Garden Landscape Design News
- Boulevard beautification Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:13AMAnd it's about time that the traditional grass boulevard was redesigned to lower its environmental footprint and to improve its beauty. I am a strong supporter of well designed and planted boulevards.
- Hospice House set to open Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:46AMAmanda Miller, director of community development for Hospice of North Idaho, pauses while guiding a tour of the Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene. Construction is slated to wrap up this week in preparation for the facility's dedication ceremony on Tuesday, July 26th.
- Boy Scouts creating new wonders at SAMM facility Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:14PMshare: digg facebook twitter “My goal for my Eagle Scout project was to create a welcome center that was inviting to guests and provided them with a feeling that they were at home, rather than in a transitional ‘homeless' shelter,” Fox explained. After planning, fundraising, shopping, painting, building furniture and more, my volunteers helped me transition a room of donated furniture into a ...
- L.A.'s New Dinosaur Hall is Jurassic Park Meets CSI Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:46AMWhat did dinosaurs eat? How do they sound? Did they ever get sick? Instead of parading around the same old reconstructed skeletons, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County ’s new 14,000-square-foot Dinosaur Hall that opened last weekend is more akin to stepping onto the set of Bones or CSI . "It is an exhibit that’s based on the scientific process," says Dr. Luis Chiappe, the director ...
- Stonemason's global medal hopes Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:25AMA stonemason who studied in Bath prepares for an international trade skills competition
- England: readers' tips, recommendations and travel advice for the best beaches Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:19AMReaders offer their tips and recommendations for the best beaches in England.
- England: readers' tips, recommendations and travel advice for the best beaches Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:19AMReaders offer their tips and recommendations for the best beaches in England.
- England: readers' tips, recommendations and travel advice for the best beaches Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:19AMReaders offer their tips and recommendations for the best beaches in England.
- Learn about water-wise landscaping Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:00AMIf you're tired of high water bills, constant mowing and edging, weeds and dog-created dead spots, considering tearing out the grass and planting an alternative garden.
- Eastday-Free trips to West Lake Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:00PMTHE city of Hangzhou will offer free one-day tours to its famous West Lake to 1,000 Shanghai residents, the Hangzhou government announced yesterday at a conference in Shanghai.
- Janet Moyer Landscaping Offers Timely Tips for Smart Irrigation Month Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:12PMSAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 18, 2011) - In support of Smart Irrigation Month in July, Janet Moyer Landscaping (JML), a full service landscaping company in San Francisco devoted to addressing the unique challenges of urban garden constraints, offers these tips:
- Along the Garden Path Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:58PMThinking about adding or redoing walkways in your yard? If well-designed and built, walkways can enhance the look, function and sustainability of your property.
- City Beautification Awards cancelled Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:05PMThe City Beautification Awards have been victimized by a lack of community volunteers.[...]
- NBA: The League's Best of the Best Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:44AMThe best of the best in the NBA is filled with elite talent. These players, coaches and executives comprise the finest that the league has to offer from the 2010-11 campaign. While these rankings can certainly change by the completion of the following campaign, these guys have all earned their awards and should get a moment to enjoy their moment in the spotlight. With some guys garnering ...
- Landscape architect to discuss creation of Flume Fountain Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:55AMAward-winning landscape architect Stephen Stimson will give a talk titled “The Flume Fountain: Inspiration and Creation.”
- Kenya: The Evolution of a Paintbrush Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:29AMSpotlight on artist Tom Mboya's continual growth, personality and painting.
- Find free fun on Maui Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:59AMOnce you’re there, a little research will turn up all sorts of family fun at little or no cost on the sun-kissed island of Maui.
- Gardening: Astilbe plumes grace shady retreats Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:22AMOne of the first gardens I created after moving into my house was a circular shade bed at the entrance of my property. A garden novice at the time, I researched appropriate plants and developed a garden of hostas, astilbes, cinnamon ferns and fringed bleeding hearts. Almost 20 years later, those same carefree plants provide a beautiful annual display, with the pink, red and white astilbes ...
- Environmentally friendly gardens Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:07AMHere are some suggestions to make your gardens more productive and environmentally friendly:
- Rocks and other materials are good accents, borders for your garden Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:15AMI've been told — by more than one person — that I have more rocks in my yard than the Flintstones do.
- Zen and the art of gardening Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:12AMCanada's guru of gardening is in a meditative state of mind. Success in the garden comes down to getting on your knees and paying attention, says Ed Lawrence, the silver-haired dynamo who held his first plant when he was a seven-year-old growing up in downtown Toronto.
- Your garden: Danville couple started over after ice storm Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:42AMIn just a few years, Sarah and Charles Wiltsee have turned a relatively shallow corner lot in subur
- Loretto estate's restored garden simply stunning Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:40PMLORETTO, Pa. -- Nestled atop Cresson Mountain is an Italian Renaissance garden created by Charles Wellford Leavitt Jr., a pioneering landscape engineer who also designed Forbes Field.
- Daylilies, the practically perfect flower Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:11PMLove 'em or hate 'em, daylilies, or more properly, Hemerocallis, are abundant. Maybe it's because they are near impossible to kill. Springing from the gene pool of the prolific orange roadside tiger lily or ditch lily, and originally brought here by immigrants, these Chinese natives are now available in literally thousands of multi-hewed, multishaped cultivars.
- Bloom time Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:38PMTODAY & TOMORROW: FLORIA has returned and is set to be even more spectacular and colourful.
- Our Garden: Growing well Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:16PMThis week was a bit quiet in Our Garden. Because of the Fourth of July holiday, we skipped our usual Wednesday class and instead have scheduled a Saturday get-together from 10 a.
- Explore Art in Taos, New Mexico Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:23PMTaos, New Mexico, known for its historic Pueblo, towering mountains and plunging Rio Grande Gorge, lures art lovers too. At the Millicent Rogers Museum and the Harwood Museum as well as in adobe walled galleries admire historic and contemporary southwestern art.
- Music & Dance Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:35PMThe final round of the 3rd Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition features five finalists, who will perform the most prestigious saxophone compositions with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra to vie for 5,000 euros (214,000 baht) in cash and two saxophones.
- Greening up: Rooftop farms and gardens flourish in the cities | Stories Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:40PMGreening up: Rooftop farms and gardens flourish in the cities Photo by Bill Kelley Ecological Gardens' Paula Westmoreland at work high above Richfield. By Elizabeth Millard, The Line | Saturday, July 16, 2011 Compared to the meadow and prairie wildflower plot nearby, the organic vegetable garden is neatly organized, and bees make their way through all of it, buzzing from a woodland garden to ...
- Vegetable garden brings hope to patient, family Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:30PMOn a sweltering summer morning in Cohasset, a group of breast cancer patient Sue Omran’s friends arrived at her house with shovels in hand. They came ready to change the landscape with the help of Hope in Bloom, a Dedham based non-profit that plants flower or vegetable gardens free of charge at the homes of breast cancer patients. Claire and Ray Haddad and Rebecca Glynn of Cohasset joined ...
- Celebrating the 'Best of Best' in the Sanford/Springvale area Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:59PMThe auto technicians at Ballenger Auto (best auto mechanic): From left, Mike Lamontagne, Andy Gailloux, Armand Morin, Pat Hamel and Jason Baldwin. Missing: Ron Morin.
- Art sprouts up around town Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:07AMArt Grows Here is returning to Hamilton and Wenham after the initial seed was planted in the first season in 2010. Just like a vine of ivy, the unique program has spread over a wider area in the two towns enabling more residents to revel in the outdoor art.
- How Well Do Miss USA Contestants Represent Their States? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:02AMLast month , contestants in the Miss USA pageant were "scared to death," according to Fox News . Why were they so terrified? They feared "polarizing questions" asked in interviews taped before the pageant, including “Should evolution be taught in schools?” After the pageant, observers noted that the victor, formerly Miss California, had declared herself "a huge science geek" and enthusiastically ...
- Have a garden plan and you will look like a smarty plants Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:51PMWould you like to have better results from your landscape and garden? Would it help if it came at a more affordable price?
- Hingham Farmers Market going strong Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:51AMThe Hingham market is the third oldest farmers market in the state and has grown into one of its largest markets over the past few years. After a cool spring with slow growing conditions, the produce vendors are up to full speed and are bringing a growing number of seasonal products each week.
- Briefly Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:30AMEnergy smart
- Gone Gardenin' - Argyranthemums a beautiful focal point Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:42AMI am not a great fan of patented plants, although I do understand the rational behind the concept -- that a company spends research dollars to develop a hybrid or GM plant and must have control of its propagation and sale to recoup its investment.
- Foster and Staff get creative Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:36AMThe Alberta spruces were overgrown and encroaching into the doorway. The haggard hedges flanking the property looked like a bad ’60s hairdo. And something strange and inexplicable was happening to the outline of the house; it was disappearing. Nature appeared to be reclaiming it, as she sent out tendrils of vines and limbs to obscure it from view.
- Mosaic Tiles - Turning Your Place into Paradise Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:39AMIf you are looking for the best option designs for your home improvement, you can always consider utilizing mosaic tiles with this project. These tiles are very versatile, stylish and durable which can make your home look trendy and colorful.
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- (Observer photos by Chris Gray) Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:02PMLike a well-tended garden, the Friends of the Romeo District Library's Garden Walk has continued to blossom and grow. A total of nine gardens and a new artist market will be featured in the 2011 Garden Walk, scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 16.
- In Defense of the Town That’d Jail a Woman for Her Garden Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:48PMThe controversy over the woman facing jail time for planting a garden in her front yard hasn’t exactly been good PR for Oak Park, Mich., the city arguing that its codes ban the garden—and stipulate the possibility of 90+ days incarceration to residents flouting the rules. Now, someone closely affiliated with Oak Park has come [...]
- THORNTON W. BURGESS SOCIETY, GREEN BRIAR NATURE CENTER Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:04PMCalendar of events.
- Contention at Berkeley's Landmarks Commission over Historic Garden and Southside Victorian Landmark Houses Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:43AMTellefsen Hall on Le Roy includes a historic garden and a rustic clinker brick bridge over the north branch of Strawberry Creek. The upper floors of the house were (photoextensively remodeled from their original character in the 1950s.
- 'Best Of' blooms will be honoured at barbecue Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:07AMThe 100 Mile House Communities in Bloom (CiB) committee will be holding a community barbecue on July 19 at Centennial Park, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend the celebration, and for a nominal donation, folks will be able enjoy the food and cheer on the community's best gardeners.
- Hedges help keep the peace Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:29AMA green wall like this one at A Knot in Thyme on Whidbey Island requires a fair bit of time and effort, but can produce a pleasant and affordable privacy barrier.
- West news briefs: $200,000 state to fund counseling for tornado victims Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:38AMThe Minnesota Department of Human Services has awarded a $200,000 grant to Minneapolis and Hennepin County to pay for emergency counseling for residents affected by the May 22 tornado.
- Beautiful and sustainable Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:48AMTodd Davidson of Sage Eco Gardens believes it’s possible to live well and live green at t
- SandwichFest is Saturday Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:13AMSandwichFest 2011 is Saturday, July 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Lottery grant awarded to Titanic memorial Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:03AMA MEMORIAL built in tribute to Jack Phillips will be restored in time for the centenary commemoration of the ship’s sinking next year.
