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• From fabric B and stabilizer, cut two 10" × 14" rectangles for the embroidered blocks and six 2½ " × fabric width strips for the dividing borders and binding. For the three-strip blocks, stitch one 2" × 42" fabric-A strip long edge to one corresponding fabric-E strip. Stitch one fabric-J strip to the opposite fabric-A strip long edge. Columns quilt this MATERIALS + 1 yard each of pink (A), light green (B) & white solid fabric (C) + ½ yard each of white print (D) & pink print fabric (E) + ½ yard of white & pink print fabric (F; see "Sources") + Fat quarter of pink & green print fabric (G; see "Sources") + Fat eighth of coordinating green & pink print fabric (H) + Fat quarter of green print fabric (I) + ¼ yard of blue print fabric (J) + 2 yards of green print fabric (K; backing) + 35" × 65" rectangle of quilt batting + 3 yards of 12"-wide tear-away stabilizer + 1 yard of fusible web + Thread: all-purpose, bobbin & coordinating machine embroidery (see "Sources ") + Rotary cutting system + Hand sewing needle + Temporary spray adhesive + Spray starch + Applique scissors + Six ½ "-diameter & six 1"-diameter decorative buttons (optional) + 2 pink crocheted flower embellishments (optional) + Three coordinating bird embroidery designs (approx. 5" × 7"; see "Designs") CUT • From fabric A and stabilizer, cut three 10" × 14" rectangles for the embroidered blocks, two 2" × 42" strips for the three-strip blocks and scraps as needed for the appliqués. [Extracted from the article]

This article from Mother Earth News provides various tips and ideas from readers on a range of topics. Some of the ideas include building a cardboard solar oven, using a yellow mustard bottle to trap insects, repurposing clothing to create longer sleeves, using kid-sized rakes as salad tongs, and using a soft bristle brush to remove dried apple slices from dehydrator trays. Other ideas include using decaying plants to control slugs, creating a slanted cucumber trellis, building a sensory play table for toddlers, setting up a water storage system for irrigation, creating a garden workstation, installing an automatic gate closer, and using a charcoal chimney starter as a rocket stove alternative. [Extracted from the article]

Sabrina, a sales manager, transformed her uninspiring garden by removing overgrown vegetable beds and installing a summer house. She decorated the interior with floral wallpaper and chose a sunny yellow paint for the main walls. Sabrina also added dark wood flooring, green-striped blinds and curtains, and various furniture and decor pieces to create a cozy and attractive space. The summer house now serves as a stylish and functional spot for Sabrina to work and relax in. [Extracted from the article]

Focuses on the success of Washington state in recycling. Goal established by a state law to recycle half of the state's waste; Separation of lawn, tree and garden wastes to be processed and sold for flower beds and vegetable patches; Processing of used newspaper, cardboard and office stationery as freshly chipped trees in many northwest paper mills.

In addition to supporting school gardens and food education, the nonprofit's mission is to bring food from local farms into every cafeteria. Add 1 cup rice milk, water and salt; bring to a boil over high heat. EQUIPMENT: 2 muffin tins with 12 ½-cup cups Line 18 (½-cup) muffin cups with paper liners. [Extracted from the article]

An important part of our chicken-raising strategy is to reduce environmental impact. When constructing our coop, we used reclaimed wood, scrap roofing and mis-mixed paint, and reused stepping stones and cinder blocks. The children designed and built the coop and do most of the chicken care. [Extracted from the article]

You might have this problem: stacks of papers on the desk. I put each herb plant in an 8-inch pot and sink the pot about 4 inches into the soil. One was called cinnamon basil, which truly gave off a cinnamon aroma when I rubbed the leaves. [Extracted from the article]

Photography by Eric Kelley With fresh sage cuttings in one hand, Nicole Burke checks out a passionflower vine on the arched trellis in a client's garden. Here's how Burke streamlines the process on installation day Plan to install the garden after all the components are on-site and the garden boxes built. While leafy greens and herbs can get by with a scant 6-inch-tall bed, Burke generally prefers at least 1 to 2 feet of soil to garden in. Nuts&bolts In the pursuit of a bumper crop of vegetables, too often an edible garden's aesthetics fall by the wayside. [Extracted from the article]

This article from Week Junior provides instructions on how to create an Edvard Munch-inspired ice cream artwork. The author, Olaf Falafel, explains that Edvard Munch was a Norwegian expressionist painter known for his famous work, The Scream, which depicts a person holding their face in fear or surprise against a colorful sky. Falafel gives step-by-step instructions on how to make a summer-themed version of The Scream called The Ice Cream, using oil pastels and unconventional colors. The article also mentions Munch's fondness for taking self-portraits. [Extracted from the article]

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses various topics within the issue, including decorations like wallpapers, how to prepare and plan garden beds, and how to grow or plant wisteria.

Chen Yanhua, also known as "Miimoo," is an artist who specializes in watercolor paintings of birds. Her series, called Little Reunion, features chubby birds in the shape of eggs, using ovals as the basic form. Chen Yanhua draws inspiration from everyday life and aims to capture the beauty of birds in her artwork. She has painted nearly a hundred pieces within this series, with a focus on portraying the different characteristics and patterns of various bird species. Chen Yanhua's work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions, and she has received recognition for her talent in watercolor painting. [Extracted from the article]

This article discusses the current trends in gardening and landscaping in Fairfield County. It highlights the shift towards using native and ornamental grasses instead of traditional lawns, as well as the increasing popularity of pollinator plants and brightly colored flowers. The article also mentions a return to order and formality in garden design, with the use of arborvitae walls, boxwood borders, and topiary. Additionally, it discusses the demand for plunge pools as a way to relax and cool off during the summer. The article emphasizes the importance of incorporating nature into outdoor spaces and the joy that flowers bring. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on architect Gabriel Pierre Martin Dumont who made drawing of formal garden in shape of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and mentions that Dumont converted building mass into topiaries, flower beds and parterres. Topics discussed include verisimilitude by drawing the trees, observable matter translated into abstract lines, and material production of timber.

The article focuses on the creation of a 7mm finescale model layout based on the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway's Norton Saint Somers station, highlighting the collaboration between the author and their father, the inspiration drawn from the restoration of the real station, the attention to detail in modeling the buildings and scenery, and the selection of locomotives to reflect the 1960s era of the railway.

The article presents a page from a lost diary of Eunice Newton Foote, who was an American scientist, inventor, and women's rights campaigner. Topics include scientific career of Eunice including the a series of experiments that demonstrated the interactions of sunlight on different gases; the first women's rights convention, Foote was one of the signatories of the convention's Declaration of Sentiments and a fine portrait and landscape painter.

The article offers several suggestions on how to transform outdoor living areas or gardens with beautiful blends of paint and fabric. It suggests for attaching a decorative panel on the fence behind and surround the bench with foliage and flowers. It states that there should be a narrow garden bed along the path for a perfect spot to introduce some seating. It also focuses on the tips for making the outdoor furniture safe and clean.

From left: The hops began to thrive just as the heatbecame too much for what remained of the author's "lawn."Planting garlic bulbs in fall means the garden is workingyear-round. Firsthand Reports Transform unproductive sod into an abundant gardenthat will nourish your family on less water than a lawn The sagebrush sea surroundingBoise looks much the same asit did in the early 19th century,when a band of travel-weary French furtrappers laid eyes on the comparablylush, tree-lined river valley. As the summer wore on, the sod pilecomposting behind our shed grew.What remained of the lawn slowlyturned brown, eventually succumbingaltogether in the throes of an Augustheat wave. [Extracted from the article]

The South: ADVENTURES IN TRAVEL AND CULTURE LONG WEEKEND Party in the Plaza A dancer in a traditional dress in the La Villita Historic Arts Village IT'S HALF PAST ten o'clock on a breezy Saturday morning, and the San Antonio River is seeing her first visitors of the day. Cowboy Comforts MEET THE NEIGHBORHOOD Blessed with a prime spot in the Texas Hill Country, San Antonio has more adjacent natural beauty than most urban landscapes. Emma Koehler paved the way for future innovative women in San Antonio, and her legacy now lives on in locals like Nicola Blaque, a U.S. Army veteran turned chef bringing her authentic Caribbean-style cuisine to a largely Tex-Mex foodscape. [Extracted from the article]

Samantha got her lawn, which Fiona blended into the garden beds by planting swathes of a tufted native grass, dune poa (Poa poiformis var. ramifer) along the borders. Samantha and Jim's garden will feature on the ABC TV series Dream Gardens, hosted by Michael McCoy. Jim and Samatha wanted their garden to complement the sleek architecture and reflect the local landscape: the curved garden beds were designed to echo the coastline. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses a mash-up of a slow compost pile and a garden bed hügelkultur, which allows creating a foundation using materials that take a long time to compost, such as rotting logs, sticks, and eggshells. It is beneficial as a self-feeding, long-term garden bed as the materials in the center of the beds take a long time to break down. It acts as a soil fixer and helps in beneficial fungi development; hence it is helpful to plant biodynamic or wild plants.

The article offers information on edible microgreens gardening which include Beta vulgaris, Rumex acetosa, and Atriplex hortensis. Topics discussed include outdoor planting of microgreens in raised beds, containers, and garden beds, harvesting period and harvesting ways such as using long-bladed kitchen scissors, and suggests avoiding plants such as squash, tomatoes, and peppers.

In this article the author focuses on how to make permanent garden beds and paths. The author states that for the right growth of crops, garden beds should be level, raised or even sunken and informs that growing vegetables in garden beds is more efficient than maintaining single rows of crops. The author further discusses six ways to get a cheap garden bed growing which includes lasagna gardens, chickens in garden and buying soil. INSET: Raised Garden Beds: Pros and Cons.

The article offers country living tips from readers. One person explores the use of cement blocks in creating raised garden beds. Another one suggests that shaking out clothes before placing them in the dryer can help minimize wrinkles. Another reader discusses his practice of placing about 100 plastic bottles filled with water in the freezer to efficiently use the refrigerator.

Several letters to the editor are presented along with photographs related to gardening, including garden beds made up of old railway sleepers, twin zucchini, and a photograph of lavender.

The article focuses on the designing of a garden in a house in Sydney, New South Wales by landscape designer Matt Cantwell. Cantwell used the extra-wide 3.5 meter side passage in the house and transformed it into a formal thoroughfare cum private courtyard. A mass-planted garden bed was installed alongside the path and white-flowering plants were chosen. Cantwell extended the existing orange jessamine hedge around the perimeters of the property.

The article offers information on transforming a plain yard into a beautiful garden. It discusses the methods adopted by John Latham and Michael Peter to create their dream garden from scratch. The couple first planted fast-growing trees and in the meantime, created beds for the potted plants. Frugal propagation methods are being used to fill the landscape. It reports on tips by the couple to shield the yard from the street noise with strategic gardening such as addition of a fountain. INSETS: A Green Tip;Four Ways to Reduce Street Noise.

Presents methods of preparing garden beds. Smothering; Tilling; Double-digging; Sod lifting.

Because painting flowers on location can take you anywhere from your own front step to the middle of an obliging field, we asked artist Catherine Hillis (page 62) to share some well-tested organization strategies for painting the subject en plein air. While working on the article, "Inspiration In Bloom" (page 14), which explores the infinite potential of flowers as a painting subject, I immediately noticed some commonalities between the four featured artists. Not only are there all the many different flower types - offering a wide array of colors and shapes - but there's also the potential to work from life - either in the studio with a still life setup or outdoors, on location, with flowers growing in the landscape. [Extracted from the article]

The article describes Sibudu's plant bedding, which was burned 73,000 years ago to produce carbonised fibrous plant material recognized in sediments and geological thin sections. The oldest Sibudu bedding covers an area of around one meter by two meter, but may extend beyond excavation grid. Sibudu's earliest plant bedding predates record bedding elsewhere in the world by around 50,000 years.

Presents ten techniques on how to transform a patch of grass into a perfect perennial bed for gardening. INSETS: Saving sod;Building a lazy bed.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for installing a mowing strip, a paved edging between lawn and garden beds.

The article presents questions and answers related to organic gardening including the perfect time for planting gladioli, the possibility of using of old seeds and the kind of soil used in a raised bed.

The article offers information on the making of sanctuary garden by David Bennett and David Price, owners of Bennett Design & Landscape in their home at Brookhaven. It is reported that with the insight of professionals, they made drainage and soil revision a priority. They added a cobbled-stone edging that defines garden beds and deodar cedar and cryptomeria to screen the back of sanctuary. Bennett says, he replaced magnolia with dogwoods and removed a neglected garage and built another.

This article presents tips related to various topics. Laying out a flowerbed with a serpentine border can be a bit of a problem when a string is used, but it is much easier if a garden hose is used. A carpenter's pencil makes an ideal scribing tool when fitting a workpiece to just about any surface. Removing a threaded tub spout in plumbing can be done by sliding the handles of slip-joint or tongue-and-groove pliers into the spout and rotating counterclockwise.

The article shares gardening tips and ideas. Measures suggested include drawing a line around the sides of raised garden beds with chalk to help discourage ants, and spraying leftover milk mixed with water on plants to prevent powdery mildew. A recipe for pest spray is also presented. Techniques are recommended for drying herbs, for increasing the production of string beans, and for keeping away maggots when planting radishes.

The article discusses various gardening tips for winter month of January which include cultivation or creating new plant beds, application of dormant spray, and inspection of houseplants to avoid insect problems.

The article recommends several activities that plant growers may do in the U.S. in August. Flower beds and containers should be covered with floating row covers to prevent them from burning due to the weather. The article offers tips for sowing lettuce and also identifies several plants that may be grown including Crocus (C.) pulchellus, C. speciousis, and Colchicum.