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cocoisbestgirl · 4 years

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Fanfic I can’t think of a name for pt 2

Magda and Felicity walked down the stairs of the house, Magda almost fell at least seven separate times. She had never worn heels before, so Fel went easy on her and gave her just one-inch heels. Magda still looked like she was a fish who grew legs and decided to walk, though.

Magda couldn’t comprehend how Fel could walk in 4-inch heels when Magda struggled with just one inch. Felicity walked gracefully, and elegantly as if she was born to be noble. While Magda stumbled behind her. It was clear she wasn’t even close to being her status.

Magda felt an icy cold glare on herself. She looked down the stairs to see Miss Eliza staring at her. Before she took her eyes off to stare at her daughter.

Eliza tried to ignore how Magda was dressed. How DARE Felicity give such a nice gown to a servant!? Yet she couldn’t complain, they were late to the ball as is. Eliza just didn’t want to start another fight. After all..this was part of the plan. She didn’t want to fight her daughter right before a ball.

An older maid helped her up to the carriage, her and Fel were facing each other. Magda couldn’t help but think she was pretty. Magda couldn’t help it.

She was anxious as a sinner in church. Her feet tapping, she tried to calm herself by cracking her knuckles and fingers. It didn’t help much, more or less she just needed a distraction.

“Magda, calm down it’s not that big of a deal.”

“N-not that big of a deal!?”

Magda snapped at Fel, maybe to her, this wasn’t much! Magda was from the slums she had no training whatsoever she would get killed out there. She’d get eaten alive by the hundreds of more experienced, more pretty, more educated, and more well-dressed women! Magda’s tapping grew more frequent, her breath quickened, everything felt hot. It was the middle of winter but Magda was sweating as if it was the middle of summer and she was wearing a fur coat. Her eyes flicked from object to object, she needed to get out of here. Every instinct inside of her told her to just run. Anything is better than this.

Then she remembered Hosta. She couldn’t go there. She had to stay.

“Whoa, Whoa Magda it’s going to be okay.”

“No, it won’t!”

“There are only a few citizens coming. Maybe a few lower nobles, but if they start something just tell me.” Fel cracked her knuckles “I’ll take care of them.”

Felicity wasn’t..exactly lying nor was she telling the truth.

Magda laughed slightly, not because what Fel did was funny. Magda just really needed to laugh.

“Y-you promise? No nobles.”

“Eh...Maggie might show up, but she won’t do anything. In fact, you’d probably like her.”

Magda calmed herself, this won’t be too bad. Maybe she would just stick by Fel the whole time? Yeah, that sounded like the best idea. Nobody would mess with Fel, so nobody would mess with her. Right? She couldn’t imagine doing this in a maid gown.

“Well, Magda I hope you’ve prepared yourself.”

The carriage arrived at a rather large house. It wasn’t a mansion by any means, but it was pretty big. It was like a big wood cabin. Magda had imagined a gigantic castle that was made of diamonds, and 1000 feet tall with glimmering light all around it. She was VERY pleasantly surprised by this.

Fel helped Magda out of the carriage since she knew Magda would fall on her face if she didn’t help. That would’ve been a funny sight, but Fel, while she wasn’t a big fan of her, knew Magda needed a break.

Magda was still a little nervous, but knowing that she would be among average people was comforting. Heck, maybe she’d see somebody she knew? This wasn’t a huge dance, and maybe Giulolo would even be there. Lolo had disappeared from Magda’s life quite a while ago. Magda just never had the time, or money, to go and look for her.

They made their way up the stairs and entered the building. The fact that they could just walk in was quite amusing to Magda. Weren’t invitations necessary?

“Fel?”

“Yeah, what’s wrong?”

“Don’t we need an invitation?”

“Yeah, Don’t worry about it. You’re my plus one, this isn’t too formal of a ball, so nobody is really pushing for invites. Just in case, try to stick by me if somebody asks.”

Magda nodded her head. They kept walking until they reached the main room.

It was unlike anything Magda had ever seen. It was cheerful, the room was bright with colors. People were chatting away with not a care in the world. She still felt out of place. These were still people above her in status. She had no right to be among them.

While she stared into space Fel began to tug her hand.

“Come on Magda. We have people to meet!”

Before long she and Fel were talking with a few lower nobles. Many of which completely ignored Magda. Even when she did speak up, they looked down at her. She was lower than them, but that wasn’t an excuse. Magda excused herself and took off to a desolate corner of the ball.

Every. Single. Time Magda had attempted to speak she was interrupted. Whether it was intentional or not. She had had enough.

She may be a nervous wreck, she may be a servant, she may be low-class but she WASN’T going to be treated like she didn’t exist. She sat on a nearby bench and tried not to look lonely.

As Magda sulked she gained the attention of a passerby.

“Um...Hi. You look uncomfortable. Is something wrong?”

Magda barely looked up at the stranger. She was pretty mad at this point.

“Yeah, I’m not uncomfortable just pretty mad.”

“Oh, I’m sorry about that. What happened?”

“People ignoring me.”

Magda suddenly realized that with that phrasing she sounded like a spoiled child.

“Well, not ignore. More like disregard” Magda said. Though she had little in the way of education, she knew those words meant the same exact thing. She blushed in embarrassment at the thought of sounding like such a brat...

“Don’t worry people ignore me too. You just kinda get used to it.”

However, it was sat next to her at the bench. That’s when she looked up, she definitely knew those blue eyes.

“My name is Alan. What’s yours?”

That was it, Alan. She had talked to him once before. When she was a child. They were never friends, but they talked and played. She remembered him always wanting to be a brave soldier and rescue the princess. Magda was always the princess.

Felicity quickly realized her mistake. She couldn’t find Magda anywhere. She checked everywhere from the bathrooms to the garden. She was GONE like a gust of wind. She completely disappeared. Felicity knew she couldn’t just leave Magda here without a carriage back home, but it was starting to get late. Felicity tried not to panic in front of people. She knew Eliza would not be happy with this little stunt.

She frantically searched every corner at least a dozen times before finally finding her...

Magda smiled at Alan. She was amused by his somewhat shy behavior. He couldn’t be a noble, could he? She worried this was breaking the rules of being a servant. She couldn’t really help it though, he was too nice to her. They had probably talked for at least two hours before Felicity finally came up to them. When Alan didn’t remember her. Magda felt almost betrayed,but ...maybe it was better he didn’t remember her as a homeless girl.

“Magda! I’ve been looking everywhere for you, please don’t run off again.”

“Oh, sorry it's just-”

“It’s getting late we should go.”

As they walked Magda waved back to Alan.

They went back to the carriage. Jumping into the seats.

“So, how was your first ball?”

Magda was reminded of the rude women who just ignored her.

“It was….alright.”

“I’m uh...sorry about Melissa. She has a tendency to ignore.”

“That’s alright, are most nobles like that?”

“Actually no, quite a bit of them are pretty friendly. I’m actually pretty close with Barbara.”

“Barbara? Barbara Sakan?”

Magda was yet again, pretty shocked. Not only was Fel a noble, but she was a noble with friends in high places. She heard rumors about the tomboyish girl. Most of them were probably false. She heard rumor after rumor about proposals, marriages, and even one about a secret affair with a servant. Ridiculous.

“Yeah, she’s actually really cool. We go hunting sometimes, of course, Eliza isn’t big on me hunting,but whatever.”

“Fel, are there any disadvantages to being noble? It almost feels like you’re rubbing it in my face.” Magda lifted an eyebrow.

“Oh goddess, there are a ton. Rumors every. Single.day. You can’t marry who you want. You can’t dress a certain way. Most of it sucks Magda.”

With her last sentence Fel looked out the window quietly, until they reached their home.

Magda took this time to think about what this was all going to be like.

Without much communication, Magda and Fel went to their respective rooms.

Magda jumped in shock when she saw Eliza standing outside her room.

“Magda, I want to have a word with you,” Eliza opened the door “In private.”

Magda walked into the room. Was this going to be it for her? Did she fail already? Thoughts raced through her head. She didn’t think she did anything wrong.

“Magda,” Magda snapped out of her trance when Eliza spoke to her.

“Yes, Madam?”

“I want you to know I have no issue with you accompanying Fel to Balls. That IS what I hired you for. I do have...issues with your dress though. I understand that is Felicity’s dress, correct?”

“Yes, Mada-”

“Save it for later. No girl from the slums is going to wear my daughter’s clothes. Understood?”

“B-but ma’am what will I wear?”

“You will wear that uniform in your closet. If you want to buy more outfits you are more than welcome to,” Eliza’s voice got stern and she looked Magda in the eyes “If I ever see you wearing one of Felicity’s dresses again, you will be thrown back into the streets.”

Magda’s blood ran cold. Eliza was very intimidating to say the least. Magda wasn’t even given a chance to respond by the time Eliza closed the door to Magda’s room.

She sat on the bed. She took off the dress Felicity had given her and folded it and put it on top of a chair. She opened her closet, there were only a few things in there: A white nightgown,a maids outfit, and some black shoes.

She sprawled out on her bed. This was going to be rough. Every second of it would be rough.

She was on the edge of sleep when she was awoken by, take a wild guess, Fel.

“Hey, Hey Magda you awake?”

Magda shot awake. She wasn’t expecting a visitor.

“I uh...heard what Eliza said. She came in and lectured me on it for an hour.”

Fel sat on the edge of Magda’s bed. Magda sat up.

“Fel,” Magda sighed “What am I going to do? I’m just going to have to wear a uniform, I guess.”

Felicity made a buzzing sound “Wrong! We’re going to get you a dress tomorrow. Since Eliza won’t let you borrow mine for some reason.”

“Fel you don’t-”

“Nope, you’re not going anywhere dressed as a maid.”

“Fel, no I can-”

“You won’t be getting your pay until the end of next week, we have a ball tomorrow night and I-”

“I can make dresses Fel.”

Fel looked at Magda kinda strangely.

“You can make dresses? You came here dressed in rags.”

“Yeah, I know.”

Felicity hadn’t lied. There was another Ball just the next day. This time it was a Ball by the Jorcastle Family. Magda had heard quite a lot about the family. About the widowed Duchess, and her children. Lynna and Gonzalo Jorcastle. She hadn’t heard much about Lynna,but Gonzalo was pretty popular.

Magda had borrowed some unused materials from Felicity in order to make herself a nice looking dress for the ball the next day.

The color of the night was Pink. Magda had stayed up all night sewing a suitable dress, The Sugar Rose Dress. Her eyes were pretty tired ,but that wasn’t anything a bit of makeup couldn’t fix. Despite Eliza’s strict rules on clothes she gave Magda her own makeup. Even a bit of perfume.

Magda had lost her true sense of fear at this point. Worst case scenario she could run off to a corner again. She could find somebody to talk to. She couldn’t help but think of her future. If she was good, maybe some noble would come sweep her off her feet? She’d live a life of semi-luxury at least. She knew as a servant she shouldn’t think of these things. She had to stay with the Ellensteins, just for a little while longer.

Fel quickly ran off at the ball, and her and Magda parted ways. Magda couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being tricked. Why would she be hired for this? When Fel didn’t even spare a single word before departing. Why in the Goddess’s name would she just be hired to be seen with Fel? Was Fel’s reputation that low? No, that couldn’t be right.

Something wasn’t right. Magda just couldn’t place her finger on it.

“Young Lady?” Magda heard a mature voice call out to her.

She looked behind her. Tilla Jorcastle. It was her! Magda was standing on the same floor and the matriarch of one of the four families! She couldn't believe it.

“Y-yes Madam?” Magda bowed in Tilla’s direction.

“I’m sorry if my memory has slipped but I do not believe we have met.”

Magda’s stomach dropped. Was she going to meet her? This was a make or break scenario, if she made her mad that was going to be the end.

“Young Lady, you look nervous. Am I scaring you?” Tilla smiled kindly, as if she didn’t want to intimidate Magda. Magda had heard the stories, and her kind smile only made her stomach churn more.

It was too late for that. Magda couldn’t say she was just a servant, but she could get in even more trouble if she lied. She prayed to everything in her vocabulary not to freak out. She took a deep breath.

“I’m sorry Madam. I never thought I would share the same floor as someone so elegant.”

Was that too much? Did that sound fake? Did she sound like a try-hard? Questions raced through her like bullets. She could almost feel the impact of the imaginary bullets.

“Oh, that’s a new one. What is your name?”

“My name is Magda.”

“Magda, I’m sorry but I don’t believe I know you at all.”

“Oh, I’m Felicity’s-”

Wait, what was she going to say? Sister, no that wouldn't work out. Obviously, being a maid was out of the picture.

“Friend.”

“Oh, how lovely. The poor girl needs a good mentor. With the things she has done, I’d have thrown her out! Luckily Eliza is forgiving.”

“Oh, she very much is.”

“If I was her mother…” She shot a look over at where supposedly Fel was. Magda not dare take her eyes off of her, “Let’s just say Lynna would be my favorite daughter.” She scowled, “Well, only daughter to be specific. I’d hate to be her mother. Rowdy, inelegant, inappropriate-”

“Not to mention loud-mouthed,” Magda whispered under her breath, so low she herself could barely.

“Ah, yes. She is quite loud.”

Magda’s heartbeat out of her chest.

‘How in the goddess’ name could she hear me!?’ She thought to herself. This woman really was scary...

“Well Miss Magda it has been lovely meeting you but I must go now.” Tilla walked away without much more than a goodbye.

Magda could feel her heart pounding over and over again. Like a thunderstorm within her chest. It only worsened when a hand was held out to her. An older nobleman bowed his head.

“May I have this dance?”

Magda didn’t even pay attention to the music. She couldn’t hide her shock, or more so her fear. She was like a wounded, cornered animal. An adrenaline rush came through her, and she took his hand quietly.

Maybe this could go well. If she just kept her pacing right and-

CRASH

Magda and the noble hit the floor loudly, as a green flash zoomed by. Magda could feel nausea coming up her throat from both the nervousness and nausea. Just as she felt bile rising she was pulled back to her feet, not by the noble, but by a familiar face.

A/N: Hey guys! Thanks for reading this far! I already have a few chapters made, so I’ll post one every day until you guys are caught up. Goodnight or Goodmorning wherever you are!

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geralldhopp · 4 years

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Here Come the Hellebores

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Hellebore buds popping up in the late winter garden.

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In circumstances when Hellebore foliage gets beaten down by snow or tattered by the cold, some gardeners question whether to snip the foliage in autumn or wait until spring. In colder climates, you might as well snip it off in autumn and let the buds swell leafless. In warmer parts of the country, Hellebores may remain evergreen without suffering any damage. In that case, prune off leaves in late winter before the buds swell to make room for new growth. New leaves initiate rapidly no matter which way you play it.

Dividing Hellebores is not recommended. Although these plants may be slow to settle in, once they do, they rarely need division and may resent it.

Hellebore Honeymoon® ‘Paris in Pink’ pots up beautifully in a container.

Garden & Landscape Uses

Hellebores are at their best when planted in groups. Mass them in woodland areas where they will naturalize, or plant in 3’s and 5’s under trees and shrubs, along a pathway, or at the edge of a shady border. Create a dynamic display of contrasting colors, forms and blossom times by planting Hellebores with companionable shade-dwellers including Hostas, Astilbes, Hakonechloa (Japanese Forest Grass), Ferns, Heucheras, and Tiarella.

Hellebores also perform well in containers, and they make an impressive window box display with lasting appeal. Due to their thick, plentiful roots, you’ll want to afford them sufficient space for root growth and provide regular water. If winter seems too long, consider hosting a Hellebore or two indoors during the coldest months. On a windowsill, these beautiful plants blossom in the dead of winter. You’ll have flowers to carry you through the dullest days.

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Try expanding a good shade garden. Hue back gardens use less normal water, call for less light, and tend to be lower maintenance than gardens inside of the sun. They commonly have considerably less invasive weeds than various other gardens, together with have a good slower developing period as well. Your current yard will be the more curved environment having a garden such as this. When organic gardening is a thing that you are engaged in, make sure an individual shop around. There are now many resources accessible on the internet and as well on often the internet. Discover what you will need to get started inside your organic gardening endeavors. It can be interesting and rewarding in often the end. Get the better of deer inside your garden. Deer love chewing on fresh vegetables, rose bushes, fruit trees, kranewitt, and holly. They can decimate a garden in some sort of single day if chosen the opportunity! While people tend to prefer the electronic fence in order to decrease deer, there are selected items you can do that don't require unwanted suffering. Fill totes with man or puppy hair, dehydrated blood meals, or maybe seafood heads. Attach to the edge of your property or home, or maybe to specific plants that may be eaten. Alternatively, make the spray of two ovum yolks mixed with one four cups of water plus apply fruit trees liberally. For reasons uknown, this seems to help work! Sometimes they have beneficial to spread grass clippings or other kinds of decomposing plant matter about the plants. The plants is going to break down and allow their nutrients to go back into the earth. This same theory works to get several kinds of decomposing matter for example rotten oranges, eggs, together with pretty substantially everything else that can be deemed organic matter. Now as you can plainly find from the recommendations above, you will not will need all those included substances in order to assist throughout growing any kind of type of plant, be it some sort of flower or a new tomato. All you need is the right know-how to ensure that the plants are getting what they need to grow sturdy and healthy.

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Tips For Any Gardener To Use In His Garden

So, you've made it. You're ready to get into organic gardening right? Well, now is the perfect time. You probably have a lot of questions on how to start and what to do, but no worries, this article has you covered. Listed below are some tips that will help you get started with your organic gardening plans. You need to be realistic about what your garden can and can't produce. No matter how tempting a particular vegetable may be, if it's not suitable for your climate, it's not going to grow well. You'll get more out of your garden if you focus on plants that are right for your area. When deciding to take up gardening, it is important to study and know your geographical area. Some vegetation simply can't survive a northern winter. Contrarily, some plants can't survive a Texas summer. As such, it is important to know where you are and what the plants that you intend on growing can handle. Use a bar of soap to prevent dirt under your nails. 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Here Come the Hellebores

Hellebore buds popping up in the late winter garden.

One of Spring’s Earliest Bloomers

The single, highly ornate flowers of Hellebore Honeymoon® ‘Rio Carnival’ can wake a garden from its winter slumber.

The golden blossoms and buds of Hellebore Honeymoon® ‘California Dreaming’ bring the glow of sunshine to the late winter and spring garden.

The various colors and forms of Hellebores can be combined with splendid results. The Hellebore Honeymoon® Mix blends tones from ivory and pink to deepest red and near-black.

Ornamental Foliage for All Seasons

In an additional boon for gardeners, the leathery, serrated leaves are unappetizing to deer and voles (as well as other pests), which give Hellebores a wide berth.

Hellebore Wedding Party® ‘Shotgun Wedding’ is a spectacular double with beautiful design detail on the multi-layered petals.

Caring for Hellebores

Dividing Hellebores is not recommended. Although these plants may be slow to settle in, once they do, they rarely need division and may resent it.

Hellebore Honeymoon® ‘Paris in Pink’ pots up beautifully in a container.

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Confused About Organic Gardening? Use These guidelines!

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Uncertain of Organic Gardening? Use The following pointers!

A lot of persons who garden plants tend to stay away from typically the organic things because could possibly be afraid that bugs plus disease will plague their own crops. Take it easy. It's not 1460 any longer. You merely carry out not need individuals included substances to make outside the house grow vibrant and safely. Take a few short minutes to read these kind of organic and natural gardening tips and learn how to develop plants naturally. To be able to grow an incredible bounty associated with tomatoes, make confident your planting place becomes plenty of light and it has lots of room all-around each tomato plant. Tomato flowers are sun greedy! These people really want on least ten hours involving sun each and every and just about every day as well as more space between plants helps improve each tomato's lusciousness, moistness, tastiness, deliciousness. 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Color landscapes use less waters, require less light, and are generally decrease maintenance than back gardens at the sun. They generally have significantly less invasive weeds than additional gardens, together with have the more slowly growing period as well. The yard will be the more round environment using a garden such as this. In case organic gardening is usually a thing that you are engaged in, make sure anyone shop around. There are now many resources readily available on the internet and as well on often the internet. Uncover what you need to have to get started through your natural gardening undertakings. It can be enjoyable and rewarding in the particular end. Suppress deer inside your garden. Deer enjoy chewing on veggies, tulips, fruit trees, wacholder, in addition to holly. They can decimate a garden in a single day if given the risk! While people seem to favour the electric power fence to suppress deer, there are specific items you can do the fact that don't entail pointless suffering. Fill hand bags with man or doggy curly hair, dried blood meal, or perhaps seafood heads. Adhere to the edge of your property, or maybe to specific plants that might be eaten. Alternatively, make a good spray of two ovum yolks mixed with one particular four cups of water plus bottle of spray fruit trees liberally. For some reason, this seems for you to work! Sometimes it's beneficial to spread grass clippings or different kinds regarding decomposing plant matter all-around the plants. The flowers will break down and allow their nutrients to get back into the ground. A similar theory works with regard to quite a few kinds of decomposing matter such as rotten cheerios, eggs, plus pretty much everything else that can certainly be considered organic make a difference. Now that you can plainly notice from the ideas over, you will not require those people extra substances to be able to assist around growing virtually any type of plant, whether it's a new flower or some sort of tomato. All you require is the right knowledge to ensure that your current plants are receiving what they need to grow robust and healthy.

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warexzjlaqfjrg-blog · 7 years

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5 Best Vegetables To Grow In Your Backyard

Gardening is a great pastime and could bring many benefits. Whether you decide to grow a flower garden or plant some fresh herbs, you'll find that tending to your plants is incredibly fulfilling. In this article, you will be shown different techniques to help you start a garden, and grow plants of your own. A good tip of what to plant in the garden is to plant high-value crops. Value is a subjective term, but plant the things that are most costly to buy, as long as they are suited to the climate. The whole garden does not have to be devoted to this, but if an area is earmarked for this type of crop, it can save money in the coming season when prices are sky high for certain crops. A good idea when gardening is to keep a record of progress. If it is a journal form or photographic form of recording the progress of the garden is helpful for the years to come. 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If you place strips of the material in between the rows of your garden, it will keep out the vast majority of the weeds. Use scale, color and texture in your garden to improve interest. Use plants of different heights, putting small ones in front and tall ones in the back. Add a few plants that have deep maroon leaves, which looks great next to greenery. Plant a tree or shrub that changes to oranges and golds in autumn, and mix small-leafed plants with larger-leafed or spiky plants, such as agave. Make a point to get rid of slugs as soon as you see them. Slugs will continue eating your plants until your garden is just a shell of its former self. There are a variety of chemical and organic methods that you can try; find something that works for you and protect your plants! Choosing colorful perennials for your garden will make a bold statement and will give you much satisfaction throughout the season. Some perennials with interesting foliage are the lungwort, Japanese painted fern, and the hosta. These plants are very attractive and thrive for many months. There are many varieties of perennials to choose from, just go online and search for perennial plants that remain beautiful for many months out of the year. Keep your seeds warm and humid. Most seeds are healthy at a temperature of about seventy degrees. Place your pots next to a heating vent or install an additional heater if needed. You can cover your pots with plastic films so that the seeds can keep their humidity and warmth. Know your soil. Before you being planning and planting your garden, be sure to test the pH of the soil. The acidity or alkalinity of the soil has a huge impact on the types of crops that can be successful on the plot. Take readings from several different areas of the garden as pH can differ from spot to spot. Adjust the soil or your plants as necessary based on what you find. Discourage deer in your garden. Deer love chewing on vegetables, roses, fruit trees, juniper, and holly. They can decimate a garden in a single day if given the chance! While people tend to favor an electric fence to discourage deer, there are certain things you can do that don't involve unnecessary pain. Fill bags with human or dog hair, dried blood meal, or fish heads. Attach to the perimeter of your property, or to specific plants that could be eaten. Alternatively, make a spray of two egg yolks mixed with one quart of water and spray fruit trees liberally. For some reason, this seems to work! Hopefully, these tips have provided you with some very valuable information, as well as given you a way to organize all of the thoughts and information you may have already had on gardening. Keeping these tips in mind when you start growing your garden can help you to one day become a very successful gardener. yucca plants

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Tips On How To Maintain A Good Garden

So, you've made it. You're ready to get into organic gardening right? Well, now is the perfect time. You probably have a lot of questions on how to start and what to do, but no worries, this article has you covered. Listed below are some tips that will help you get started with your organic gardening plans. Consider using your car to dry your home-grown herbs. Simply lay a sheet of newspaper across the backseat and spread out your herbs on it, then roll up the windows. Your herbs will dry quickly in the low-humidity heat of your car, and the interior of your car will have a fresh, herbal scent. A good idea when gardening is to keep a record of progress. If it is a journal form or photographic form of recording the progress of the garden is helpful for the years to come. Recording which types of plants work well, which did not work or what types of soil can help future gardens start without any trial and error of previous years. 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You will see more birds and colorful insects using this method. This is an easy way to attract wildlife, as native plants generally require less work from you in order to thrive. In you have a pond in your garden, make sure you maintain it throughout the year. In order to keep a pond healthy, you need to ensure that the water is clear and that plants do not take over. Remember, with the right balance of light, oxygen and air, aquatic plants and wildlife will thrive. Use your leftover pasta water in your garden! Plants are big starch fans and thrive with water that contains higher levels of starch, like the water left over after you boil pasta or potatoes. Make sure, though, that you let the water sit until it reaches room temperature prior to watering your plants with it! If you are not a fan of wearing gloves when gardening but still hate dirty fingernails, try scraping your fingernails in a bar of soap prior to beginning. The soap will keep soil from entering underneath your nails, plus the soap will help keep your nails from cracking or breaking. Consult the pros. If you are starting a garden for the first time, it's a good idea to look for professional help. This doesn't necessarily mean going to the trouble of hiring a landscape architect. You can find plenty of great advice online, in gardening books, magazines and tv shows. A good idea is to look for regional resources, such as a website devoted to gardening in your area, or a local garden center. Whatever method you choose, don't be afraid to make mistakes, and above all - have fun designing your new garden! Choosing colorful perennials for your garden will make a bold statement and will give you much satisfaction throughout the season. Some perennials with interesting foliage are the lungwort, Japanese painted fern, and the hosta. These plants are very attractive and thrive for many months. There are many varieties of perennials to choose from, just go online and search for perennial plants that remain beautiful for many months out of the year. Your plants need to be fed properly as soon as they start sprouting leaves. If you did not use compost in your soil, you have to fertilize your plants. You can mix water with a liquid fish or sea weed solution and spray it on your plants, or add this mix to the water in which your trays and pots are bathing. Know your soil. Before you being planning and planting your garden, be sure to test the pH of the soil. The acidity or alkalinity of the soil has a huge impact on the types of crops that can be successful on the plot. Take readings from several different areas of the garden as pH can differ from spot to spot. Adjust the soil or your plants as necessary based on what you find. Discourage deer in your garden. Deer love chewing on vegetables, roses, fruit trees, juniper, and holly. They can decimate a garden in a single day if given the chance! While people tend to favor an electric fence to discourage deer, there are certain things you can do that don't involve unnecessary pain. Fill bags with human or dog hair, dried blood meal, or fish heads. Attach to the perimeter of your property, or to specific plants that could be eaten. Alternatively, make a spray of two egg yolks mixed with one quart of water and spray fruit trees liberally. For some reason, this seems to work! Now you are much more prepared when it comes to organic gardening. You thought that you were ready before, well look at you, now! Hopefully, the tips that were provided gave you some advice that will help you get started with your organic gardening adventures so that you can begin growing like a pro! nursery plants

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