Cool-Season Vegetables: How to Grow Brussels Sprouts
Either you love Brussels sprouts or you despise them; there seems to be no in between. If you like them, then they are an intriguing addition to a cool-season garden, with their 2- to 3-foot-long stalks covered with miniature cabbage-like heads. Brussels cabbage is another name for these plants. They are among the cool-season crops […]
Assessing the Roots of Layout
“The artwork aren’t solely shaped by errant genius from historical circumstances and idiosyncratic private experience. The roots of their inspiration date back in deep background to the genetic origins of the human brain, and so are permanent.” — E. O. Wilson This quotation comes from the next chapter of Lance Hosey’s 2012 book The Shape […]
Energy-Efficient, 'Lean' House at Maine
As a developer, it can be complicated to construct a new house if you don’t have a buyer however. “You’ve got to envision fake customers and what their needs will probably be,” says architect David Matero. In cases like this, he teamed up with a group of developers and real estate agents to advertise sustainable, […]
5 Purple-Leaf Majesties of Shrubs
Trends in plants come and go, but if there is one that appears to get settled into the modern gardening mainstream, it’s shrubs with purple foliage. I, for one, am glad. There was a time when (gasp!) I was not wild about plants with colorful foliage, but purple blossoms were my gateway, and therefore, they […]
Evoke Laid-Back Style With Bamboo Curtain Rods
Beautiful, exotic and ecofriendly, bamboo is often utilized in home furnishings — from flooring to furniture. Curtain rods are a great spot to integrate this wood to your property. Bamboo curtain sticks come an assortment of colours and are lighter than most wood and iron sticks, creating a laid-back appeal that’s perfect not just for […]
Sawtooth Roofs Help Homes Look Sharp
In undergraduate architecture faculty, most of the studios I inhabited had sawtooth skylights that faced north, bringing direct light to the big spaces. The result of the sawtooth form — where vertical and weathered surfaces alternative — wasn’t just a distinctive exterior profile for all those studios, but also a fairly industrial interior of stainless […]
Arbor
A freestanding garden structure, typically with an arch and a lattice, an arbor creates a doorway or focal point for climbing plants. JSL Exteriors Landscape Design/Build The vertical walls are created out of lattice, along with the curving branches above it are typical of an arbor. HOPE DESIGNS This picket fence includes a traditional gated […]
Paint a Garden Delightful With Iris
There is much more to an iris compared to its pretty face. These flowers work twice by providing textural contrast contrary to the normal round garden crops and producing beautiful blooms at the conclusion of their year. Whether you prefer the sturdy and magnificent Siberian iris or the dainty and delicate Japanese and Pacific Coast […]
Fresh Color Duo: Maritime Blue and Green
Two new trends are hot for spring and summer: a maritime look, achieved via white and blue stripes, and colors of green. Interestingly, both of these aesthetics wed very well together. Here are ways to balance the trends according to your preference and a couple of suggestions to assist you complete the appearance. Jessica Bennett […]
How to Curate Kids' Artwork
As anybody who has children will tell you, their busy little hands may produce enough crayon sketches and fingerpaint frescoes in a single day to pay your fridge twice over. Instead of running to the store for more magnets or squeezing their creations into a shoebox, why not give children’s art the same pride of […]