Sunday at the Garden

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Green Wall Solution

Here's a newish product I came across at a recent home products show, called Deltalok.

Anyone out there interested, had experience with this, or even think it is a good idea? Would love to hear your thoughts!

www.deltalokusa.com

Lyn

P.S. Tripping to the ABG this afternoon. Tomorrow a post with a few good photos of Spring!

Roof Gardens

Do you have a roof garden or maybe, just a garden area that gets regularly exposed to wind and hot sun? There are plenty of options for your containers or plantings.

First you want plants that are drought tolerant, period. Not just after being established, but from the get-go. Plants that are used near the beach often work well...Lantan camaran, Miss Huff or New Gold, for instance.

Secondly, whether you are planting in a container or the ground, be sure to use an additive like Permatil or Perlite to keep the soil mixture from hardening when it dries. Permatil will provide air pockets that will hold water for an extra reservior.

Another concern is to keep the roots cooler. Do this by raising your pots on feet .This is particularly important if your pots are sitting on a cement pad or tiles.

Let larger plants shade and protect the smaller ones. Isn't always possible, but evergreens do help with this. Make them interesting, shape them in a spiral!

from downtown Atlanta,
Lyn

Battery Recycling Program

More Eco-friendly news!
Residents of Cobb County can now recycle their old rechargeable and single use batteries at any Cobb County Library Branch. Keep Cobb Beautiful is partnering with the Library system to offer this free recycling program.
What to put in the Container
Nickel Cadmium (NI-CD); Nickel Metal Hydride (NI-MH)
Lithium Ion (LI-Ion) with Cobaltate Technology
Cell Phones
Cell Phone Batteries
Power Tool Batteries
Laptop Batteries
Digital Camera Batteries
Video Camera Batteries
Any type of Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, & Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery!
Alkaline (household batteries), Lithium Primary batteries are also accepted.
Dry sealed-cell and power-pack batteries are accepted.
NO WET CELL BATTERIES
BATTERY TERMINALS MUST BE TAPED OVER, OR PLACED IN INDIVIDUAL BAGGIES.
For more information you can visit Keep Cobb Beautiful at http://kcb.cobbcountyga.gov/