1. Prepare consists of getting the wood surface ready for stain and finish application, and includes wood conditioning. Before you start a refinishing or finishing project, be sure that the wood's surface is dry and free of old finishes in poor condition, paint, wax, grease, polish, dirt or other foreign matter.
Miscanthus. This is an informational site about Miscanthus, an ornamental grass that has invaded and naturalized in native plant communities in parts of eastern and mid-Atlantic United States.
Common names include saw-wort and snow lotus, the latter used for a number of high altitude species in central Asia. They are perennial herbaceous plants, ranging in height from dwarf alpine species 5â10 cm tall, to tall thistle-like plants up to 3 m tall.osti amari radix or costus root was an important item of Roman trade with India, and is believed to have been the dried root of Saussurea lappa. Several varieties of snow lotus are used in traditional Tibetan medicine.