Archive for January, 2010
HERBS IN BLOOM
This book includes 82 of the most ornamental herbs for the avid herbal gardener. The author, Jo Ann Gardner, is an avid gardener and lover of flowers and herbs and this comes through very clearly in her writing of her experiences in her own gardening. The book is well laid-out and easy to read full of illustrations, photographs and crammed full of information geared toward starting a functional and beautiful herbal garden.The introductory chapters give great information on how to grow, sow, propagate and maintain either seeds or seedlings. Included is another chapter on landscaping ideas to help the reader to layout and design the herbal garden before even getting started.Each section includes a nice overview and history of the plant, the plant family and specifics needed for propagation including: soil, sun, zones, size, and seasons. The photographs and illustrations included help not only get a visual of the eventual garden design, but are also useful for the identification of already existing herbs in the back yard.Although, the herbs included are categorized by Latin name, there is also an index in the back to help cross-index and identify plants by their more common names. Another helpful index gives a quick .. more »
GUN SAFE REVIEWS – WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN ORDER TO FIND THE BEST SAFES
What Gun Safe Reviews will help you find the best safe out there? The reality is, there are many models on the market, and choosing the right one is important, since not all them will meet your needs.Different safes are designed more for different things. Some are primarily to keep kids away from the guns. However, they won't stop any serious break in attempts by burglars.If you live in a low crime area, you might be tempted to get one of these. However, I would definitely recommend you plan as if you might experience a break in, because all it takes is once to put you and your surrounding area in danger, should they get their hands on your gun.Fire safety is very important, since you want to make sure your gun and other high priced items are not destroyed. Therefore, any gun safe reviews worth their salt will give fire ratings, usually as to how long the safe can handle a blaze of a certain temperature.The style is also important to some people, although it certainly has no impact on whether or not your things will stay safe.Since the safe will often times take up a rather large amount .. more »