The document discusses creating a formal butterfly garden in a small front yard in Redondo Beach, California. It proposes a design for the yard that includes brick walkways and crushed rock paths arranged in a simple geometric pattern, with planting beds outlined by brick. The design aims to provide habitat for butterflies like the Common Buckeye by including plants that serve as hosts for caterpillars and sources of nectar for adults, while maintaining a neat, orderly appearance suitable for the home's style and neighborhood. Sketches illustrate how the design addresses the yard's dimensions and layout.
This document discusses designing small suburban gardens with California native plants. It focuses on using techniques like foreground, mid-ground and background plantings, as well as hardscaping, to make the garden appear larger than its actual size and provide visual interest. Specific design elements discussed include identifying views from the home, dividing the space into functional areas, using similar materials to unify the design, and employing principles of perspective to create the illusion of depth and distance.
The document provides information about a landscape designer, including their contact information, skills and experience. It summarizes several landscape design and installation projects the designer worked on for restaurants, residential properties, and housing developments in Minnesota. Details provided about the projects include their locations, involved parties, and design elements incorporated. The designer's proficiency with AutoCAD and other software is also mentioned.
This project called Greenage is a luxury residential development in Bangalore with state-of-the-art amenities. It has meticulously planned landscaping and facilities like a gym, terrace gardens, theatre, restaurant, and clubhouse. The project aims to provide an enriching lifestyle for residents and meet their daily needs. It also has convenient access to Hosur Highway.
This document summarizes Paris Wandler's portfolio from 2013, including projects for a concert venue located in a forest overlooking Lake Michigan, a market and sandwich shop located next to an existing restaurant, and the redesign of the interior of the Kohler Design Center. The concert venue is designed to take advantage of the natural landscape and integrate pathways connecting the building to trails. The market and shop are designed to showcase and sell locally grown produce while incorporating the restaurant next door. The Kohler Center redesign features a glass elevator and stairway as the focal point of the newly designed interior which highlights Kohler products throughout different levels of the building.
Pedder and Scampton Mini Brochure Domestic 23.03.09Gill_Scampton
Pedder and Scampton Architects is a small architecture practice based in North London that was established in 1998. They undertake a variety of projects including residential, community, and education projects ranging in cost from £50,000 to £1.5 million. Their residential work includes refurbishment, extension, and new construction projects, some involving listed buildings and conservation areas. They pride themselves on working closely with clients and maximizing space and budget.
Nadia Shafiq designed the interiors of a private family compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as the lead interior architect. The compound included a main villa, two junior villas, two girls' villas, a men's majlis, and a ladies' majlis. She worked with two junior architects and interior designers on her team, and collaborated with the lead architect to modify architectural designs and ensure coordination between design and construction teams. The project showcased successful collaboration between different departments.
The document discusses creating a formal butterfly garden in a small front yard in Redondo Beach, California. It proposes a design for the yard that includes brick walkways and crushed rock paths arranged in a simple geometric pattern, with planting beds outlined by brick. The design aims to provide habitat for butterflies like the Common Buckeye by including plants that serve as hosts for caterpillars and sources of nectar for adults, while maintaining a neat, orderly appearance suitable for the home's style and neighborhood. Sketches illustrate how the design addresses the yard's dimensions and layout.
This document discusses designing small suburban gardens with California native plants. It focuses on using techniques like foreground, mid-ground and background plantings, as well as hardscaping, to make the garden appear larger than its actual size and provide visual interest. Specific design elements discussed include identifying views from the home, dividing the space into functional areas, using similar materials to unify the design, and employing principles of perspective to create the illusion of depth and distance.
The document provides information about a landscape designer, including their contact information, skills and experience. It summarizes several landscape design and installation projects the designer worked on for restaurants, residential properties, and housing developments in Minnesota. Details provided about the projects include their locations, involved parties, and design elements incorporated. The designer's proficiency with AutoCAD and other software is also mentioned.
This project called Greenage is a luxury residential development in Bangalore with state-of-the-art amenities. It has meticulously planned landscaping and facilities like a gym, terrace gardens, theatre, restaurant, and clubhouse. The project aims to provide an enriching lifestyle for residents and meet their daily needs. It also has convenient access to Hosur Highway.
This document summarizes Paris Wandler's portfolio from 2013, including projects for a concert venue located in a forest overlooking Lake Michigan, a market and sandwich shop located next to an existing restaurant, and the redesign of the interior of the Kohler Design Center. The concert venue is designed to take advantage of the natural landscape and integrate pathways connecting the building to trails. The market and shop are designed to showcase and sell locally grown produce while incorporating the restaurant next door. The Kohler Center redesign features a glass elevator and stairway as the focal point of the newly designed interior which highlights Kohler products throughout different levels of the building.
Pedder and Scampton Mini Brochure Domestic 23.03.09Gill_Scampton
Pedder and Scampton Architects is a small architecture practice based in North London that was established in 1998. They undertake a variety of projects including residential, community, and education projects ranging in cost from £50,000 to £1.5 million. Their residential work includes refurbishment, extension, and new construction projects, some involving listed buildings and conservation areas. They pride themselves on working closely with clients and maximizing space and budget.
Nadia Shafiq designed the interiors of a private family compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as the lead interior architect. The compound included a main villa, two junior villas, two girls' villas, a men's majlis, and a ladies' majlis. She worked with two junior architects and interior designers on her team, and collaborated with the lead architect to modify architectural designs and ensure coordination between design and construction teams. The project showcased successful collaboration between different departments.
For project briefing schedule an appointment with Melchizedek & Salem at: Business Address: Level 4 Unit 1-2, CYA Centrum, Military Cut-Off, Kennon Road, Baguio City. Benguet. 2600
Or contact us at any of our given phone numbers:
Tel.No.:074.244.3919 | 0916.730.5172 | 0939.328.4929
PRC-REB Licensed Number: 0024334
HLURB Registration No.: NLR-A-12-19-081
This document provides details on several architectural projects in Cambodia. It describes a high-end resort development called Blue River Resort along a river in Kampot with various amenities including 35 private bungalows, an outdoor pool and restaurants. It also outlines plans for renovating an existing house into a restaurant called Eleven One Kitchen in Phnom Penh and installing an outdoor climbing wall at an apartment building in Sen Sok district. Concept proposals are presented for a sky bar with indoor and outdoor lounge areas to be constructed on the rooftop of the Blue River Resort.
This document provides information for a city council meeting regarding a request for design compatibility review and construction of a new single-family home at 223 Allen Street in Alamo Heights, Texas. The property requires seven variances for the proposed design. The variances were previously approved by the Board of Adjustment. The Architectural Review Board also approved the design and 100% demolition of the existing structure. The proposed new home would be a Spanish style single-story residence with some lower-level spaces and an attached garage. It includes a swimming pool, covered patio, and detached accessory structure.
1893 39th Street Oakland Landscape Design Presentation Hillary Huang
The document presents a landscape design plan for a residential area at 1853 38th Avenue in Oakland, CA. The objectives are to create a more functional and welcoming community area while improving aesthetics. The design proposes redesigning the parking area, main courtyard, and second courtyard to improve safety, circulation, and add low-maintenance vegetation. This includes adding a playground, seating areas, BBQ deck, and stone paths with plants to provide screening, shade, and color. The final product will be a set of rendered and scaled plans with planting and amenity information.
This document provides information about a new residential project called Ashiana Mulberry located in Gurgaon. It will include 2 and 3 bedroom apartments across towers ranging from 13 to 18 floors. Residents will have access to high-quality amenities such as a clubhouse with an indoor badminton court and home theater, gym, swimming pool, and kid's play area. Apartments will start at Rs. 55 lacs with payment plans and financing options available. The developer, Ashiana, is an experienced real estate company that has delivered over 34 lacs sqft of residential and commercial spaces for over 4,200 families across various projects over 28 years.
This document provides information about a proposed new furniture industrial village in China. It discusses several design principles for the village:
1. Opening up the deep building plans and creating shared outdoor spaces to improve the quality of working life. This includes roof gardens, courtyards, and outdoor clubs connected by walkways.
2. Responding to the mountainous terrain by designing buildings and roads that follow the natural land contours to minimize environmental impact.
3. Incorporating a variety of functions including factories, offices, housing, commercial areas, and public spaces to create a self-sufficient community rather than an isolated industrial district.
The document summarizes several houses designed by different architects:
1. The Fennell Residence in Portland, Oregon is a unique floating home designed by Robert Oshatz using curved wood beams to resemble ripples in a river.
2. The Conch Shell House in Isla Mujeres, Mexico designed by Octavio Ocampo is shaped like a seashell with interior decor incorporating seashells and coral.
3. Wingspread in Racine, Wisconsin is Frank Lloyd Wright's 1937 home featuring a central great hall with four wings radiating, extensive wood and brick work, and balconies.
The Lagniappe House was designed with a flexible floor plan that connects indoor and outdoor spaces. It applies the Cradle to Cradle concept through its orientation, materials, energy/water management, and passive survivability features. Young Aspirations/Young Artists, a non-profit, will provide murals and art for the exterior to empower inner-city youth. The house has front and rear porches, decks, and a landscaped yard to foster community and accommodate Louisiana culture.
This document discusses designing a water-wise garden for a backyard that still maintains a semi-formal and green appearance. It proposes a design that decreases the grass area by half while incorporating curved paths and beds planted with drought tolerant native plants. Specific plants are recommended that can tolerate some extra water near the remaining grass areas, such as common snowberry, Oregon grape, and dwarf plum trees. The document emphasizes planning the garden according to different water zones and choosing plants suited to each zone's water needs.
This document discusses container gardening with California native plants. It provides details on using climbing penstemon, California huckleberry, Oregon grape, and Cascade barberry as plants suited for containers in part shade. Guidelines are given for choosing potting soils, planting, caring for, and training the plants. Using repetition of plants, variety in shapes and colors, and filling vertical space are recommended design principles.
This document discusses using native plants as accents in container gardens. It describes how accents draw attention and balance a design. Native plants are suggested as accents because they provide habitat and a sense of place. Containers allow flexible placement of accents and showcase plants seasonally. The document provides examples of using bulbs, annuals, perennials and succulents in containers and discusses techniques like double potting for year-round color. Specific native plant suggestions as accents include various bulbs, grasses, buckwheats and succulents.
This document discusses using native plants as accents in container gardens. It provides tips for choosing containers and plants that will provide seasonal color throughout the year. Specifically, it recommends the "cache pot" or double potting method, where plants in smaller inner pots can be swapped out of decorative outer pots seasonally. Native bulbs, annuals, perennials and succulents are recommended choices that will bloom at different times. The document also advocates the "staging solution" of moving plants to the front that are most attractive during their blooming season.
This document discusses designing container gardens with California native plants. It provides examples of suitable native fern and herbaceous perennial plants for shady container gardens, including western sword fern, coastal wood fern, western lady fern, and great polemonium. The document emphasizes choosing a unifying theme, using foliage as a background, and repeating plants to tie the design together in limited space container gardens.
This document provides information on designing small butterfly gardens using containers. It discusses choosing appropriate container size and plants, as well as plant characteristics like size, water needs, and bloom time. Specifically, it examines using desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) and coastal gum plant (Grindelia stricta venulosa) in containers, noting their yellow flowers, drought tolerance, and ability to attract butterflies and pollinators. The document emphasizes using native plants suited for containers to provide food and habitat for local butterfly species.
This document provides information about designing butterfly gardens in containers. It discusses choosing appropriate container size and plants that attract butterflies. Specifically, it examines using desert marigold and coastal gum plant in a small container garden with three planters. Desert marigold is highlighted as a good choice because it blooms yellow flowers, needs little water, and provides habitat for butterflies. Coastal gum plant is also presented as an option for its drought tolerance, attractive flowers, and support of pollinators. The document emphasizes selecting native plants that provide food and habitat throughout the butterfly's lifecycle.
This document summarizes a presentation on using accent plants in garden design. It discusses how accent plants emphasize certain elements through contrasting colors, shapes, sizes or textures. Specifically, it recommends several cactus and succulent species native to California deserts that function well as accent plants due to their interesting forms, colorful foliage, seasonal flowers and ability to attract pollinators. One highlighted species is beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris), which produces large pink flowers and edible purple fruits.
The document discusses creating an espalier along a 30-35 foot long north-facing cinderblock wall. It considers using citrus trees like lemons, limes and tangerines trained in an informal fan pattern. A simple wire support system would be installed by drilling holes and inserting expansion shields to anchor eyebolts, with 12-14 gauge wire run between them. Branches would be loosely tied to the wires as the trees are trained over 5-7 years. This espalier would hide the unattractive wall while providing edible landscaping in a narrow space.
For project briefing schedule an appointment with Melchizedek & Salem at: Business Address: Level 4 Unit 1-2, CYA Centrum, Military Cut-Off, Kennon Road, Baguio City. Benguet. 2600
Or contact us at any of our given phone numbers:
Tel.No.:074.244.3919 | 0916.730.5172 | 0939.328.4929
PRC-REB Licensed Number: 0024334
HLURB Registration No.: NLR-A-12-19-081
This document provides details on several architectural projects in Cambodia. It describes a high-end resort development called Blue River Resort along a river in Kampot with various amenities including 35 private bungalows, an outdoor pool and restaurants. It also outlines plans for renovating an existing house into a restaurant called Eleven One Kitchen in Phnom Penh and installing an outdoor climbing wall at an apartment building in Sen Sok district. Concept proposals are presented for a sky bar with indoor and outdoor lounge areas to be constructed on the rooftop of the Blue River Resort.
This document provides information for a city council meeting regarding a request for design compatibility review and construction of a new single-family home at 223 Allen Street in Alamo Heights, Texas. The property requires seven variances for the proposed design. The variances were previously approved by the Board of Adjustment. The Architectural Review Board also approved the design and 100% demolition of the existing structure. The proposed new home would be a Spanish style single-story residence with some lower-level spaces and an attached garage. It includes a swimming pool, covered patio, and detached accessory structure.
1893 39th Street Oakland Landscape Design Presentation Hillary Huang
The document presents a landscape design plan for a residential area at 1853 38th Avenue in Oakland, CA. The objectives are to create a more functional and welcoming community area while improving aesthetics. The design proposes redesigning the parking area, main courtyard, and second courtyard to improve safety, circulation, and add low-maintenance vegetation. This includes adding a playground, seating areas, BBQ deck, and stone paths with plants to provide screening, shade, and color. The final product will be a set of rendered and scaled plans with planting and amenity information.
This document provides information about a new residential project called Ashiana Mulberry located in Gurgaon. It will include 2 and 3 bedroom apartments across towers ranging from 13 to 18 floors. Residents will have access to high-quality amenities such as a clubhouse with an indoor badminton court and home theater, gym, swimming pool, and kid's play area. Apartments will start at Rs. 55 lacs with payment plans and financing options available. The developer, Ashiana, is an experienced real estate company that has delivered over 34 lacs sqft of residential and commercial spaces for over 4,200 families across various projects over 28 years.
This document provides information about a proposed new furniture industrial village in China. It discusses several design principles for the village:
1. Opening up the deep building plans and creating shared outdoor spaces to improve the quality of working life. This includes roof gardens, courtyards, and outdoor clubs connected by walkways.
2. Responding to the mountainous terrain by designing buildings and roads that follow the natural land contours to minimize environmental impact.
3. Incorporating a variety of functions including factories, offices, housing, commercial areas, and public spaces to create a self-sufficient community rather than an isolated industrial district.
The document summarizes several houses designed by different architects:
1. The Fennell Residence in Portland, Oregon is a unique floating home designed by Robert Oshatz using curved wood beams to resemble ripples in a river.
2. The Conch Shell House in Isla Mujeres, Mexico designed by Octavio Ocampo is shaped like a seashell with interior decor incorporating seashells and coral.
3. Wingspread in Racine, Wisconsin is Frank Lloyd Wright's 1937 home featuring a central great hall with four wings radiating, extensive wood and brick work, and balconies.
The Lagniappe House was designed with a flexible floor plan that connects indoor and outdoor spaces. It applies the Cradle to Cradle concept through its orientation, materials, energy/water management, and passive survivability features. Young Aspirations/Young Artists, a non-profit, will provide murals and art for the exterior to empower inner-city youth. The house has front and rear porches, decks, and a landscaped yard to foster community and accommodate Louisiana culture.
This document discusses designing a water-wise garden for a backyard that still maintains a semi-formal and green appearance. It proposes a design that decreases the grass area by half while incorporating curved paths and beds planted with drought tolerant native plants. Specific plants are recommended that can tolerate some extra water near the remaining grass areas, such as common snowberry, Oregon grape, and dwarf plum trees. The document emphasizes planning the garden according to different water zones and choosing plants suited to each zone's water needs.
This document discusses container gardening with California native plants. It provides details on using climbing penstemon, California huckleberry, Oregon grape, and Cascade barberry as plants suited for containers in part shade. Guidelines are given for choosing potting soils, planting, caring for, and training the plants. Using repetition of plants, variety in shapes and colors, and filling vertical space are recommended design principles.
This document discusses using native plants as accents in container gardens. It describes how accents draw attention and balance a design. Native plants are suggested as accents because they provide habitat and a sense of place. Containers allow flexible placement of accents and showcase plants seasonally. The document provides examples of using bulbs, annuals, perennials and succulents in containers and discusses techniques like double potting for year-round color. Specific native plant suggestions as accents include various bulbs, grasses, buckwheats and succulents.
This document discusses using native plants as accents in container gardens. It provides tips for choosing containers and plants that will provide seasonal color throughout the year. Specifically, it recommends the "cache pot" or double potting method, where plants in smaller inner pots can be swapped out of decorative outer pots seasonally. Native bulbs, annuals, perennials and succulents are recommended choices that will bloom at different times. The document also advocates the "staging solution" of moving plants to the front that are most attractive during their blooming season.
This document discusses designing container gardens with California native plants. It provides examples of suitable native fern and herbaceous perennial plants for shady container gardens, including western sword fern, coastal wood fern, western lady fern, and great polemonium. The document emphasizes choosing a unifying theme, using foliage as a background, and repeating plants to tie the design together in limited space container gardens.
This document provides information on designing small butterfly gardens using containers. It discusses choosing appropriate container size and plants, as well as plant characteristics like size, water needs, and bloom time. Specifically, it examines using desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) and coastal gum plant (Grindelia stricta venulosa) in containers, noting their yellow flowers, drought tolerance, and ability to attract butterflies and pollinators. The document emphasizes using native plants suited for containers to provide food and habitat for local butterfly species.
This document provides information about designing butterfly gardens in containers. It discusses choosing appropriate container size and plants that attract butterflies. Specifically, it examines using desert marigold and coastal gum plant in a small container garden with three planters. Desert marigold is highlighted as a good choice because it blooms yellow flowers, needs little water, and provides habitat for butterflies. Coastal gum plant is also presented as an option for its drought tolerance, attractive flowers, and support of pollinators. The document emphasizes selecting native plants that provide food and habitat throughout the butterfly's lifecycle.
This document summarizes a presentation on using accent plants in garden design. It discusses how accent plants emphasize certain elements through contrasting colors, shapes, sizes or textures. Specifically, it recommends several cactus and succulent species native to California deserts that function well as accent plants due to their interesting forms, colorful foliage, seasonal flowers and ability to attract pollinators. One highlighted species is beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris), which produces large pink flowers and edible purple fruits.
The document discusses creating an espalier along a 30-35 foot long north-facing cinderblock wall. It considers using citrus trees like lemons, limes and tangerines trained in an informal fan pattern. A simple wire support system would be installed by drilling holes and inserting expansion shields to anchor eyebolts, with 12-14 gauge wire run between them. Branches would be loosely tied to the wires as the trees are trained over 5-7 years. This espalier would hide the unattractive wall while providing edible landscaping in a narrow space.
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The document discusses growing native plants in containers for edible and ornamental purposes. It describes several native plant species that are suitable for container gardens, including Miner's lettuce, Candyflower, Redmaids, and various mints and monkeyflowers. These plants provide food and aesthetic value while being low water and well-adapted to containers. The document encourages using native plant species in containers as alternatives to traditional salad greens and herbs throughout the seasons.
This talk was given as part of the Out of the Wilds and into Your Garden Series (2013) which covers California native plants suitable for S. California gardens.
The document provides information about creating habitat for birds in a small garden space. It discusses selecting native plants that provide food for different types of birds, including seed eaters, fruit eaters, and insect eaters. Specifically, it recommends the native Southern Honeysuckle vine as a good habitat plant because it blooms in spring, has sweet-scented flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies, and produces small red or yellow berries in late summer and fall that are eaten by birds. It also presents several design concepts for adding shade to an outdoor dining area, such as a grape arbor, retractable shade, or arbor without vines.
This document discusses sustainable gardening practices using California native plants. It provides information on several native plant species that can be incorporated into vegetable gardens, including Miner's lettuce, monkeyflower, suncups, redmaids, and evening primrose. These plants are easy to grow, attractive, and some can provide edible leaves or flowers. The document also discusses permaculture principles and how to design sustainable landscapes that consider inputs, outputs, and ecosystem functions.
This document provides information from a presentation on gardening with scented native plants. It discusses the importance of scented plants for attracting pollinators and their historical use in gardens. Specific native plant species that were highlighted include Palmer's penstemon, desert lily, desert mock verbena, and desert lantern for their fragrant flowers. The presentation explored how to best incorporate scented native plants into gardens to create beneficial habitat and discussed their care requirements.
The document describes the progression of a native garden called Mother Nature's Montrose Garden over several years from 2018-2022. It started with establishing native plants like a hedgerow in 2019. In subsequent years, more native shrubs, perennials and vegetables were planted, along with gravel paths. By 2022, the hedgerow had filled in and bare spots were left for ground-nesting animals, providing food and habitat for local wildlife.
The garden is a showcase of plants that thrive during different seasons of the year. In spring, tulips and daffodils bloom while summer brings tomatoes, peppers and flowers like zinnias and marigolds. The garden allows visitors to observe how the landscape changes throughout the year as different flowers, vegetables and trees transition between seasons.
Lance-leaf Coreopsis is a herbaceous perennial wildflower native to eastern North America and the Midwest. It has bright green, lacy foliage and produces numerous flat yellow ray and disc flowers from May through the warm season. It is drought tolerant and attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies. Lance-leaf Coreopsis is often used in mixed flower beds, prairie plantings, and near paths or vegetable gardens where it provides cover and food for birds. It requires full sun to part shade and any well-drained soil in water zones 2-3.
Sulfur-flowered buckwheat is a perennial sub-shrub native to western North America. It has rounded evergreen leaves and produces bright sulfur yellow flowers from late spring to summer that attract pollinators. It is drought tolerant and well-suited for hot, dry conditions in gardens, making it a sensible substitute for non-native water-wise plants. As a habitat plant, it provides food and cover for birds and small animals. Sulfur-flowered buckwheat requires full sun, rocky soil, very occasional water, and little other maintenance once established.
Redosier dogwood is a native shrub that grows well along streams, lakes, and forest openings throughout much of northern North America. It has upright stems, oval green leaves that turn yellow to purple in fall, and attractive red bark on young stems. Small white or cream flowers in late spring attract pollinators and produce small blue or white fruits that persist through winter providing food for birds. Redosier dogwood is often used for its winter color and fruit, and makes a good choice for hedges, wildlife habitat, or areas needing moisture tolerance like pond edges. It requires full sun to part shade and tolerates a variety of soil and water conditions with little other maintenance needed.
This document discusses the seasonal characteristics of the plant Krascheninnikovia lanata, noting that it flowers in winter, produces seeds in summer as a summer plant, grows new leaves, and its fall foliage and seeds are also mentioned, with a late fall mention of it being seen alongside Purple Coneflower.
Winterfat is a perennial sub-shrub native to western North America that grows from 1-3 feet tall. It has small, narrow gray-green leaves with wooly hairs that provide foliage year-round and turn gold in color. Small wind-pollinated flowers bloom late spring through summer. Winterfat is drought tolerant and can grow in a variety of soils and elevations from 1000-9000 feet. It requires full sun and little water once established. Winterfat provides excellent habitat for birds and winter browse for animals.
Bouteloua gracilis, commonly known as blue grama, is a warm season perennial grass native to North America. A cultivar of blue grama called 'Blond Ambition' was developed to have attractive blond-colored flowers and foliage throughout the growing season, making it a showier selection for ornamental grass gardens and drought-tolerant landscaping. 'Blond Ambition' remains a low-growing grass reaching only 6-12 inches in height.
Blue grama is a native perennial grass found throughout western North America. It grows 1-2 feet tall and wide, forming individual bunches or a turf-like sod. The fine-textured green leaves fade to tan during summer drought but green up again with rain. From May to August it produces red-purple flowers that form into seed-heads resembling tiny brushes. Blue grama can be used as an ornamental grass, in meadows, rock gardens, or as a low-maintenance native turf grass. It provides habitat and food for birds and butterflies.
This document discusses three cultivars of Philadelphus lewisii, or mock orange, that were planted and observed for one year in Montrose, Colorado. The cultivars discussed are 'Blizzard', which was planted and observed for one year, and 'Cheyenne', which was also planted and observed for one year.
This document discusses water zone (hydro-zone) gardening, which involves grouping plants together based on their water needs. This allows a gardener to save water by reducing irrigation in some areas while providing each plant with the water it requires. The document outlines four water zones based on annual precipitation: zone 1 for little to no irrigation (<10 inches/year), zone 2 for infrequent water (10-20 inches/year), zone 3 for occasional water (20-30 inches/year), and zone 4 for regular water (>30 inches/year). It provides examples of plant types and suitable irrigation methods for each zone. The document encourages gardeners to analyze their yard conditions and existing plant water needs to determine the best layout of
The document provides tips for planting native plants successfully. It recommends moistening the soil before planting. It also suggests digging a hole slightly wider than the plant's pot and not amending the soil. The tips include gently removing the plant from the pot, loosening its roots, ensuring the potting soil is level with the ground, firmly filling in the hole with soil, and watering in the new plant.
Epilobium canum is a species of flowering plant known as Hummingbird Trumpet. It is a perennial herb native to western North America that grows upright stems up to 3 feet tall. The plant produces tubular red flowers in summer that attract hummingbirds and other pollinators.
Chocolate flower is a perennial herb native to parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. It grows 1-2 feet tall and wide, with gray-green leaves and sunflower-like yellow flowers that open during cool parts of the day, emitting a scent of dark chocolate. It is drought tolerant, requiring full sun and well-drained soil, and attracts pollinators like hummingbirds. It makes a good choice for hot, dry gardens as a border plant, in rock gardens, or to attract wildlife.
Mentha arvensis, commonly known as wild mint or field mint, is a species of mint that grows wild in fields and other grassy areas in much of Europe, Asia, North America, and North Africa. It is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows from a creeping rhizome system and produces pink or white flowers and aromatic leaves that have a minty scent similar to cultivated mint varieties. The leaves and flowering tops are sometimes used fresh or dried as a culinary herb to flavor foods and beverages.
Wild mint is a perennial herb that spreads via rhizomes to form large colonies. It has bright green, crinkled leaves with a strong mint scent and tiny white to pink bell-shaped flowers. Wild mint grows well in moist areas at higher elevations and spreads easily, so it is best grown in containers. It can be used to make tea or flavor cooking and repels insects. Bees and butterflies are attracted to its nectar and it provides good habitat for birds. Wild mint requires full sun, tolerates a range of soil pH, and regular watering.
Golden currant is a shrub in the gooseberry family that produces yellow flowers in early spring followed by small red berries. It grows 3 to 5 feet tall and prefers partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Golden currant provides early nectar for pollinators and its fall foliage color ranges from yellow to orange.
Silver buffaloberry is a shrub native to western North America. It produces edible berries and its leaves are used medicinally by some Native American tribes. The document provides a one sentence description of the plant Shepherdia argentea and indicates it is from the year 2019.
You may be stressed about revealing your cancer diagnosis to your child or children.
Children love stories and these often provide parents with a means of broaching tricky subjects and so the ‘The Secret Warrior’ book was especially written for CANSA TLC, by creative writer and social worker, Sally Ann Carter.
Find out more:
https://cansa.org.za/resources-to-help-share-a-parent-or-loved-ones-cancer-diagnosis-with-a-child/
As we navigate through the ebbs and flows of life, it is natural to experience moments of low motivation and dwindling passion for our goals.
However, it is important to remember that this is a common hurdle that can be overcome with the right strategies in place.
In this guide, we will explore ways to rekindle the fire within you and stay motivated towards your aspirations.
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Procrastination is a common challenge that many individuals face when it comes to completing tasks and achieving goals. It can hinder productivity and lead to feelings of stress and frustration.
However, with the right strategies and mindset, it is possible to overcome procrastination and increase productivity.
In this article, we will explore the causes of procrastination, how to recognize the signs of procrastination in oneself, and effective strategies for overcoming procrastination and boosting productivity.
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