I recently purchased a white futon. There is a cola stain on the mattress. I used oxyclean on it and it basically disappeared. I thought the stain was gone, turned over the mattress and found that it had gone through the mattress to the other side. I used the oxyclean again on it, but it [...]

My name is: Tessa My age is: 28 I live in: Nassau county. My relationship status is: married. I live in a: house. My pets: Four cats, 8 weeks to 8 years old. My obsession of the moment is: Interior Design My favorite “guilty pleasure” is: Ice cream with Oreos. My favorite domestic activity is: [...]

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Hi everyone, I just made a post over at my gardening blog reporting on some of the activity (or lack thereof) going on so far. Two of the photos include a plant that produces small, pretty blue flowers similar to forget-me-not, but aren’t — I have that also, and the foliage is totally different. I [...]

So I’m fairly new to the whole rose gardening thing. I have a rose bush that was originally from my deceased grandmothers garden. I planted it last summer, and surprisingly it bloomed this year!!!! I need help figuring out what kind it is? Its about 18 inches tall or so. But the major thing about [...]

Asakura (朝倉, あさくら) is a Japanese Camellia sasanqua cultivar with large, relatively flat semi-double white flowers and has a relatively vigorous upright growing habit. Asakura flower frequently has a pinkish edge early in the flower development. The stamens are relatively well developed, comparing to full double forms. It blooms relatively early. According to the book [...]

The “almost” is because Jenny Lind heritage melons were planted after this photo to the left of the corn. The things not in the boxes are planned succession crops for lettuce, radish, and broccoli areas plus more basil to inter-crop with peas and an oregano that needs to go in at a path end. Actual [...]

I got a later start than I’d like this year, but after two months, I picked my first tomatoes of the season! I guess this is a pretty popular heirloom, so I’m sure someone else is growing them. This variety is apparently prone to splitting. Anyone have suggestions on how I can reduce the splitting? [...]

So, I discovered a lot of aphids – they seemed to be confined to one section of my garden (I garden in containers). I went out ton of marigolds, and I”ve put a lot in the infested section. I’m wondering if anyone here has an idea of how long it should be before I see [...]

Hello everyone, I have two different types of Phalaenopsis orchid, I know nothing about them beyond that as I have only seen one flower briefly. I am attempting to get them to flower but keep hearing conflicting information. Can anyone give me any suggestions? I am in the UK and they receive about 10 hours [...]