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Create a Picture of the Future
The Green Infrastructure Partnership (GIP) and the BCWWA Water Sustainability Committee (WSC) are collaborating to advance Convening for Action in British Columbia through pilots in three regions: Greater Vancouver, the Okanagan, and on Vancouver Island.
The GIP and WSC have developed a close working relationship, in part because the WSC is a member of the Partnership Steering Committee. “The WSC and Green Infrastructure Partnership are collaborating because desired outcomes for water sustainability and green infrastructure are common to both, and can be achieved through infrastructure standards that reflect a full and proper understanding of the relationship between land and water”, notes Kim Stephens (Program Coordinator for the Water Sustainability Action Plan for British Columbia).
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The Green Infrastructure Partnership was formed in 2003, and is a consortium of four organizations, namely:
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- Water Sustainability Committee of the British Columbia Water & Waste Association (WSC)
- West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation (WCEL)
- Master Municipal Construction Documents Association (MMCD)
The four organizations share a vision of making green infrastructure practices more prevalent in communities across British Columbia. An integral part of the process is to create a picture of what the future landscape can look like. If we agree on where we wish to be in one or two generations, then we can map out the route to get there.
The Green Infrastructure Partnership is promoting an integrated approach to land development that addresses the need for coordinated change in policies, programs and practices at different scales – that is: region, neighbourhood, site and building.
Implementation by local governments will be voluntary – involving a range of social and economic considerations – but once the decision is made to embrace green infrastructure, implementation will need clearly defined standards and regulatory models.
According to Kim Stephens, “Infrastructure design is changing. Cumulative benefits are achievable, one property at a time, through changes in the policies, programs, practices and standards that determine how land is developed and water is used. By implementing design with nature infrastructure practices and regulation, the ‘convening for action’ vision is that British Columbia will be well on the way to achieving water sustainability by 2010.”


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Outdoor lights or garden lights may be installed for a variety of reasons from functional necessities to stylish exterior lighting design. You may need to install security lighting to protect your home from intruders. However, in contrast you may want to highlight the beautiful areas of your garden that you’ve worked so hard on. Either way it is important to prepare and plan before you make your choice. Please give consideration to the size, style and type of area you want to illuminate.


The gardens at Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire have been in the same family for 500 years. Non Morris meets Lord and Lady Ralph Kerr to find out about this rare example of an 18th-century Anglo-French Baroque garden, which has not only been sensitively restored but added to with wonderful new plantings in its wilder parts. Photography by Andrea Jones.
You could, perhaps, be in France. An elegant grey-pink façade and a fleet of white-painted garden furniture look down over gracious sloping lawns studded with perfectly spaced topiary and early-18th-century urns. The lawns lead down steadily beyond the fine Jan van Nost Mercury and arrive at the Great Basin, a generous spreading pool with its shimmering reflections of cloud-pruned yew and a celebrated wrought-iron arbour, The Birdcage.
The gardens at Melbourne Hall, with their tree-lined allées, carefully framed vistas and cleverly positioned ponds and fountains, are regarded as the best surviving example of the early-18th-century Anglo-French Baroque style, a rare chance to see a surviving garden of this period, when designs were directly influenced by formal French gardens, such as Versailles.
Melbourne is uplifting, too, because, as well as restoring and respecting the historical importance of the gardens, which have been in the family for 500 years, Ralph and Marie-Claire Kerr have added their own deeply personal signature with extensive planting of exquisite specimen trees and a wonderful painterly approach to the gentler, wilder parts of the garden away from the grandeur of this main axis.
Vital to the transformation has been Lady Ralph’s vision and attention to detail. As a distinguished portrait painter, her tireless passion for the possibilities of colour and form has led directly to the magical atmosphere of the garden today.
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The original design of the garden was conceived by Thomas Coke, Vice-Chamberlain to Queen Anne, who commissioned the day’s leading garden makers, London and Wise, to develop a detailed scheme for Melbourne Hall, which was implemented in 1704. ‘I really think that, after that, very little happened botanically except that the Victorians planted laurel absolutely everywhere. When we came here in 1987, there were lots of self-set holly, yew, sycamore and Rhododendron ponticum — it was quite dark.’ The house was rented out for 100 or so years until shortly before the war, but, although the garden was well maintained, things had become rather settled: the era of reassessment and subtle experimentation with plants was about to arrive.
Brought up in Cornwall and Scotland with a love of woodland gardens, followed by several years in Spain apprenticed to Catalan artist Joaquin Torrents-Llado, Lady Ralph’s approach to restoring and bringing life to the garden was both intuitive and brave. Many a mature plant ‘had to go’ — four huge cypresses around Mercury, some ‘rather majestic’ Corsican pines and ‘six huge golden yew balls that spread out over the path at the top of the garden, blocking the view to the urns’. She remembers her husband looking with dismay out of his dressing-room window after the yews had been removed: ‘It looked as if six bombs had fallen on the lawn.’
Keeping a sense of the garden as a whole was key. ‘My worry was not wanting only to do little pockets: rather like a canvas, you want to see all the painting at once.’ It was a huge relief when she realised that a Dawyck beech, given to the couple by her mother, was planted ‘far enough to the left’ of a particular avenue to be allowed to grow on in peace.
Tremendous brick walls run down either side of the spacious, east-facing main lawn, preserving the sense of crisp and uncluttered space. Behind the north wall is a sheltered and wonderfully scented Winter Garden. To the east, beyond the Yew Tunnel, the atmosphere switches again. You find yourself in a series of intimate, enclosed spaces. The light is dappled under overhanging trees and there is a sense of being cushioned by the velvety presence of seemingly endless yew hedging.
It was here in damp ground on the banks of informal streams that Lady Ralph began to work with colour. She planted trees such as Davidia involucrata and Acer griseum and, at their feet, developed a dancing carpet of blue and yellow. When selecting trees in the early days, she was helped by Robert Vernon of Bluebell Arboretum & Nursery in Derbyshire who would ‘arrive with a lorry of rare oaks’. When choosing shrubs and perennials, she was in her element, loving the chance to find exactly the right shade of candelabra primula, iris and rose to create the effect she wanted. ‘You have to be so careful with yellow,’ she explains, recommending the pale butter-yellow of Kirengeshoma palmatum and the delicate Rosa ‘Vanessa Bell’ — also pale yellow with near-white outer petals. There are pools of Corydalis ‘Blue Heron’, with fragrant flowers of the deepest electric blue.
For the Long Borders, she chose light and dark pinks, framing the planting with graceful trees. Rhythmic stands of dazzling crimson lupins, fluttering shoals of pale Japanese water iris and bobbing candelabra primula in every shade of pink — an unstoppable corps de ballet threading their way through the whole. Lady Ralph, with her gardener Val Potter, is always looking closely and editing the balance of colour. When I visit, a richly coloured monarda gets away with being too red, but a rapidly expanding sugary-pink astilbe will be noticeably reduced.
On the opposite side of the mown-grass path, the mill-stream borders are mesmerising with smokey-mauve hostas and towering, papery, yellow heads of Cephalaria gigantia underpinned by mounds of Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’, which reach right down to the water to bloom again as reflections.
The heart of this area is the Arboretum, an enclosed garden of graceful trees in a sea of fine long grass. Dogwoods include Cornus ‘Venus’, known for its large white flower bracts, and exquisite horse chestnuts, such as Aesculus glabra ‘Autumn Blaze’. ‘It has the most beautiful autumn colour of anything you will ever see — I took the liquidambars out because they looked vulgar by their side.’
For spring, the bulb planting is equally restrained and finely judged. Lady Ralph partners Tulipa ‘Queen of Night’ with T. ‘Recreado’, ‘because it is not quite so dark, a bit more plum, it is lovely to have the two together’, and there are inky-blue and powdery-blue camassia to play off each other in the same way.
There is so much more — the recently planted avenues of ‘Hatfield Tall’ limes rising up to the horizon in the Park behind The Birdcage, the new walled Rose Garden with its dreamy, delicate palette, the exquisite hand-printed velvets drawn from Lady Ralph’s shimmering paintings of the Water Garden.
The gardens at Melbourne Hall are fascinating and exhilarating. With such passionate and creative custodians, they will inspire and delight for many years to come.
Assembling the frame: Lady Ralph on how the borders at Melbourne Hall use delicate trees and shrubs to enrich their luminous painterly quality
Cornus ‘Norman Hadden’ The wonderful semi-evergreen, multi-stem hybrid of C. kousa and C. capitata. An exquisite large shrub or eventually small tree with masses of cream-white bracts in midsummer turning pink as they age: ‘One by one, they go like pink butterflies — I particularly love it’
Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ (the wedding-cake tree) This most elegant tree, with cream variegated leaves and distinctive layered branches, creates an ethereal backdrop to the dancing Long Borders. Rich red-purple autumn colour extends its contribution to the light and dark pink palette over a long season
Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’ A dazzling firework of a shrub. Graceful, distinctly layered branches bear large white lacecap flowers in late spring and early summer. The handsome dark-green foliage turns a rich claret in autumn
Rosa xanthina ‘Canary Bird’ One of the earliest roses to flower, with arching branches of clear-yellow, fragrant, single flowers, followed by maroon hips. A graceful spreading shrub up to 7ft tall with dainty, fern-like grey-green foliage, this rose prefers dappled shade, an elegant mid storey in the Bog Garden
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Essentially, to make a fire pit only a hole is required in order to safely contain a fire. This can be as simple as digging a hole in the ground, or as complex as hollowing out a brick or rock pillar. A wood burning fire pit should be located at least ten feet (three metres) away from structures for safety. Use of a fire pit in adverse conditions should be avoided, and basic fire safety precautions apply.
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If you like your walks try a trip to Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.
Nestled in 800 acres of beautiful grounds and manicured lawns, this World Heritage Site is home to a magnificent Cistercian abbey, deer park and elegant Georgian water garden.
Discover breathtaking views across the dramatic 12th century abbey – the largest monastic ruins in the country – before exploring the beautiful water garden with its glistening lakes and immaculate lawns.
Created by John Aislabie and his son William in the 18th century, the gardens feature formal, geometric designs and extraordinary vistas and carefully positioned classical statues, follies and garden buildings.
Venture along the riverside path to the deer park, where you’ll find around 500 wild red, fallow and sika deer roaming amid ancient oaks, limes and sweet chestnuts.
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Since then, my backyard landscape designs have changed, but my passion for it has not. Nowadays, I am into backyard gardening above all. I love to read, to write, and to enjoy the outdoors. Backyard landscape design allows me to create a space where I can do all three. I have downloaded some backyard landscaping software that helps me to plan out the spacing of the various components of my backyard garden. Although I do not have very much space, if I use it cleverly it is enough to create several secluded spots to enjoy my books.
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I had hoped to follow up with this second post on “Winter in the Garden” before now, but photo shoots take time, especially for a beginner photographer like me. However, this is Calgary and winter will be sure to hang around for a bit longer, so the topic is still timely.
In my last post I discussed Focal Points and their value in the winter garden. You’ll recall from that discussion, that a focal point refers to a ‘hard’ or non-living feature that draws the eye. We can also employ ‘soft’ or living elements in the garden to create winter interest – plant material that contributes form, colour and texture.
Plants with strong architectural form offer a unique kind of winter interest – naked of foliage from fall through spring, their distinctive silhouette draws the eye in much the same way as a focal point, hence many of the same guidelines would apply: don’t overuse, make sure they are planted perfectly upright (they will sometimes lean over time so need to be straightened periodically) and stage them for maximum visual impact.
So what constitutes ‘strong architectural form’? There are a number of plant shapes that fit the bill. I find that ‘weeping standards’ are among the most dominant of plant forms – small weeping ‘trees’ which are developed by grafting a pendulous or prostrate form onto a standard, e.g. Malus ‘Rosy Glo’, Betula pendula ‘Youngii’. These little beauties bring real elegance to a composition. Not surprising then that gardeners often make the erroneous assumption that because one looks awesome, two will look even better. More is better? This may be a great philosophy – when it comes to lobster, or cheesecake, but not here. I made this mistake in my own front yard a few years ago. On one side of the yard a Royal Beauty weeping crab took centre stage and I wanted something interesting to balance it on the other side. Off I went to the nearest greenhouse to look for the perfect garden addition. A beautiful Young’s weeping birch caught my eye. Oh yes, I thought, that will be perfect for that spot. I should really know better – in fact even as I stood in line I was having an internal dialogue: “Sue, you already have a weeping standard in the front yard – another one would be overkill”… “But, but it’s such a perfect specimen and the bark will look lovely against the cedar fence in the winter”. Well, the gardener won out over the designer – I bought it and had it planted within an hour. I guess it looked okay, but it didn’t take my breath away. The real effect was that each of the two similarly strong features diminished the impact of the other, even though they were 40 feet apart.
As I scrutinized this over the next few weeks, I eventually decided that it wasn’t ideal but it would have to do … for awhile anyway. It has of course, now been replaced – like I said I should know better. Weeping standards are definitely best used as single specimens. But enough about my garden challenges.
This attractive little Caragana arborescens ‘Walker’s Weeping’ has been nicely staged by underplanting with a Juniperus sabina cultivar and framing with 2 Juniperus scopulorum specimens – likely Wichita Blue. Photo: Sue Gaviller
Additional plant forms that are distinctive and provide winter appeal would be:
- other top grafted standards, e.g. top-graft Syringa meyeri
- columnar trees, e.g. Populus tremula ‘Erecta’
- vase shape trees e.g. Caragana arborescens ‘Sutherland’, Malus ‘Pink Spires’
- tall upright grasses e.g. Calmagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ or ‘Avalanche’
- evergreen topiary e.g. Juniperus chinensis ‘Mint Julep’(pom-pom)
These can be used as single specimens, and with the exception of certain topiary forms (e.g. pom-poms), they can also be grouped, used to frame entrances/views or planted sequentially to direct visual movement and reinforce design lines. And while more than one can be used in a composition, they too if overused, will create visual unrest.
This ‘pom-pom’ topiary pine is appropriately used as a single specimen. Here, it needs very little staging as the detail on the house is an effective backdrop. The upright blue juniper supports visually too, although appears to have once been a topiary specimen itself – it would be best if allowed to revert to natural form so as not to compete with the pine. Photo: Pat Gaviller
This grouping of spire-like Populus tremula ‘Erecta’ creates a stately feel in an otherwise informal landscape. Photo: Sue Gaviller
The upright form of these Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Avalanche’, effectively directs visual movement along the pathway in one of my client’s front yards. Photo: Sue Gaviller
Top-grafted standards like this Syringa meyeri, provide strong form while allowing a view beneath it to what lies beyond.
You can get away with using numerous strong forms if they aren’t all the same shape. For example when I removed the Young’s weeping birch, I replaced it with a Pink Spires Crabapple – a lovely vase shape tree. In front of this I placed a bird bath – these two together created a co-dominant ‘focal vignette’, completely different in appearance from the weeping crab. Hence the effect is that they support rather than compete with each other.
For the average gardener it can be hard to predict how certain plant forms will work together – just keep in mind that the more striking or unusual its form, the more likely it is that it will need to stand alone.
I will be discussing plant form in more detail in a later post, but in the meantime the best advice I can give you is to practice some restraint. (Really? Is that even possible for a gardener?)
There is of course a limited palette available to us at this time of year – let’s see, gray, brown, grayish brown, brownish gray, sometimes white, some green, a bit of blue. Anything else? Well yes actually – take a look:
Many trees have colourful bark, in varying hues of green, yellow, orange, red and purple. These colours may be less saturated than the colours of summer, but because they are exhibited by an entire tree or shrub, the effect can be quite dramatic. Photos: Sue Gaviller
The beautiful bronze bark of this Prunus mackii picks up the warm hues of the wood and stone on the house. These same colours are seen again in the boulder in the foreground. Photo: Pat Gaviller
This landscape was also featured in my last post. I’ve included another photo, (minus the lopsided light fixture), because it’s an excellent example of how colourful a winterscape can be. Photo: Sue Gaviller
Berries too can provide winter appeal. The visual impact will be determined by the amount of fruit and it’s size – this may vary from year to year. As well, berries with little water content, like the above examples, will retain colour better through the winter than juicier fruits.
The abundance of Hippophae rhamnoides berries caught my eye when driving by this landscape – a good illustration of the use of form, colour and texture to provide winter interest. Photo: Sue Gaviller
While all conifers provide winter interest, it is the rich green of several Pinus mugo that enlivens this scene. Imagine how drab it would appear without them. Photo: Pat Gaviller
I aim for at least 1/3 of the plant material in a composition to be evergreen – and I mean evergreen, not everblue. Not that I don’t love blue spruces and blue junipers – I do, and they should be used, but not to the exclusion of green. Blue-grey foliage has less pigment than green foliage, hence can contribute to the washed-out look of a winter landscape, especially in the absence of snow. If you’ve ever been to one of my Colour Theory lectures, you know my thoughts on green – it’s the most important colour in your landscape, the colour which allows other colours to have significance.
Green is the colour of life (plant life that is). It can tame the most unruly of hues, add visual depth and infuse richness into your landscape year round. So for every blue conifer you use, plant a few green ones. You’ll see how much more alive your garden will look in the dead of winter.
Textural contrast is another important consideration when planning your garden. Texture can be fine or coarse – during the growing season, fine texture generally refers to small leaves or flowers that are grouped closely together, and coarse texture would be large leaves or flowers spaced further apart. During the winter months though, we need to look at texture differently. Since most herbaceous perennials have little or no presence in the winter, and most deciduous trees and shrubs lose their foliage entirely, then it is the texture of their bark and branches we see. Spiraea and Potentilla, for example are fine textured – their branches are small, twiggy and tightly spaced. Syringa and Fraxinus (especially males) have much coarser texture – their branches are beefier, and more widely spaced. At any time of year too much tiny, tightly packed foliage, flowers or branches will end up looking busy, so punctuating with some coarse texture will create both emphasis and contrast.
Texture can also refer to the surface of something – is it rough or smooth, shiny or matte. In the winter this will refer mostly to the bark of trees and shrubs.
Compare the very different texture of the above three trees – the oddly flaking bark of Pinus sylvestris (left), the twisted striated bark of Crataegus mordenensis ‘Toba’(centre), and the shiny peeling bark of Prunus mackii (right). Photos: Sue Gaviller
All evergreen foliage is considered fine textured – narrow needles spaced closely, and yet they appear texturally quite different. Some appear weightier than others – they may be denser or the needles longer, or stiffer. Use of contrast in this regard will produce superior results to utilizing a single type of evergreen. Yet another example of me not practicing what I preach – I have too many junipers in my backyard, with few other evergreen foliage types (that and my Rosy Glo has developed quite a lean).
These conifers are all fine textured, but they differ in perceived weight. The lacy foliage of Juniperus chinensis ‘Mint Julep’ (right), appears lighter and airier than the stiff needled Pinus mugo (left) and Picea pungens ‘Globosa’ (middle). Photo: Sue Gaviller
The beauty of winter is that it offers us a glimpse of colour and texture combinations that would be obscured in other seasons by branches clothed in foliage. Photo: Sue Gaviller
I invite you to open your eyes to the beauty that is winter – at least for a few more weeks.
Spring is coming.
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Brian Munson is a Principal Urban Designer and Entitlement expert. He leads the charge on Neighborhood Design & Project Facilitation initiatives for Vandewalle & Associates.
Focused on advancing the art of traditional neighborhood design, project facilitation, and project entitlement, Brian’s team specializes in creating livable and sustainable projects from concept through construction.
Brian’s multi-disciplinary design team delivers on projects ranging from mixed-use infill/redevelopment projects to large-scale traditional neighborhoods.
These projects feature a unique blend of land uses, residential options, open spaces, and pedestrian focused environments; all of which, are combined to create projects that are grounded in sustainable smart growth principles that balance community character with development potential.
Brian’s experience in neighborhood design, entitlement and implementation enables him to facilitate the creation of a wide range of diverse projects from greenfield sites to Main Street. He is currently engaged in the implementation and project management of The Grandview Commons Neighborhood and Smith’s Crossing on behalf of Veridian Homes, a 2016 National Housing Quality Award Gold Standard developer. Brian is leading the downtown opportunity analysis and special area plans for Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He is also involved with implementing several redevelopment projects within Madison, Wisconsin, Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Seattle, Washington with challenges ranging from brownfields and levees to multi-jurisdictional review and approvals. You can email Brian here.
B.S. Landscape Architecture
University of Wisconsin
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Plant Catalog - ROSA NEARLY WILD SH 5
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Rosa 'Nearly Wild'
Nearly Wild Rose
Deciduous shrub with single pink flowers and yellow stamens. Excellent cold hardiness and disease resistance.
USDA zones: can be grown in all zones
Sunset zones: can be grown in all zones
Mature size: 2 - 3 feet high and wide
Light needs: full sun or light shade
Water needs: regular water


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Scottsih Natural Heritage are looking for ideas and comments on the future of the reserve. In particular they would welcome ideas on how they can improve visitors' experience of the reserve and how they can engage better with the local communities.
The Gatehouse Development Initiative is delighted to have been awarded funding by the Tesco Bags of Help initiative for its Cally Woods and Deer Park project. We will use this funding to restore walls in the beautiful Cally Woods and Deer Park at Gatehouse of Fleet, making the woods a great place to visit.


Types of In-Ground Sprinkler Heads
- Spray heads are generally used for smaller lawns because they cover a smaller area. Spray heads distribute water in a fan-shaped pattern and can be spaced up to 18 feet apart depending on your water pressure. They generally need 20 to 30 lbs. per square inch (PSI) of water pressure to work properly.
- If you purchase a sprinkler with interchangeable spray heads, it gives you the option to change the shape and direction of the water flow. Using different heads will allow you to spray in a half circle, or full circle to cover different sized areas of your lawn.
- Additional specialty heads allow patterns that are long or narrow depending on the area that you want to water.
- Rotor heads operate by fanning water back and forth over an area. Rotor heads cover a larger area per sprinkler head and can be placed between 18 and 55 feet apart. Rotor heads are more expensive and require more PSI than spray heads. Residential application rotor sprinklers generally work best in at 25 to 35 feet apart.
- The most popular type of rotor head is the impact rotor, which can be distinguished by the sound they make while operating, which sounds like ticking as the rotors spin and disperses water.
- Gear rotors are quickly replacing the impact rotor because they are quieter and require much less maintenance. They are also smaller in size, which gives you more flexibility in placement locations.


Climate-friendly urban designs like greening, planted roofs, reflective materials can make a city climate-resilient and reduce GHG emissions.
Urban planning and design can effectively tackle climate change by addressing climate adaptation and mitigation.
Engineers have a role in fixing climate change - factoring climate-related events and climate adaptation in their designs, decarbonisations.
This smart climate adaptation solution could be used in coastal cities and towns vulnerable to erosion that the changing climate may bring.
Read innovative approaches on large-scale implementation of climate technology for climate adaptation and mitigation in developing nations.
The TRB circular contains climate adaptation information practitioners and researchers in state and local transportation agencies could use for planning.
The study investigates the impacts of climate change on infrastructures and people. It applies climate adaptation engineering to address these issues.


The Front Walk
A view of the grounds taken in 1903 before the east/west Piazza was built. The picture shows a view of the walk leading from the main entrance of the hotel (to the back of photographer Burr McIntosh) looking west to the docks. The portion of the walk on the right leads to the north along the front of the hotel.
This photo from the University of California, shows the same walk, about mid-way, taken from the opposite direction.


Unique DIY String Light Poles with Concrete Base. These DIY string light poles are extra sturdy and they look unlike any string light poles we’ve seen, with tree trunks taking the place of wooden or metal poles in the concrete bases.
MillHill Terrace - modern - patio - sydney - by ANNA CARIN Design-wood and concrete deck to denote separate areas. Space between deck and wall for planting beds. Mirror along background wall for an illusion of space. Cupboard in far right
Cool Umbrellas That Shade You From The Hot Summer Sun In Style


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Pavers Stone has a variety of hues and textures allow you to have unlimited possibilities to both compliment and enhance the natural beauty of any surrounding while being friendly to the environment. Concrete pavers can withstand the forces of weather, water and traffic. Plus, they are especially designed to withstand freeze-thaw conditions, making them a good choice for cool as well as warm climates.


|The Sequoia is not called "Giant" for nothing. With its massive trunk (up to 30 feet wide), it is considered the largest tree in the world. It is also one of the tallest trees on earth, reaching 325 feet. Its dense foliage is bushier and less clear than that of its relative, the Coast Redwood's. Blue-green when young, its foliage turns bright yellow-green with maturity. Its thick, ridged, fibrous bark and small cones are reddish brown. Adapt to cold dry climates and high altitudes. For best growth, water deeply and regularly until established.
This evergreen conifer grows fast, its bold conical shape in youth becoming a stately pyramid with age. Densely covered with sharp bluish green foliage. Thick, fibrous, red brown bark.
Attributes - Sequoiadendron giganteum
Plant Type: Shrub, Tree
Height: 60 ft. to 250 ft.
Width: 70 ft.
Sunlight: Full Sun
Climate: Zones 6, 7, 8, 9
Notes: Thrives in Acid Soil, Dry Climates. Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Showy Flowers. Susceptible to Black Spot.


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We are characterized by being a great multidisciplinary team combining professional qualities and experience in agronomy, irrigation systems, architecture and design for the management of all types of projects.
This has allowed us to assimilate the difficulties of each project, managing to develop it with the success, quality and presentation that characterizes our work.
We make your dreams greener.
We design the concept together with our clients, tailoring the service according to their taste, needs and budget.
We prepare planting plans, numbers, spacing and irrigation systems.
The first step is to conduct a detailed site analysis and formulate a brief. This is normally carried out during a couple of meetings with our client.
The next stage is to prepare a detailed planting plan showing placement of plant varieties numbers and spacing and a planting schedule.
We create and build a master piece for our unique clients.
Why choose us?
We are a full-service grounds care company. Our established systems allow us to deliver industry-leading landscape solutions to commercial and residential clients. We are driven by a passion to exceed customer expectations and consistently deliver client satisfaction.
Our aim is to reflect as closely as possible the styling of the client’s needs and lanscape design so that there is a strong visual relationship between the inside and outside spaces. We regularly work closely with architects and interior designers to ensure that this is achieved.


Forest Blend coloured Natural Sandstone Cobbles, a blend of brown/grey/olive type colours. We also sell these cobbles in various other colours including Grey, Harvest and Sahara. These are hand-cut cobbles which give a more traditional look to gardens, pathwayways, or driveways. They are also often used in landscaping projects as decorative cobbles.
Cobble Size: 100mm x 100mm x 40-60mm.
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Delivery charges can be found on the delivery page. Or, you can use the delivery estimator on the side of this page, or in the checkout pages.


The landscape attractions
Castelvetro di Modena is located between the first hills of the Modena Apennines and the belt of the upper Po Valley. In the area, the Guerro stream flows, and together with the courses of the Tiepido and Nizzola streams, it turns the environment in a land particularly fertile and suitable for agriculture. The hills with gentle slopes, drawn by long rows of vines, are a favorite destination for all nature lovers. In this picturesque landscape, there is a wide array of itineraries which are perfect for both hikers and mountain bike. These paths, all to be discovered, wind along streams and ridges immersed in a scenario rich in ancient and historic buildings, with vegetation typical of these areas, with panoramas of particular beauty, among hills interrupted by majestic gullies. Nearby there are parks and reserves that will make you discover small corners of paradise.


In collaboration with BERLOGOS architecture and design magazine, CAS is organizing during a year a full cycle of roundtables about SUSTAINABLE LIVING CITIES and ARCHITECTURE.
Several roundtables will be made with the participation of different guests in the areas of architecture, urban planning, social sciences, art and design, to discuss how cities through different interventions can become more sustainable.
Roundtables links below:
RT#1 “Architecture and Sustainability”:
RT#2 “Urban Action: material and regeneration”:
RT#3 “Building with climate and landscape”:
RT#4 “Recycling, rehabilitating, reconverting and readapting”
RT#5 “Women and communities integration in construction and architecture”
RT#6 “Affordable housing: high impacts”


2022 LUXE RED AWARDS
Nov 1, 2021—Dec 2, 2021
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LUXE Interiors + Design’s annual RED Awards honor the best residential architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture projects across the country.
This year, LUXE is proud to present the RED Awards for Products to recognize the best-designed residential products for excellence and innovation across 12 key classifications. Visit LuxeRedAwards.com for details.


Peak District National Park
The Peak District National Park is the UK’s first ever national park.
Earlier this year the foundation approached us here at hey moscow to help with their rebrand and new website. We used the iconic millstones of the area as a frame for the landscape and colours that reflect the ever changing scenery to create the main identity.
Credit: Phil Sproson photography


Published at Sunday, 22 September 2019. Backyard. By Verrill Vertefeuille.
A backyard habitat is usually a home to many different kinds of wildlife. Some backyards wake up in the summer with butterflies, bees, wild flowers, insects, and bugs of all kinds. Some people design their backyard so that it can be a safe place for some animals during the more intense winter season. One of the main reasons why backyard habitats are growing in popularity is the fact that natural wildlife continue to diminish; and in some locations, this is occurring at an alarming rate due to industrial developments and residential communities.
Anything with big, deep green leaves works great, and all the better if it is evergreen. Ornamental grasses like Pampus and Maiden grass make great foundation plants. They seem to add a care-free feel to the landscape as they move with the wind. You should be able to find several that are adapted to your area. Finally, try to find some color for the foundation. Any shrub or tree that flowers and is well adapted to your area is great for your foundation. Crepe myrtles are favorites in southern landscapes. Remember, the idea here is to set that permanent foundation. You’ll definitely want to use things that are reliable in your area, and will not succumb to winter cold.
Backyard fireplaces add ambiance and warmth to your outdoor living area. Not only do they add to the decor but they are the place where most of the entertaining and conversations take place. There are many things that you need to think about when researching backyard fireplaces. What are you going to use it for? Do you want something fancy or plainer? What type of design do you want? How much room is in the backyard or on the patio for a fireplace? These are just a few of the questions you should ask yourself while you are researching.
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Gartenart works closely with people to design and create natural swimming ponds that are as wonderful to swim in as they are beautiful to look at. A Gartenart swimming pond has no chemicals, requires little maintenance and provides a wild swimming experience without the cross-country trudge.
When stocks of their previous brochures were running low, Tim approached us to enquire about a redesign. He was keen to have a brochure more appealing to their audience and in keeping with the identity that we had created a couple of years before. Tim was also keen to talk about the design of Gartenart’s stand at Chelsea Flower Show.


Help us convert a weedy creekside to a richer riparian habitat at 10:00 AM on Sunday.
The Friends of Campbells Creek have been working on the Lewis 'precinct' for several years and, with the help of the North Central CMA, have achieved a remarkable transformation from a willow infested area with a few native plants to an interesting swampy area with 11 self–sustaining wetland species (we are working at establishing more) and good coverage of thousands of native tussock grasses.
On Sunday, we’ll be working between the creek and the trail to increase the coverage of native grasses into areas that are now relatively weed free (after three years of preparation).
Meet in the car-park at the western end of Lewis Drive, Castlemaine for a 10:00 AM start.
We'll finish at mid-day with a late morning tea.
Bring: gloves, hat, sturdy clothes and footwear suitable for the weather and your own water, we'll supply the seed and the tools.


The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority will present their design proposal for the Four Mile Run Green Stormwater Infrastructure Project. Please join PWSA to learn about plans for improvements and share your thoughts and concerns regarding the project.
If you are interested in seeing the project area, arrive at the Schenley Park Visitor’s Center at 5:30 PM to attend a walk through. The meeting will begin at 6:30 PM at the Phipps Conservatory Special Events Hall.
Click here for more information and to RSVP.


Weigela florida 'Tango'
Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
We no longer grow this plant
This page is for reference only. If you are looking for a plant to purchase, please use our Plant Finder to discover the perfect plant for your garden.
|Botanical Pronunciation||wy-GEE-la FLOR-ih-duh|
|Average Size at Maturity||Compact shrub 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide.|
|Flower Attribute||Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers|
|Garden Style||Cottage, Rustic|
|Light Needs||Full sun|
|Soil Needs||All-Purpose Plant Food|
|Special Feature||Attracts Butterflies, Extreme Cold Hardiness, Compact Form|
|Watering Needs||Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.|
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear to shape in early spring.
This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-8


|Pot Size: |
Economy or Premium SelectionEconomy - rooted into its pot but a further season before moving up a pot size.
Premium - more growth in its pot. More mature than Economy
Not immediately recognisable as an oak with its long narrow glossy green leaves. Makes a medium sized tree and known in its native S. Eastern USA as the ‘Water Oak’. Requires Lime free or neutral soil.


Amazon has an superb choice you may want to test out. It is preferable to water heavily every few days than just a small little each and every day, particularly if salt in the water is an problem. Furthermore, a home garden, even if it is a tiny patch creates a nice environment and purifies the atmosphere around you great enough to protect you inspired.
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2023 Greening & Public Realm Awards – Cast Your Vote!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Voting for 2023 DID Greening and Public Realm Awards opens today
MINNEAPOLIS (September 5, 2023) – The Mpls Downtown Improvement District (DID) announced today that public voting for the 2023 Greening and Public Realm Awards is open.
The Greening and Public Realm Awards, a DID initiative since 2010, celebrates outstanding examples of greening and placemaking that improve public spaces in downtown Minneapolis. Winners will be selected by public vote at mplsdid.com/greeningawards. The public vote will be open September 5 through September 20.
Finalists were divided into eight categories based on project size and other characteristics. Among the finalists selected were 10 new nominees – a sign of continued growth in downtown greening efforts – as well as 12 past winners.
“Efforts to enhance our public greening and vibrancy are invaluable,” said Steve Cramer, Mpls Downtown Improvement District President & CEO. “Downtown is grateful for all the finalists and their efforts to improve vibrancy and greening in the city’s core.”
Winners will receive a commemorative Greening and Public Realm Award created by Wood from the Hood, a Minneapolis-based company that reclaims discarded trees from urban neighborhoods and creates high-quality wood products. Each award will display the year the award was issued.
The Greening and Public Realm Awards were created to celebrate the outstanding examples of private greening and placemaking happening in downtown Minneapolis and are intended to inspire all to work towards making downtown a greener and more vibrant place.
The public is encouraged to vote by visiting mplsdid.com/greeningawards and using the interactive vote link. Each category will showcase the finalists along with a photo of each location for easy viewing and identification. This year’s eight categories include the following finalists:
Small Green Space Streetscape
RBC Gateway Plaza Hennepin Avenue
Mpls College Landing Washington Avenue
Mpls Convention Center Plaza 4th Street
James I. Rice Park Mpls Convention Center
Large Green Space Entryway and Outdoor Café
Loring Greenway Gai Noi
The Commons The Freehouse
Gold Medal Park Barrio
Water Works Park Café and Bar Lurcat
Activated Space Public Art
The Commons ‘Rising’ by Richard Hunt
Nicollet Mall Mpls Sculpture Garden
Peavey Plaza Prince Mural by Hiero Veiga
Government Center South Plaza The Alley Project
Public Realm Improvement Best Neighborhood
Gai Noi Downtown East/West
Cambria/Fairfield Hotels Elliot Park
The Alley Project Loring Park
Warehouse District Live Nicollet Island/East Bank
Father Hennepin Bluff Park North Loop
The public is not only encouraged to vote for a winner in each category, but also to celebrate downtown greening year-long. Send your greening photos to @MplsDID on Facebook and/or Instagram using the hashtag #GreenAwardsMpls.
About the Mpls Downtown Improvement District:
The Mpls Downtown Improvement District (DID) is a business funded non-profit focused on creating a more vibrant downtown. We lead and collaborate on programs that make downtown safer, cleaner and greener. We convene people across sectors and jurisdictions to work on issues of mutual interest; develop innovative solutions to complex public space challenges and opportunities. Including strategic activation; and seek continuous improvement of ongoing programs including the ambassadors. For more information, visit www.mplsdid.com.


In a perfect world, you would only seed in the late Summer, during the months of August or September. In the real world, we recommend that you seed if you have a bare dirt spot. It is always better to seed the area right away, rather than leave it bare.
If your spot is bare dirt, your job is pretty easy. First, use a garden rake or some tool to loosen the soil. We love the Garden Weasel. Next, spread the seed at the recommended rate, and lightly work the seed into the soil. For added benefits, cover the spot with some Compost and work it all in together.
If you have a lot of thatch, or dead grass, on top of the soil, you will need to loosen it up to expose the real dirt you want to seed into, or spread a light layer of real topsoil, not Peat Moss. Spread the seed on the fresh topsoil or freshly prepared ground and lightly work it into the top 1/4 inch of soil. Cover the area with a light layer of Compost or Pelletized Newspaper Mulch.
If you’re adding a fair amount of topsoil, you will be better off seeding in the late Summer or early Fall, as opposed to the Spring or early Summer. The reason for this is that topsoil carries a lot of weed seeds that will sprout better in the Spring and Summer. Keep the area wet for 3-4 weeks to get the grass to sprout and water it a couple times per week until it is fully established.


Bushcraft Fire Pit.
– Nice of fire pits continues to grow rapidly have become the most preferred accessory to get in the playground. Wide selection available these days that you can buy is seemingly endless, so choosing the best one for yourself as well as your budget never been easier.
Bushcraft Fire Pit – Fire pits could be as simple or while elaborate since you want, or can afford. You may want make a stunning landscape design and style feature or maybe recreate the campfire experience of childhood remembrances. You may simply want to enjoy the usage of your yard when the nights get a lot much cooler, after all, there is nothing just like the warmth of the fire together with flickering flames to get a cozy gathering spot.
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Perhaps a lot of people feel confuse to décor the home outdoor waterfall becomes beauty, you can follow some instruction in this post. Change the waterfall becomes attractive with attaching some important elements on the fall. Prepare some pebble, gravel and sculpture of animals, cements, and beauty climbing plants, miniature of gateway.
To decorate home outdoor waterfall becomes beauty, follows the instructions below right way to get perfect result.
1. Mix cement and water like pie batter to adhere every elements that will be attached on the waterfall.
2. Take some gravels or pebbles , it is recommended to use colorful gravel then use cement to adhere them to the waterfall. Spread them as your preference.
3. On the top of the fall attach the miniature gateway or pagoda miniature above the beginning water will flow and flow. Adhere it with the cement batter make it sure to adhere perfect.
4. Place and adhere animals sculpture with the cement on the sides of the pagoda then attach climbing plants along sides of the waterfall.
17 Photos Gallery of: Decorating Home Outdoor Waterfall to be Beauty
Those are the instructions and some suggestions to decorate home aoutdoor waterfall be attached on your water fall. If you like this post please leave a comment and hopefully it can be a valuable reference as well.


Space of the Week: A Dull Florida Backyard Is Transformed Just in Time for Summer Entertaining
Burcu Ercetin and Alper Ercetin lead busy lives as marketing and advertising professionals in Atlanta, which is why the prospect of a vacation home in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., was so appealing. They have two young kids who they wanted to spend uninterrupted time with, and they figured that the property could be rented out whenever they weren't there. The house they found was in a postcard-worthy location—near white sand beaches, nature preserves, and restaurants—but the existing outdoor space was far from picture-perfect.
"The backyard was pretty much a blank slate," says Kevin Lenhart, design director at Yardzen. "Lawn wrapped around three sides of the house, which was surviving without irrigation, and there was an existing mixed-forest area blanketed in pine straw further back."
In addition to these lackluster details, there was a tired concrete pad and a dearth of hardscapes, as well as no shade from the tropical sun. The couple imagined a backyard that would beckon them outside, and they aimed to renovate the space from a distance. Yardzen, which creates design plans digitally, was the natural next step in their plan. "With two young kids, they wanted to create a relaxing and serene oasis for both their family and guests," Lenhart continues. "As far as style goes, they wanted the space to feel modern and comfortable, with a coastal Mediterranean vibe. They requested native, tropical, and low-maintenance plants, and they craved distinct areas that allowed them to eat, drink, and enjoy the outdoors all day."
Lenhart and his team decided to keep the lawn in the yard's northwest corner for the kids, and then designed an area immediately behind the house for hanging out. They chose pre-cast concrete pavers and laid them in a grid, and outfitted a shaded, scene-stealing dining area beneath a pergola where Bahama coral gravel satisfyingly crunches underfoot. Across the lawn, lounge chairs set the scene for adults to catch some rays (or a snooze) as kids play.
"Planting beds line the rear walls of the house, and feature a blend of palms, strappy grasses, and leafy shrubs," Lenhart says. "On the whole, the planting palette expresses a lush but restrained character, heavy on texture and restrained with floral color. A few pops of lavender and purple add a kick of color here and there, but on the whole, the vibe is abundantly green."
The couple started the design process at the beginning of the year and completed the project in April—just in time for summer. Lenhart also incorporated their wish to one day have a pool by making it so the pavers are easy to remove when the time comes. Now they can simply enjoy being together in their Florida home, where a few clever upgrades gave them the vacation setting they had in mind. "Rather than dump a ton of new materials at the yard, the design used few materials in a very deliberate way, focusing on defining distinct zones while maintaining a very strong sense of openness," Lenhart says. "This kept costs under control, and kept the atmosphere calm and uncluttered."


Welcome to Love It Landscaping, Design & Maintenance!
We are a team of dedicated professionals who specialize in providing exceptional landscaping & construction services to our clients. Our company has been in the industry for several years, and we have gained extensive experience and knowledge in various aspects of landscaping and construction.
Our mission is to provide exceptional landscaping designs that enhance the beauty and functionality of outdoor spaces. We strive to create sustainable and environmentally friendly areas that exceed our clients’ expectations. Through our expertise, creativity, and dedication, we aim to transform outdoor areas into inviting and harmonious environments that enrich the lives of our clients and the communities we serve.
We use only the best materials and equipment to ensure that our projects are of the highest quality. We are also committed to safety, and we take every precaution to ensure that our job sites are safe for our workers and the public.
We look forward to the opportunity to work with you and deliver exceptional results.
Irrespective of the scope of your project, our team can develop an all-inclusive plan that takes into account even the minutest details. Our 2D & 3D design service enables us to simulate and visualize your project, providing elevations and specifications that enable you to view how everything will appear in advance. Whether it's your pool, garden, outdoor room, or garden feature, you'll have a clear picture of every aspect of your project before we even get started.
Quoting & Permits
Upon submitting your initial inquiry, our team will schedule a site consultation with one of our Construction Managers.
If you require a 2D or 3D design, or if your project necessitates permits, our design team will prepare comprehensive drawings of the primary structural elements to highlight engineering and permit prerequisites for the build. This is a prerequisite before finalizing the project's construction quote. Once the detailed quote is approved, a Building Works Contract will document the project's construction.
If permits are required, they will be obtained before commencing with the construction.
Here's where our magic kicks in, turning your outdoor space into a jaw-dropping masterpiece.
Our landscape projects entail a diverse skill set, as we integrate the hardscape construction of entertainment spaces, pergolas, decks, and pool surrounds while maintaining a balance with the soft elements, including planting, irrigation, and feature landscape lighting.
We ensure that your project is executed with the utmost care and attention to detail. This includes meticulous planning to source the best materials and the appropriate workforce, all while adhering to the predetermined timeline and budget constraints.


The County Materials team values the partnerships we build with our customers and end users. From the construction and landscape industry professionals, to the families and business owners we serve across the country, we pride ourselves on being your material supplier of choice for landscape products that make up your ideal outdoor spaces.
This year we’re proud to introduce four new products and a whole line of new colors to help our customers and end users create beautiful, long-lasting outdoor spaces. You can view them here.
Influence Pavers: Influence Pavers feature crisp edges and a clean linear feel. Their five plank-style shapes minimize joint lines and lend themselves to invent interesting patterns using different color and texture combinations.
Passageways Step Units: Passageways Step Units feature a natural textured face and tread, clean lines, a modular shape and larger size. Installation is faster and applications are endless while ensuring a solid and safe footing leading to front entrances, along terraced walks, and down steep slopes.
Vantage Pavers: Vantage Pavers offer a striking surface texture that makes a big statement in your outdoor space. It is offered in two size modules; Grand Vantage Pavers are larger paving stones, and Vantage Pavers offer more traditional paver sizes. Manufactured as three-piece modules, Grand Vantage and Vantage Pavers can be used alone or melded together to create one-of-a-kind installations that leave a lasting impression.
Discover Pavers: Discover Pavers offer a modern impression, imparted from the fine-finish smooth surface and their simplicity of scale with two size modules, Discover Pavers are all about the details that make you stop and take notice. Grand Discover Pavers offer larger paving stone sizes, and Discover Pavers offer more traditional paver sizes. Both are three-piece modules that can be used alone or mixed and matched to maximize their impact.
We are excited to offer these products, and a new range of stunning colors to help our customers and end users bring their vision to life. We invite you to take a look at our new product and color line in the 2020 Landscape Catalog.


The King Kong Palm (Caryota Gigas) or also known as
the Thai Mountain Giant Palm, is native to Thailand,
China and Laos. It grows in wet, mountainous
forests. In northeastern Thailand it normally grows in
colonies from elevations of 4000-5300 feet.
The Caryota Gigas has large, full, bipinnate with fishtail
leaflets, and dark green leaves. Its trunk is large and
smooth, with a gray to brown coloring. Some say the
tree resembles a giant fern. It can begin flowering after
growing over 50-60 feet. This palm will flower, set
seeds and then it fades from its glory and dies.
The King Kong Palm is the largest of all Fishtail Palms,
as it can reach heights of up to 80 to 100 feet tall! It is
also a moderately fast growing tree.
The amazing fishtail palm tree prefers full sun, plenty of
water, and consistently moist well drained soils. It is
highly salt and drought tolerant. The fishtail palm is
hardy to 27°F.
This is a beautiful ornamental for large public places.
When young it is also can be used indoors.
Soil - rich, well drained soil.
Sun - full sun, even early in age.
Water - ample water, moist soil.
Cold - can take down to 27°F.
Natural Habitat -
Thailand, China, Laos


Kids get to grips with Crouch Hill zip wire
- Credit: Archant
High-flying kids got to grips with the zipwire at a newly refurbished woodland playground.
Cape, in the Parkland Walk Nature Reserve, held an open day on July 20 to show off it’s new facilites, including treetop walkways, a tree house, a bridges, den building and a roof garden.
The Ewok-village style play area is part of Islington Council’s £16.5million transforation of the area, centred around the brand new Ashmount School.
Catherine West, leader of Islington Council, said: “Cape is in such a fantastic location and surrounded by the trees, you can easily forget that it’s part of a busy London borough.”


THE iconic Yagan Square development by the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA) took out top honours at the UDIA National Awards on the Gold Coast last night, winning the prestigious President’s Award and the Urban Renewal category.
The President’s Award is bestowed on the “best of the best” of all projects at the awards.
The national judges said it was a “transformational project for Perth…which sets new benchmarks across a range of metrics”.
“Yagan Square is successfully re-linking the city with Northbridge for the first time in over a century,” UDIA WA chief executive Tanya Steinbeck said.
“The project is a masterclass in successful community engagement, particularly with traditional owners, which is reflected in the built form and the immersive cultural experience for visitors.”
Ms Steinbeck said Yagan Square incorporated unique, iconic architecture and design and innovative construction to achieve a flagship public space that celebrated WA through local produce and fostering community connection.
It has vastly enhanced movement and connectivity within the city by linking seamlessly with surrounding landmarks and bridging a geographical divide that existed between the CBD and Northbridge.
“The new civic space features an array of public amenities for visitors to enjoy including the fantastic Market Hall eatery, outdoor playspace, wildflower garden, digital tower, artworks and an amphitheatre,” she said.
“You only have to visit Yagan Square to see how vibrant and popular it has become in a very short space of time.
“Yagan Square certainly deserves this fantastic recognition and I congratulate the team at MRA for delivering such an iconic place for WA’s capital city.”


Completed in 2009 by Pouya Khazaeli Parsa in Iran. Images by Pouya Khazaeli Parsa. This project is dedicated to a student of mine who didn’t know how to create a dome!
How to join bamboo and what are the best bamboo joints? Well first of, it is important to know a few basics principles about joining bamboo before discussing the different joinery techniques.
Forest Pavilion by nArchitects, the bamboo structure provides a shaded meeting and performance space for visitors to the Da Nong Da Fu Forest and Eco-park in Hualien province, Taiwan (via ArchDaily)
Vietnamese designers Vo Trong Nghia combined natural materials like bamboo with contemporary design practices to create the wNw Bar in Thu Dau Mot Town, Binh Duong, Vietnam.
For this picture only, idea for wind break structure? Trellis or mesh to reduce wind strength?


If you have a beautiful garden, but locate it a little bit uninteresting, then there are some simple things you can do to give your enclosure a bit more pizzazz. Here are eight easy to implement artistic ideas to turn your garden from ordinary to interesting.
1. Add an arbour
An arbour jug create an interesting division in your garden and can be easily constructed from a variety of materials. The arbour can be decorated with outdoor fairy lights to create a gentle evening ambience. Uncertainty consider adding items such as small mirror balls which reflect the sunlight, or a wind chime to gently annulation out a tune in the breeze.
2. Add a substantial mirror
Mirrors can make the garden look much bigger and also suggest more light and interesting reflections. For more about a statement, study a large unusual mirrored ornament which can be an interesting talking piece.
3. Add a door
Subdividing your plot and adding a door, can create a talking piece and add character to your garden. There are versatility egress styles you can choose from, just ensure it is mounted properly.
4. Add a screen
Garden screens come in a great deal like sizes, shapes, and materials. Choose what is most suitable or what you find most interesting. Screens are also beneficial in providing shade areas, uncertainty useful for hiding away little comely areas. Framework style screens can also be used to provide support for climbing vines, flowers and plants.
5. Wall art
Wall art can be in the form regarding a mural substitute embossed sculpture, but can also be used for a more quirky way such as for mounting an old rusty bike, or plant pots. Wall art is only scanty by your imagination.
The use of lights can transform a garden in the evening. For example, flabby outdoor fairy lights testament create a quiet ambiance. You cup also consider using a dramatic light sculpture or unusual phosphorescent screen which will look enchanting both in day time besides night time.
Adding sculptures or one key sculpture will accrescence instant zing to your garden. Sculptures are usually great talking pieces and something completely beautiful to look upon. Add angled lighting to create an interesting night piece.
8. Water feature
Add a jet or water wall to constructive a steady relaxing garden feel. Water sounds have the benefit of also helping to drown external less desirable ambient noise, such as passing traffic.
Whatever artistic idea you incorporate into your garden, make indisputable that you keep safety in mind. Actuate only outdoor lighting, and make sure any mounted objects such as mirrors are secure. Take into consideration seasons and temperatures, connective remove anything at exposure during problematic months. Check that sculptural items will prohibition be prone to shattering in extreme cold and that your outdoor lighting volition not have problems along times like rain. If you keep these things in mind when creating your more artistic garden, you will be confident to pleasure your nursery for many years to come.


An Unusual Blue Adds Romance to Your Garden
The blue and purple bi-colored tropical-looking flowers of Azurri Blue Satin (Azurri Blue Satin Hibiscus syriacus 'DVPazurri' USPP 20,563) are like individual Monet paintings in your garden. They catch your eye and then draw you in deeper with their unusual blue hues.
This very hardy Rose of Sharon hibiscus (winter hardy to zone 5!) will be the centerpiece of a large container planting or the talk of the neighborhood as a driveway hedge. Mix it into your perennial border or use it as a patio specimen plant - you really can't go wrong with this beauty.
Azurri Blue Satin is the first seedless Rose of Sharon. That means it spends all of its time and energy pumping out amazing flowers for you. The single, blue flowers make a gorgeous backdrop to yellow and pink flowers, so splash them liberally in your mixed beds for a show stopping garden all summer long.
Azurri Blue Satin is a real beauty that will add depth and a bit of tropical glamour to your garden. Buy a few and see for yourself this year!
- Tropical looking blue flowers all summer
- Great in containers
|Hibiscus syriacus 'DVPazurri'
|8 - 12 feet
|4 - 6 feet
|Growing Zone Range
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Juniper Blue Star highly appreciated by gardeners and designers differs from other conifers in its compact size, low growth rate and amazing turquoise color of young shoots. Spread out on the rocks of a rockery or an alpine hill, it resembles a starfish, which decided to bask in the sun. Due to the small size, juniper is indispensable when creating mini-landscapes in a small garden, on a loggia or terrace.
Juniper flake Blue Star is extremely unpretentious to the conditions of detention. Coniferous plants of this type in natural conditions grow on the poorest soil, sometimes located on the rocky slopes of the mountains. But he also has his own preferences, which must be taken into account when planting in order to preserve the decorative properties of the plant.
One of the important requirements is lighting. Juniper blue star is quite capable of growing in dense shade, but in the absence of sufficient insolation, the wonderful bluish-blue color of its crown becomes dark green. The compact size due to elongation of the shoots can increase slightly, and dense bushes become loose. The plant takes on the form of an ordinary wild juniper, losing most of its qualities.
When choosing a place for planting a blue star of the garden, you must be guided primarily by the duration of lighting it with bright sunlight. This time should be at least half a daylight, and slight shading is possible only in the hottest time of the day - from 12 to 16 hours. Under such conditions, the beauty of the juniper is fully revealed, and bright stars of young shoots will flash in early summer against a dark gray background of old needles.
If several bushes are planted on 1 plot of the garden, the distance between the plants should be observed: at least 0.5 m. Given the growth, it is worth planting juniper at a distance of about 2 m. The same applies to group plantings, where different types and forms of conifers are combined .
It is best to purchase planting material with a closed root system, in a container where the bush has grown since it was transplanted at a young age.
This will help to avoid buying a plant with a damaged root system, which is likely to die soon after planting. In addition, planting material with a closed root system can be planted at almost any time of the year.
For planting, you need to dig a hole with a depth of 50-70 cm, depending on the size of the plant. The width of the hole should be twice as large as the size of the container in which the bush grows. At the bottom of the pit, pour a drainage layer of sand or gravel, brick fragments, etc. The layer thickness is 15-20 cm. On top of the drainage, place fertile soil of peat, garden soil and sand (2: 1: 1, respectively) so that the root the neck of Juniper Blue Star when planting was at the level of the soil. Do not over-deepen the bush when planting: the soil level in the container can only be covered with 2-3 cm of new soil.
Remove the plant from the container along with a lump of earth and put it in a hole. Fill the soil around the root system, pressing it slightly with your hands. For the final compaction of the soil and the filling of possible voids, pour a little water over the covered soil. When the soil settles, you can level the surface by adding the dry mixture to the edges of the pit.
To preserve the soil in a loose state and slow down the growth of weed grass, a layer of mulch is usually placed under the juniper crown. It may consist of gravel, broken brick or pebbles. This is not only protective, but also a rather decorative element of planting conifers. As a rule, a complex fertilizer mixed with sawdust or soil is poured under the mulch layer, which allows it to gradually penetrate the roots of a young plant, replacing regular feeding.
When the juniper grows older, it practically does not need to be fertilized. When grown on too fertile soil, the characteristic shape of the crown may be lost. Plant care in the 2nd year after planting and is further reduced to watering and weeding.
In arid regions or in the absence of natural precipitation in the summer heat, juniper should be watered several times during the season. This is especially true for a small young plant or a recently transplanted bush. But even in these cases, excess moisture and its stagnation is an unfavorable factor for juniper.
The amount of water for 1 irrigation should not exceed 10-30 liters, depending on the size of the plant. In the hottest and driest time it is enough to water the blue star once every 2-3 weeks and after 5-7 days to irrigate the crown (after sunset). If rainfall is plentiful and regular, then artificial irrigation may not be needed at all.
In regions with frosts above -25 ° C, with insufficient snow cover or in years when there is little snow at the beginning of winter, but the temperature drops below the indicated values, the juniper can freeze. This will be noticeable only in the spring, when part of its branches dry out and acquire a brown hue. With a small scale of damage, only the decorativeness of the bush will suffer, and dried branches will have to be cut. But for a young small-sized juniper, severe freezing can be fatal. Therefore, after the establishment of frosts in October-November in the northern regions, it is better to cover such plants with a non-woven fabric or spruce branches. Early in spring, the covering material must be removed so that the plant does not warp.
An unpretentious, quickly recovering from damage plant can become a real decoration of the garden. For many years, flake juniper blue star can grow in one place without interfering with neighboring bushes.


A Guide to Pea Gravel, Gravel, Crushed Stone, River Rocks and Decomposed Granite for Landscaping - Gardening Channel
Flagstone stepping-stones leading to the driveway provide an easier-to-navigate surface in a crushed-stone patio. They are also easier to keep clear of snow come winter. Using paver base Danny Lipford outdoor entertaining
If your driveway floods or is a muddy mess when it rains, check out our guide for a quick-draining surface.
how to lay a crushed stone walkway
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Gravel path tips.pea gravel might be a better choice but I like the metal edging


Growzone: 4 - 7
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Cathedral Elm was developed by the University of Wisconsin from a cross of Japanese and Siberian Elm for it outstanding resistance to the Dutch elm disease. Cathedral Elm is a fast growing elm that has the appearance of the Japanese Elm. Cathedral Elm is a broadly vase shaped tree with larger leaves lighter green then some of the other elms.
Exposure: Full Sun
Fall Color: Yellow


Will Fleming Yaupon Holly (Male)
Ilex vomitoria 'Will Fleming'
Full sun, Partial sun
Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
THIS PLANT MAY BE AVAILABLE IN THESE STORES:
Due to the seasonal nature of plants, availability at your local garden center is not guaranteed. Give them a call before visiting.
- 101 Market
8980 Quantrelle Ave. N.e. Otsego MN 55330
- 14th Street Garden Center
793 Jersey Ave. Jersey City NJ 07303
- 3rd Avenue Floral & Greenhouse
1110 3rd Ave. West Dickinson ND 58601
- 4 Ever Green Ldsp. & Dgn
21457 214th Circle Ave Milford IA 51351
|Botanical Pronunciation||I-leks vom-i-TO-ri-a|
|Is Direct To Consumer||No|
|Average Size at Maturity||Narrow vertical growth reaches 12 to 15 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide.|
|Bloom Time||Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.|
|Foliage Color||Dark Green|
|Garden Style||Asian/Zen, Contemporary|
|Landscape Use||Border, Espalier, Firescaping/Firewise, Hedge, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Topiary, Very Wet Areas, Woodland Garden, Coastal Exposure|
|Light Needs||Full sun, Partial sun|
|Soil Needs||Tree & Shrub Food|
|Special Feature||Clump Forming, Pollenizer, Tolerates Acidic Soil, Tolerates Alkaline Soil, Tolerates Poor Soils, Tolerates Wet Soils, Waterwise, Year-round Interest|
|Watering Needs||Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.|
|Companion Plants||Barberry (Berberis); Oakleaf Hydrangea; (Hydrangea quercifolia); Black Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon); Wintergreen (Gaultheria); False Holly (Osmanthus); Enkianthus (Enkianthus)|
Adaptable to a wide variety of moisture conditions, sun exposures, and soil conditions, provided soil is well-drained. Water deeply and regularly during the first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Fertilize before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, prune annually to shape.
This Plant's Growing Zones: 7-10


These one-piece waterfall spillways are ideal for creating pondless style water features. While the CF12E features a single inlet, most models feature dual inlets for easy plumbing into either end. A plug is included to block the unused side (although both may be used). A 4" diffuser tube lays across the bottom of the spillway between the inlet fittings, so water enters from one or both sides and spreads out evenly across width of spillway, creating a smooth waterfall. Gravel can be used to fill the inside of the spillway creating a natural, even looking waterfall.
CF12E has one centered 1-1/2" inlet (pre-installed)
Other models have dual inlets 2" spinwelds (pre-installed)


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Hardscape Subwoofer with 12" Driver, 400W, 4 ohm or 70V, Tan. Luxury Outdoor Sound is what TruAudio does best, and we continue to expand this series with our new Hardscape Subwoofer. Perfect option to add the deeper, rich, low end bass to your outdoor entertainment area when an underground subwoofer is not an option. Regardless of terrain, our new 12" Hardscape sub was designed to withstand exterior elements. Its compact and versatile form allows you to place it in cabinets, patio areas, or hidden in your yard's landscape.


Supporters of Wyndham Park have received a Lottery boost worth £117,000 which will allow them to bid for much more money to restore the park to its former glory.
Yesterday Wyndham Park Forum and South Kesteven District Council learned they had been awarded development funding which will allow them to progress their plans for a full grant totalling £875,900. The initial grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Big Lottery Fund will help them to shape plans for the refurbishment of the park grounds and buildings.
The project aims to restore the park to its former glory as a First World War memorial park and to be one of the district’s finest assets.
SKDC’s portfolio holder for leisure, arts and culture, Coun Bob Adams said: “This is fantastic news for Wyndham Park, Grantham and South Kesteven. The park already has green flag status but in time if the second application is successful we hope to make it among in the best parks in the region.
“This success in securing the HLF development grant represents a giant and exciting step towards refurbishment of buildings and facilities. Timely too, in that the park was built in memory of local people who fought during the First World War.
“We thank the members of the forum for their hard work in securing the first round of funding and look forward to working with them again to prepare for the second application.”
The grant will enable both the forum and council to investigate the park’s heritage and decide which features and buildings could be refurbished if the second round application funding is awarded. This will include consultation events, recruiting new staff, including volunteers to work with the community on what changes they want, complete building surveys and prepare the technical documents for the 2015 application.
Vanessa Harbar, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund East Midlands, said: “Eighteen years of Lottery investment in our public parks has enabled green spaces across the UK to continue to be wonderful open spaces for local communities. This investment will help restore Wyndham Park and ensure its important memorial status is understood by future generations”.