Owen Jones

Whilst having a fantastic garden is important you should think about means of allowing the beauty of your garden to show through in various sorts of weather conditions. Some people also like to have the opportunity of having their garden illuminated at night. For these people, looking at various landscape lighting options will permit you the chance of having your garden looking just the way you want it, no matter what the natural lighting conditions are.

Termites are not ants, but they do behave like them in many ways. In fact, termites are not even distantly related to ants, they are more closely related to cockroaches. But, as I said, termites share many characteristics with ants. They live in nests of many hundreds, thousands and even millions of inhabitants, they have a queen termite, they are governed by something we humans do not comprehend, but which we refer to as ‘collective intelligence’, they are fed this information by pheromones and they reproduce by means of eggs. The queen can lay thousands of termite eggs per day and there can be more than one queen per nest.

Many gardeners and even professional crop growers are very satisfied with themselves if they take a step back from using chemical insecticides and revert to using natural, old-fashioned insecticides. And it is true, they have, but did you know that there is yet another step back too? A step backward in time that does not include spraying of any kind at all.

Oak is one of the best woods to use for patio garden furniture. It is local to most Western countries and, being a hardwood, can endure the weather, if treated properly. It is very durable and, so long as you maintain it, it will give you enjoyment and comfort on your garden patio for decades to come.

It is laudable that these days many people are trying to do without chemicals in their daily lives. There is, no doubt, plenty that most of can do to reduce the amount of chemicals that we use. Take a look under the sink in many homes and you will see dozens of bottles, cans and sprays to cover all of the routine household chores.

Termites are not ants, but they do behave like them in many ways. In fact, termites are not even distantly related to ants, they are more closely related to cockroaches. But, as I said, termites share many characteristics with ants. They live in nests of many hundreds, thousands and even millions of inhabitants, they have a queen termite, they are governed by something we humans do not comprehend, but which we refer to as ‘collective intelligence’, they are fed this information by pheromones and they reproduce by means of eggs. The queen can lay thousands of termite eggs per day and there can be more than one queen per nest.

We sort of make a distinction between ‘chemicals’ and ‘natural products’. This is actually quite bizarre, because everything can be reduced to its chemical ingredients. Not only that, but government institutions, such as America’s FDA, has to authorize chemicals, whereas natural chemicals are totally unregulated.