Botanical garden

What kind of soil structure that supports the growth of garden landscaping? The structure of the soil fertile and flat is coveted for each kind of garden landscaping. But for those of you that have outdoor areas like slopes, how to make garden landscaping? What is the area of hillside garden landscaping can be made? Of course it can, although the contours of the land are like that, you can still create a garden or often called the hillside landscaping. But when you happen to have to make the…

A well-planned garden by Mike Carruthers of Carruthers Landscaping www.carrutherslandscaping.ca will add to your property’s value – and curb appeal. But not just a couple of hastily cut out flower beds with a few annuals thrown into it. These days, a home’s yard(s) may become an extension of the lifestyle of the homeowners. With discussion and proper planning, your garden can be transformed into practical living/lifestyle space for you and your family. An oasis need not be only well-manicured…

The community garden on campus teaches the community to care for the earth. Meanwhile, this properly teaches them new skills such as gardening, and harvesting the plants. Visiting the garden was a beautiful and delightful experience, the women who told us about the garden were extremely sweet and informative. They advised us on the best season to plant and garden specific vegetables. Gardens such as this one bring people together; likewise our garden is a calm, and happy environment for people.…

In the article "A place to Encounter Natural and Social Diversity," from Childhood in the Garden written by John Nimmo and Beth Hallett, took me in the world of gardening. "The garden is a familiar place tamed by humans to serve social purpose such as growing food," (Nimmo, & Hallett. 2008 pg32) with that concept in mind the "Growing a Green Generation" project began. The project was to engage infants through kindergarten in the natural world, and offer the opportunity to learn skills and…

In trying to plan a home garden it made me realize as to how much planning needs to go into it. One of the first steps that need to be taken is deciding how big of a garden you want as well as to how you will organize your plots. Once you have decided that the next step one should take is deciding what crops you want to grow. Depending on the crops that you choose may affect how you wish to lay out your garden. Once you know what crops you wish to grow you than need to decide how you will manage…

estate of Mr. Rand could be interpreted as being the garden of Eden. Chance was never taught formal and informal societal norms. It can be interpreted in the Christian tradition that Chance never bit into the Apple from the tree of knowledge and not having done that he remained free of the limitations of knowledge and the sin that comes from it. Chance was Prophet Adam who never took the bite of the apple and thus, never had to leave the garden of Eden. Chance was also not successfully tempted…

uses plants to promote individual mental, physical, and emotional health. While horticultural therapy can be used for a wide range of people, horticultural therapy can specifically help with people who are suffering with dementia. In the article, “Gardens That Care: Planning Outdoor Environments for People with Dementia,” by the An Australian Government Initiative, “dementia is a broad term used to describe a loss in memory, intellect, rationality, social skills, and normal emotional reactions…

Japanese garden is never done, it's always a work in progress. The basic framework to get started consists of textures, colors, and foliage indigenous to Japan. These gardens work well on any scale, from using the entire yard to building a small Zen corner for a quiet retreat. Try bamboo hedging to accent a large tree or isolate your Japanese section. Bamboo may also be used to compliment an existing waterfall by replacing a traditional spigot with one made of a hollow bamboo shoot. Garden…

Huntington Gardens Response The Chinese and Japanese Gardens at Huntington are two of the most unique sites that I have ever visited. As soon as I walked into both, I felt completely immersed in their respective cultures. In our studies of Japanese Culture, we discussed the attachment that the Japanese felt to nature prior to their period of modernization. This reverence for nature is clear in their attention to detail throughout the Japanese Garden. For example, the Japanese House blends…

Allowing Renegade (Gardens) Saint Louis is home to “about 10,000 parcels of vacant land that have come to public ownership involuntarily through tax foreclosure”(Land). A majority of these vacant properties are in low-income neighborhoods, the residents of which, live at least a half mile (often more) away from a grocery store with fresh produce. Saint Louis as a result, is barren, as outlined by the graph provided by the USDA Economic Research Service (pictured right). This type of barrenness…