Gardening

History Of Apple Trees

Apple trees were the most popularly grown fruit tree in colonial America and practically every settlement farm and backyard gardener planted this easily grown fruit tree, or easier, the seed of the apple could be planted to establish a permanent food supply. Growing these apple tree products could be eaten fresh or could be dried and preserved in many different…

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Gardening

Palm Trees Uses And Locations

Palm trees, scientifically known as Arecaceae or Palmae, are trees belonging to a family of monocot flowering plants. There are approximately 2,600 different species of palm trees, the majority of which are native to tropical or subtropical climates. Some well-known trees that belong to this group include coconut trees, rattan trees, and date palm trees. Uses of palm trees Palm…

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Finance

7 Ways To Grow Flowers

Flowering landscape trees are the crown jewels of the yard. Perhaps no other plants, individually, can have as great an impact on how a yard looks in spring. Browse the articles to which I’ve linked below for information on particular varieties of flowering landscape trees. Pictures are included. Crape Myrtles: Landscape Trees of the South A popular choice in flowering…

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Excavation Equipment

Harvester

The harvester is a type of heavy machinery that is employed in cut to length logging operations for felling, buckling, and cutting up trees. Normally, a harvester is employed alongside a forward that will haul the logs and trees to a roadside landing. Harvesters were developed in Sweden and Finland, and today they do nearly all of the commercial felling…

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Gardening

History Of Olive Trees

Olive trees, ‘Olea europaea,’ are the oldest fruit trees and certainly are one of the most important fruit trees in history. Olive tree culture has been closely connected to the rise and fall of Mediterranean empires and other advanced civilizations throughout the ages. Because olive trees offered wealth and future food supplies to established civilizations, the agricultural nations became stable…

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Home Improvement

10 Country Do S And Dont S

What follows are 10 lessons from my “now I know better” collection. Perhaps these lessons learned will ease your transition from the city to wilderness. 1. Know thyselves. If you are a couple who bickers over which way to hang the toilet paper roll, don’t buy raw land. The path from raw land to indoor plumbing is fraught with hundreds,…

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Destinations

Peak 9 Of Breckenridge Ski Resort

Peak 9 features E chair which has some of the steepest terrain, massive moguls and trees in Summit County, CO. The Devil’s Crotch ski run (what a great name) is the steepest and purest mogul run I have ever seen. The huge moguls and steep drops make it a pure adrenaline rush and a real leg burner. The tree skiing…

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Home Family

Nosy Neighbors Got You Down Consider A Privacy Fence

A privacy fence is a nice way to keep out unwanted eyes from your yard or home. These are generally solid fences that are fairly high so people can not easily peer over them. Families who have small children who often play in the backyard sometimes use privacy fences. Also, people who have pools or hot tubs often want to…

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Medicine

Not Now I Have A Headache

Home Remedies – Facts or Quacks? That’s what I recently asked myself. Myths and legends often have their basis in a grain of truth. Are home remedies based on truth too? A little research provided this unusual perspective on one of our most frequently-used medicines. Are We Barking Up The Wrong Tree? Not if it’s a willow tree! Chewing on…

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Vacations

Sacramento Things To Do In The City

Sacramento has always been known as the city of gold not because there is an actual gold rush in the area but because gold miners used to spend all their money buying supplies from Sacramento. Today, modern Sacramento has come to be known as the City of Trees due to the large number of trees planted in the city’s streets,…

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