Karagach (Ulmus densa Litvinov), l'orme sacré d'Asie centrale
Karagach [trees]. Samarkand
Au début du 20e siècle, le photographe russe Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863–1944) utilisait un procédé de photographie en couleur particulier destiné à créer des archives visuelles de l'empire russe. Certaines des photographies de Prokudin-Gorskii remontent aux alentours de 1905, mais la majeure partie de son travail est datée de 1909 à 1915, années pendant lesquelles, avec l'appui du tsar Nicolas II et du ministre des Transports, il entreprit de longs voyages aux quatre coins de l'empire.
Montagne sacrée de Sulaiman-Too: http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/1230
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979).
several species of plants from the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae. The trees are deciduous and blossom in early spring before the leaves appear.
The best-known elm in Europe is the Russian elm (Ulmus laevis), a tree up to 35 m tall with fruits (key-fruits) on long peduncles. In the USSR the elm usually grows in broad-leaved forests. Along the floodlands of rivers and the shores of lakes it advances on the north to the taiga, to 63° N lat.; on the south it extends to the semidesert of the Caspian region. The tree is long-lived, frost-resistant, and grows in fertile soils that are sufficiently moist. Elms are used in city landscaping and in plantings around bodies of water. The Siberian elm (U. pumila) is a small tree with small, naked, sessile key-fruits; when cultivated, it reaches a height of 27 m. It is a variety suitable for open spaces, as it is quick-growing, drought-resistant, and salt-resistant; in addition, it is not subject to Dutch elm disease. The Siberian elm grows in the arid regions of Asia, in southern Europe, North America, and Argentina. It is used in protective plantings and in city landscaping. Bigfruit elm (U. macrocarpa) is a low tree with downy, large (up to 4 cm) sessile key-fruits. Corklike excrescences often form on the branches. Bigfruit elm usually migrates by means of root offshoots. It grows among rocks and in the scree along rivers. It can be used in antierosion plantings. The Siberian elm and bigfruit elm are Asian species, growing wild in the Baikal region, in the Far East, in Mongolia, China, and on the Korean Peninsula. Karagach (U. densa) is grown in Middle Asia and Transcaucasia. The wood of all elms is used in the construction and furniture industries.


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June 27 – Beyond Aesthetics: “Garden As If Life Depends On It” with Margie Hunter
June 27, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Posted by Wild Ones Middle Tennessee
Our June Monthly Meeting is usually a major event for the whole year and features prominent speakers. We are excited to present a talk by Margie Hunter this year on Monday, June 27, 2022 7:00-8:30 PM Central Time. This is a free virtual event on zoom and open to general public. Wild Ones membership is not required.
Wise gardening choices in residential and commercial landscapes help ensure the health and survival of local wildlife as well as ourselves. Recent research and in-depth observations demonstrate the value of native plants as the backbone for urban and suburban green space to attract and support the diversity of life needed for a truly functional (and beautiful) landscape. We’ll explore the findings of various authors and researchers and discuss their recommendations for creating gardens that offer a sustainable lifeline for everyone — insects to humans.
Margie Hunter is a naturalist, writer and author of Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee: The Spirit of Place. She gives presentations on native plants and natural history, is a member of Tennessee Native Plant Society, Tennessee Invasive Plant Council, and Wild Ones, and volunteers with the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Margie is a founding board member of the Tennessee Naturalist Program, and serves as an instructor for several classes.
Zoom Information (also on Wild Ones Mid TN website)
Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chapter Monthly Meeting
Jun 27, 2022 06:30 PM (Zoom meeting opens at 6:30; program begins at 7:00)
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Wild Ones is a national non-profit organization with over 70 local chapters. Collectively, they promote environmentally sound landscaping practices that support biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities.


Pumice is basically whipped volcanic glass that is made up of tiny air bubbles. This means that pumice is a lightweight volcanic rock that makes it perfect for use as a soil amendment.
The airy rock is ideal for use with cacti and succulents as well as other plants that require excellent drainage and air circulation. Plus, the porosity of pumice allows microbial life to thrive while maintaining soil structure better than perlite. Planting with pumice also has the advantage of a neutral pH along with a variety of trace materials.
There are many advantages to growing plants in pumice. It reduces water runoff and fertilization by increasing soil absorption in sandy soils. It also absorbs excess moisture so roots don’t rot. Additionally, pumice improves aeration and stimulates the growth of mycorrhizae.


Every two years, The Associated General Contractors (AGC) recognizes the contractors that build outstanding buildings and supporting infrastructure that help make San Diego County such a beautiful region. On November 14, 2023, AGC honored the “best of the best” at AGC’s 2023 Build San Diego Awards luncheon. Over 200 guests enjoyed the afternoon’s festivities, including several elected officials, government and educational leaders, owners, developers, architects, and engineers.
Hazard Construction Engr was awarded the Unique Small Project Award for Private Work for the Creekside Park & Franklin Ridge Project. Creekside Park is situated on a small rectangular piece of land bordered by two large apartment complexes to the East and West, Civita Boulevard to the North and Friar’s Road to the South. The project consisted of a 1.3-acre linear park featuring a bioswale running the length of the park with amenities overlooking the creek and an elevated walkway that traverses the space, providing a pedestrian connection between Civita Boulevard and Friar’s Road. The park site includes two children’s play areas, picnic facilities, a fenced dog run, landscape, hardscape, irrigation, a signature bridge and security lighting.
Special thanks and congratulations to Project Manager Paul Hutchins, Superintendents Hayden Butler and Frank Herrera, Foreman Brian Sliffe and Project Engineer Trevor Kouma along with the rest of the Hazard Team!
CLICK HERE to view all the Build San Diego 2023 winners and outstanding projects!


Looking for rugs for your outdoor space? These are great for areas with decking or even paving. They’ll bring brightness into any yard, and we have options to suit any pool side too. Choose from bright Aztec patterns or one color. Place them in high-traffic areas to protect flooring.


Los Angeles architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa, recently honored with the 2022 AIA Gold Medal, is a multi-disciplinary practice that includes architecture, landscape architecture, planning, environmental design, materials research, graphic, furniture, and interior design services that produces innovative, sustainable iconic buildings and urban environments. Their exemplary work, which seamlessly blends architecture, art and craft, has garnered international acclaim for the creative use of materials in unique and unexpected ways, and challenges conventional approaches to design in order to more fully enhance the human experience. The firm has also been recognized for pioneering more holistic approaches to delivering award winning environmentally responsive designs. By reworking the processes of design and building – with material, form, construction, light, and even financing – the firm culls out latent potentials in their projects to make the ordinary extraordinary. This talk will describe Brooks + Scarpa’s journey of discovery with design as a way to connect people, places, and experiences.
AIA Approved Credit: 1-hour


Jessica’s Gardens offers a wide range of gardening services, from weeding and pruning to consultation and planting schemes.
Now more than ever, we crave our own unique outdoor space. Somewhere to sit, somewhere to relax, somewhere to play or somewhere to look out upon from the kitchen window. We're all individuals and our gardens should be too. That's why I offer year-round gardening to help enhance or create a beautiful space you can enjoy throughout the seasons.
Please get in touch for further details on how we can help you and your garden.
Jessica's Gardens offer bespoke Garden Consultation to help you see what you can create from your special place.
The Consultation will last up to 2 hours and is a great opportunity to walk around your garden, share ideas, better understand your site (orientation, light, soil type) and discuss the possibilities. I will offer my advice and make suggestions to enhance your space.
If you choose, following your Consultation, I can go away and put together a Planting Suggestion Sheet, which is yours to keep and consists of the plants I would use to create your ideal sanctuary.
If you like what I have provided for you, I can get creative and undertake the planting. Get in touch with me to find out more.


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Ring from the Bamboo collection. Available in Sterling Silver or 14K Gold featuring Peridot accents. Bamboo is a giant grass that grows in diverse cultures of the world as well as in Mignon's New Orleans' garden. Today it enjoys a new respect for its virtues of environmental and aesthetic value. Mignon's Bamboo Collection pays homage to this graceful plant for its expression of pease, serenity and persistence. The Bamboo designs focus on the node, the essential strength of the growth system of the bamboo grass. Peridot (2mm). View our ring size guide.Width: 1/4"


Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Treemendous plants private limited
We are looking for an Interior Designers/Architect to undertake a variety of space designing projects for Balcony Gardens, Terrace Gardens, and Villa Landscaping. You will deal with the below activities:
The goal is to design practical spaces and get the client to approve the project. Since we are a start up there will be loads of responsibilities assigned and the candidate is expected to achieve the sales targets.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS


OUTLINE OF GOALS
We have phased our plan out into 3 separate projects.
- Phase 1: Our first phase consists of the practice field and parking. We are excited to begin this phase Spring of 2009. *COMPLETED*
- Phase 2: Our second phase will consist of one more softball field, two baseball fields, and the centralized concessions. * IN PROGRESS!*
- Phase 3: The third phase will add the final touches to the concessions area, additional parking, green spaces and batting cages.


Inspired by The Well Gardened Mind, go on a slight tangent with local garden designer Emma Binns and learn the simple technique of soil drawing. This technique is one of many that can be used to help you be more mindful. Explore different leaf and flower shapes and use them to create your own transient landscape picture. In doing so, you will naturally become more aware of the different qualities of plants. A focus on creating something using natural resources and your imagination is very calming and restorative.
Spaces are limited. Book your free ticket here


West End Retreat
Talde Miami Beach
Custom Steel Bench, New York Residence
We believe passionately in the power of good design to shape human experience. Our team is committed to bringing creativity, ingenuity and intelligence to the public and private spaces people inhabit.
39 West 38th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10018
212 273 9712
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This project was an opportunity to move beyond the refined interiors for which the firm is known, and express those principles on the outside of an Upper West Side Townhouse.
Workshop delivered a unique vacation-home space that embraces Miami’s cool, stonework aesthetic while also spotlighting the natural environment and a truly jaw-dropping art collection.
Set in a wooded area, the concept of this project is simple geometric design combined with precise details to support its natural charm.
This designer duplex is the perfect balance between architecture and natural light.
This vibrant, quisiessntial Nantucket retreat is the result of two years of design, collaboration and construction.
Secluded Lakefront Retreat
A collaboration with Braunohler Design Associates, this home is framed by its surrounding landscape.
© 2018 Workshop/APD Architecture DPC
All references to Workshop/APD shall mean Workshop/APD Architecture DPC.
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Lo Store ufficiale del Polo Museale Fiorentino | Soprintendenza Speciale per il Patrimonio Storico, Artistico ed Etnoantropologico e per il Polo Museale della citta' di Firenze
Museum - Giardino di Boboli
Rising behind the Pitti Palace are the beautiful Boboli Gardens.
They were originally designed for the Medici and are one of the earliest examples of the Italian Garden which later inspired those of many European courts. The gardens extend over a vast area forming an open-air museum with antique and Renaissance statues, grottoes and large fountains. Exploring its numerous and varied walks one is able to evoke the spirit of life at court and to enjoy the experience of a garden which continues to renew its natural cycle in keeping with the tradition of its past.


Wilhelmshöhe Mountain Park
Drawing impressions of the Unesco World Heritage Site
Wilhelmshöhe Mountain Park
The mountain park (German: Bergpark) Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel is a permanent crowd puller due to its unique beauty and attracts many thousands of visitors every year.
I personally know and experience the Bergpark since my childhood with its unique buildings and its special nature. During many visits to this wonderful environment, the idea came up to capture the objects in drawings.
This resulted in my book with many graphic impressions and personal texts.
I invite you to a wonderful nature…
Mountain Park Water Course
If you have always wanted to take the time and explore the Bergpark more intensely, then you can find many interesting and varied places.
Next to the larger, generally comfortable main paths, there are innumerable smaller side-paths, which lead through quieter or wilder areas of the park. On these paths, I found many water courses, and enjoyed the soothing effect of the flowing or trickling water.
There are always new, surprising things to be discovered. For instance, there are special plants growing by the streams, tree roots cling to the banks, and many animals find their ideal homes here. Sometimes, streams will flow into a walled-in inlet, or into one of the many little ponds. And when the water features are on, some of these quiet becks can turn into powerful streams.
Everywhere in the park, water is an important part of the design, and always a special experience for visitors.
BeRGPARK WILHELMSHÖHE KASSEL ANALOGOUSLY.
Buy the book
HERE YOU WILL FIND THE WILHELMSHÖHE MOUNTAIN PARK
A message from Prof. Dr. Martin Eberle, director of Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel
The Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is a unique cultural monument, which was added to the list of UNESCO world heritage sites in 2013 for good reason.
Nowhere else in the world will you find a park architecture with comparable dimensions and such technically perfect water architectures as in Kassel since 1691 under Landgrave Carl, says the UNESCO Commission in its assessment.
The demigod Hercules towers over the park, visible from afar, and forms the starting point of the garden’s artistic design. A walk through Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is like a journey through time, where the different epochs of garden design between 1700 and 1903 can be visited. Baroque design elements are complemented by elements of English landscape design.
The different landscapes and historical park architecture offer unique experiences and encourage visitors to engage with the park in an artistic and imaginative way at any time of the year.
This publication shows wonderfully how inspiring a visit to the UNESCO world heritage site Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe can be.
I wish you any enjoyable read.
– Prof. Dr. Martin Eberle, director of Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel


The Plymouth obelisk is designed as a Pillar support for our 'Open Plan' garden archways & pergolas systems. 'Open Plan' means requiring NO waist height side support bars along the structures length. This can be very convenient for many reasons plus LARGE spacing gaps are possible between the obelisk pillar supports down the length of the Arch or Pergola design structure. This can be a good cost saving especially with very long designed units.
Arch top widths up to 2500mm can be supplied using this Open Plan System. It mainly depends on the choice of arch top design curve shaping. *Extra wide arches are possible, but can incur a significant extra transport cost.
Spacing gaps of up to 3,000mm between pillar support along the length of the Archway or Pergola can be supplied with our 'Open Plan' design system and can be particularly useful where a long length of 'side access' is required.
An extra special design feature that can also be supplied on this ironwork system is that differing pillar support heights can be supplied if your garden has a significant 'Sideway' ground slope.
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A Garden Tour of the region’s most beautiful gardens - Gardens of The World, natives of New Zealand and old world roses.
I fell in love with Gardens of the World in Hope several years ago and I had visited so often that Mr Etherington, the owner became a very good friend. He left an amazing legacy. It’s a plant lover’s paradise, comprising of plants from all corners of the world. Truly magical.
But the Nelson region has some fantastic public gardens as well. Miyazu, our Japanese Garden, created by our sister city in Japan, Queen’s Gardens with its new Chinese garden addition, Broadgreen Rose Garden for the rose enthusiasts and Isel Park in Stoke for a little New Zealand History and its great stand of old trees.
We will be travelling through the beautiful Nelson region, we can stop anywhere you like, perhaps check out some of the fresh produce grown here and take photos of the beautiful landscapes and gardens.
NZ$780.00 for 2 guests
NZ$930.00 for 3 guests
NZ$ 1080.00 for 4 guests
Duration: about 7 hours - half day tours on request
Includes pick-up, drop-off, lunch and all entrance fees.


Personal Landscaping Service
Garden Centre Landscape Layout - No Charge
Bring a photo of your home with measurements.
Our knowledgeable staff will sketch a plan and assist you with proper plant
Home Consultation - Mini Plan - No Charge
Our designer will call at your home, design, and estimate your costs for
landscaping while there.
Detailed Colour Landscape Plan
Our designer will call at your home by appointment, take measurements, and discuss their ideas with you. Nursery staff will draw a colour design and will visit you upon completion.
|Fees as follows||Front or back||$50.00|
|Front and back||$75.00|
|Fee will be refunded on purchase of $250.00 or more of plant material only.|


Vondom Marquis Planter
These outdoor futuristic planters from Vondom are a cool way of displaying your home plants, They have a ultra modern design they come in a variety of sizes and colors.
Marquis, originating from the inspiration of diamond cutting. Its polygonal design recalls facets created through cutting. The clear and stylish shapes make a huge visual impact. Circular or oval, and in 2 combinations of colours, they give a space great dynamism. Its soft texture achieved through polyethylene fibers allows for outdoor use, it also being resistant to UV rays.


HR202 Module air moisture sensor is Fork-like design, it's easy to insert into the soil, Output voltage boosts along with the soil moisture level increases.
It could be used to Auto watering system, Flowerpot soil moisture detection, Auto pouring system.
- Detection depth: 38mm
- Power: 2.0V ~ 5.0V
- Dimension: 20.0mm * 51.0mm
- Mounting holes size: 2.0mm
How to Use:
In the case of working with a MCU:
VCC ↔ 2.0V ~ 5.0V
GND ↔ power supply ground
AOUT ↔ MCU.IO (analog output) .
- Soil Moisture Sensor x1


In 2006, master planner Bill Foley, president of Foley Design Associates, Architects, Inc. was presented with the prestigious Golden Aurora Award - Best of Show, the highest honor awarded, for the exclusive coastal community of Wild Heron.
Introduced by Foley, the "Coastal Craftsman" style is a genuine complement to the natural landscape surrounding it, using time-tested finishes like slate, river rock, split stone, glass, wood and historic metals. Inspired by the environmental sensitivity of the Arts and Crafts movement, the restrained color schemes and soft patina coppers of the Coastal Craftsman style all lend itself to the standard of excellence found throughout Wild Heron.
His vision for Wild Heron was that it provided a sense of place and tradition that feels indigenous to the local Gulf Coast, while alluding to the "lakeside" character of being located on Lake Powell. He envisioned an architectural design concept that is reflective of and complimentary to the "Craftsman" style of the Arts and Crafts period.
As you explore Wild Heron, the "lakeshore cottage" feel will give you a sense of familiar, all while you discover a fresh take on a classic home style.
For more specific information in regards to building your dream home in Wild Heron, GO HERE
MORE ABOUT OUR UNIQUE
ARCHITECTURE AT WILD HERON
The Gamble House in Pasadena CA is a Craftsman national landmark.
We encourage all architectural designs to be “traditional” in style with emphasis on elements from the “Arts and Crafts” period, best described as “Craftsman” style. This includes specific design elements and the use of natural, authentic materials. Each plan shall be considered on an individual basis. Specific emphasis will be placed on impact and harmony with surrounding homes and styles.
Concept – The architectural design concept for Wild Heron is reflective of and complimentary to the “Craftsman” style of the Arts and Crafts period. Homes and buildings should, in general, be unobtrusive in form, color, and materials in order to compliment their natural setting. The design should include natural finishes, colors, features, materials, and architectural forms reflective of the “Craftsman” movement.
Philosophy – While no particular style or geographic influence is specifically endorsed, we encourage design detailing and concepts from the numerous styles of the Arts and Crafts period that are appropriate if harmoniously used in a structure. The main purpose is for Wild Heron to be in concert with its natural setting. Built elements need to be free from shapes, colors, and design statements, which vie for attention, creating a greater visual impact than their neighbors. Buildings should be created as a total entity and a planned addition to the individual site to embrace the natural setting and establish neighborhood design characteristics.
The most successful design solutions are those, which make it difficult to determine which elements are part of the landscape. The Wild Heron design philosophy can be summarized by stating that all design considerations must extend beyond the building walls to include the entire site. All exterior materials must be of a form, color, and texture that compliments and enhances the natural environment.
Notable Features expected by the ARB:
Inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement and Craftsman architecture of the early 20th century
Designs adapted to local climate and southern vernacular influences
Gabled roofs with generous overhangs and expressed framing
Dormer windows and multiple roof planes
Decorative brackets and accents
Stone or brick foundation and column bases
Heavy, masculine proportions with thick beams and columns
Generous entry porch
Detailed doors and windows with multiple panes of glass
Individual windows ganged together to create a bank of windows
Foley Design (Wild Heron Master Architect)
Craftsman Arts & Crafts Architectural Patterns (Massing, Composition, Windows, Doors, Eaves, Porches)


|The open space is for the new flowers|
The rains we have had lately have helped the greening of all of this. Weeding is also important and you have to be careful to not pull up your own plants.
|It started raining when George came over|
|The bamboo I added today|
|The vines are climbing up the Bamboo|
|The pretty flowers on the vine|


The reworking of Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course, which has been renamed Baylands Golf Links, is nearing completion.
Golf course architect Forrest Richardson has been overseeing the project on the original William F. Bell design of the course, which has been plagued by flooding from nearby San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto.
“It began as work to make way for flood control,” Richardson said. “We quickly focused on how the community could benefit in many more ways, such as returning the environment to natural habitat and opening the golf course to more diverse use.
“It was the classic domino effect. We looked at all options with the best outcome being a fresh look at everything. It also gave us the chance to replace some very old and tired infrastructure.”
After consultation with engineers, Richardson decided to shift San Francisquito Creek closer to the golf course and raise the heights of the levees. Although the project faced delays because of concerns about the protection of endangered species, approval for the plan was granted in summer 2016.
The course, which will reopen next Spring, is located in the Silicon Valley, between the main campuses of Facebook and Google, and is not far from Stanford University.
The reworked layout features five par-3 holes, five par-5s and will play to a maximum length of 6,800 yards over its 18 holes.
One new feature is the shared 20,000 square foot green complex on the third and 15th holes. The 14th hole features two separate greens, one a classic punchbowl design, while the alternate green is on a small peninsula in a wetland.
More than non-indigenous 600 trees were removed from the course, with 40 acres replanted with trees and grasses native to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Almost 500,000 cubic yards of earth was moved during construction, which was led by Wadsworth Golf Construction. Wadsworth’s team has worked alongside representatives from Toro, Watertronics, Better Billy Bunker and Profile Products.
The greens feature Pure Select bentgrass, while Platinum TE Paspalum is planted on the fairways and in the rough.


Niles Audio Outdoor GeoRealistic and Discrete Garden Speakers
Having speakers at any type of social function adds to the mood and environment created – as long as you have some music to pump out of them. If form takes precedence over function, then Nile Audio GeoRealistic speakers would be the next logical addition to a backyard pool party. Instead of hauling out larger speakers like KSC KW122’s, which are more suited to formal occasions and parties, Nile Audio’s speakers are meant to be heard and not seen.
They come in a variety of natural shapes like rock garden rocks, but are also created to simulate potted plants and planters. They are also created with materials built to withstand their environment they are set in.


Queens, Brooklyn Masonry Contractor, Stone Contractor | Nunez Construction Inc.
Nunez Construction Inc. assists with your project from design & selection to Installation & maintenance.
A few types of our stonework installations include:
- Retaining Walls
- Pool Deck Remodeling
- Garden Walkways
Planning starts with a clear idea of what you want to accomplish. Detailed measurements of the project area are necessary to determine product quantities and project budget.
With the selection of textures, patterns and shapes that we offer, we can help design your project and determine costs.
Call us today at 718-219-1257 or fill out our online request form and we’ll come to your location and give you a FREE consultation to see what will best fit your budget and needs.


eDecor thrives to create extraordinary interiors that are sleek, stylish and sophisticated! Dedicated to developing comprehensive designs concepts to each our of clients, our mission is to provide the means to elevate any space. From concept to completion the beauty of design is in the details. We strive for perfection in realizing exceptional artistry that pushes the boundaries of Art and Design.
Each design element fuels and drives our creativity, to bring the right mood and atmosphere together to create an inviting and timeless environment. Captivating interiors and exteriors become the ultimate immersive experience.
Dedicated to creating perfected fashionable and stylish spaces!Develop and manage entire scope of design project!
Establish a schedule, determine budget and needs of the client
Determine functionality layout and design aesthetic for project
Supervise project, budget, and all principal design requirements
Management of all renovation requirements: demolition, construction and installation
Select all finishes, colour pallet, fixtures and furnishings
Stage furnishings, curate art and execute installation
Project administration:Providing flawless customer communication and maintain client satisfaction
Maintenance of project schedules, timelines and deliverables
Reviews of all pricing to ensure accuracy; extend industry/trade pricing to clients
Coordinate and reviewing all plans/renderings with contractors
Demonstrate flexibility and professionalism
- Principal design for interior and exterior renovation projects: budget management of +250,000K per project
- Produced project time line and supervision of all contractors, inclusive of all materials, fixtures and home finishes
- Curated and acquired $100,000K of new furniture and art inventory, set up home staging division to professional realtors
- Provided in-depth design consultations for new design, home improvements and home staging solutions
- Consulted and collaborated with Landscape design firms with drawings and sketches for outdoor landscape design concepts
- Selected all outdoor stone materials, concrete patterns and colour pallet


“Working on sustainability has been a part of our business model for decades. We try to incorporate it into every aspect of our business. But most of the things we do are large scale (e.g. sustainable construction of the attraction, LED lighting, environmental education). Something we needed help with were the little things.
The most valuable thing we pulled from our assessment was the suggestions of things that we could do. Small things like wrapping pipes or doing a garbage audit were taken into account and added to our list of projects. We will continue to do our large scale projects but we can now add in the smaller details to make a full picture of environmental sustainability.
We are proud to receive such a high rating and appreciate the exposure on the Green Tourism website. We now have a much better vision of what we can do in the future to not only continue to improve, but also to continue to support the things we already do. We are doing renovations on our parking lots, and we’ve incorporated more green spaces and better drainage into our plans. We had an environmental study done on our pond system by a local university student and we have plans for the springtime to add more native plants to our aquatic system. We have an extensive list of smaller projects that we will be implementing in the coming months and years.”


Mild Steel Pergola
|Minimum Order Quantity||5000 Kilogram|
|Is It Rust Proof||Rust Proof|
We hold expertise in offering our clients with superior quality Mild Steel Pergola, which is highly appreciated by our clients. This is widely acclaimed for varied features like impeccable finishing, smooth edges and attractive designs. With the help of advanced machines, this steel pergola is molded into desired designs.


We didn’t plan for many sightseeing today because our legs were already tired adn sore from all the walking in the mountains. We only wanted to see the Summer Palace dan did some shopping before we flew home the next day.
We chose to just go everywhere with Taxi today as we wanted to be flexible of where we wanted to go.
The Summer Palace
The Summer Palace, in Chinese Yihe Yuan, is now the largest and the most well-preserved imperial garden in China, counted as one of the four famous Chinese imperial gardens (the other three being Chengde Summer Palace, Suzhou Humble Administrator’s Garden, and Suzhou Lingering Garden). It was listed as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1998.
Situated in Haidian District, 15km from downtown Beijing, the Summer Palace occupies an area of 290 hectares, with the lake taking up three quarters of its total area.
It is designed around Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill as the key features, modeled on West Lake in Hangzhou, and draws from design techniques and artistic conception of gardens from the south of China. This large landscaped and well-preserved garden is known as the Chinese imperial garden museum.
Another Yoga session
Garden and the river behind the palace
From the summer palace we took Taxi to Tiananmen square and do our shopping there. For dinner we found Halal La Mian Restaurant, walking distance from our Hotel. This ends our short getaway to China. Bye China…. Hope to see you again next year or the year after.


Design, Preservation & Heritage
Wilder on the Taylor was founded and developed with keen eye for design, lasting preservation, and an opportunity to build a family heritage for many years to come. The team at Wilder enlisted the help of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, towns of Gunnison and Crested Butte, along with many others to create a design workshop. One of the examples of what came out of the design workshop were the wildlife friendly fences. By studying the migration patterns of the elk, deer, and big horn sheep the design team was able to create an architectural piece on the ranch that met both needs of the wildlife and new owners. Watch the video as Ron Welborn describes the design, preservation, and heritage of Wilder on the Taylor.


An increasing number of countries are using interlocking concrete paving blocks for sidewalks, parking areas, driveways, patios, industrial floors and streets.
It was Blokrete Limited who introduced paving blocks in Malta and today these paving blocks are manufactured according to BS 6717. This paving system is being chosen over other conventional pavements for design flexibility, construction advantages and durability. These are being used for residential applications, gardens and around pools. Blokrete Limited has carried out various projects using this system including Freeport Terminal, Crucifix Wharf Terminal and various Public Gardens. These paving blocks come in various shapes, thickness and colours to meet everyone’s taste.
Eskoo Six Blocks are suitable for a wide variety of other applications including low speed roads, car and lorry parks, pedestrian areas etc. Its chamfered pattern visually splits the blocks into three constituent hexagonal shapes, providing an aesthetically pleasing pavement structure. Eskoo six is either available in natural grey or red in colour in a thickness of 80-mm.
Holland Blocks are ideal for the use in extra heavy-duty areas where pavements are subject to extraordinary loadings. Several binding patterns can be used with the paving stones. The most popular is the herringbone, which provides maximum interlocking effect.
Interlocking paving blocks are available in a variety of colours and patterns, thereby permitting interesting designs in paved areas which are usually plain and dull. These are manufactured in thickness of 60, 80 or 100-mm. In addition to breaking the monotony of the flat paved area, coloured concrete paving blocks can be used to permanently mark such things as parking bays, traffic lanes, cross walks etc.
The solid interlocking type has the unique ability to transfer loads and stresses laterally by means of arching or bridging action between units. Spreading the load over a larger area reduces the stress thereby allowing heavier loads and traffic over sub-bases, which normally would require. Laying can be carried out by anyone. Actually no skilled workmanship and no special tools are required. Further information can be obtained by contacting the office either by telephone, fax or through e-mail.


Whether planning from scratch or updating an existing scheme, designing a master plan for a 21st century campus is complex. The process requires a balance between numerous objectives. The best solutions are achieved after attaining a comprehensive understanding of contextual, historical, and environmental conditions.
Master plans are essential to developing appropriate and long-term campus growth, including vehicular and pedestrian circulation, potential building and parking sites, and greenspaces to improve physical connections.
Lord, Aeck & Sargent’s philosophy recognizes the integral relationship between buildings and open spaces, and we understand an institution’s mission is to provide a comprehensive learning environment. Because a campus is inherently defined by its boundaries, our plans also acknowledge institutional surroundings and greater community.
We will work with you to ensure that your master plan promotes a clear sense of place, respects the history and diversity of your institution, and stimulates the academic and social growth of your institutional population.


Home & Garden, is a diverse Architecture, Interior, Landscape, and Urban design firm; specializing in all projects ranging from single-family residences, or small shop to large scale urban projects.
We work closely with each of our clients to understand their needs and desires, to translate them into dreams and aspirations in the form of a residence, work environment, or lifestyle precinct. We do not oblige to any one style or belief, but rather we treat each project as a new beginning that is specific to that client’s vision.
Identifying the client's specific needs and interpreting them to the best creative solution for spaces is the ultimate goal for the project. Every member of the team has the opportunity to contribute to the success of the project.
With a reputation for their design integrity and the ability to create functional value within the design, Home & Garden constantly challenges and evaluates themselves to improve all aspects of their business to maintain the level of expertise in an ever-changing environment of design.


The Ivy – Costa Rica
A new concept is born in Guachipelín, Escazú, meeting the needs of the young and modern family. This concept, this vision, this idea, is now a reality in The Ivy. Modernity and distinction in each and every architectural detail, while providing residents luxurious finishes, functionality in design, and a wealth of green space, while maintaining an excellent location that achieves the comfort that everyone seeks.
The Ivy creates a new modern lifestyle in harmony with its surrounding nature. The Ivy’s privileged location gives residents the closeness to the city without having to sacrifice the tranquility of their home.


Bartsch & Radner
A landscape architect firm in Boston hired us to come up with a new logo and look for their company. They wanted something that was very crisp and modern, that “popped.” However, we were given constraints… they did NOT want any green in the logo, or any sort of plant representation, because they did so much more than just greenscapes. After lots of back and forth on many versions, I thought I had it: symbols of water, air, earth, and fire. (Bonus points if you can figure out what movie inspired this!) But unfortunately the partnership dissolved right after the logo was finally approved and implemented! I still think it’s one of our best logos, and since it never got used we’d love to have another landscape architecture firm hire us and grab it!


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The secondary structure is a hundred and forty four sq ft using a fuel fire pit lined with crushed glass. The flooring is stamped concrete within a Wooden bridge plank sample. TK IMA ...
Forged-on colour is the technique where the surface area with the concrete is dyed The bottom coloration. The surface in the concrete is colored by spreading the color hardener onto the floor with the soaked concrete and floating the powder in to the prime layer of your moist concrete.
The cost of stamped or imprinted concrete is frequently noticeably lower in comparison to the components It is just a substitute for. Concrete is the best canvas for developing a Price tag-helpful replica of more expensive components, without having offering up a purely natural, genuine search. When choosing shades and patterns for your personal stamped cement, ensure that they blend with other stone, tile or textured concrete elements at your home. Even in sophisticated types with techniques and fountains, designs can be however be pressed in to the concrete. Stamped concrete will also be employed in conjunction with other ornamental concrete features including uncovered combination or acid staining. Well-liked designs involve working bond brick, hexagonal tile, worn rock or stone.
Stamped concrete patios give you a wide variety of ornamental selections impossible with other patio supplies. The patio could be poured in almost any shape or sizing to suit the space, and you may Choose between many different stone and brick patterns as well as wood-grained textures.
The color hardener may be used using amongst two strategies; integral coloration or Solid-on colour. Integral coloration is definitely the course of action the place your complete volume of concrete is dyed The bottom shade. The complete quantity of concrete is colored by adding the colour hardener towards the concrete truck, and allowing the many concrete inside the truck to be dyed.
Concrete stamping is the process which takes advantage of the concrete stamps to produce the sample during the stamped concrete.
Patio kitchen - mid-sized rustic yard stamped concrete patio kitchen area idea in Boise having a pergola
Concrete might be colored in many ways; color hardener, integral liquid or powder, acid stains to call a few. The process of integrally coloring the click here concrete offers the benefit of your complete quantity being colored; however, the surface toughness is not increased as with using coloration hardener.
A attractive border is a terrific way to established off and body a stamped concrete patio, especially totally free-type styles.
The sample is the shape of your surface area of the stamped concrete. The pattern reflects the shape with the all-natural constructing product. The pattern is produced by imprinting the concrete Soon right after it's been poured which has a "concrete stamp".
Cast-on coloration release is really a process the place the powder colour launch is used by spreading the color launch to the area of your concrete before the concrete is stamped. Spray-on colour release is actually a procedure in which liquid colour launch is sprayed on the bottom of your concrete stamps prior to the concrete is stamped.
A concrete walkway, stamped with the exact same ashlar slate pattern utilized for the patio, qualified prospects right down to a 2nd additional-secluded patio with an outdoor fire pit. Seat partitions produced from concrete pavers retain the garden’s sloped terrain and generate a beautiful patio border.
The ability of stamped concrete to resemble other making components will make stamped concrete a less costly alternate to making use of Those people other authentic resources which include stone, slate or brick.
Most modern concrete stamps are made of polyurethane, but more mature "cookie cutter" fashion stamps were manufactured of varied stamped concrete metals. The outdated fashion stamps lacked the abilities of forming purely natural stone texture.


A front seating area is great place for you to sit and relax in the morning, while having yourself a cup of coffee before you get the day started. This front walk and seating area has the Orchard Stone pattern, the integral concrete color is Lanon Stone and release is Walnut.
A patio is a great place to have barbeques and entertain guests, update your patio and make it the new hot spot this summer for all your friends and family to come by and be together. This patio has the Textured Slate patter with and etched tile look on the inside with Gull Gray integral color. The border is also Textured Slate [...]
This front walk as a great asthetic curve, which is decorated nicely with two surrounding flower gardens topped with woodchips to improve curb appeal. This front walk has a Textued Slate pattern with Millstone Intergral Color, with an etched border around each square.
This horseshoe driveway has a great decorative border with traditional brushed concrete in the center, giving it a sharp sleek look. The border is Ashlar Slate pattern with Gull Gray integral color and Deep Charcoal release.
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A house with some extra outdoor space could be very well turned into a fine living space with Northern Virgina concrete patios. This would create a good space for the friends and family to use a common place outside the house, for recreational activities. Getting a concrete patio done is best if you wish to have a seamless integration of both the exterior and interior living areas. This particular upgrade of the backyard to a decorative space of concrete patio will instantly make an improvement in the overall appearance of the entire place. This will be more so because the concrete is easier to maintain. Moreover, it stands up to all kind of harsh weather conditions while needing very minimalistic maintenance.
The design options are unlimited with the Northern Virgina concrete patios, as it can be molded into any shape, size or corners of the landscape. The color options are also endless with the use of integrated colors or stains to it. This allows it to match the Northern Virgina concrete patios with the exterior and the landscape of the house. This is not very much convenient with the use of Northern Virgina brick patios or with the Northern Virgina flagstone patios. However, the concrete could always be stamped or engraved to get the required pattern that would mirror the more costly paving materials, like flagstone, brick, slate as well as tile.
The cost on Northern Virgina concrete patios is less in comparison to Northern Virgina brick patios and Northern Virgina flagstone patios. It is important to comprehend that the lower cost of the investment in the concrete patio, coupled with a wide variety of choices in colors and patterns; combined with the lowest cost of maintenance makes it absolutely economical. This fact can be checked and rechecked as many times as a doubtful owner of a house may want.But the cost will always be economically viable in comparison to the budget of other patio designs. Adding to that is the customized design by the professionals in patio designing, could easily accommodate the restricted corners of the backyard, the garden, swimming pool, pool pumps at a little more consultancy charges. Though, all these will be worth the total satisfaction that the owner will have after the complete installation of concrete patio is over.
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NGO Mariupol Development Fund became the initiator of the opening of the center of Mariupol infrastructural development in the framework of the project "The architectural look of the city." New union between civil society, local authority and business aimed to change the architectural appearance of the city, to preserve the cultural and historical heritage and promote tourism by attracting investment and charity funds.
The center is engaged in architectural work, building, developing documentation, passing state expert appraisal, concluding of contracts with service providers and the provision of legal advice.
The priority areas are the creation of architectural projects for the reconstruction of avenues, parks, squares, schools and kindergartens, improvement of urban beaches and developing of recreational areas.
The center of infrastructural development is involved in the development of the investment road map of Mariupol. Project provides improvement of new areas and the reconstruction of the old historic part of the city with the aim of preserving the cultural heritage and the creation of conditions for tourism development.
In partnership with the Mariupol city organization of National Union of architects, engineers and technicians, the Centre plans to realize an ambitious project - to organize a tourism cluster, linking Old Mariupol to Primorsky Boulevard and the park.
In the plans of the Center is the creation in the city the Institute of Architecture, which will unite and enhance creativity in developing of urban planning and landscape design.


Irma Hummel har även medverkat som trädgårdsdesigner i olika avsnitt av serien ”Curb Appeal” på kanalen HGTV, ”Home and Garden Television”. Hon var ansvarig för två projekt i avsnitt som sändes i september 2006 och april 2007. I båda programmen visade hon hur man gör om framsidan och entrén från vardagliga, för att inte säga tråkiga, hus i Washington DC området till trädgårdar som både är funktionella och vackra.
En helt genomgripande förändring – från övergiven tomt till ett privat litet paradis mitt i stan
När vi först kom dit fanns bara en cementerad bilinfart, en uteplats av marksten, ett fallfärdigt trästaket och dräneringsproblem. Efter att cement, asfalt, skräp och jordhögar togs bort skapade vi en ombonad trädgård med en oval gräsmatta inramad av blommande buskar och perenner som ger doft och färg; idealisk för avkoppling och barns lek.
Mycket plats på en liten yta
Bland all bråte fanns en japansk lönn- det enda värt att spara. Målet var att göra plats för många gäster och att sammanföra det västerländska med en touch av österländsk tradition. Låga, breda murar skapade plats för många och bakom dessa planterade vi. Mycket tid och möda lades ner på utförandet av murar och mönster eftersom att ju mindre ytan är ju viktigare blir detaljerna.
The Karch residence from 1790 is located in the heart of Old Town Alexandria, VA. It’s a townhome with two gardens, one side yard and one back yard, we’ll be concentrating on the back yard. When I first came in contact with the Karch family the two gardens looked awful. The uneven and old pavement was torn up, the few remaining plants were in very bad shape, it was ugly, dark, shady, slippery and very inhospitable but with a great potential to become spectacular. The owners wanted to improve the drainage, create space for entertaining, space for the BBQ and screen the AC units, everything on 20×20’ approximately! In my eyes it was a wonderful challenge and a very exciting project. To create space for entertaining and people to sit we built the horseshoe shaped stone seat wall around the patio. The idea to the flagstone star pattern came when I found out that Mrs. Karch loves quilts and is from Texas, the Lone Star State. The star is placed in the very centre of the perfectly sized flagstone circle that touches the wall of the house and the seat wall. The old brick was reused, installed around it (all on stone dust) forming concentric circles where very every single brick was cut to fit perfectly. To create drainage, there was none before; we installed a flo-well that has worked very well. The plant selection required some research. All the plants (Hydrangeas, Magnolias, Aucubas, ferns etc) with the exception of the Hostas were used in the late 18th century, perhaps not the exact same varieties but the intent was never to recreate a garden form that time, only to bring something from the past to our days with a little touch! I wanted to play more with texture and tones of green than colour, that’s why we used several chartreuse green plants because they stand out in the shade.
When I first met John Mitchell in Upper Marlboro he was only going to plant a few shrubs and Zoisia, but after we started talking and both got so enthusiastic the plan grew into a complete garden make over! He’s very interested in birds, butterflies and other wild life and wanted to have as many of them as possible visit his garden all year around. Most of the plants were selected because they in some way attract animals, but resist dear, at some point of the year. Where the back yard ends there’s woodland so we decided to add layers of shrubs and perennials, the large bed is horse shoe shaped and runs along the rear and side property lines. We incorporated Callicarpa, Aesculus, Mahonia, Viburnum trilobum, Ilex verticillata among the shrubs, Joe Pye Weed, Bee Balm, Coneflower, Nepeta, Black Eyed Susan and Pennisetum among the perennials. Some, such as the Weeping Willow and Maple were on a separate wish list. The planting around the house is a bit more organized, but not formal. However, we still only used plants that attract animals such as Aesculus, Magnolia, Nandina, roses, Nepeta etc. John now has Hummingbirds, butterflies, all kinds of birds playing in his bird bath and a rabbit (that sleeps in the Nepeta) visiting his garden.
Mrs. Masri contacted me because the small townhouse back yard in Falls Church VA was very uninteresting, dull, charmless and didn’t invite you to be there. It was a regular back yard, 20×20’ with a concrete slab as patio, one tree and an ugly ac-unit that needed to be screened. She wanted a peaceful haven with space to entertain and easy to maintain since she lives part of the year abroad. How to make this work was up to me. We enlarged the patio, but left space for planting, and capped it with irregular flagstone in browner tones. We also added a stone seat wall to maximize the space when she had people over. The most interesting feature in m eyes is the stone bench. It’s centered on the chimney and the main focal point. In its simplicity it’s a stunning piece that was easy to add to a design but almost impossible to implement because of its size and weight. Around the ac unit we built a lattice screen with removable panels, only the posts are fixed. Because the existing tree is a Purple Leaf Plum decided to have the rest of the plants follow the same colour scheme. We planted a mix of different blue grey Hostas, Japanese Painted fern, Tricyrtis and burgundy Heuchera with Hydrangeas in the shade under the tree. On the sunny side we kept the same colours but used Lamb’s Ear, Pennisetum, Sedum, Heuchera and Echinacea with the Hydrangea. On either side of the stone bench we have Schizophragma‘Moon light’. In order to get more greenery against the house we added large burgundy pots with plants, mostly perennials (Hostas, a redleaf Japanese Maple, Pennisetum ‘Rubrum’ etc), in the same blue grey with burgundy tones.


How to Coastal restoration
Coastal restoration on beaches, dunes, and forests
The sixth and final webinar in our “Learning about Lake Huron – A Summer Coastal Webinar Series” will discuss how to restore your sand beach and dune environment, or your coastal forest or semi-urban property to become more resilient to lake level fluctuations, erosion, and climate change, all while creating habitat and saving money! Methods of restoration will be discussed along with sample site plans, species lists, and ideas for ‘natural’ landscaping.
This webinar is generously sponsored by Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Bruce Power, and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation as a cornerstone of our Coast Watchers Citizen Science Program and our Green Ribbon Champion Restoration Program.
Registration in advance is required for this webinar.


The start of a new landscape, this time based on Tollesbury where I have walked a few times this year. I did the walk round Tollesbury Wick with my sister and I also did the walk round Old Hall Marshes on two occasions, once with my sister and once with friend Angela. The Old Hall Marches is a nature reserve which comprises extensive grazing marshes with brackish water fleets, reedbeds and salt marsh. The three images below are the beginning of the landscape, which I have laid out and which is much longer.
The photographs below I took whilst on the walks and were the inspiration behind this piece of work.


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My name is Samuel Lima.
I am an alumnus of Judson University's M.Arch program and the Master of Architectural Design and Urbanism program at the University of Notre Dame.
I am passionate about excellence in the design of classical and traditional architecture and the creation of new places worthy of the care of future generations!
This one week project for a small brick and limestone garden pavilion is rendered in watercolor. Vitruvius' three ideal qualities of architecture, Firmitas (durability), Utilitas (functionality), and Venustas (beauty) are inscribed in the frieze.


Mayor and Council Commit to Paved Trail to Walmart
At this week’s Connersville City Council meeting, Mayor Leonard Urban and the council committed to developing a paved trail, using the old railroad right-of-way through Beeson’s Addition and Offutt’s Park.
The paved trail – which would welcome bicyclists as well as pedestrians - would start at a trailhead near 32nd Street. It would go exactly one mile, using existing city property and connecting to the Walmart property. It would also follow the old railroad all the way to Lick Creek, where a trestle once stood. Another section of trail would connect the two, creating a loop around an existing wooded area.
Please visit the www.connersvilleprojects.com site that was developed by us at towncow. Along with many photo’s and satellite images of the area, it explains the project in more detail.
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By Derek Pratt
In addition to the River Thames, London is also home to beautiful and majestic canals such as the Grand Union and Regents Canal - ever popular with tourists and increasingly sought-after by waterside residents. Tucked away in the city are also lesser-known (and in some cases completely hidden) waterways. Rivers flow through shopping centres and across tube platforms as well as creating surprisingly rural settings within the capital.This visually stunning and often unexpected look at the iconic landscapes, beautiful scenery and secret places all around London's waterways.
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In conjunction with all the activity at Fischer Village, the Cottage Grove development is moving forward with the partnership between the HFHCL staff, the University of Oregon Architecture Program and DLA Landscaping Architects.
We are almost ready to submit plans for the initial site work and infrastructure construction.
Take a look at what we are planning…
Breaking ground in Cottage Grove is looking like a closer and closer reality!! Stay tuned!


Track plan comments please
I am designing a new Lionel O gauge layout to be 16’x 6’. All curves O36.
Here’s a sketch I did to plan it out. Do you have any comments or suggestions, please?
How do the margins look and is the plan realistic for smooth running?
It will be landscaped as high desert. It’s my stylized version of Santa Fe, where I live. I will run mostly AT&SF as well as BNSF trains.
Grateful for your input, please! Thanks!


Shoreline partnered with the City of Kelowna on the Manhattan Point Emergency Works Project, delivering innovative solutions and expertise.
We’re proud of our collaboration, which resulted in the successful completion of this vital project. Despite challenges, including transportation, installation of rock products and addressing lake conditions, our team’s strategic planning ensured smooth operations. Geotextile material and a timber wall were key components in erosion mitigation efforts. Our flexibility and commitment to excellence ensured alignment with the city’s vision.


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Our design theory is to give a unique touch to every structure we handle with. We love to work closely with our clients to realize their dreams to reality.
Our creative and talented teams aim to design models according to the requirements and tastes of our clients. We try to bring life to each area you walk in.
As structural strength is an important aspect in every design, we focus on the stability and strength of the building. Our experience and commitment to design excellence produce long lasting structures and enduring client relationship.
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We believe the design success comes from a combined trust and satisfaction of our clients. This trust helps us to give a new touch and new design to the existing features.
Since our inception, we have worked on a good range of projects including residence, apartment, commercial and other building structures. Our ultimate aim is to respond to the wishes of the clients and erect a successful model of the design.


The last month of the spring is cherished and awaited for many due to several reasons. May is rich in the color spectrum, loved for comfortable and warm temperature, short nights and long days, and blooming flowers, trees and plants. That combination awakens and inspires us for multiple outdoor activities, nature exploration, gardening, and other scenery related doings. Moreover, if you are in London at this moment or deciding where to travel next week, I would highly suggest coming to Chelsea, West London, for the next week May 21st – May 25th. I believe, it is one of the world’s beautiful places, indeed, to be at with the family, friends or/and alone. Chelsea is looking prettier than ever right now. Other than visiting the world’s leading horticultural event, the Chelsea Flower Show, you should definitely take time to tour Chelsea and its surrounding areas for more floral delights.
Formally known as the ‘Great Spring Show’or also known as Chelsea in Bloom held since 1912 for 5 days in May- it is a garden show that is produced by Cadogan in association with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), and sees breathtaking floral displays from retailers, restaurants and hotels throughout the duration of the Chelsea Flower Show. Today, it is definitely the most famous flower and landscape gardens show in the United States and, perhaps, in the world).
This year, the Chelsea Flower Show is in great demand! Mostly all tickets have been sold in advance. This is due to the gigantic preparation and involvement of Kate Middleton in garden design debut. Although, the world’s most prestigious flower show was always supported by the Royal family and Queen Elizabeth the II is the key guest of all the shows. This year the new offspring of the royal family as Duchess of Cambridge and co-designers’- landscape architects Andrée Davies and Adam White of Davies White will unveil their cooperation of highly-anticipated garden. The idea of the design was inspired by Duchess childhood memories and triggered by the natural world. The purpose of designing and building the garden was ‘to highlight how being active in nature can positively impact our physical and mental health. The garden has a natural woodland feel and contains lots of unique design features to inspire families to get outside and explore nature together. This, true and beautiful idea of unity with nature is highly supported by the UK population and I can just add that I have never seen so many people here before.
Highlights to the Chelsea Flower Show include the avant-garde show gardens designed by leading names with Floral Marquee at the centerpiece. The Show also features smaller gardens such as the Artisan and Urban Gardens. Nature is the key element and sustainability is the core value of any design. You can pick 3-5 or all the shows to see:
- Shows on the Main Avenue: 7 gold medal-winning designer Andy Sturgeon and The Resilience Garden by Sarah Eberle
- The Savills and David Harber Garden designed by Andrew Duff
- The Duchess of Cambridge & co-design the RHS Back to Nature Garden with Davies White landscape architects
- David Austin Roses to debut new English Rose varieties at RHS Chelsea
- Ikea and Tom Dixon: Gardening Will Save The World Garden
- The Greenfingers Charity Garden, designed by Kate Gould
- Welcome to Yorkshire garden designed last year’s People’s Choice winner Mark Gregory
- Royal Hospital Way showcase – inspiring gardens offering new ideas and inspiration in the Space to Grow category (2nd year)
- Joe Perkins, who is taking on his first solo garden for social media giant Facebook. The
- The Facebook Garden: Beyond The Screen by Joe Perkins
- The CAMFED Garden: Giving Girls In Africa a Space to Grow, designed by Jilayne Rickards,
- Green Switch Garden designed by Kazuyuki Ishihara, Artisan Garden
- Anniversary Garden designed by Alistair Bayford, Artisan Garden
In THE GREAT PAVILION
- The Great Pavilion showcases thousands of immaculate plant varieties from around the world
- David Austin Roses will unveil two new English Rose varieties at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
For those who want to know more:
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show kicks off on Tuesday 21 May until Saturday 25 May 2019. Remember, 21-22 May is for RHS members only, whilst non-members can visit between 23-25 May. Ticket prices vary, dependent on whether you choose all day, the 3.30pm or the 5.30pm time slot
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Are you pretty handy, but don’t have any idea what to do with your space? Not quite sure what plants will work best in your area, or perhaps you just need a plan to follow? We here at Zurcher Farms & Landscape Design LLC are here to help! Let us draw up a custom design for you and your space!
We have several pricing plans available to fit all budgets! Let us design your dream landscape and give you the plan so that you can take matters into your own hands and keep your project affordable! We love to help the do-it-yourselfer and unlike other nurseries, we can also come directly to your project and help you if you have questions mid-way!
Contact us for more information or a free estimate! Meanwhile, check out so of our Pinterest boards for inspiration!


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Throughout October/November 2015 volunteers from the Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire worked on tree felling on two areas of the South facing embankments. This was a very demanding job which will ultimately produce a wonderful area for wildlife – particularly for the Chalk Hill Blue and Adonis Blue butterfly which were once seen here. We are all working towards this by sowing Horseshoe Vetch and Kidney Vetch plus other plants that will encourage them.
Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire Volunteers
East embankment after clearance
In December 2015 three ponds were excavated on the Eastern side of the Railway Reserve. These will complete the reserve enabling us to record so many other species such as Dragon Fly, Damsel Fly etc.
Ben digging the ponds
The large pond in December after heavy rainfall
2016 looks to be a very exciting year as we watch the Reserve develop.
More trees, some of which were kindly supplied by the Woodland Trust, are being planted. Tree species will include Oak, Maple, Grey Willow, Goat Willow, Hawthorn and Wild Cherry. David is also planting various types of hedging and sowing more flower and grass seeds.


If you are looking for a cost-effective way to improve the look of your Appleton landscape, you should consider concrete curbing. Whether commercial or residential, concrete curbing can add the finishing touch to any property. We offer a variety of curbing options, available in an array of colors, patterns, shapes, and sizes to suit the tastes of any home or business owner. No matter what direction you want to take your landscape, our team will work with you to customize a look that complements your home, reflects your vision, and fits your budget. Trust that our combined 50 years of experience and our 100% commitment to your satisfaction will guide you to the perfect option!
Why go with concrete curbing? Concrete curbing is easy to maintain, durable, and affordable – a perfect choice for any residential or commercial property! Adding concrete curbing around your gardens, flowerbeds, trees, or to the edge of your driveway is a great way to elevate your landscape’s aesthetic appeal.
Our approach All concrete is poured onsite and is mixed with strength additives including Fiber Mesh and Air Entrainment. These additives will give your concrete curbing the durability needed to stand up to the harsh elements of Appleton’s winter.
Curb Lighting We also offer curb lighting, which is installed during the curbing process. These low voltage lights can provide an elegant ambiance to your Appleton landscape by enhancing many of the beautiful features in your yard, such as trees, gardens, and flowerbeds. Curb lighting can also be installed along a walkway or path to safely guide the flow of foot traffic or can be shone on the exterior of your home for heightened security. Definitely worth the investment!
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The Globe and Mail recently ran a story on green roofs in the City of Toronto. BILD’s Toronto Chapter Co-Chair Leona Savoie, who also works as Director of Land Development and Acquisitions for Hullmark Developments, was interviewed by the Globe’s Brenda Dalglish about the industry’s experience with the City’s green roof bylaw.
In 2009, a bylaw was implemented making green roofs mandatory on all new commercial, industrial and public buildings with roofs larger than 2,000 square metres. There are, of course, specifics and exceptions when it comes to requirements, Leona explained. For example, low-rise industrial buildings have lower requirements while high-rise condominium towers are exempt from the rule due to the increased amount of wind. Sedums are the most popular plants used in green roofs because of their ability to withstand extreme heat and sun, but they are powerless against the strong winds that intensify as the building gets taller.
There are now 135 green roofs in the city, with about that many under construction. There are a few different types of green roofs with the main variations being intensive and extensive. With an intensive green roof there is typically a larger variety of plant species and a deeper growing medium. These roofs require more maintenance and often serve as recreational areas. Extensive green roofs have a shallower growing medium require almost no maintenance and are designed to be functional rather than aesthetic. The City of Toronto website offers a fairly detailed explanation, at least for a layperson.
Another key issue is whether the roof is new of retrofit, with the latter being more expensive and complicated to implement.
When asked about the industry’s reaction to the green roofs bylaw, Leona explained that developers initially resisted, but came around to accept the program. “I understand there was quite a bit of resistance from the industry at first,” she said. “They wanted to let the market figure it out and then everyone would follow the best practices that emerged. But the city consulted with the industry before the bylaw was introduced and the members I’ve spoken with say it’s working well.”
She also explained that while the program has been in place for a few years, the majority of the buildings built in accordance to the bylaw have not yet been built. “It’s too early to say whether it’s been successful. We’re not going to know for five to ten years how they hold up and whether they’re doing what they are supposed to.”
In case you haven’t been on a helicopter tour of the city lately, green roof buildings include Metro Toronto YMCA, Ryerson and York Universities, City Hall Podium and the York Civic Centre to name only a few. BILD continues to work with its partners at City Hall to ensure the program meets the needs of residents and new homebuyers.


The Bohemian Bench has an unique look because it’s made of the branches of trees. Most branches are too thin to be sawn into boards. The organic shapes of the branches are used to give bench Bohemian an unique and friendly form. The measurements are 93x137x65 cm.
Our wood is selected for its uinque qualities and carefully crafted. Cracks, marks and other irregularities are part of its charm and provide the character we seek.
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Golf is a sport that blends athleticism, strategy, and an appreciation for nature. Behind every exceptional golf course lies a visionary architect who transforms landscapes into masterpieces. These architects possess a rare talent for balancing the game’s challenges with the environment’s natural beauty. Here are some of the top golf course architects and the iconic designs that have left a lasting impact on the game.
Pete Dye – The Artist of Modern Golf
Pete Dye is widely regarded as one of the most influential golf course architects of the modern era. His designs, characterized by bold bunkering, strategic water hazards, and undulating greens, have challenged and delighted golfers worldwide. Notable creations include the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, famous for its treacherous par-3 17th hole with an island green, and Whistling Straits, a links-style course on the shores of Lake Michigan, which has hosted multiple major championships.
Tom Fazio – The Master of Elegance
Tom Fazio’s designs exude elegance and sophistication, focusing on blending golf courses seamlessly into their surroundings. His portfolio includes breathtaking creations like Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, a private course renowned for its lush landscaping and waterfall-dotted layout. Fazio’s meticulous attention to detail and ability to create courses that appeal to players of all skill levels have earned him a stellar reputation in the industry.
Jack Nicklaus – The Golden Bear’s Legacy
Jack Nicklaus, the legendary golfer, has also made his mark as a renowned golf course architect. Nicklaus’ designs often reflect his strategic prowess and appreciation for the game’s history. Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio, which hosts the prestigious Memorial Tournament, is a prime example of Nicklaus’ architectural genius. His courses challenge even the most skilled players, offering visually stunning landscapes and memorable shot-making opportunities.
Robert Trent Jones Jr. – The Environmental Steward
Known for his commitment to preserving the natural environment, Robert Trent Jones Jr. creates courses that seamlessly blend with their surroundings. His designs often incorporate strategic bunkering, natural water features, and panoramic views. Chambers Bay in Washington State, the host of the 2015 U.S. Open, is a testament to his ability to transform former industrial sites into world-class golf venues. Jones Jr.’s sustainable approach to golf course architecture has influenced future designers.
Gil Hanse – The Visionary Craftsman
Gil Hanse is a rising star in the golf course architecture world, praised for his ability to create captivating layouts with a nod to traditional design principles. Hanse’s portfolio includes the acclaimed Olympic Course in Rio de Janeiro, where golf returned to the Olympics in 2016. His designs often embrace the natural terrain, showcasing strategic shot options and a sense of adventure. Hanse’s emphasis on playability and engaging experiences has garnered him considerable acclaim.
Golf course architects play a vital role in shaping the sport, blending the game’s challenges with the beauty of the natural world. Their creations inspire and challenge golfers of all levels, from iconic courses hosting major championships to hidden gems tucked away in serene landscapes. As the game evolves, these architects will continue to shape the future of golf course design and elevate the sport to new heights.


The latest proposed developments, other construction projects and new businesses around the Treasure Valley
Boise intends to create a master plan for canal pathways, or formal, paved pathways to run next to the city’s canals. The project would likely involve collaboration with the Ada County Highway District and other stakeholders, including landowners.
“By adding off-street pathways to our ‘Movement for Everyone’ toolbox, we will be able to make quality of life improvements for a lot of folks, in a way similar to the Greenbelt has for many people,” Zach Piepmeyer, transportation planner for the city, told the Boise City Council.
It’s not quite clear what new routes could be paved, but Tom Laws, a planner for the city, told the council that to complete the master plan, those on the project would create a list of 100 potential segments to be part of the project. The trick


UNSW Foundation Studies offers two Design Streams, the Design Stream and the Design and Architecture Stream.
Students undertaking the Extended, Standard Plus or Standard Foundation Studies programs will undertake the Design stream, while students in the Transition program will study the Design and Architecture stream.
'The world is changing in ways where designers are going to play a big role in enhancing technology and sustainability and I want to be part of it.'
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These are the degrees you could be doing in UNSW Sydney upon successful completion of your Foundation program in the Design stream.
Architectural Studies, Interior or Landscape Architecture, Industrial Design, Media Arts, Design, Art Theory, Fine Arts, Planning, Construction Management and Property, Media, Social Science. A full list of programs can be found here.


We premium selection of designer outdoor lighting including outdoor sconces, pendants and flush mounts. In styles from modern to traditional at affordable prices, our landscape and outdoor home lighting will accent your home perfectly. What differentiates outdoor lighting from indoor lighting fixtures is the damp and wet rating so that the finish will not deteriorate from the moisture often encountered outdoors. Make the outside of your house spectactular, just like the rest of your home. Exterior lighting is a great way to make your house have the curb appeal it deserves!


South Designs for Planetary Futures: "Planetary Occupations x Nana Yaa Biamah Ofosu"
This conversation focuses on occupations as forms of design in response to systemic injustice. Framing occupation as the adaptive reuse of underused spaces unsettles dominant approaches to environmental sustainability and so-called green transitions. The “Planetary Occupations” project team will discuss their work with occupants of Cissie Gool House, a social justice housing occupation in Cape Town, including their design vision from below and counter-plan for the site’s future. In dialogue with architect and educator Nana Yaa Biamah Ofosu, they will outline an approach to ecological design unchained from the logics of property and accumulation.
Part of the Critical Urbanisms lecture series "South Designs: Planetary Futures", an eight-month series of discussions reflecting on how design, thought and practiced from the South, forges planetary futures.
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In the landscape of modern security and urban planning, bollards stand as both a symbol of safety and an architectural icon. Automatic Gate Services (AGS) has dedicated over 40 years to perfecting the design, function, and application of bollard posts, ensuring that public spaces, commercial establishments, and infrastructure remain protected while maintaining aesthetic harmony.
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Ross was the only industry professional on the judging panel which included Professors from MIT, Harvard and University of Oregon. To bring some of Australia over to the states, Ross took a few gifts to share with his hosts.
“The MIT Professors kept the Bundy Rum and the Tim Tams for themselves but baulked at the Vegemite,” he said. “So, they suggested I put their students to the vegemite challenge after the judging, to see which of them could manage it. I doubt that Vegemite jar has seen much interest since.”
The MIT work is in association with the University of the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay Regional Council. Ross also took the opportunity to meet with Urban Land Institute Senior Fellow Ed McMahon in Washington DC.
Image L-R: Professor Alan Berger, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design and Head of the Center for Advanced Urbanism at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jonah Susskind, Lecturer Dept of Urban Studies and Planning MIT; APP’s Ross Elliott; and Rafi Segal, Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanism in the School of Architecture and Planning at MIT.


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Aggregates are a component of concrete and have been used to make it for hundreds of years along with asphalt. Base layers for roads and foundation for buildings all use aggregates. They are also used in DIY projects and domestic projects for decorative purposes and can be bulk bagged for ease.
Aggregates are available in many different grades and textures and the aggregate you choose depends on the job you need it for. Here we will look at different aggregates and what their uses are to give you an insight into the best aggregate to choose for your projects.
Sand – This is the most popular and basic form of aggregate. Sand is created naturally by erosion or can be quarried. Sand is usually brown, grey, or cream in colour. Sand also comes in different forms including ballast, sharp and recycled. Sharp sand is suited for paving concrete as it has large grains. Ballast sand is mixed with gravel and is used in foundations and roads as it is heavier.
Gravel- Gravel is larger than sand and is used within pavements and driveways it can be mixed with concrete but is often used alone. Gravel is used in landscaping projects as it will help stop weeds and grass growing through.
Rocks and pebbles- Rocks and pebbles come in all shapes and sizes and even colours and are mainly used for decorative purposes.
Crushed Rock – Crushed rock is simply crushed rocks to make them smaller. It is used in concrete slabs and driveways.
Recycled aggregates – Recycled aggregates include recycled sand which is from washed away concrete or masonry. It is used in mixes and block paving. Recycled concrete saves on costs and is crushed down and used in base layers.
Sub Based Aggregates – These are made from recycled concrete and rock limestone and are very commonly used in pavements for strength and durability.
If you have a need for aggregates or want to find out more contact All Mix today for all of your requirements.


Lighthouse Park Improvement Project
In May 2003, the City Council selected the preferred design for the Lighthouse Park Master Plan and identified possible options to be considered when the project enters the design phase. The Parks & Arts Commission was asked to review the preferred design and provide recommendations.
In February 2004, the Council approved the Lighthouse Park Master Plan with revisions and authorized staff to pursue outside funding for the construction of the adopted improvements, subject to final review and approval of the Mayor and Council.
The adopted Master Plan is available at City Hall and the Mukilteo Library or can be downloaded in PDF format from the below links. Phase I of the project is scheduled to begin in 2007.
For additional information regarding this project contact
Public Works Director Larry Waters at 425.355.4141, Ext. 225.


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We will approach your outdoor home project from a design aesthetic.
Drawing upon 23 years of design experience, Outdoor Designs approaches each project as a creative opportunity. From initial sketch to completed project, we deliver creative designs that are “on concept”, on budget, and on time.
5 years as a designer at an engineering firm instilled the conviction that project management, customer service and quality materials are equally as important as creative vision. 12 years of experience collaborating with our family business resulted in countless timelessly functional installations. Faith in God leads us to treat others as we would like to be treated.
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Your driveway and back yard are two of the hardest working surfaces in your home. A professionally designed and installed brick paver driveway by Outdoor Designs will take your home’s curb appeal to the next level, and a unique backyard will become the focal point of your new favorite gathering space.
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FAMOUS ARTISTS’ HOUSES
We discover some of Europe’s most prominent artists, and the houses that inspired them
Claude Monet / Leonardo da Vinci / Pablo Picasso
A central alley bordered with pines separated it into two parts. Monet had the pines cut down, keeping only the two yews closest to the house to please Alice.
From this Clos Normand of about one hectare, Monet made a garden full of perspectives, symmetries and colours.
The land is divided into flowerbeds where flower clumps of different heights create volume. Fruit trees or ornamental trees dominate the climbing roses, the long -stemmed hollyhocks and the coloured banks of annuals. Monet mixed the simplest flowers (daisies and poppies) with the most rare varieties.
The central alley is covered over by iron arches on which climbing roses grow. Other rose trees cover the balustrade along the house. At the end of the summer nasturtiums invade the soil in the central alley.
Claude Monet did not like organized nor constrained gardens. He married flowers according to their colours and left them to grow rather freely.
With the passing years he developed a passion for botany, exchanging plants with his friends Clemenceau and Caillebotte. Always on the look-out for rare varieties, he bought young plants at great expense.
In 1893, ten years after his arrival at Giverny, Monet bought the piece of land neighbouring his property on the other side of the railway. It was crossed by a small brook, the Ru, which is a diversion of the Epte, a tributary of the Seine River. With the support of the prefecture, Monet had the first small pond dug ; even though his peasant neighbours were opposed. They were afraid that his strange plants would poison the water.
Later on the pond would be enlarged to its present day size. The water garden is full of asymmetries and curves. It is inspired by the Japanese gardens that Monet knew from the prints he collected avidly.
In this water garden you will find the famous Japanese bridge covered with wisterias, other smaller bridges, weeping willows, a bamboo wood and above all the famous nympheas which bloom all summer long. The pond and the surrounding vegetation form an enclosure separated from the surrounding countryside.
Never before had a painter so shaped his subjects in nature before painting them. And so he created his works twice. Monet would find his inspiration in this water garden for more than twenty years. After the Japanese bridge series, he would devote himself to the giant decorations of the Orangerie.
Always looking for mist and transparencies, Monet would dedicate himself less to flowers than to reflections in water, a kind of inverted world transfigured by the liquid element.


The Palladio Awards
There are presently no open calls for submissions.
The Palladio Awards Program honors outstanding achievement in traditional design. The program recognizes both individual designers and design teams whose work enhances the beauty and humane qualities of the built environment through creative interpretation or adaptation of design principles developed through 2,500 years of the Western architectural tradition. The Palladio Awards are the first and only national award for projects that show excellence in traditional design.
Who's Eligible: Architects, Interior Designers, Landscape Architects, Custom Builders, Developers and other design and building professionals are eligible to submit entries. Submissions can be from an individual or on behalf of a design team.
What's Eligible: The judges will consider completed projects in any of the 16 categories specified on the entry form. For the 2023 Palladio Awards, projects must have been completed between November 2017 and November 2022 (Landscape projects may have been completed as early as 2013. The project can be a complete building, landscape, streetscape, etc. The project can also be a significant sub-unit of a larger project (e.g., an interior) where the applicant had control over the entire design and/or execution of the sub-unit.
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Capt. Tony’s Daylight Cruise Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi landscape: Abu Dhabi’s landscape holds many surprises.
The Abu Dhabi landscape: Abu Dhabi’s landscape holds many surprises. Mangrove forests weave their path away from the city, bringing endless shocks of green to the turquoise waters of the Arabian Gulf. Gazelles and other antelope cruise through the desert outside the city, enhancing the scent of wilderness and wild flickering sand.
Arabian architecture provides the contrast, a dose of tradition standing alongside nature. There’s something serene and mystical about how it all comes together besides the Gulf, something that always makes for a relaxed afternoon of cruising.


Project NotesRestoration of 18 holes through use of vintage aerial photography. Greens restoration to original sizes, restoration of all bunkers, re-design/re-construction of tee complexes, removal of over 800 trees and restoration of 10+ acres of fairway. As a result of the work, Brookside won the first annual Golf Digest ''Best New Renovation'' award.
What They're Saying"Thanks to the restraint and interpretive skills of architect Brian Silva, Brookside is now one of America's best-restored Ross layouts from tee to green." Cybergolf.com Click Here to read about the "Best New Renovation" award from Golf Digest.
"As fond as you and I are of trees, we still must not lose sight of the fact that there is a limited place for them in golf." Donald Ross