Fine Gardening Magazine
Las Vegas Attractions?
I was wondering if there is a website or magazine or anything where I could get discounts or free passes to some of the attractions in Las Vegas. Some of the ones I’m interested in are…
-The Mirage Dolphin Habitat & Secret Garden
-Gondola Rides at The Venetian
-The Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay
-The Titanic artifact exhibit at The Tropicana
-Eiffel Tower Experience
-The Gallery of Fine Arts at The Bellagio
I have seen discount coupons for Shark Reef and Titanic in local coupon books and magazines but the others I have never seen a discount coupon. So far as free passes, never saw any for any of them.
Fine Gardening Magazine
How to Prepare Your Garden for the Winter
Some people believe that when the weather starts getting colder and the leaves start to fall, it is time to put away the gardening tools and wait until next spring to work on their garden again. Wrong. Winter is an important time to maintain your garden’s health and assure yourself a good crop for next year. You may think that might take to long to prepare your garden, but the truth is that it takes less than one day to prepare your garden for the upcoming winter.
When the nighttime temperatures drop to less than forty-five degrees Fahrenheit for more than four days in a row, or frost is forecasted for your area (usually around late October or November) you know its time to begin preparing your garden. You should begin by evaluating your Garden Design, check which plants grew well in the past season, and which plants did not do well. Fall is a good time to decide which plants will remain in you garden next year, and which ones should go.
It is also a good time to decide which new plants you want to grow. To make your garden more colorful and healthy, be sure only to plant the more hardy plants during the fall so that they can withstand the winter. Some plants that will do fine being planted in fall are: rudbeckia, Aster Novi-belgii, Anemone Japonica, panicle hyandea, endive, escarole, and Brussels sprouts. You can find all of these and more in gardening magazines or your local nursery.
After you have finished this you should begin cleaning up your garden. Begin by pulling out weeds that may have cropped up, and raking fallen leaves. Weeds and rotten leaves can carry insects and diseases that might be harmful to your garden. You should also rid your garden of spent annual plants, and harvest your vegetables and other plants that cannot withstand the winter weather. After fall has come and gone, the leaves will be off your trees and you can see the rotten branches. Trimming off the unwanted branches from your trees isn’t necessary to your gardens health, but may help later on by not dropping branches on your plants and not blocking too much of the sun.
If you have younger trees you should consider wrapping them and supporting them with stakes to help them survive the winter wind and cold. Putting mulch over your garden for the winter can be a helpful way to protect plants from sudden temperature changes and heavy snow. For mulch you can use about five inches of shredded bark, pine needles, or a variety of other materials. You have to be careful not to mulch too early, because some insects may still be alive and able to take shelter in it for the winter.
Once you are finished with your gardening tools you should clean them and make sure they are in a safe place where they won’t rust and you know where they’ll be for next year. Before winter comes you should always set out slug repellent, as slugs are one of the worst bugs to have in your garden. If you have a pool or fountain in your garden, be sure to take out any fish that you have in them and bring them inside. There’s nothing sadder than a fish frozen in a block of ice.
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Was This Weird Of My Friend?
I went to the bathroom in my friend’s house. Then as I shut the door, and went out, my friend was staring at me weirdly from the living room. I felt uneasy as she looked at me. She told me not to get scared as they put a huge garden angel statue in the small bathroom because they didn’t want anyone to steal it outside.
They way she looked at me was weird, so why would she offer up this explanation if I didn’t say anything.
Note: Another time she had all her furniture and stuff covered with blankets so you couldn’t see anything. She told me 2X that she was cleaning up, and really wanted to hear what I was going to say. I said fine. I never mentioned anything about her place. They are my friends. So why would they be rude?
Another time they told me to come over and get magazines from them, and I asked what kind they were, because honestly I like certain kinds and not sure what she had so I asked her, and she got really angry, and said “why what kind do you want?”
define “friend”. now it’s time to see if this person falls into that category. if not, move on. otherwise, solve your problems like adults.
This home will soon be featured in FINE GARDENING Magazine!!!