Seafood predominates-with a rich chilli flavour. Indians and vegetarians need not fear for there are plenty of Indian hotels in the city. In fact an Indian would instantly feel at home, wandering around the crowded city-the people are friendly and one even finds roadside cobblers here, unlike the posh Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. And best of all Indians are glorified as tourists here for they do a lot of shopping and the Thai economy practically rests on tourism.

A honeymoon couple would be advised to go on a pre-booked (continued...)

Birthday Party Fun: Goodie Bag Alternatives

If youre looking for alternatives to pricey goodie bags, here are a few ideas that will make your guests--and wallet--happy.

Any Fun Party:

Take Polaroid photos of each guest with the birthday child, and decorate cardboard picture frames, or make frames with popsicle sticks.

Dance Party:

Let the birthday child create a mix CD of favorite music. Burn copies for everybody (and play it at the party too!).

Hawaiian Party:

Decorate inexpensive plastic sunglasses with artificial flowers. String together more artificial flowers for one-of- a-kind leis.

Royal Party:

Decorate paper crowns and make scepters from wooden dowels and plastic jewels.

Sleepover Party:

Decorate plastic light-switch plates with stickers. Allow your young guests to embellish white pillowcases with fabric paints for a take-home sleepy surprise.

Spring or Garden Party:

Paint flower pots and include a pack of flower seeds for children to grow at home.

Survivor Party:

Send the children on a scavenger hunt equipped with compasses and trail mixes that they can make before the hunt. The compass will become a new favorite gadget, and the trail mix is a lot healthier that candy treats.

Tea Party:

Let the girls decorate straw hats with artificial flowers, which they can wear for the party, and later take home. Complete the party with candy necklaces.

Have fun! (continued...)

Weed Control Facts - Winning the Battle of the Weeds

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WEED CONTROL FACTS: WINNING THE BATTLE OF THE WEEDS Keeping your landscape plantings, flower beds, and nursery crops free of weeds is a battle, but if you approach it with a strategic plan, you will prevail. In order to develop a plan, you first must understand how weeds work, and what kind of weeds you are dealing with.

Basically weeds grow either from seed, or they reproduce from their roots. As the roots grow outward from the parent plant, new plants sprout up from the lateral roots, creating more parent plants and the process continues and the weeds thrive. Weeds that tend to reproduce from the root are usually more difficult to control.

Weed control facts? Weeds are plants, and they function just like the desirable plants in your yard. They need water, sunlight, and nutrition to survive. Of these three key survival needs, the easiest one for a gardener to eliminate is sunlight. Through proper mulching you can eliminate the sunlight.

But first, lets look at the steps you should go through before you mulch, then well discuss the best mulching techniques to use. In order for your weed control efforts to be truly effective, you should do everything in your power to make your gardens as weed free as possible before you plant or mulch. There are (continued...)

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