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The edible garden dream
Chopping vegetables at the kitchen counter this morning with heavy snow,
gusting sideways across my line of vision and wondering which gardening
subject readers may find of interest next, it suddenly struck me that the
majority of ingredients for vegetable spaghetti sauce I was making actually
came from my garden.
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Seed security
Obtaining a reliable supply of good quality seed can be extremely
problematic here in Pakistan and one way around this is, when you have grown
something that you consider to be worth increasing, or if an annual for
replanting the following season, then simply save your own seed from existing
plants.
22 May, 2013
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04 July, 2004
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Ornamental allure
The overall attraction of any garden, large or small, can be greatly
amplified by the judicious placement of what are known as ‘focal
points’.
22 May, 2013
25 August, 2005
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Old fashioned Geraniums
Brilliant hued or softly shaded, geraniums are one of the easiest pot
plants to grow, though, of course, they can also be planted directly out in
the garden.
22 May, 2013
01 August, 2002
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Nature Talk: In-house gardening
Let’s face it; numerous apartments, for example, are pretty short of
natural light, as are a large number of downstairs rooms in close together
houses and the psyche of residents of such homes can be vastly improved by
having some indoor greenery to soften the contours of their lives and by
keeping them rewarding company.
22 May, 2013
28 August, 2008
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Making a herb garden
Everyone can have a herb garden no matter which region of the country they
reside in. If you live in cities such as Karachi and Lahore, chances are that
you will be able to grow a wider variety of tender herbs during the cooler
winter months than in the hot summer ones. But no matter where you are, there
are quite a number of perennial herbs which can take both extremes of hot and ...
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Green up your working space
Incorporating plants into an office environment can enliven the work
atmosphere tremendously. It is good to see that more and more companies are
following this route.
22 May, 2013
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23 December, 2004
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Gigantic Chinese yams
Imagine a three feet long sweet potato which, above ground, can climb up to
twenty feet and more and, as if this isn’t enough, bears bunches of
cinnamon scented flowers and you will understand exactly why I decided to
experiment with growing ‘Dioscorea batatas’.
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Drooling over sunflowers
Sunflowers are Zahrah Nasir’s
22 May, 2013
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06 January, 2005