YOUTH | Spritual Significance of Flowers - The Mother. 11 Creative Ways To Use Rope Lighting In The Garden. Rope lighting is one lighting element which can help create that final WOW moment we all want to achieve in our garden and landscape. They can add a sparkle and say… “Hey… psst… the party is over here!” If you are looking for some ways to bring that WOW moment to your garden by using rope lighting check out some of the ideas below. Before rushing out to buy any type of lighting take a walk around your garden and landscape. I’d recommend taking this tour when the sun is going down and bring along a pad to sketch on and your camera, iPad or smartphone to snap some images. Don’t forget to look up… and take advantage of putting lights on trees. Use your imagination, have fun, take it slow and watch how using rope lighting can transform a garden with “light at night!”
Now for some ideas… Highlight Walkways – Use rope lights to highlight walkways and sides of pavements. Highlight Steps or Stairs – Light up the steps leading to a deck or patio area. Image: source. 10 Easy Pieces: Rain Chains. Older 10 Easy Pieces: Rain Chains by Janet Hall Issue 8 · Water Crisis · February 26, 2014 Newer Issue 8 · Water Crisis · February 26, 2014 Share on email Downspouts are one of those items that homeowners like to ignore. Why not consider a rain chain? Above: Brooklyn-based architect Kim Hoyt hung rain chains in a townhouse garden in Boerum Hill. How do rain chains work? Here's our roundup of favorites: Link Style Rain Chains (Note: Link style, rather than cup-style rain chains, are recommended for climates with heavy snow.) Above: I am partial to the simple and utilitarian Stainless Steel Link Rain Chain.
Above: The Zen Loop Link Rain Chain is handmade of 3-inch copper rings; $119 for an 8.5-foot length at Gutter Supply. Above: Made of copper, an 8.5-foot length of Diamond Rain Chain is $108.95 from Japanese Style. Above: A Copper Link Rain Chain is appreciated for the patina it develops over time. Above: Monarch's Copper Teardrop Rain Chain; $75.99 for an 8.5-foot length chain through Amazon.
DIY PVC Vertical Strawberry Planter DIY Projects. Slot Together Pyramid Garden Planter. The corner slip joints for the first (base) tier are positioned 5 cm from the end of each plank and this measurement is used for the corners of all of the tiers. The slots for the tier above have been set at 20 cm in from the slots from the tier below, and again this measurement has been used throughout the construction of this planter. Only the slip joint slots at the corners of the lower tier need to be half the plank's width in depth, this is to allow all four sides to sit firmly on the ground. All of the remaining slots used in this planter have been set at a depth of 1/3rd of the planks width. Note that that the 1/2 depth slot is 5 cm from the end of the plank, and the 1/3 depth slot for the second tier is 20 cm in from the inside edge the first slot: It is important to remember that on all the slip joints you are working inwards so that you keep the dimensions and the slots in the correct place.
Growing things. Raised beds. Permaculture. I'm going to grow a... Urban Farm Tour with Will Allen. Knotty Farms. Articles | Simon MitchellSimon Mitchell | Articles from Simon Mitchell, the Green Scribe. This text was presented as a talk at the Sunrise Offgrid Festival August 2012: Soap Bubble Sky I offered to give a talk on Buckminster Fuller after Dan, an organiser for the festival, made an invitation on Facebook. Buckminster Fuller has certainly had an influence on my life and I wanted to share some of this with you. I discovered him for myself at art college when I started messing around with geodesic domes. How many of you have heard of Buckminster Fuller? Here is a well-known picture of him. Actually sometimes I think I look a bit like a tortoise too, so I was happy to find Buckminster Fuller because I knew I wasn’t the only person in the world who looked a bit like a tortoise. Buckminster Fuller was born on 12th July 1895 and lived for 88 years.
It wasn’t an easy read, but nestling there in the middle was a secret that changed my life. At this stage I would like us to look at some of the things he made: Dymaxion car: Dymaxion house: The development of this was called a Dymaxion House. (2) Facebook. (2) Facebook. (1) Facebook. Facebook. Facebook.