Welwyn Garden City

The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden here at UCLA provides visitors with a substantial amount of plant life. The garden contains plants from all over the world and from different environments. The presentation of this wild life gives visitors a sense of nature around the world but in deeper inspection one can see how unnatural this arrangement can be. While visiting a place like botanical gardens, one mostly is conscious of the natural processes of plants and wildlife, it is almost as one is…

from living in the city to living outside the city. Some of these aspects include technological changes in transportation, poor living conditions in cities, and a need for a more community-focused way of life. Five cities, in particular, will be examined to show the history of suburbia as well as show the relationships that each suburb has had on one another. Many political policies and acts have helped create a better platform for the formation of suburbs…

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…

starting a low budget Organic Vegetable Terrace garden” is mainly written to encourage people to use their empty corridor space or any other available space for growing plants which gives some yields for the kitchen.Organic Veg garden is good for healthy living as well as for…

What’s The Difference Between Krypton And Argon Gas In Windows? Of all the features in a new window, one of the things you might not have thought about is the kind of gas that is used between the glass window panes. Windows can have krypton or argon gas, which is more dense than oxygen. It helps provide additional insulation for your windows, with each type of gas having advantages and disadvantages. By understanding how these two gases are different, you can select the type that is best for…

A Place of the Heart Gardens are known for bringing beauty and color into people’s life and on many occasions they hold secrets to the creator's life. People plant their gardens to express themselves in a different way other than just words.The garden’s design or plants use can relate to certain aspects in a character's life. In the novel Samurai’s Garden, by Gail Tsukiyama, the author metaphorically compares the two very different gardens of Matsu and Sachi to show how they overcome their life…

The Revitalization of Eastlake, Ohio Eastlake started off as a small village and in 1951 it officially became a city in Northeast Ohio. Home to the Lake County Captains minor league baseball team, which brings in most of the city’s tourism. The population as of 2013 was 18,418, a 9.1% decrease since 2000 (Kamenov). In Eastlake, there are many buildings that have been abandoned by the owners and left to build up dust. Some examples of these buildings are the old Wal-Mart on Vine Street and the…