In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Polaris is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. It can be found in the bear’s tail. (The ancient Greeks, and many other peoples, saw bears as having long tails.) The star is called Polaris because it appears within a degree of the Celestial North Pole and so appears not to move in the night sky.  Today, because the seven stars of Ursa Minor look like a small water dipper, most people refer to Ursa Minor as the Little Dipper instead of the Little Bear. Although Polaris is visible in the northern sky at most locations north of the equator, it can be hard to spot if you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for. You can use stars in other constellations to point the way to Polaris.  The most commonly used pointer stars are Merak and Dubhe, the two stars on the edge of the Big Dipper opposite its handle. By following these stars in the direction of the Big Dipper’s mouth, you can find Polaris.  If you go five times the Merak-Dubhe distance away from Dubhe you will be within three degrees of Polaris.  If Polaris is clouded over, you still know where it is. During the times of night when the Big Dipper is below the horizon, such as the early hours of fall, you can use another method. Find the Great Square of Pegasus.  Measure the distance from Alpheratz (visually a part of Pegasus but actually part of the constellation Andromeda), to Caph, the star at the rightmost edge of the W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia.  In line with Alpheratz and Caph, measure another of these distances.  You will be less than three degrees from Polaris.  And, like the previous method, you do not need to see Polaris.
Summary: Look for Polaris, the North Star. Use pointer stars to help you find the North Star.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Fill a small bucket or bowl with warm water and a few drops of liquid soap or dishwashing liquid. Take a dishwashing brush, shoe brush, or toothbrush and scrub the soles with the soapy water to remove dirt, grime, mud, and anything else you’ve stepped in. Wipe the soles off with a damp rag when you're finished. This will make the cleaning process easier, and give you a chance to clean the laces. Swirl the laces around in some soapy water, and give them a scrub if they're dirty. Rinse them under clean water, ring them out, and hang them to dry. With a shoe brush or old nail brush, carefully brush off dirt, dust, and dried mud from your Docs. Be sure to get into all the hard to reach places as well, such as where the stitching is and inside the tongue. If you don’t have a shoe or nail brush, you can use a clean, damp, lint-free cloth to remove dirt and dust. If you have any scuffs or polish build-up on your Docs, you can remove both with an acetone-free nail polish remover. Apply some nail polish remover to a clean rag or lint-free cloth. Gently rub at scuffs and polish build up until the scuffs wear away and the polish comes off.  When you're finished, rub the shoes down with a damp, clean cloth and allow them to air dry.  Don’t rub too hard with the nail polish remover, otherwise you may damage the finish. Because leather was the skin from a living animal, it needs to be moisturized and conditioned (just like human skin) to prevent it from drying, cracking, and losing its durability. Rub your Docs with a cloth or sponge to massage a conditioner into the leather, making sure to get the hard to reach places as well. Let them dry for about 20 minutes afterward. Popular leather conditioners include:  Lemon essential oil (not olive oil, which can cause oil damage)  Mink oil  Wonder Balsam, which is a product made by Dr. Martens that contains coconut oil, beeswax, and lanolin, and which is designed to help protect against water and salt  While saddle soap is often recommended as a conditioner for leather, the lye it contains can actually cause your leather to dry, crack, and deteriorate faster
Summary: Clean the soles. Remove the laces. Brush off dust and dirt. Take care of scuffs and old polish. Condition the leather.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: All plants need to be potted, even if they are capable of rooting out along their stems (like watercress). Use plastic pots that have plenty of holes for the water to go in and out of the root system. Line your pot with newspaper, then put in a scoop of organic garden soil. Once your pot is filled about halfway, place the plant’s roots gently on top of the soil and then fill in the area around them with soil until the base of the plant is securely buried.  If you purchased your plants from a garden center they may already be in plastic, permeable containers. If this is the case, you can move on to the next step. You can find plastic planters and organic gardening soil at most garden centers. The gravel will help weigh the plant down and stabilize it. It will also help keep your water from getting muddy by creating a barrier between the pond water and the plant’s soil. Larger rocks can be used as needed to keep plants submerged. Deep water plants, like the cattail, can sit on the bottom of most ponds as long as they are set less than 1.5 feet (0.46 m) deep. Submerged and emergent varieties generally do well with 3–5 inches (7.6–12.7 cm) of water above the tops of the pots. Surface-cover and bog plants generally enjoy being only 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) from the surface. You can set your plants down in their pots, right into your pond.  Use flat rocks or bricks to raise plants up if the pond is too deep for your plants to sit at the right level. Floating planters can help keep emergent and bog plants perfectly positioned. They also can help turn any pond plant into helpful surface coverage. A pond garden is something you can eat, but it can also be a charming addition to a garden, deck, patio, or sunroom. For a striking display, place the tallest plants, like cattails, in the center of the pond with lower-lying, surface-cover plants around the outside. An alternative arrangement is to place taller plants along the back of the pond with shorter plants along the front edge. This layout works well if your pond backs up to a fence, wall, or patio edge.
Summary:
Pot your plants in water-permeable containers. Spread a thin layer of gravel on top of the soil to keep the water clear. Submerge potted plants to create your water garden. Design a visually-appealing garden.