Showing posts with label Reference. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reference. Show all posts

Sunday, February 4, 2007

Alchemy Works



Do you want to create a magic or witch's garden? One day in my internet searches I came across Alchemy-Works when I was looking up information about black colored flowers. Alchemy-Works is a website for "developing your wortcunning (knowledge of plants)" if you're so inclined. They sell seeds, oils, resins,incense and supplies for people who practice magic and like to grow their own plants for that purpose.

In a previous post I mentioned wanting to create a magic themed garden and if and when I do I'll probably be ordering things from this site because they offer a nice selection of unique seeds you may not find elsewhere. For example even though I don't have the room or place to plant it I'd really like a Dragon Tree (Dracaena drago) because of it's unique growth habit. Other plants I'd like to grow from their selection are; Rusty Foxglove (Digitalis Ferruginea), Swansdown poppy (Papaver Somniferum), Himalayan Mandrake (Podophyllum hexandrum) just to name a few.

What I really like about this website is the interesting information that's included along with the seed/plant description and sowing directions. The site is designed simply and it's easy to navigate but the site has the potential to be a really wicked (pardon the pun) if they'd update it a bit. As you can probably tell I really like the seed selection the rest of the items they offer I don't have a use for but with a little thought their seed selection could create a garden that's unique and unlike any McGarden near you. They also offer seed collections if you would like to start a theme garden, they include: Astral Herbs, Black Flowers, Cottage Garden, Dye Plants, Medieval Plants, Moon Garden, Victorian Favorites, Witch's Garden along with custom orders.

I have to give Alchemy-Works 5 out of 5 stars because they offer gardeners some interesting plants and seeds to play with.

Saturday, February 3, 2007

Bug Guide


BugGuide.Net is a great bug reference website where naturalists spend time cataloging and identifying bug of the United States and Canada. It's a free resource for people looking for information or identification and an invaluable tool for gardeners who want to know what bugs are visiting their garden.

The design is nice and simple and the website is easy to navigate. You can click on the the illustration of a particular bug on the left hand side to see information about that bug.

If you've ever wondered "what's this bug?" or "what kind of bug?"after encountering a creepy crawly in your garden check out this site. They allow you to upload pictures of a particular bug to get an ID and they also have a small forum you might like if you're a naturalist or a bug geek.

I think this site is great and I really appreciate that these people give of their time and knowledge and because of that I have to give BugGuide.Net 5 out of 5 stars.

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