November 3, 2016
LO gardens to promote Highway of Heroes Living Tribute
Under the stewardship of LO president Paul Brydges and Highway of Heroes executive director Scott Bryck, the displays will feature four distinct gardens, representing the spring, summer, fall and winter seasons.
“The goal this year that we are really getting behind, is to promote the Highway of Heroes Living Tribute to the public and to let people know all about what a great campaign it truly is,” Brydges said. “To accomplish that goal, we will be creating four displays that showcase the simplicity of gardening as well as the beauty of garden design in all four seasons.”
The annual Canada Blooms festival is set for March 10-19, 2017 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Ont. For more information, visit canadablooms.com.


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Also, sketch out your landscaping ideas before you begin buying anything. It is important to know what you plan on putting in your backyard before you actually spend any money. You need to know that all of your ideas are going to fit in the space that you have. This will also help you determine the approximate cost of your backyard landscaping and aid in planning your budget.
The least durable backyard fireplaces will be made of thin metals and clay. They will also be less expensive. The more durable ones would be made of stainless steel, cast iron or aluminum. Copper is also quite durable, but you need to know that it does oxidize and will change color from golden-bronze to a greenish hue. Also, you should be aware of the fact that iron may rust if left out in the rain and snow.
Of course, all backyard landscaping ideas should start with your personal and family styles in mind. If possible, ask the whole family to brainstorm ideas for your backyard. This can help create a place that everyone in the family enjoys in their own personal way. It is a great way to spend time with your family, as well.
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Many people think that hardscaping is something that should be done in the summer, but it can actually be done any time of year. With snow on the ground and temperatures below freezing, hardscape projects are a great way to get your creative juices flowing with some winter hardscape design ideas.
6 Reasons Why Winter Is A Great Time To Start Your Hardscaping Project
Here are some reasons why winter is a great time to hardscape your yard:
You can get a good deal on materials. Most suppliers have sales in the winter because it’s not their busiest season.
Easier Ground Conditions
The ground is usually frozen, so it’s easier to dig and move around large rocks and stones.
There’s usually less to distract you from your hardscape project. In the summer, there are more outdoor activities and distractions that can pull you away from your work.
Better Working Weather
The weather is typically milder in the winter, so it’s a more comfortable time to be working outdoors.
More Time To Enjoy
You can enjoy your hardscape project longer because the colder temperatures keep the hardscape materials from being affected by heat.
A Great Resolution
If you want to wait until after New Year’s Day, your hardscaping project can make a great resolution for 2022!
There are many reasons why winter is the perfect time to start your hardscape project. With snow on the ground and temperatures below freezing, hardscape projects are a great way to get your creative juices flowing with some hardscape design ideas. So, why wait until spring? Get started on your hardscaping project today!


Red Lava Rock
Red Lava Rock is perhaps one of the most unique landscaping aggregates. It is naturally occurring and gets its name from its source within Earth. This aggregate has a distinct, porous texture and is very light weight. This makes it easy to transport and easy to spread. As part of your Bradenton and Sarasota Landscape project, it is a great way to add color and a rustic feel. Sarasota Red Lava Rock projects usually include pathways, gardens, and more.
Unlike wood mulches, Red Lava Rock is considered a more permanent feature in your Bradenton and Sarasota Landscape. It is less likely to dull in color, less likely to break down, and it cannot rot. This makes it a very good for Florida climate. There is even some research that indicates the dust that comes off of Red Lava Rock contains minerals that are able to feed plants, thus enhancing the soil over time
Red Lava Rock is often used in Bradenton and Sarasota landscape projects to help retain moisture in soil. It is also known to control erosion. A Red Lava Rock Sarasota Landscape should not fade, wash, or blow away. It also isn’t going to attract wood pests, such as termites and ants. Another benefit of the Red Lava Rock is that it insulates the soil from heat and cold.
If Red Lava Rock is going to be used as a mulch substitute, it is important to stay on top weeding. While there is some weed suppression from the cover of the Red Lava Rock in your Bradenton or Sarasota landscape, aggressive weeds may still surface. Proper installation and upkeep will help prevent this, and further weeding products can be purchased from 1 Stop Landscape Supply’s retail store.
Be sure to call one of our knowledgeable staff members with any further questions.
Red Lava Rock is sold by the ton or it can be bagged here on property. Delivery is also available! Call one of our knowledgeable associates today to get an estimate.
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Discover together with a professional tour guide the secrets, the symbols and beauty hidden within the Boboli Gardens in this 1 hour long tour.
The Garden was once only a vineyard on a hillside, but when the Medici got to power in Florence in the 16th century this all changed. They enlarged the Pitti Palace and transformed the hill behind it into one of the world's most important and well known gardens thanks to artists like Tribolo, Ammannati, Buontalenti and more.
Together we will see the most iconic part of the Garden, talk about the statues, the grottos and of course about the Medici family. At the end of the visit you can continue exploring the rest of this immense garden on your own.
I'm a local florentine architect and an official tour guide. I love transmitting my passion for the city I grew up in and for its fascinating history. The Boboli tour is a nice break from the crowded sights of the right river bank and gives the chance of absorbing culture, history and beauty just by walking the quiet paths of the garden.
If requested during the booking phase, I can provide to the purchase of the entrance ticket without additional costs.


cool 10 Outdoor Lighting Ideas for Your Garden Landscape. Is Really Cute 1 - Fire Pit Wood LED Lighting source Brilliant ways to amp up your yard or porch for the holidays! If you need a rack: Easy Outdoor DIY Firewoo.
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A small woodland in a Richmondshire village is to be extended with the help of a scheme which aims to plant around 500 new trees over the next few months.
The community project in Newton-le-Willows will see up to 100 saplings planted along a footpath which borders a woodland created several years ago.
It is benefitting from grant aid from the district councils Communitree project which has already seen around 300 new trees planted in eight parishes in the last year.
“This year we are hoping to plant a further 500 saplings but we can’t do it without the help of community groups,” said council spokesperson, Councillor Philip Wicks.
“We will look at all schemes including the planting of fruit trees and bushes, and projects around allotments.
“Newton le Willows has found the perfect location for all the community to benefit from the planting – it can improve health and well-being but also work to reduce noise, keep the air quality clean, improve the soil and support wildlife.”
Communities keen to get involved need to fill out an application form including:
- Identification of land in which the trees can be planted (the land must be accessible to the community and not private gardens)
- Indication as to how many trees may be planted
Other schemes being considered are at Scorton where 12 trees will be added to parks, Richmond where an orchard might be created at Lady Serena Park and in Finghall and Constable Burton.
If you would like to get involved, or know of a community group which could, please show your expression of interest by filling out the application here.
If you have any further questions, please email the council’s climate change team at Climate.Change@Richmondshire.gov.uk


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S Squared Architects - Transforming Dreams into Reality
S Squared Architects is an internationally reckoned architecture and interior design company with offices at Ernakulam, Trivandrum, Delhi, and Dubai. We are a process-driven team of top architects and interior designers who proficiently offer wide-ranging architectural services in various parts of India and UAE. Our project management team invests due time in understanding your requirements subsequent to which, we estimate a workflow plan accordingly. Post your approval, we commence our master planning. We offer a wide range of services that include structural design, building design, interior design, and landscape design. The striking 3D elevation designs by our experienced architects and exquisite gardens designed by our skilled landscape architects are the key highlights of our services. Right from civil work, plumbing, electrical to MEP services, we take care of everything to ensure your project perfectly aligns with your architectural style. We are famous architects in Cochin,Trivandrum who have successfully delivered projects in many parts of Kerala including,Kollam,Kottayam, Calicut, Kozhikode, and Delhi NCR, Noida, and Gurgaon.
Exquisite Architectural and Design Services
At S Squared Architects, we work with a progressive approach that allows us to maximize the efficiency of even the most complicated sites. We do climate responsive buildings in traditional architecture, classical buildings, and minimalistic designs that exude an elegant allure as well as provide energy efficiency. Our contemporary designs are also incorporated with environment-friendly materials, rendering the ideal balance of style and sustainability. Our award-winning green buildings have been very popular amongst both conglomerates and dwellers alike.
Conception to Execution - A process-driven design practice
We follow an extensive six-step process wherein our proficient team work on a project from the scratch and deliver you a place that is impeccable and caters to your style and preferences.
Visual Analysis - We analyze your site to thoroughly understand the scope of work and create a detailed visual analysis report.
Concept Design - By adhering to a standard concept, our team begins to design layout plans, three-dimensional design, and rough civil estimate.
Approval – We process the application and drawings required for approval from government agencies.
Tendering - We then proceed to prepare BOQ, specifications, tender drawing followed by negotiation, and contract finalization.
Working Drawings - Our experts prepare detailed drawings of the space, that imbibe all the vital aspects of design and development.
Execution - Based on the final working drawing plan, we begin to build and design a space that complements your vision.
Methodical and Comprehensive Approach of our design services
Our aim is to provide you with a space that matches your dreams. To accomplish this objective we follow a systematic approach that involves -
1. Feasibility Study - Once we have identified the full potential of the site, we create a comprehensive report that entails all the perceivable concepts. Our team has executed a feasibility study for commercial projects, multi-tower apartment complexes, hotel projects, mixed-use developments, convention centres, etc.
2. Architecture Design - Our designing team offers personalized and innovative architecture designing services to various projects including residence, houses, hotels, shops, showrooms, spas, etc.
3. Interior Design - Our experienced and creative team of interior designers work towards seamlessly incorporating your style and vision in the space. We have rendered interior designing services to an array of projects including apartment interiors, corporate office, resorts, banquet hall, villa, bungalow, wedding hall, etc.
4. Landscape Designing - Whether you have a huge outdoor area or a small one, we can deliver exquisite landscape designing to accentuate the allure of your space. We extend our landscape services to terrace landscape, garden, lawn, front yard, farmhouse landscape, lawn, resorts, etc.
5. Master Planning - We formulate tailored master plans that align with the distinctive requirements of the projects. We have executed master planning for townships, tourist master schemes, and project report preparation, villa projects, campus projects.
S Squared Architects - About Us
ShajiVempanadanVarughese and SumiShaji, co-founders of S Squared Architects, set the ball rolling in the year 2009. The duo aims to provide contemporary designing services combined with energy efficient architecture to render stylish and environment-friendly projects. Over the years, they have built a staunch team that has efficiently executed many national and international projects.
We at SSquared Architects thrive to make the lives of people better through the spaces we design.


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Bambusa multiplex "Alphonse Karr"
Alphonse Karr, as this variety is commonly called, is an ornamental clumping bamboo. The culms
(stems) have beautiful green, gold and sometimes red stripes. The leaves have an occasional white
stripe. It is hardy down to 19 degrees without leaf loss and can withstand mild drought once
established. It can reach heights in excess of 25 feet under ideal conditions, but usually remains
between 15 and 20 feet at maturity. It prefers full sun and slightly acidic soil with plenty of nitrogen. It is
a member of the Bambusa multiplex group which contains some of the hardiest clumping bamboos.


How to Choose the Right Pattern for Your Patio Paver
If you’re planning to make your backyard stand out by building a lovely paver patio, considering the overall design is an important step. More specifically, depending on the effect you’d like to achieve, you should choose a proper pattern for your deck so you can completely enjoy the final outcome.
Dependable landscaping companies in San Diego can help you pick the right choice, and their patio paver installers will design and build it in no time. However, if you’d like to know more about different patterns and their characteristics, read on and find out all about it.
How do I choose a paver pattern?
With so many options, it can be difficult to decide what combination best fits your style and needs. Take a look at some of the most popular patterns based on their visual effects.
Separate areas visually
If you’d like to divide your area into different zones, you can do this by using different patterns or by changing the direction of the same pattern. For example, for large areas, you can use a running bond in one part, then put a double border and switch to a herringbone.
For smaller areas, you can use the simple running bond or basket weave and then rotate the direction by 45 degrees. This way, you don’t need any vertical features as boundaries between different areas.
Accentuate the geometry
For an artistic effect, you can set up the pieces so the design corresponds with the shape of the entire feature. This is especially effective with circular shapes. Arrange your desired pavers in circular lines to fill up your round patio whether it’s large or small.
Make the space look larger
If you intend to use a design that makes your space seem larger, it’s better to go for a simple one like a running bond. Another important factor is the size of the paver, so if you use large format pieces, you’ll reduce the number of lines that break the surface making it look more spacious.
Finally, pattern direction also contributes to the effect. If you lay rectangular pieces following the direction of a narrow space, it may seem even narrower and longer, whereas a 45 degree direction will cancel that effect.
Make the space intimate
If you’d rather give a more intimate and cozy look to your space, the process is the opposite of making it look large. Go for small format pieces and run them in a herringbone pattern. Make sure you go for deep and warm colors and you’ll have a cozy nook to spend time in.
Give it a natural look
Make your feature blend into the surrounding landscape using a randomized design that reflects spontaneity. To achieve this, you’ll need pavers of different sizes and shapes that will fit into a repeating pattern, but one that is less discernible. For a full effect, you can choose to not follow any pattern at all, but it will take longer time to organize all the pieces so they fit.
Where in San Diego can I reach out to reliable patio paver installers?
Whether you reside in Poway or another surrounding neighborhood, you can opt for Pacific Dreamscapes if you’re not sure how to build and maintain a lovely outdoor deck, or you’d like to upgrade your landscape in any other way. With high attention to detail and customer’s specific needs, our team of different specialists always go out of their way to build high quality features tailored to your own desires. Give us a call today and schedule your appointment!


CT Consultants regularly assists clients by developing controls for stormwater and providing improvements to water quality. CT has the technology and staff experience to plan and design facilities for detention, wetland control and protection. State of the art technologies are utilized for all planning and design efforts.
At CT Consultants our passion is to create plans that not only preserve, but enhance the plant, animal and human communities within a watershed boundary. Watershed management is the process of comprehensively planning, guiding and organizing land use to sustainably protect and improve the quality of natural resources within a contributing drainage boundary. This process is vital because contaminated runoff caused by agriculture, transportation and development is the biggest contributor to water pollution.
Watershed planning helps to control pollution by identifying different kinds of contamination present in a watershed, how those pollutants are transported and recommending ways to reduce or eliminate those sources. Through proper watershed planning, the quality of surface, ground and drinking water can be enriched.
- Drainage Studies and Master Drainage Plans
- Flood Plain Management
- GIS Mapping
- Stormwater Modeling
- Flow Monitoring
- Low-Impact Development Techniques (LID)
- Streambank Restoration/Protection
- Sustainable Infrastructure
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Carving beauty rockwalls, garden & more
Hardscapes, or man-made features in architecture can include fire pits, fireplaces to name a few. The popularity of fire pits and the fire effects they produce in the garden is one of the fastest growing trends in outdoor design. The allure of sitting around a fire ring has been around since the beginning of mankind. Fire provides warmth, light, a cooking source and, of course relaxation. A dancing flame has a mesmerizing affect that encourages you to unwind and settle in. Proper design and construction will ensure a safe and enjoyable feature that will last several decades.


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The sound and sight of water can instantly calm the senses. When I lived by the ocean I always felt calmer while walking on the beach or sitting on the beach looking out over the horizon. It provided tranquility and dispensed any restlessness. Rivers, lakes (big and small) provide the same feeling. Now imagine being able to go home at the end of a long day and sit outside and look, not at just your grass, but at a beautiful pond complete with a stream and maybe even a waterfall. All the stress from your day melts away as you sit near your pond and listen to the water flow over the rocks and boulders. It sounds just like it does when you are hiking through the woods and hear the flow of water and stumble upon a river. It really is your own personal backyard oasis, one you can escape to when you want, stay for as long as you like, and return to as often as you like.
Why A Pond?
There are so many reasons to have a pond, including the reasons mentioned above. Another reason is a bit bigger than the above, and has to do with the bigger picture. Installing a pond in your backyard is making a decision to contribute positively to the larger ecosystem. When you have an ecosystem pond in your backyard, you are creating a habitat for animals to live; for shelter, for food, for safety. Most of the animals that may live in the pond will be small, from dragonflies, toads, frogs, turtles, to birds, but animals of all sizes have a role.
What About The Water?
Since we mentioned ecosystem, no ecosystem is complete without water. Initially it takes gallons of water to fill a pond, but the pond itself is self-sustaining and requires minimal maintenance. The lawn that was removed, to make way for the pond, actually required more water and maintenance than the new pond. A nice sustainability feature of owning a pond! Of course, its not all about the ecosystem or how much water you may save, there is much more to look forward to; pond plants and fish are what many people look forward too.
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The Landscape Expo is a regional trade show and educational conference for landscape professionals from all facets of the industry. Featuring hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees every fall for the past 60 years, the Landscape Expo is the premier event for landscape professionals in the western United States.


Brandi Campos. Patio. July 25th , 2017.
Winter Patio Decorating Ideas and Tips! When you think of the outdoors during the winter months, \"gray,\" \"dreary\" and \"boring\" are words that probably come to mind. But your winter patio doesn't have to be any of that! Here are some helpful winter patio decorating tips and ideas that will brighten any outdoor space:
Patios are also a hub for family-centered activities: a place for meals; for children to play; for lengthy conversations that lead to important decisions; and for friends to gather outside around the barbecue.
Problems with Patterned Bluestone: The pieces of bluestone when rectilinear should be perfectly \"square\", meaning that the stone form a perfect square. If you fit two together, they would meet perfectly and all lines would be straight. That is in a perfect world, of course!
Regardless of the structures that you choose for your garden, these elements will allow you to create a landscaping with a focal point. They can enhance the aesthetics of your garden and add vertical elements to areas which are built on horizontal planes. Choosing the right arches and pergolas can transform the look of a simple landscaping and garden design to make your outdoor space more inviting and beautiful.
Metal is a good material because it is very long lasting and durable. Steel and iron usually rust easily, but aluminum is a rust-free material that is strong and lightweight.
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If my last post was long and winding, I’m keeping this one short and sweet.
I was recently asked to be a guest on the star-spangled Native Plant Podcast to talk about all things New Perennial. The show is quite a hoot with a native spin on plants and garden design, hosted every week by amiable landscape designer and plantsman, John C Magee with co-host artist/designer Preston Montague filling in this time around.
Podcasts are a happening thing. In many ways, they feel like an audio throwback to the days of vintage radio and theatre of the mind.


Public consultation on the draft Tomaree Coastal Walk Master Plan and draft Review of Environmental Factors (environmental assessment) provided an important opportunity for the community to have a say on the proposed visitor experience improvements for Tomaree National Park at Port Stephens.
The draft master plan and draft Review of Environmental Factors (environmental assessment) were exhibited together to provide people with a clearer understanding of the Tomaree Coastal Walk project and the information necessary to enable stakeholder feedback.
What was being proposed?
The draft Tomaree Coastal Walk Master Plan provided a framework and conceptual designs for the delivery of the 20-kilometre Tomaree Coastal Walk connecting Tomaree Head to Birubi Point at Port Stephens, and future visitor facility improvements in Tomaree National Park at Port Stephens.
Turf Design contractors prepared the draft master plan in collaboration with National Parks and Wildlife Service, informed by extensive geotechnical, engineering, environmental and cultural assessments, and community feedback received on the plan of management amendment and draft Tomaree Coastal Walk Strategy. The draft master plan supersedes the draft Tomaree Coastal Walk Strategy.
The plan balances conserving Tomaree National Park's natural and cultural values with future visitation demands, by creating experiences to better manage visitation in the park throughout the year.
The Tomaree Coastal Walk will cater for a range of immersive, nature-based visitor experiences from short walks to half-day and overnight options rich in Worimi culture, historic heritage and natural wonders, providing opportunities for tourism partnerships.
The plan provides:
- An overview and conceptual designs for the $6.7 million Tomaree Coastal Walk project with maps of the indicative 20-kilometre walking track route connecting Tomaree Head to Birubi Point.
- Proposals for supporting initiatives and facility upgrades to enhance the experience, improve visitor management and meet future visitation demands. This includes proposed upgrades, concept designs and artist impressions for:
- Tomaree Head Precinct
- Box Beach Precinct
- Big Rocky Precinct
- Iris Moore Precinct.
Improvements may include new and upgraded walking tracks, viewing platforms, parking, interpretation, amenities and other visitor facilities.
The priority for delivery is the 20-kilometre Tomaree Coastal Walk connecting Tomaree Head to Birubi Point with associated facilities. Further detailed costing, feasibility, assessments and evaluations will determine what will be constructed as part of the $6.74 million Tomaree Coastal Walk funding.
While not all improvements proposed in the draft master plan can be delivered as part of the Tomaree Coastal Walk project funding, the draft plan provides long-term visitor facility planning for the park, should further funding become available. Delivery of the supporting precinct upgrades proposed in the draft master plan is subject to future funding.
When will the draft plans be finalised and implemented?
The draft master plan and draft Review of Environmental Factors were available for public comment and will be finalised once community and stakeholder feedback has been considered.
The draft plans may be adjusted to meet issues raised during the exhibition, environmental and cultural assessment outcomes and local design issues, and still must meet the requirements of the Tomaree Plan of Management and amendment.
A Submission snapshot summary will be provided to advise the public of the outcomes of the consultation on the draft master plan and Review of Environmental Factors.
Next stages of the project
A detailed design and assessment for the construction of the $6.7 million Tomaree Coastal Walk connecting Tomaree Head with Birubi Point is next stage of the project. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service will deliver the project in stages with construction expected to be completed in 2022.
Construction will be subject to rigorous environmental and heritage approvals before commencing. This includes consideration under the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the NSW Heritage Act 1977 and the Commonwealth Environmental Planning and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The final master plan and delivery will be consistent with the amended Tomaree National Park Plan of Management.
We will continue to update you on the project's progress. Anyone who has not yet registered to receive project updates can do so on the project webpage at Tomaree Coastal Walk.
What is a master plan
A master plan is a non-statutory document that outlines a vision to guide how an area may change over time. It is important to note that our draft master plan is conceptual. The National Parks and Wildlife Service is seeking community input to refine our vision in advance of the detailed design and final approval stages.
What is a Review of Environmental Factors?
A Review of Environmental Factors is an environmental assessment under Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. It examines the significance of likely environmental impacts of the proposal and the measures required to mitigate adverse impacts. Review of Environmental Factors assist the determining authority to decide whether an activity should be approved and assists in the development of appropriate conditions should approval be given.
The Review of Environmental Factors for the Tomaree Coastal Walk has been prepared by independent contractors in collaboration with National Parks and Wildlife Service and stakeholders.


Downtown Streetscape Design Project
On March 26, 2012 Council approved the Downtown Brantford Streetscape Design Plan. A copy of the Plan is available online. (Please scroll to the bottom of this page for the link)
What is the Downtown Streetscape Design Plan?
Downtown Brantford is getting a facelift!
The City of Brantford has partnered with the Downtown Brantford Business Improvement Area (BIA) and Laurier Brantford to produce a Downtown Brantford Street Scape Design Plan. This document will guide the City in developing a new look for the streets of Downtown Brantford. In addition to enhancing the growing vibrancy in the downtown, the Streetscape Design Plan will foster the identity of Brantford through new street furniture, lighting fixtures, planters, banners, and improved overall walkability and safety in the downtown.
The City has received many valuable comments through public consultation for the Downtown Master Plan. Now we are looking to implement these ideas.
Goals of the Downtown Brantford Streetscape Design Plan:
Create a more pedestrian-friendly downtown using high quality, durable, easily maintained furniture, fixtures, landscaping, etc.
Enhance the growing vibrancy of the downtown through partnerships with major downtown businesses, the post-secondary institutions, and other partners in the downtown.
A Steering Committee made up of City Council, City Staff, the Downtown Brantford BIA, and Laurier Brantford is helping to guide the Project Consultants.
Project Consultants: Ferris + Associates Inc.
- Analysis Diagrams
- Design Elements - Paving, Furniture, Signage, Plant Material, Public Art
- Streetscape Design Guidelines
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Our landscaping services start by scheduling an onsite meeting with the customer(s). This meeting is to evaluate the customer's wants and needs; to measure the areas discussed; and to look at the home and/or business to see where the accent and focal areas are located.
The budget for the project is then discussed. With that in mind, the landscape designer takes all of the information and proceeds with a written bid to be presented to the customer along with a drawing. These drawings are NOT to scale, but only show what the finished product will look like. (We do offer to scale and not to scale landscape drawings at an hourly rate. The rates are different depending on whether they are to scale or not.)
After the bid and drawing have been completed, a meeting with the customer will be set up either at the nursery (to show plant material) or at the residence and/or business.
We stand by our design and landscaping process and all work is done with the customer's needs and budget in mind.
Click here to view some examples of our latest projects - in some cases, before and after shots.
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How Seating Helps To Define A Mood In The Garden
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The seating you choose for your garden is a reflection of the mood you’re trying to create.
Everything from a simple bench to an artistic or architectural piece makes a statement or suggestion.
Here are photos of some of my favorites:
My garden – looking out towards meadow
Bryant Park -Manhattan
Romantic respite in a Dutch garden
Courtyard of Dutch Garden
Locus Flavum Garden
Chanticleer – stone seating area beyond The Ruin Garden
Seating Area – Private Garden In Holland
Quito, Ecuador at Cafe Cultura
Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN. What type of seating do you have in your garden? What’s the most extraordinary piece you’ve ever seen that you would love to have in your garden?
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The garden is the most astonishing part of the home, and everybody should take care of it because it's just perfect to enjoy the greenery and feel the peace of mind from time to time. The
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Thanks to $1.3 million from the Palaszczuk Government, taking the family to Queens Park is now even more enjoyable and safer with its lighting, pathways, landscaping and playground upgrades including an improved all-abilities play-space.
At the official opening of the latest upgrade to Toowoomba’s Queens Park and Botanic Gardens, the Minister for Local Government Stirling Hinchliffe congratulated Mayor Paul Antonio and the entire Toowoomba Regional Council on their commitment to implementing the Queens Park Master Plan.
“I am proud the Queensland Government could play its part in supporting Council’s Queens Park Master Plan Implementation Project with almost $1.3 million from the Local Government Grants and Subsidies Program,” Mr Hinchliffe said.
“These new facilities confirm Queens Park as the go to place to meet in the city.
“Not only are these beautiful gardens more accessible through improved pathways and lighting, but the park area is further enhanced by the playgrounds and landscaping along the Margaret Street frontage.
“This section of Margaret Street is renowned for its busy cafes that look over the park and as enticing as that may be for parents and families, the landscaping provides a soft barrier for children.
“Importantly for the region, Council advises the Stage 5 improvements have created or supported over 70 jobs.”
Toowoomba Regional Council’s $12 million Queens Park Master Plan Implementation Project will enhance public facilities while ensuring the unique heritage values of the park are maintained.
Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio thanked the Government for its support.
“Looking around at the playgrounds, off-leash area, paths and improved lighting, shows what we can achieve when we work together to create better amenities for the people of Toowoomba and visitors to the city,” Mayor Antonio said.
“The stage five redevelopment will improve visitors’ experiences when they use the 25 hectares of parkland, which is renowned across Australia as the home to the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers and the Festival of Food and Wine.
“I am very proud of my Council team members who have worked hard on Queens Park stage five and I am looking forward to seeing the final two stages of the Master Plan come to realisation.
“Council has invested $1.93 million in this Stage 5 project, which will ensure we provide first-rate facilities for everyone to enjoy.
“The Stage 5 improvement works maintain the vision set by our forebears for the city’s great park. We are preserving the very best parts of our heritage and upgrading a loved community space for users long into the future.”
The 2017-19 Local Government Grants and Subsidies Program is a $60 million fund, to be delivered over two years and provides funding assistance to support local governments to deliver projects that support safe connected communities, meet communities needs and boost economic growth and support job creation.
The new Stage Five improvements include:• A portion of the Margaret Street Playground – incorporating a Pentaboo (a 7-metre high structure), a flying fox and a Viking swing area);• New equipment at the Lindsay Street Playground that makes this area the region’s largest and best equipped all ability playground;• Pathway upgrades, including Harding Avenue South and North to the Botanic Gardens;• Pathway lighting upgrades in selected areas of Queens Park; and• Landscaping along the park’s Margaret St frontage from Lindsay to Burstow streets (featuring the renowned blue stone kerb) and improved access to Margaret Street.
Caption: Minister for Local Government Stirling Hinchliffe (right) opens the latest Queens Park upgrades with Toowoomba Region Mayor Paul Antonio.Centre: Minister for Local Government Stirling Hinchliffe (left) and TRC Environment and Community Services Committee chair Cr Geoff McDonald meet park visitors at the new flying fox.


NEW eco-friendly guidelines for developments in Rugby are set to be adopted by Rugby Borough Council.
The council’s cabinet will consider the Climate Change and Sustainable Design and Construction Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) at its meeting today (Monday February 6), and will recommend that councillors adopt it at Council later this month.
The SPD, which was the subject of a public consultation last autumn, covers energy efficiency and renewable energy, flood risk and flood resilience, sustainable drainage, green infrastructure and landscaping, and broadband.
If adopted, the guidance will become a ‘material consideration’ that is taken into account when deciding future planning applications.
The council’s climate change champion Coun Emma Crane said: “This document sets out how developers can meet our climate and sustainability objectives as they meet the borough’s identified housing need.
“With guidance on topics such as reducing energy demand and energy efficiency, passive solar design and renewables, future housing development should have a far lower impact on climate change and cost residents of new properties much less to run.
“And, with guidance on drainage, biodiversity and landscaping, developers will need to show how their landscaping proposals have taken into consideration the impacts of climate change and the related impacts on nature.”
Growth and investment spokesman Coun Ian Picker added: “Adopting a supplementary planning document is a recognised way of introducing additional planning guidance, which should be taken into account when determining relevant planning applications, or an appeal against a planning decision.
“The document will help us all be clear on how these really important policies should be applied in practice.
“By providing clear guidance up front about policy expectations, we want to support the planning application process, as well as assist the council in determining these applications.”
Adoption of an SPD addressing the climate emergency is a key action in the Rugby borough Climate Change Strategy, which was adopted last year.
A supplementary planning document sets out more detailed information on local plan policies and how they can be achieved.


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Funding boost and wildlife friendly plans for Saxmundham station’s new garden
The development of a new wildlife friendly station garden at Saxmundham station has received a boost thanks to additional financial support from East Suffolk District Council and Saxmundham Town Council.
The local councils have pledged the funding to help station adopters, Sally Ford and Deborah Dann, create a new garden as part of the station’s overall redevelopment after it was damaged by fire in 2018.
Planting advice has been provided from award winning garden designer, Frederic Whyte, who has been commissioned by the Town Council to design a planting scheme for the borders at the front of the station on a ‘Dutch urban’ theme.
Councillors Roger Hedley Lewis and Charlotte Hawkins completed the planting of the front entrance border to the station as a support to the station adopters.
Sally and Deborah plan to create wildflower areas elsewhere at the station, including a large area at the bottom of the car park. They plan to install a hedgehog house and use recycled wood to create refuges for insects
District Councillor John Fisher who contributed £248 from his community enabling budget said ‘It is a real privilege to be supporting the work of the excellent volunteers who work so hard to improve the station.
Town Councillor Tim Lock commented ‘The Town Council were happy to pledge £611 of their Sax in Bloom budget for the innovative planting scheme which will make the new station a fantastic destination for people visiting the Town.


With the elves busy making toys, Santa has hired Gnomes to watch over his sleigh.
This was taken in the yard where Santa's workshop is located. I didn't get a picture of the entire yard but it was a beautifully landscaped backyard garden. I imagine it must be spectacular in the spring and summer. Actually, Santa's workshop had been The Garden House. Originally, the owners had created a summer retreat in their own backyard. Just last month they decided to turn it into a winter garden retreat. Amazing how fast and talented those elves can be.
Cool. Too bad the gnomes are frozen so they can’t get up and drive the mobile. I’m just kidding because I know that they wouldn’t really be able to drive it. Because they’re only statues. Oh, and, they wouldn’t be able to sit comfortably if all those plants are on the seats!
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Add another neighborhood to the list that includes north downtown and Midtown Crossing.
The area just west of downtown –roughly north to south between Dodge and Harney Streets, and east to west from 20th to 25th Streets — is the next big thing in Omaha urban redevelopment. The Planning Board has already approved a development plan that should be headed soon to the Omaha City Council.
The 73-page report includes a long list of suggestions for bringing more residents into the area, making it more accessible and pedestrian friendly and helping it to serve as a bridge between downtown and Midtown Crossing.
Some of the ideas:
» Build a new north-south street between Dodge and Farnam Streets, easing the path to Joslyn Art Museum and Central High School.
» Open Farnam Street to two-way traffic, similar to the area around Midtown Crossing.
» Expand sidewalks and install new landscaping, light fixtures and special paving materials.
» Build a pedestrian connection between Joslyn and Central, which could include public art.
» Add on to the Rose Theater, including a park and pedestrian areas linking it to the Omaha Children’s Museum and YMCA
All of these efforts still need funding and more specific plans, so don’t expect major changes immediately. But developers working on two projects in the area said they believe it won’t take longer than five years for the neighborhood to take on a new character.


SQUAW CREEK GOLF CLUB - Willow Park, Texas
Type of work: Master Plan (2014), New Practice Facility (2015)
Course Established: 1971
Original Architect: Ralph Plummer
Director of Golf: Lynn Vaughan, PGA
Superintendent: Mark Hennard
Construction Company: Fleetwood Services
The CERA or Corporate Employees Recreation Association contracted with Colligan Golf Design to complete a Master Plan for this Ralph Plummer design west of Fort Worth, Texas. After completing the Master Plan in 2014 the CERA and Colligan Golf Design began work on Phase I of the Master Plan which includes a new entry drive, new short game area and improved driving range. The new practice facility is slated to open in late October of 2015.
Phase II of the Master Plan is to renovate the golf course and should be implemented in the next few years.


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Writers: Nima Ahmadi, M. Arch
HOW TO DESIGN A RESORT STYLE BACKYARD
Whether you are interested in completely redesigning your landscape or simply making a few changes, there are some important factors to consider before you start planting.
While many people head straight to their local gardening supply store to browse the selections, creating a plan beforehand will help you select plants that will best fit your needs and will thrive in your landscape.
It’s easy to go out and be tempted into buying plants that look beautiful at the garden store, only to get them home and realize they are wrong for your landscape. The following tips will help you take more strategic steps in order to develop a resort style backyard that has a creative, beautiful, cohesive, and thriving ambiance.
Step 1 : Get to know your Site
It is very critical to investigate the site condition and realize what’s the best design for your yard. The topography of your site is important to consider before you plan your backyard project.
Understanding the soil condition and water management of the site is one of the most important and crucial steps that any designer will take at the beginning of a landscaping project. Keep in mind that the specific conditions of your backyard are likely to create a microclimate based on the amount and length of sun and shade exposure the area receives. Microclimates are usually broken into one of four categories: full sun, partial shade, shade, or deep shade; pay specific attention to these details because this will determine the location of your pool, outdoor seating area, natural plants, BBQ area and so on.
Step 2 : Bring on Creative Design
A design can unify your landscape and help guide your material selections and plants. Themes can be as simple as using consistent shapes or forms throughout your project or as complex as creating a relaxation garden or an Oriental garden.
When deciding on a design for your backyard project, a good place to start is looking at the architecture of your home. Try to compliment the lines and style of your home’s architecture in your yard; after all, your yard is an extension of your home. I usually start with customized mood boards that can help to select the hardscapes, pool layout, outdoor kitchen design, outdoor cabana structures, plants, furniture and decorations.
A good design strategy always starts with asking the right questions such as Are you someone who wants lots of neat, geometric shapes and structures in your landscape? or Do you want softer lines and a more natural feel to your space? or Do you want a landscape to include only specific colors? Questions like these will help you choose a unified theme for your garden.
In order to get the most out of your yard, think of it as another room, or rooms, in your home. Just as a home has well defined and carefully planned rooms, so should your landscape; using your materials wisely allows you to create different “rooms” in your landscape. Don’t forget to think about how you’ll link your spaces. How will people move from one area of your yard to another? Create openings to encourage exploration in your yard and keep people moving throughout the landscape. So always you can create different spaces for different uses in your landscape design by asking the right questions and implementing the right strategy.
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After selecting the most appealing design for your backyard it’s time to pay attention to details and study the key design that can make your space unique to yourself. At this stage having the right information, preparing the correct construction drawing and specification is really important. This level of detail will help the client to obtain correct price and avoid any surprises along the way.
Step 4: Landscaping budget
Having an accurate landscaping construction budget and clear financial road map is the key to a successful landscape project. As a common practice you should always run series of cost estimates for your client to make sure that the proposed design is meeting the clients budget and you can deliver their wish list without any financial surprises along the way.
Be as realistic as you can and explain the entire cost cycle from design to implementation, delivery, and ultimately the maintenance cost to your client. Lately Clients are able to get all kinds of information from online resources but as an effective designer you need to arm yourself with full financial information in order to help your client to get informed and accurate decisions at the earliest possible stage.
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Quality can be defined in many ways, such as excellence of services rendered or good value provided for the price paid. It is also important to realize that the definition of quality is somewhat unique to your service and is intricately related to the success of your project.
It is crucial to define the things that show quality in your job. You will need to spend some time defining who you are and who you are not, recognizing that you cannot be everything to everyone and still do everything well. Typical items to consider include superior design and installation, well-defined scope of work, use of trained team members specialized in hard or soft landscaping. Even more important is to ask your customer to help you define quality. Landscape firms tend to think in terms of product rendered, but the client is probably also concerned about the quality of your workers.
Lastly, after developing a QC policy, make sure that it is visible to your current and potential customers by posting it on your website and/or social media page. Also post it in a prominent place in your business and refer to it when training or tasking employees.
So any successful landscaping project begins with site meetings and discussing your creative vision then entering a detailed process for design development and cost estimation, and ultimately having a system in place to monitor the quality and the deliverables of the project.


Factory Furniture, in association with LDA Design, created several pieces of unique urban furniture for Cathedral Square in Peterborough. The impressive feature seating drew inspiration from the architecture of the nearby cathedral. In keeping with the historic nature of the site we used traditional joinery techniques now rarely seen in street furniture. The seating was primarily manufactured from FSC® hardwood with stainless steel elements. The project demonstrated the commitment to quality and attention to detail that are trademarks of Factory Furniture’s work.
The Cathedral Square brief called for double and single-sided formats. The double-sided benches stood on their own, while the single-sided benches were linked together in a chain. They were designed to be hardwearing and removable without having to lift surrounding paving.
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If we may say so ourselves, landscape architecture has to be one of the most important professions around. Why? Let’s answer that by asking another question…. What other profession allows you to: protect, rejuvenate and enhance the natural world; increases the safety, amenity and beauty of the public realm; positively influence the health of our cities and communities; support the young and young-at-heart to play and learn; create legacy projects that leave their mark and make the world a better place? We can’t think of any other. The links below provide some further information on the importance of the profession.


Naomi Goodman is a landscape designer with a multidisciplinary background in politics, research, and horticulture. She hails from the garden state of New Jersey, but calls Seattle home. Naomi has an Associates degree in Landscape Design, a certificate in Ornamental Horticulture, a BA in Art History, and a Master’s in Urban Planning.
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Wrapping around the edges of East Campus are nine lush acres of forest. Through the woods is a dirt and gravel trail. Wooden signs beside small paths disappearing into the trees mark three separate trailheads.
This urban forest with its rocky path is Clyde Wilson Memorial Park, where Mike Zawalski walks his eager dog, Charles, almost every day.
“I like the hills because they get rid of his energy,” said Zawalski, an MU senior.
Starting in the fall, the trail that tires out Charles will be getting a few updates, including new trailhead amenities and maintenance. The budget for the improvements is $50,000, and they are expected to be completed by spring of 2019.
Senior park planner Mike Snyder and his team held a meeting July 12 to present the improvements to citizens. Their reactions were mostly positive, Snyder said.
“It’s a very natural park, so people weren’t wanting a lot of expensive amenities,” Snyder said. “They were pretty happy with the minimal approach we were showing.”
The meeting also allowed citizens to provide criticism and ask questions. Pedestrians who live in the area use the park the most, and the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department wanted to be sure to take in their suggestions, Snyder said.
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Dallas CityDesign has announced the results of the Connected City Design Challenge. Stoss + SHoP‘s proposal, Hyper Density Hyper Landscape, has been uniquely recognized as the preferred proposal among the Professional Stream that included finalists Ricardo Bofill and OMA+AMO. A clear and pragmatic approach offers innovative solutions to Dallas’s urban challenges and sets the stage for transformation that will reunite Downtown Dallas and the Trinity River.
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Architectural Competition – Concours d’Architecture [AC-CA] have announced a single stage cometition to design a Champagne Bar along the Paris river “Seine” and by the romantic “Pont des Arts”.
The competition hopes to achieve the following:
_Encourage and reward design excellence at a medium scale which integrates function, structure and details.
_Research and investigate the various combination possibilities to create a social space within the city.
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Midtown Detroit, Inc. (MDI) in partnership with the New Economy Initiative (NEI) is seeking proposals to transform the undersides of two viaducts located in Midtown Detroit’s TechTown district with public art and light. MDI is pleased to announce that its Call for Entries is now open. However, there is one proviso – the call is open to all professional artists, architects, designers, design firms and/or teams consisting of these entities located in the following eight southeast Michigan counties: Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne.
Accepted proposals will be funded up to $75,000 per viaduct. Applicants may provide proposals for either one or both viaducts. If applying for both viaducts, proposals may treat each viaduct as two separate installations or visually connect the two viaducts with a cohesive design.
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The Emerging New York Architects (ENYA) committee of the AIA New York Chapter is pleased to announce the winners of its 2014 biennial design ideas competition, QueensWay Connection: Elevating the Public Realm. Entrants were challenged to design a vertical gateway for the elevated viaduct portion of a 3.5 mile stretch of abandoned railway in Central Queens, currently under study for conversion into an urban greenway by The Trust for Public Land, Friends of the Queensway, and their design consultants. Of the 120 submitted proposals from 28 countries, the jury selected the winners to represent the diverse array of ideas generated.
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The Broad, Los Angeles’s newest contemporary art museum, recently unveiled designs for a new outdoor public plaza by architect Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Hood Design, landscaping that will feature 100-year-old olive trees as well as enhanced landscaping and improvements along Grand Avenue, adding another parcel of critical green space to the region and making downtown’s cultural corridor more pedestrian-friendly when the plaza opens later this year. In addition to the plaza next to the museum, The Broad also announced that its adjacent restaurant will be developed by leading Los Angeles restaurateur Bill Chait, with a unique vision to integrate dining with art and community.
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This project is a speculative proposal meant to incite a civic examination of the use of space in downtown Las Vegas. The city has a long and continuing history of private investment in development; yet little of this growth by developers or the city investment resulted in public spaces in the downtown.
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reSITE conference will be held in Prague, Czech Republic on June 19-20. reSITE is heading into its third year and quickly becoming one of the premier architecture, urbanism and landscape architecture events. reSITE 2014 will include presentations, panels and debates with over 50 leading experts from Europe, Asia and North America, while hundreds of conference delegates from dozens of countries will enrich the dialogue and experience of answering questions and forming new ones.
reSITE conference takes aim at the question of modernizing and improving the metropolis. The conference will focus on providing solutions for the conflicted desires of Central European citizens; to grow and yet weave in a complex past. The themes that parallel reSITE – architecture, politics, finance, planning and democracy – they all meet when one thinks of public space. A major goal of the conference is to catalyze you – the public, design and business community – to influence positive changes in cities while we encourage municipal leaders to answer the design challenges of our generation. Continue reading EVENT | reSITE 2014 : Cities and Landscape of the New Economy


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Southwest Greens is the international leader and best turnkey construction company in creating and integrating state-of-the-art synthetic turf systems supported by the largest flooring manufacturer in the world — Shaw Industries. Southwest Greens of Tucson brings synthetic turf systems to Benson. Our synthetic grass systems are carefully designed and built right here in the USA to reproduce the true look, feel, and performance of natural grass. Despite what the Benson season delivers, a professionally installed synthetic grass will outdo authentic grass year after year. We are proud of our people, our heritage, and our ability to serve you.


Situated on the side of a hill, adjacent to the I-805 freeway, new solid nail, hand-troweled wall is 45 feet tall at its highest point and more than 500 feet wide. The wall coloring, obtained by using a concrete-staining method and special construction techniques, produces the look of an authentic stone exterior. In order to construct the wall, about 65,000 cubic yards of dirt had to be removed and excavated from the space.
The biggest challenge for the McCarthy project team was coordinating between the soil nail subcontractor and the earthwork subcontractor. So as not to delay construction, and in order to keep the soil nail subcontractor working consistently, the earthwork subcontractor needed to be sufficiently ahead of the other crew at all times. The wall was designed and installed by Drill-Tech Drilling & Shoring, Inc. based in Corona, Calif.
The new parking structure, incorporating cast-in-place columns and post-tensioned concrete decks, will accommodate 1,051 vehicles on five levels and feature a top-level podium for the future construction of a Ronald McDonald House.
Walker Parking Consultants is serving as architect for the Children's Hospital parking structure. IDS is the structural engineer; Randall Lamb Associates, electrical engineer; Shadpour Consulting, mechanical engineer; and Project Design Consultants is civil engineer and landscape architect.


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Oleaster. A vigorous, suckering shrub with silver stems and leaves. Sweetly scented pendulous yellow flowers from late spring into summer produced from silver buds. Height to around 3-4m.
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A more compact version of the well known and award winning ebbingei and an ideal choice for a low hedge. Evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves, silvery beneath. Fragrant creamy white flowe..
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Rope lighting is a versatile and customizable variety of lighting that can be used functionally and decoratively, both indoors and out. Rope lights are particularly versatile because, when bought in large spools, they can be trimmed to custom lengths to perfectly fit your lighting needs.
When installed indoors, this type of lighting is frequently used to provide ambient or accent lighting in places such as under the edges of a countertop, above baseboards, or around the edges of tray ceilings. Rope lighting is also integral to the installation of cove lighting, which provides an ambient glow from behind floating crown moulding or other inset architectural features.
Rope lights for outdoor use are frequently used as decorative and landscape lighting. The flexible shape and durable exterior of these lights make them ideal to be wound around trees or poles, run along the edges of decks, or used to define the border between flower beds and lawns. Of course, like nearly every other type of outdoor lighting, rope lights are also used in outdoor holiday décor. From masses of colored lights in and around trees to light sculptures and animatronics, rope lights can be used to create a holiday wonderland in any yard.
When selecting the right lighting for your needs, you’ll need to choose between incandescent and LED rope lights. The type of bulb that your rope lighting uses will have an effect on the tone of light it projects; Incandescents offer a warmer light, while LEDs generally produce a whiter light that is closer to how natural daylight appears. In addition, the bulb type will affect both the cost of purchase and the cost of operation. LED rope lights are generally a bit more expensive on initial purchase, however, they use much less energy so they will save you more money on your electric bill over time. Also consider that LEDs are generally not dimmable, so if that is an important feature for you, incandescents may be a better choice.


For a practical and durable finishing touch, Keyedge Concrete Coloured Edging has been designed specifically for housebuilding applications. Used in conjunction with other products from the Marshalls Keyblok paving and flags collection, they complement and integrate with each other, creating an attractive, unified space outside a new build.
With dimensions of 50mm x 150mm x 800mm and a chamfered profile edge, this edging comes in 4 colours: Bracken, Brindle, Buff and Charcoal. The selected colours work with and contrast against the other Marshalls paving products – no unsightly clashes here.
Whether it’s a driveway, a path, a garden or a boundary that requires standout edging, this coloured range is adaptable as part of various housebuilding schemes and styles.
- 4 colour options
- Smooth surface finish
- Chamfered profile
- Perfect finishing touch for landscaping
|Product Name||ID||Approx. Unit Weight (kg)||Finish||Made to Stock / Made to Order||Carbon Footprint|
|Keyedge 50 x 150 x 800 Charcoal||ED5530500||12.6||Smooth||Made To Stock||1.8 kg CO2 lin m|
|Keyedge 50 x 150 x 800 Buff||ED5530750||12.6||Smooth||Made To Stock||1.8 kg CO2 lin m|
|Keyedge 50 x 150 x 800 Brindle||ED5531750||12.6||Smooth||Made To Stock||1.8 kg CO2 lin m|
|Keyedge 50 x 150 x 800 Bracken||ED5532250||12.6||Smooth||Made To Stock||1.8 kg CO2 lin m|


Ultimate Water Creations is the premier pool design firm in Malibu, renowned for its unparalleled creativity and innovative concepts. Led by founder Don, their visionary designs have earned acclaim from prestigious publications and platforms like those featured on our media page. This recognition underscores their position as leaders in pool design, trusted for their expertise and dedication to crafting extraordinary aquatic environments for their clients.
At Ultimate Water Creations, we craft breathtaking custom pools, spas, and complete outdoor living spaces. Our expertise lies in bringing your unique design vision to life. From contemporary marvels to naturalistic retreats, we tailor each project to our clients’ desires.
Contemporary pools stand out as a favorite choice among our signature designs. Distinguished by sleek lines and minimalist features, these pools exude modern elegance. Our contemporary designs are also characterized by geometric shapes, clean edges, and sometimes incorporating infinity edges. Minimalist landscaping further enhances the aesthetic appeal, ensuring each pool becomes a stunning focal point in its environment.
Drawing from over fifty years of immersion in the swimming pool industry, Don Goldstone, the founder and licensed contractor of Ultimate Water Creations, emerges as a revered figure in pool design. His mastery extends across hydraulic designs, synergistic collaborations with structural engineers, and cultivating captivating water environments that captivate the senses. Despite his eminent standing, Don remains intricately engaged in the daily workings of the company, guaranteeing that every client experiences bespoke attention and meticulous care. Entrust your aspirations for pool design to Ultimate Water Creations and Don Goldstone, where unparalleled expertise and unwavering commitment converge to transform your visions into realities.
Ultimate Water Creations extends its distinguished pool design services to the illustrious coastal enclave of Malibu, California. Surrounded by the pristine beauty of the Pacific Ocean and the majestic Santa Monica Mountains, Malibu provides an idyllic setting for creating luxurious aquatic retreats and pools that blend seamlessly with the breathtaking natural landscape.
In Malibu, where residents epitomize refined living and a deep appreciation for aesthetics, Ultimate Water Creations delivers bespoke pool designs that stand out for their elegance, functionality, and sustainability. Their team of expert designers, known for their close collaboration with clients, transforms visions into exquisite aquatic masterpieces that enhance the unique charm of each property.
Each pool designed by Ultimate Water Creations in Malibu fuses innovation and sophistication, showcasing meticulous attention to detail and unparalleled craftsmanship. Whether it’s a sleek infinity pool that appears to merge with the horizon or a serene oasis nestled amidst lush coastal foliage, every design reflects the homeowner’s style and enhances the outdoor living experience.
Functionality is a top priority in Ultimate Water Creations’ designs. They go beyond beauty and usability, integrating cutting-edge technology and eco-friendly features that ensure optimal performance and efficiency for their pools. From advanced filtration systems to energy-efficient lighting and heating solutions, every aspect is tailored to enhance the homeowner’s enjoyment and minimize environmental impact.
Moreover, Ultimate Water Creations understands the importance of creating pools that harmonize with the coastal landscape of Malibu. Whether working with expansive beachfront properties or more intimate canyon retreats, their designs seamlessly blend with the natural surroundings, creating a serene outdoor sanctuary that captures the essence of coastal living.
Ultimate Water Creations takes pride in its collaborations with top architects, landscapers, and builders in Malibu. This ensures that every aspect of the pool design process is executed with precision and excellence. From the initial concept development to the final installation, their team orchestrates each step with professionalism and expertise, resulting in flawless execution and client satisfaction.
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We provides a broad variety of understanding within the disciplines of art, design, drawing &lifier representation, modeling, documentation, construction observation and collaborative process. We pride ourselves to the multidisciplinary approach and our capability to lead ideas within large teams. Design and put making are our passions.
Emmanuel Didier, RLA, Principal
Emmanuel Didier may be the founding principal of Didier Design Studio LLC, as well as an instructor in the College of Architecture and Planning, College of Colorado Colorado. Emmanuel holds an expert of Architecture along with a Master of Landscape Architecture in the College of Virginia along with a Fine Arts degree in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in the native country of France. The love for arts together with many years of practice has allowed him to achieve an advanced of excellence in design. His work continues to be released in several landscape architecture magazines and broadcast on national public television.
While dealing with Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Designers and also at EDAW/AECOM, Emmanuel established an assorted practice with award-winning projects, such as the Westside Streams Restoration Master Plan in Dallas, Texas, the Kigali Sub-Areas Masterplan in Rwanda, and also the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania.
Since founding their own practice, Emmanuel continues to be going after the love for the skill of place making like a tool for building community. His most critical projects incorporate a children’s garden for that Arboretum at Penn Condition College, a children’s garden along with a Central Plaza with Native Meadows for that Wichita Botanical Garden, campus use The College of Colorado, some community gardens and play grounds for that Fort Collins Housing Authority, and a number of highly grown gardens for Cyprus Worldwide College.
Will Viitanen, LEED GA, Project Manager Designer
Will Viitanen became a member of Didier Design Studio in 2013, focusing on a number of projects form large social and institutional designs to small residential sites. Will holds an expert of Landscape Architecture degree in the College of Colorado Colorado by which his portfolio received recognition from ASLA, LAF, and also the WGIC among other worldwide organizations. Together with his academic and professional experience, he finds he most intrigued through the means by which design may react to, and address social and environment issues.
Will includes a strong graphic eye along with a keen knowledge of analogue and digital design and representation techniques. Also, he brings many years of construction experience towards the team. His work within DDS varies from design production, business/marketing efforts and project coordination.
Shaun Brunette, Landscape Designer
Shaun grew to become an element of the Didier Design Studio team in 2014 after finishing his Master of Landscape Architecture in the College of Colorado Colorado and that he also holds a b -.A. in Graphics. Through his academic and private encounters, Shaun is promoting an enthusiasm for pushing the limitations in innovative design and has a strong curiosity about creating spaces that last with time. The concept a effective landscape depends on individuals who occupy it making it their very own, is fundamentally of his values.
Mix his background in graphics together with his Master of Landscape Architecture, Shaun is really a versatile designer for that DDS team. His abilities give loan to creating graphics, crafting physical and digital models, while aiding with design and marketing.


Boho-chic interiors are very popular because they are bright, colorful and with their special charm. Today we have put together a number of cool boho-chic patio designs for you to choose from for the upcoming outdoor season. Choose brightly colored fabrics, Moroccan lights, green plants and wicker furniture – isn’t that relaxing? You can easily create such a design and don’t be afraid of splashes of color – that’s what you need. Despite the climatic conditions, organizing a gypsy-inspired terrace is a cool idea in the spring and summer. Feel like a gypsy or a Moroccan, enjoy the sunlight and the tea and lie on the bright pillows.


Rocks -- Quartz
Rocks are essential elements in any good garden design. For that matter, using anchor rocks as a design element in terrariums is a good idea, too. Mountain Moss offers a variety of rocks/stones that we collect. Mossin' Annie's favorites are quartz rocks. Small rocks are less than 4 inches. Medium rocks are between 4-8 inches in size. Weight and ...


Restoring the Vale: Virtual Community Workshop
In this interactive workshop and community meeting, Prospect Park Alliance, in partnership with Hester Street and Grain Collective, will share with the community the vision for restoring the 26 acres in the park’s northeast corner. This vision was created through an intensive community design process in 2017-2018, and in 2021, the City allocated $40 million in funding in the New York City capital budget to make this vision a reality. In this workshop, we will share the design concepts for the Vale, and garner community input for the use of these cherished new amenities to help us in our design efforts.
In this workshop:
- Learn how community input shaped the design vision
- Share your ideas for the use of the space
- Help us shape our plans as we begin the design phase
This event is free, and interpretation will be provided. Participants will be entered into a raffle to win a Prospect Park Alliance membership.
Questions? Please contact: [email protected]


Designing a small garden includes making use of every centimetre of house, and utilizing visual methods to make the backyard appear bigger. The plan for a small backyard should be millimeter accurate as there isn’t any room for adjustment if the plan is found to be incorrect when developing the Diy Handprint Garden Stepping Stones.
Many individuals think a plan just isn’t necessary when they are landscaping a very small garden, whereas absolutely the reverse is true. It’s particularly vital to prepare a plan the place area is limited to make sure that the finished backyard meets the sensible requirements and looks great too. Getting ready a detailed garden design plan will guarantee all of the purposeful areas are the right measurement for his or her function and can match into the garden. An excellent backyard design plan means that you can check that the garden will work earlier than you approach landscaping contractors and begin spending cash. Some well-prepared 3-D visuals deliver the garden to life and enable you to see how the garden will really feel as soon as it’s constructed. The garden mannequin and visuals are the final check that the spaces all work in harmony with one another guaranteeing that the backyard is a comfortable, enjoyable area through which to spend time.
When designing a Diy Handprint Garden Stepping Stones a simple layout with clean traces and robust geometric shapes works best. The design shouldn’t be overly sophisticated. If curves are required a central circle which might be either garden, planting, paving or a path is best than fussy freehand curves.
Gardening is a fantastic passion and good train. Gardening takes a whole lot of time and persistence as a result of a person can’t anticipate the flowers to bloom as quickly as he sowed the plant. Nonetheless, persistence, as they are saying is a virtue. It could be very rewarding for the gardener if he will see the product of his arduous work, like flowers blooming or perhaps a new leaf. There’s one thing about nature and helping things develop that simply brings out the perfect in some individuals. Gardening can be a great way of exercising commonly. A garden design would wish constant care, to keep up its magnificence. An hour of labor a week such as weed pulling, watering and digging will energize and strengthen one’s physique at the similar time. It actually equates to an hour of cardio exercise.
Garden design may also be a household activity, this sort of exercise could be time consuming, however it is usually one which all the family can get into and enjoy. Every member of the household can pick up a process and dedicate time collectively in doing it. It might additionally add a sense of responsibility to every member, because that will create a private bond with the backyard with reference with tending to the crops and maintaining it. Very quickly, a house owner is likely to be shocked at how much this sort of interest can be good for family bonding.
Backyard design also can increase the worth of a property. When an incredible plan is created and executed to Diy Handprint Garden Stepping Stones, it may actually add curb attraction. If the home homeowners desire is to sell the property in the future, they can truly get a good value out of it owing it up to a nicely maintained backyard. The amount of worth increase will differ, but if the panorama design is lush inexperienced and artistic enough, property worth can be a lot increased than other properties available in the market.


In respect to this, how do you make a topiary?
If you are creating a ball topiary, use wire and ties to create a large, round, open circle. With one hand, place the circle around your topiary, and with the other, snip away any branches that extend past that circle. Move the circle around as you move, and you’ll end up with a perfect ball topiary every time.
Thereof, how do you make a live moss topiary?
How do you make sempervivum balls?
Plants suitable for topiary
Typically box (Buxus sempervirens) and yew (Taxus baccata) are used, however other evergreens such as privet (Ligustrum japonicum), holly (Ilex) and Lonicera nitida can be used.


When it comes to gardens, nature in general, green is my favourite colour. Over the years, I have planted many things; large and small leaf Hosta, Japanese maple, Asian lilies etc. My favourite is the Hosta. Right now, they have taken over the garden with their big spade-shaped leaves. They are charming after it rains. I’ll include a photo after the next rain.


Fagus sylvatica 'Franken'
Fagus sylvatica 'Franken' is a very slow growing dwarf beech which gradually grows to be a medium sized or large shrub with highly visible white variegation on the leaves.
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(Variegated Beech) Produced from a selected seedling of Fagus sylvatica 'Marmorata', the white marbling on the variegated leaves of this selection is very attractive and better than its parent. Young plants have green foliage lightly flecked with white markings.
As the plant establishes the foliage becomes fantastically white variegated, with the leaves in spring sometimes being pure white with tiny flecks of green. As summer progresses the green becomes more evident.
Fagus sylvatica 'Franken' is a beautiful yet slow growing foliage plant!
- Position: Sheltered in partial shade. Planting Fagus sylvatica 'Franken' in a hot position in full sun will cause the delicate leaves to scorch in late summer.
- Soil: Well drained, fertile soil.
- Hardiness: Hardy. Fagus sylvatica 'Franken' should be planted in a position sheltered from strong wind.
- Rate of Growth: Very slow.
- Habit: Eventually a medium sized or large, densely branched shrub.
- Height: up to 3 m (10 ft).
- Spread: 2 m (6 ft).
- Notes: This plant grows very slowly and will take many years to reach the above listed size. It can be grown very successfully in a large container or pot if required. A specimen of Fagus sylvatica 'Franken', planted in the arboretum surrounding our nursery had reached a height of 1.5 m and a spread of 1 m after 14 years.
- How Much Sun
- Partial or Dappled Shade
- Mature Size
- Shrub - Large (over 10 ft tall), Shrub - Medium (5 - 10 ft tall)
- Growing Conditions
- Soil Type: Chalky / Alkaline, Soil Type: Most Soils (not to fussy)
- Special Features
- Leaf Colour - Variegated, To grow in a pot, Rare and Unusual


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