Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. One of the few popular apple wine restaurants with yard garden is the `Lorsbacher Tal`.
Garden buffs might well recognize and relish Bougainvilleas, Hibiscus and Orchids, while food buffs will taste exotic tropical fruits and sea dishes. A traditional girl-only party could be a Sunday brunch, a midweek lunch or an afternoon tea garden party. As early as the 8th century BC garlic was growing in the garden of Babylon. If it`s a small garden that may be feasible but for large gardens or yards, the cost is prohibitive, or possibly not practical.
Japanese Garden of MonacoBy Lara CiocHave you ever seen an authentic Japanese garden? Well, I had the chance of seeing the one in Monaco and was really impressed too. , is an educator, freelance writer, garden consultant, and author of the book The Healing Garden: A Place Of Peace Gardening For The Soil, Gardening For The Soul. " "God needed another flower for his garden. A water garden isn`t a garden without plants.
We had a large garden and some fruit trees. While we will discuss this in other articles as well, planning your water garden around the lay of your land is important. Fill the rest of the sprayer with flat beer, and spray the solution over your garden beds.
Many commercial garden products like pesticides, fungicides or wood preservatives, can wreck havoc in the form of dangerous poisoning, not just on pest and bugs, but in the inevitable foods you`re growing that will end up in your stomach. An avid gardener, he insisted on a final trip to his country house to see his garden one last time. Garry John is a regular contributor to garden websites such as uk greenhouses.
Turn over the garden soil late in the season while amending with organic matter such as leaves, compost, or well-rotted manure. Her latest how-to guide Attracting Butterflies to Your Home and Garden is now available on her web site.
Like I said above in `Sitting space`, a mini dining table or wicker table-chair set in your garden or under a tree in the backyard is a lovely idea. Without quality seeds it would be impossible to have a beautiful garden.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Window Box Gardening Tips And Techniques
By Mary Hanna
In this country, window box gardening offers apartment dwellers
the enjoyment of container gardening from within or without. If
you live in just one room or on a very small property, you, too,
can have a window box garden filled in spring with pansies and
primroses, in summer with petunias or fuchsias, and in fall with
chrysanthemums. In winter, greens and berries, like bittersweet
or California pepper berries with pine, give color. English Ivy
will provide trailing green all winter if kept out of the wind.
For the best results in a window box gardens, the box ought to
be at least three to four feet long but not more than six feet.
If larger, it is way too heavy to suspend and secure properly,
and it cannot be lifted easily, even by two people. Boxes
resting on broad window ledges and on firm porch railings might
be eight feet long, but hardly more since moving them becomes
too hazardous. Keep to a minimum depth of eight to nine inches,
with a width of ten to twelve inches across the top. Of course,
lengths must vary according to the window, or series of windows
or railing to be decorated with window box gardening.
The most common material for window box gardens is wood.
California redwood becomes a neutral gray if not painted, and
cypress will last for years. Cedar is recommended, as is a good
grade of white pine. Other materials include metals, which are
attractive and, for the most part, light in weight. However,
they have the disadvantage of conducting heat, thus overheating
the soil in your window box garden. Other suitable and durable
lightweight materials are plastic, fiberglass, spun glass, and
Gardenglas.
If you are handy with tools, you can make your own window boxes
of wood, following instructions in pamphlets from your nursery
or garden center. Whatever plan you follow, get boards one to
one and a quarter inches thick. (Thinner boards will warp and
offer little insulation against summer heat.) To fasten, rely on
brass screws rather than nails, which in a few years may push
out and cause a box to fall apart. To make corners secure,
reinforce with angle irons. Be sure to provide enough drainage
holes in the bottom for water to pass through freely. Space
half-inch holes six to eight inches apart when building your
window box gardens.
When boxes are completed, treat the insides with a preservative
to prevent rotting. Cuprinol or some other non-toxic material is
excellent, but avoid creosote which is poisonous to plants.
After the preservative has dried, apply at least two coats of
good paint or stain.
Select a color which will not detract from the plants.
Traditional dark green is satisfactory, though commonplace,
unless you use a tint like apple green. Have in mind the colors
of the flowers, especially of plants that trail over the sides.
Dark flowers do not show up against dark paint. The same is true
of white flowers against light surfaces, as white petunias
against white or pale yellow boxes.
To hold window box gardens securely, use bolts or lag screws
and treat them beforehand to prevent rusting. Leave an inch or
so of space between the window box garden and house for the
movement of air. If the box garden is to rest on a terrace or
other solid surface, raise them on cleats or set up on bricks or
blocks of wood so drainage holes won't become clogged. Some
space under boxes is also important for air circulation, which
will dry up run-off water.
When you plant a window box garden, put an inch layer of broken
flower pots, crushed brick, small stones or pebbles over the
bottom to enable water to escape freely through the openings.
Above this, spread a piece of wet burlap or a layer of moist
sphagnum moss, old leaves, hard coal clinkers or cinders to
prevent soil from washing into the drainage area.
All plants in window box gardening need rich soil for luxuriant
growth. Space larger kinds—geraniums, coleus, and fuchsias-eight
to ten inches apart; smaller kinds—lobelias, annual phlox, wax
begonias, sweet alyssum, and browallia—six inches apart. An
eight-inch-wide box accommodates two rows of plants, with the
tall ones in back and the low ones along the front. Boxes, ten
inches wide, take three rows of plants, tall, medium, and low
for edging.
After planting, spread an inch mulch of peat moss or other
mulch over the soil to delay drying out and keep weeds in check.
In a month, give a liquid fertilizer and follow up with feedings
every seven to ten days. Foliage fertilizers can also be
applied, but only as a supplement to root feeding.
The choice of plants for window box gardens is limited only by
size. Plants over a foot high do not look well unless boxes are
exceptionally large. Otherwise, you can grow almost anything you
want. For early spring, you might start with Dutch flower bulbs.
In cold regions, these can be purchased already grown, or you
can raise your own.
Try hyacinths with pansies or early tulips or daffodils
interplanted with grape hyacinths, or basket-of-gold and arabis
with scillas, chionodoxas, or leucojum. Include some English
daisies and sweet-smelling wall flowers, so common in window box
gardening in Western Europe. Violas, blue phlox, aubretia, and
forget-me-nots are other possibilities.
The favorite plant in window box gardening is the geranium—red
or pink for white, cream, or light or dark blue boxes; white for
brown, blue, or red boxes. The familiar trailing variegated
vinca is excellent with them. Thriving in sun or shade, the
vinca needs constant pinching to prevent it from becoming too
long. English and German ivies are other trailers for sun or
shade. In the sun, low annuals, dwarf marigolds, lobelias and
verbenas make nice edgings as does sweet alyssum, in white,
purple or lavender. Petunias vie with geraniums in popularity,
and any kind can be planted, though the balcony types have the
advantage of trailing gracefully over the sides of the window
box garden.
In shade that is open to the sky, as on the north side of a
house, coleus grows superbly, with white-and-green kinds a
handsome contrast for those with red-and-pink leaves. Coleus
luxuriates in a rich soil and requires plenty of moisture. Pinch
to keep bushy, and to improve appearance remove the spiked blue
flowers, unless you especially like them. The Trailing Queen
coleus is one of the best.
Other shade-tolerant trailing plants include English ivy and
its varieties, creeping jenny, Kenilworth ivy, creeping fig,
German ivy, variegated gill-over-the-ground, myrtle, wandering
Jew, zebrina, achimenes, chlorophytum, star of Bethlehem or
Italian bellflower, and strawberry begonia.
These are just a few hints on planting your window box gardens.
Be creative with colors and texture. Window box gardening, so
much like container gardening, will become your next favorite
hobby.
Happy Window Box Gardening!
Copyright © 2006 Mary Hanna All Rights Reserved.
This article may be distributed freely on your website and in
your ezines, as long as this entire article, copyright notice,
links and the resource box are unchanged.
About the Author: Mary Hanna is an aspiring herbalist who lives
in Central Florida. This allows her to grow gardens inside and
outside year round. She has published other articles on
Cruising, Gardening and Cooking. Visit her websites at
http://www.GardeningHerb.com
http://www.CruiseTravelDirectory.com and
http://www.ContainerGardeningSecrets.com
Source: http://www.isnare.com
In this country, window box gardening offers apartment dwellers
the enjoyment of container gardening from within or without. If
you live in just one room or on a very small property, you, too,
can have a window box garden filled in spring with pansies and
primroses, in summer with petunias or fuchsias, and in fall with
chrysanthemums. In winter, greens and berries, like bittersweet
or California pepper berries with pine, give color. English Ivy
will provide trailing green all winter if kept out of the wind.
For the best results in a window box gardens, the box ought to
be at least three to four feet long but not more than six feet.
If larger, it is way too heavy to suspend and secure properly,
and it cannot be lifted easily, even by two people. Boxes
resting on broad window ledges and on firm porch railings might
be eight feet long, but hardly more since moving them becomes
too hazardous. Keep to a minimum depth of eight to nine inches,
with a width of ten to twelve inches across the top. Of course,
lengths must vary according to the window, or series of windows
or railing to be decorated with window box gardening.
The most common material for window box gardens is wood.
California redwood becomes a neutral gray if not painted, and
cypress will last for years. Cedar is recommended, as is a good
grade of white pine. Other materials include metals, which are
attractive and, for the most part, light in weight. However,
they have the disadvantage of conducting heat, thus overheating
the soil in your window box garden. Other suitable and durable
lightweight materials are plastic, fiberglass, spun glass, and
Gardenglas.
If you are handy with tools, you can make your own window boxes
of wood, following instructions in pamphlets from your nursery
or garden center. Whatever plan you follow, get boards one to
one and a quarter inches thick. (Thinner boards will warp and
offer little insulation against summer heat.) To fasten, rely on
brass screws rather than nails, which in a few years may push
out and cause a box to fall apart. To make corners secure,
reinforce with angle irons. Be sure to provide enough drainage
holes in the bottom for water to pass through freely. Space
half-inch holes six to eight inches apart when building your
window box gardens.
When boxes are completed, treat the insides with a preservative
to prevent rotting. Cuprinol or some other non-toxic material is
excellent, but avoid creosote which is poisonous to plants.
After the preservative has dried, apply at least two coats of
good paint or stain.
Select a color which will not detract from the plants.
Traditional dark green is satisfactory, though commonplace,
unless you use a tint like apple green. Have in mind the colors
of the flowers, especially of plants that trail over the sides.
Dark flowers do not show up against dark paint. The same is true
of white flowers against light surfaces, as white petunias
against white or pale yellow boxes.
To hold window box gardens securely, use bolts or lag screws
and treat them beforehand to prevent rusting. Leave an inch or
so of space between the window box garden and house for the
movement of air. If the box garden is to rest on a terrace or
other solid surface, raise them on cleats or set up on bricks or
blocks of wood so drainage holes won't become clogged. Some
space under boxes is also important for air circulation, which
will dry up run-off water.
When you plant a window box garden, put an inch layer of broken
flower pots, crushed brick, small stones or pebbles over the
bottom to enable water to escape freely through the openings.
Above this, spread a piece of wet burlap or a layer of moist
sphagnum moss, old leaves, hard coal clinkers or cinders to
prevent soil from washing into the drainage area.
All plants in window box gardening need rich soil for luxuriant
growth. Space larger kinds—geraniums, coleus, and fuchsias-eight
to ten inches apart; smaller kinds—lobelias, annual phlox, wax
begonias, sweet alyssum, and browallia—six inches apart. An
eight-inch-wide box accommodates two rows of plants, with the
tall ones in back and the low ones along the front. Boxes, ten
inches wide, take three rows of plants, tall, medium, and low
for edging.
After planting, spread an inch mulch of peat moss or other
mulch over the soil to delay drying out and keep weeds in check.
In a month, give a liquid fertilizer and follow up with feedings
every seven to ten days. Foliage fertilizers can also be
applied, but only as a supplement to root feeding.
The choice of plants for window box gardens is limited only by
size. Plants over a foot high do not look well unless boxes are
exceptionally large. Otherwise, you can grow almost anything you
want. For early spring, you might start with Dutch flower bulbs.
In cold regions, these can be purchased already grown, or you
can raise your own.
Try hyacinths with pansies or early tulips or daffodils
interplanted with grape hyacinths, or basket-of-gold and arabis
with scillas, chionodoxas, or leucojum. Include some English
daisies and sweet-smelling wall flowers, so common in window box
gardening in Western Europe. Violas, blue phlox, aubretia, and
forget-me-nots are other possibilities.
The favorite plant in window box gardening is the geranium—red
or pink for white, cream, or light or dark blue boxes; white for
brown, blue, or red boxes. The familiar trailing variegated
vinca is excellent with them. Thriving in sun or shade, the
vinca needs constant pinching to prevent it from becoming too
long. English and German ivies are other trailers for sun or
shade. In the sun, low annuals, dwarf marigolds, lobelias and
verbenas make nice edgings as does sweet alyssum, in white,
purple or lavender. Petunias vie with geraniums in popularity,
and any kind can be planted, though the balcony types have the
advantage of trailing gracefully over the sides of the window
box garden.
In shade that is open to the sky, as on the north side of a
house, coleus grows superbly, with white-and-green kinds a
handsome contrast for those with red-and-pink leaves. Coleus
luxuriates in a rich soil and requires plenty of moisture. Pinch
to keep bushy, and to improve appearance remove the spiked blue
flowers, unless you especially like them. The Trailing Queen
coleus is one of the best.
Other shade-tolerant trailing plants include English ivy and
its varieties, creeping jenny, Kenilworth ivy, creeping fig,
German ivy, variegated gill-over-the-ground, myrtle, wandering
Jew, zebrina, achimenes, chlorophytum, star of Bethlehem or
Italian bellflower, and strawberry begonia.
These are just a few hints on planting your window box gardens.
Be creative with colors and texture. Window box gardening, so
much like container gardening, will become your next favorite
hobby.
Happy Window Box Gardening!
Copyright © 2006 Mary Hanna All Rights Reserved.
This article may be distributed freely on your website and in
your ezines, as long as this entire article, copyright notice,
links and the resource box are unchanged.
About the Author: Mary Hanna is an aspiring herbalist who lives
in Central Florida. This allows her to grow gardens inside and
outside year round. She has published other articles on
Cruising, Gardening and Cooking. Visit her websites at
http://www.GardeningHerb.com
http://www.CruiseTravelDirectory.com and
http://www.ContainerGardeningSecrets.com
Source: http://www.isnare.com
Friday, August 17, 2007
A Brief History of Modern Garden Design
By Natalie Aranda
Modern garden design has a very long history and all the years of garden design have played into the current trends. The first gardens that were planted purely for visual enjoyment date back to the 1500s in Egypt. There are paintings on Egyptian tombs that reflect gardens that were simply beautiful and not necessarily for food purposes. These drawings show ponds surrounded by palms and acacias. Other famous gardens from long ago include the hanging gardens of Babylon and the paradise garden of Persia. There are many mentions of gardens throughout old texts from Aristotle to others. As a result, the garden design we have today has lots of different influences from hundreds of years of gardens.
Zen gardens from China and Japan and villa gardens from Italy all developed from these original gardens. English landscape gardens and French parterres were also influenced. As a result, all of these garden styles have influenced today’s modern gardens as well. A little bit of style and technique is taken from each garden to create a completely modern look and style. Today’s gardens frequently have vinyl fencing as well to protect them or interlocking pavers that act as stepping stones rather than actual stones as the old gardens had. Vinyl fencing is new in gardens because before only wooden or steel fences were available. But, the new vinyl fencing is outstanding because it enhances a garden and is easy to clean not to mention lasts forever
Flower gardens became incredibly popular throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and today they remain so. Interestingly enough, but the gardens of the 20th century also resulted in city planning. There are a lot of interesting facts about gardening and how it started as well as how it ended up in today’s modern designs. Of course, just because modern gardens have been influenced so much by the past does not mean they are like the gardens of the past. Instead, modern gardens reflect elements that have been inspired from past gardens as well as different trends that have recently been implemented thanks to new design techniques and technology. Modern gardening really has been influenced by many different things and as each day passes there will be more changes in gardening.
Natalie Aranda writes about gardening. A little bit of style and technique is taken from each garden to create a completely modern look and style. Today’s gardens frequently have vinyl fencing as well to protect them or interlocking pavers that act as stepping stones rather than actual stones as the old gardens had. Vinyl fencing is new in gardens because before only wooden or steel fences were available.
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Modern garden design has a very long history and all the years of garden design have played into the current trends. The first gardens that were planted purely for visual enjoyment date back to the 1500s in Egypt. There are paintings on Egyptian tombs that reflect gardens that were simply beautiful and not necessarily for food purposes. These drawings show ponds surrounded by palms and acacias. Other famous gardens from long ago include the hanging gardens of Babylon and the paradise garden of Persia. There are many mentions of gardens throughout old texts from Aristotle to others. As a result, the garden design we have today has lots of different influences from hundreds of years of gardens.
Zen gardens from China and Japan and villa gardens from Italy all developed from these original gardens. English landscape gardens and French parterres were also influenced. As a result, all of these garden styles have influenced today’s modern gardens as well. A little bit of style and technique is taken from each garden to create a completely modern look and style. Today’s gardens frequently have vinyl fencing as well to protect them or interlocking pavers that act as stepping stones rather than actual stones as the old gardens had. Vinyl fencing is new in gardens because before only wooden or steel fences were available. But, the new vinyl fencing is outstanding because it enhances a garden and is easy to clean not to mention lasts forever
Flower gardens became incredibly popular throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and today they remain so. Interestingly enough, but the gardens of the 20th century also resulted in city planning. There are a lot of interesting facts about gardening and how it started as well as how it ended up in today’s modern designs. Of course, just because modern gardens have been influenced so much by the past does not mean they are like the gardens of the past. Instead, modern gardens reflect elements that have been inspired from past gardens as well as different trends that have recently been implemented thanks to new design techniques and technology. Modern gardening really has been influenced by many different things and as each day passes there will be more changes in gardening.
Natalie Aranda writes about gardening. A little bit of style and technique is taken from each garden to create a completely modern look and style. Today’s gardens frequently have vinyl fencing as well to protect them or interlocking pavers that act as stepping stones rather than actual stones as the old gardens had. Vinyl fencing is new in gardens because before only wooden or steel fences were available.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Garden Water Fountains and Safety for Kids
Author: Elizabeth Jean
Just because you have children or frequent visits from children doesn't mean you can't have a lovely garden pool or a water fountain complete with safety for kids. Consider something like a garden fountain surrounded with stones that has no pooling water in which a little one can come to harm.
Safety for Kids is a Valid Concern
One of the biggest concerns about water gardening or a water fountain is the safety of kids. A toddler can drown in just an inch of water or in a partly filled 5-gallon bucket. No wonder that parents, grandparents, and neighbors are fearful around any kind of garden fountain. No garden fountain can be made absolutely childproof, but there are a number of ways you can make yours safer. Shallow pools and garden fountains designed for safety and have strategically placed boulders, and fencing help children and garden fountains to coexist with less worry. Of course, you should never leave children unattended even around shallow water or the most carefully designed water feature.
No Garden Water Fountain is Childproof
Keep in mind that safety for kids is dependent somewhat on age-a garden that is safe for older children may not be safe for toddlers. You may feel confident that a 5-year-old is safe near a half-whiskey-barrel tub garden, but don't expect an 18-month-old to be.
Even 8-and 9-year-olds should be supervised near garden water fountain that have 3 feet or more of water. It's a mistake to believe you can create a large pond and train children to stay away from it. The same attractions that draw adults to splashing water, pretty fish, and the joy of dangling a hand in cool water also entice the best-behaved children. And even well trained children have friends or neighbors who will be drawn to your garden fountain.
Although you should make sure your homeowner's insurance will cover a water garden fountain accident, the best approach is to design the garden water fountain with safety for kids in mind so that tragedy doesn't happen in the first place.
Fencing Ensures Safety for Kids Around Garden Water Fountains
A fence, as long as it surrounds the pool and has a childproof or locked gate allows you to have peace of mind with any kind of water garden that you want. Pretty picket fencing, 6-foot privacy fencing, and stucco or adobe walls-all can keep young visitors out of harm's way. However, before building a fence, check your local building codes. Your community may require a certain type of fencing.
Depth
By controlling the depth of your garden water fountain , keeping it to an inch or less, you can improve its safety. Fill fountain gardens and tub gardens with attractive stones so a child’s face cannot be submerged.
Height
Fountains can be made relatively safe by building the bottom tiers too high for toddlers to tip into; walls should be at least 2 to 3 feet high. Similarly, a wall fountain is a less likely threat if its basin is higher than a toddler's head. Above ground pools will be similarly safe if you build the sides too tall for small children to climb onto.
Edging
every garden water pool will have an edge of some material and if it's made of stone, brick, slate, or concrete, it will get slippery, from water or from algae growth. This is not good for the safety of kid’s around a garden water fountain.
Edging around an in-ground pool creates a path that beckons children to walk around or balance on. It's better to use turf or edging that blends with surrounding materials to make the contours of the pool less inviting as a play area.
Placement
The placement of your garden water fountain also will affect its safety. Don't locate it just outside the back door; small children can slip out easily and unnoticed and into the water. On the other hand, if you position the pool far away from the house or out of sight, you won't be able to supervise older children.
A garden fountain by the deck is striking (and an increasingly popular addition), but it could be dangerous in homes where small children live or where they will be frequent visitors.
For additional safety, install a floating alarm (designed for swimming pools) in your garden water fountain basin. The alarm will sound if the water surface is disturbed. Consider constructing a shallow reflecting pool, a millstone fountain on a mound of river rock, or a shallow stream. Fill fountains and tub gardens with attractive stones so a child's face cannot be submerged at any point.
This article is free for republishing
Source: http://www.articlealley.com/article_196434_40.html
Elizabeth Jean writes water fountain and related articles for Garden-Fountains.com, the #1 destination on the internet for wall fountains, garden fountains, and distinctive water features.
http://www.garden-fountains.com
Just because you have children or frequent visits from children doesn't mean you can't have a lovely garden pool or a water fountain complete with safety for kids. Consider something like a garden fountain surrounded with stones that has no pooling water in which a little one can come to harm.
Safety for Kids is a Valid Concern
One of the biggest concerns about water gardening or a water fountain is the safety of kids. A toddler can drown in just an inch of water or in a partly filled 5-gallon bucket. No wonder that parents, grandparents, and neighbors are fearful around any kind of garden fountain. No garden fountain can be made absolutely childproof, but there are a number of ways you can make yours safer. Shallow pools and garden fountains designed for safety and have strategically placed boulders, and fencing help children and garden fountains to coexist with less worry. Of course, you should never leave children unattended even around shallow water or the most carefully designed water feature.
No Garden Water Fountain is Childproof
Keep in mind that safety for kids is dependent somewhat on age-a garden that is safe for older children may not be safe for toddlers. You may feel confident that a 5-year-old is safe near a half-whiskey-barrel tub garden, but don't expect an 18-month-old to be.
Even 8-and 9-year-olds should be supervised near garden water fountain that have 3 feet or more of water. It's a mistake to believe you can create a large pond and train children to stay away from it. The same attractions that draw adults to splashing water, pretty fish, and the joy of dangling a hand in cool water also entice the best-behaved children. And even well trained children have friends or neighbors who will be drawn to your garden fountain.
Although you should make sure your homeowner's insurance will cover a water garden fountain accident, the best approach is to design the garden water fountain with safety for kids in mind so that tragedy doesn't happen in the first place.
Fencing Ensures Safety for Kids Around Garden Water Fountains
A fence, as long as it surrounds the pool and has a childproof or locked gate allows you to have peace of mind with any kind of water garden that you want. Pretty picket fencing, 6-foot privacy fencing, and stucco or adobe walls-all can keep young visitors out of harm's way. However, before building a fence, check your local building codes. Your community may require a certain type of fencing.
Depth
By controlling the depth of your garden water fountain , keeping it to an inch or less, you can improve its safety. Fill fountain gardens and tub gardens with attractive stones so a child’s face cannot be submerged.
Height
Fountains can be made relatively safe by building the bottom tiers too high for toddlers to tip into; walls should be at least 2 to 3 feet high. Similarly, a wall fountain is a less likely threat if its basin is higher than a toddler's head. Above ground pools will be similarly safe if you build the sides too tall for small children to climb onto.
Edging
every garden water pool will have an edge of some material and if it's made of stone, brick, slate, or concrete, it will get slippery, from water or from algae growth. This is not good for the safety of kid’s around a garden water fountain.
Edging around an in-ground pool creates a path that beckons children to walk around or balance on. It's better to use turf or edging that blends with surrounding materials to make the contours of the pool less inviting as a play area.
Placement
The placement of your garden water fountain also will affect its safety. Don't locate it just outside the back door; small children can slip out easily and unnoticed and into the water. On the other hand, if you position the pool far away from the house or out of sight, you won't be able to supervise older children.
A garden fountain by the deck is striking (and an increasingly popular addition), but it could be dangerous in homes where small children live or where they will be frequent visitors.
For additional safety, install a floating alarm (designed for swimming pools) in your garden water fountain basin. The alarm will sound if the water surface is disturbed. Consider constructing a shallow reflecting pool, a millstone fountain on a mound of river rock, or a shallow stream. Fill fountains and tub gardens with attractive stones so a child's face cannot be submerged at any point.
This article is free for republishing
Source: http://www.articlealley.com/article_196434_40.html
Elizabeth Jean writes water fountain and related articles for Garden-Fountains.com, the #1 destination on the internet for wall fountains, garden fountains, and distinctive water features.
http://www.garden-fountains.com
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Tankas About The Garden Of Life
By Jocell Maranan
I had written this poem way back 1998 when I was in fourth year high school for our school paper. I was awestruck by the fact that I’m going to finish high school and pursue college in another school. I had written this for the purpose of imparting a legacy to the juniors before I graduate, after all, the poem is about leaving and cherishing what you have before you leave. Of course, to a deeper sense, death is the topic of the poem. I sort of, sugarcoated the topic by using the word, life, in the title, and not the other way around, so as not to disappoint the readers. I compared life to a garden, and connected the actual everyday garden activities to death.
This poem is poems within a poem. It is a trilogy of poems actually, by which, each has its own separate meanings but unified message. I employed one of the Japanese’ way of writing poems which is the tanka technique. It is very strict when it comes to syllabication. A poem should be composed of five lines only, in which, the first line is composed of 5 syllables, the second line with 7 syllables, the third line with 5 syllables, the fourth line with 7 syllables and the last line with 7 syllables.
This is published in our school paper only. Also, I have not yet entered it in any contests.
Tankas About the Garden of Life
by Jocell Siyangbigay Maranan
I
Everytime I pull
Those stubborn and growing weeds
They keep coming back
Whenever skies cry too hard
So everyday’s a workday.
II
If you come to pass
Seeing an orchid yonder
Smell now its fragrance
As long as humans can breath
Because it blooms once a year.
III
Prune those large branches
If you please, Sir Gardener?
So I can pass through
And pick those roses over there
Where are you, Sir Gardener?
About the Author: Jocell Maranan's Short Biography: Jocell Siyangbigay Maranan was born on February 9, 1982 in Batangas City. He is the third of the five children of Mr. Juan A. Maranan (deceased), a public school teacher, and Mrs. Cecilia S. Maranan, a registered midwife. His father died at the age of 62 when he was 14 years old. Because of this, his mother struggled in raising him and his siblings solely. At an early age, he showed signs of eagerness to go to school. He spent his kindergarten days in Bauan East Central School, elementary in St. Theresa’s Academy and high school in Sta. Teresa College.
Source: www.isnare.com
I had written this poem way back 1998 when I was in fourth year high school for our school paper. I was awestruck by the fact that I’m going to finish high school and pursue college in another school. I had written this for the purpose of imparting a legacy to the juniors before I graduate, after all, the poem is about leaving and cherishing what you have before you leave. Of course, to a deeper sense, death is the topic of the poem. I sort of, sugarcoated the topic by using the word, life, in the title, and not the other way around, so as not to disappoint the readers. I compared life to a garden, and connected the actual everyday garden activities to death.
This poem is poems within a poem. It is a trilogy of poems actually, by which, each has its own separate meanings but unified message. I employed one of the Japanese’ way of writing poems which is the tanka technique. It is very strict when it comes to syllabication. A poem should be composed of five lines only, in which, the first line is composed of 5 syllables, the second line with 7 syllables, the third line with 5 syllables, the fourth line with 7 syllables and the last line with 7 syllables.
This is published in our school paper only. Also, I have not yet entered it in any contests.
Tankas About the Garden of Life
by Jocell Siyangbigay Maranan
I
Everytime I pull
Those stubborn and growing weeds
They keep coming back
Whenever skies cry too hard
So everyday’s a workday.
II
If you come to pass
Seeing an orchid yonder
Smell now its fragrance
As long as humans can breath
Because it blooms once a year.
III
Prune those large branches
If you please, Sir Gardener?
So I can pass through
And pick those roses over there
Where are you, Sir Gardener?
About the Author: Jocell Maranan's Short Biography: Jocell Siyangbigay Maranan was born on February 9, 1982 in Batangas City. He is the third of the five children of Mr. Juan A. Maranan (deceased), a public school teacher, and Mrs. Cecilia S. Maranan, a registered midwife. His father died at the age of 62 when he was 14 years old. Because of this, his mother struggled in raising him and his siblings solely. At an early age, he showed signs of eagerness to go to school. He spent his kindergarten days in Bauan East Central School, elementary in St. Theresa’s Academy and high school in Sta. Teresa College.
Source: www.isnare.com
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