Sentences with phrase «rain gardens on»

Wake Forest's horticulture crew excavated and installed a rain garden on campus with only a line level and some string — no fancy laser levels or survey equipment needed.

Not exact matches

If they could only have cast their minds further back, perhaps they might have recalled a lost paradise: green and yellow meadows stirred by tender winds, umbrageous forests and emerald groves, glass - blue mountain peaks melting into azure skies, glittering bays whose diamond waters break in jade and turquoise surges on sands like powdered alabaster — where the rain falls gently, and is transformed by the setting sun into shimmering curtains of gold — where, beyond verdant valleys and limestone caves, lies a palace filled with every delight the senses can endure, enclosing garden courtyards where crystal fountains splash in porphyry basins, intoxicating perfumes hang upon the breezes, undying flowers of every hue shine out amid the greenery's blue shadows...

I just returned from Leesburg, Indiana where I spent three days eating a wide variety of delicious dishes prepared with duck, courtesy of Maple Leaf Farms (more on that in an upcoming post), and when I got home the garden had exploded with growth from a few days of rain and heat.

Go apple picking Jump in a pile of leaves Make some autumn art Collect colourful fall leaves Collect seeds from plants in the garden Plant bulbs for next spring Make a bird feeder Make leaf prints Make pumpkin playdough Create an Autumn poem Go looking for spider webs Make a nature table with your Autumn finds Bake an apple pie Carve your own pumpkin Make Autumn sun catchers Go on a bat watch at dusk Make toffee apples Set up a scavenger hunt Collect sycamore seeds Grab an umbrella and go singing in the rain Throw a Halloween party Make an autumn wreath for your door Make a bug hotel Listen to the sound of leaves crunching under your feet Collect conkers Collect pinecones Collect twigs Make hot chocolate Draw or paint some autumn still life Attend harvest festival Make apple crisps / chips Remember what you're thankful for Take pictures of all the different colours you can find in a woodland Make leaf rubbings Go stargazing Have an autumn picnic Look for a full moon Go trick or treating Try apple bobbing Make apple sauce Fly a kite Make a windsock Dry orange slices Roast pumpkin seeds Make Halloween biscuits Make a rain catcher Build an indoor fort Collect acorns Donate old woollens and coats to a charity Help clear leaves from the lawn

Items that collect rain water on your property, such as house gutters, cans, garden pots, used tires, rain barrels, and children's pools, are ideal receptacles for breeding,» said Peter Tripi, Senior Public Health Sanitarian.

On the other hand, a shallow rain garden will need a lot of surface area to provide enough water storage to filtrate runoff from larger storms.

A rain garden feature blooms in midsummer outside Winston Hall on the campus of Wake Forest University on Thursday, July 25, 2013.

My photographer and I shot these photos in the herb garden on the roof of my building just as it was starting to rain.

... «It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine...» — Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

While here in California we don't get snow and we don't have much rain either, I find my rain boots very useful on rainy days and in the garden.

Now imagine the worst - weather - day in history — and then I'm not talking about the Monster Storm — on which rain keeps pouring and pouring from 6AM in the morning till midnight, but regardless to that you have to be up and ready to shoot at 8AM — it's winter — in a botanical garden where the only space to change is some sort of basement laboratory — without heating — jumping into Resort and Spring / Summer pieces, and not let any of this spoil your pretty face... What in the world has to happen to turn all of this into something fabulously freaking fantastic?

Having my own garden party this evening but trying to decide whether to chance the predicted rain, or just keep on my plan.

After all, the world teeters on the brink of war, and bombs could rain down any minute over the bleak English countryside - just as they did seventeen years ago as his mother, pregnant with him, tended her garden.

And now for the punch line, the narrator chuckling in advance, although so far her story hadn't been all that funny: «And imagine, three days later their daughter is going through the garden looking for anything of use, and right behind the rain barrel she stumbles on one of her Papa's arms.»

That cat was always outside whenever it was not raining and as the house had no front garden to speak of, outside meant out on the pavement.

The Four Bedroom Imperiale Villa (6,180 sqft) is the jewel of the resort, with four bedrooms, four bathrooms with coral stone bathtubs with marble Jacuzzis and rain shower head baths, open - air courtyard with gardens and cascading waterfalls, a private gymnasium and sauna, full kitchen with personal chef, and private butler on call 24 hours a day.

A system installed on the roof also catches rain water, and helps with grooming the gardens around.

47 m ² / 505 sq.ft., garden view, terrace, twin beds on request, air - cooling system, fan, TV, free Internet WIFI, free mini-bar with a selection of 2 beers, sodas, waters, bathroom with rain shower and separate WC, 1 extra bed.

• Sitting and bedroom areas • Private lavishly appointed bathroom • Allows an extra bed and a baby cot • Separate toilet • Separate rain shower • Situated in the gardens in an exclusive seafront position • Cable and satellite TV • Entertainment center with CD player and AM / FM • WLAN • Private seafront terrace with Sofa and dining table • King size day bed on the lawn • Roof top terrace • Flat screen TV Almyras signature suite is 47 sqm large and situated in the gardens in an exclusive seafront position, close enough to hear the waves - Kyma in Greek - of the Mediterranean.

KAMBOJA BEDROOM: - King - sized canopied bed set on marble flooring under a soaring roof with double Balinese doors - Air - conditioned and ceiling fan - Ensuite bathroom with air - conditioned indoor section and dressing area and garden shower and luxurious sunken circular tub - Satellite TV JEMPIRING BEDROOM: - Twin beds (convertible to queen) set on marble flooring under a soaring roof - Air - conditioned and ceiling fan - Two sofas that can be made up as single beds, suitable for kids - Open - air ensuite bathroom with air - conditioned indoor section, Palimanan stone walls ALAMANDA & MELATI ROOM: - Two adjoining rooms that can be closed or open to make them into one large suite - Melati can be used as a children's bedroom or as a sitting room - Air - conditioned and ceiling fan - Adjoining open - air bathroom serves both bedrooms featuring twin washbasins and rain shower CEMPAKA BEDROOM: - King - sized bedroom located upstairs with marble floor and soaring roof - Adjoining wooden deck with daybed and stunning vistas - Satellite TV - Air - conditioned and ceiling fan - Ensuite bathroom with slatted walls, rain shower and large mirrors

MASTER SUITE: - King - sized bed on a raised platform - Beautiful views across garden and pool - Glass doors leading directly into a private six square metre plunge pool complete with thatched balé pavilion - Large dressing area - Large ensuite bathroom with a wide vanity, walk - in rain shower, bathtub, private garden and outdoor shower - Satellite TV - Fridge - Air - conditioned and ceiling fan GUESTHOUSE: - Two identical guest suites within a private, partially walled courtyard with ornamental pond - King - sized beds - Sliding louvre shutters over glass doors, marble floors and high roofs - Air - conditioned and ceiling fans - Satellite TV - Dressing area - Large ensuite bathroom with a wide twin vanity, walk - in rain shower, bathtub and private gardens

MASTER BEDROOM: - Situated upstairs - King - sized bed sheathed in white netting - High - ceilings and private balcony with ocean views in two directions - Large black - tiled ensuite bathroom - Air - conditioned DOWNSTAIRS MASTER BEDROOM: - Situated on the ground floor - King - sized bed sheathed in white netting - High - ceilings and private terrace leading directly onto the garden and pool - Large black - tiled ensuite bathroom with additional open - air shower - Air - conditioned GUEST BEDROOMS: - Situated on the ground floor - Two mirror - image guestrooms with queen - sized beds - Colourful soft furnishings and warm timber flooring - Each guest room leads to the pool terrace and adjoins the TV room making them ideal for children - Ensuite bathrooms with rain showers and tubs - Air - conditioned

MASTER BEDROOM: - Located poolside on the ground floor - King - sized bed with mosquito netting - Adjoining ensuite bathroom with walk - in rain shower, twin marble vanities, walled garden with a second rain shower and large terrazzo bathtub GUEST ROOMS: - Two king - sized guest rooms; one located on the ground floor and one directly above - The ground - floor guest room opens onto the pool deck and the upstairs guest room opens onto a balcony overlooking the pool - Both have ensuite bathrooms equipped with walk - in showers and vanities and boast outdoor areas either with walled - garden or small balcony.

Whether it rains or shines you will always be on the beach because Silver Spray is situated right on the beach in Victoria Bay, a small cove on the Garden Route, located between George and Wilderness.

Richard Hassell speaks of this eco-friendly project...» We are very pleased that Alila Hotels have embraced the Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) principles, and we are using many ESD measures including local materials, water conservation with soaks and rain gardens and recycling with grey water systems, using local plants from the special Bali Savannah ecosystem on the Bukit, which are being raised in a nursery on site to encourage local bird and animal life, heat pumps for water heating, salt water pools — among many others.

Each «sweet» (a play on suite) features an open - air garden bathroom with an outdoor soaking tub for two and rain shower, surrounded by swaying palms and tropical plants.

Each villa offers a king - size bed, a bathroom with rain shower as well as an outdoor bathtub, star bed / hanging bed, lush gardens, TV on demand, and free Wi - Fi.

Well it's been a wet and busy end to the week on the beaches, to be honest my garden needed the rain and the cooler weather was the purrrfect excuse for some old fashioned English sausages, hot chocolate, marshmallows on sticks and a fire pit.

The design is reminiscent of a luxury Mediterranean villa but situated on over 2 1/2 acres of tropical rain forest and gardens.

We had a little beach cottage celebration over the weekend, it was lovey and went quite well I think — I never had a single birthday party when I was a young girl so I'm making up for it now... being slap bang in the middle of Summer here it was all planned for out on the new deck and in the garden and hoping for no rain, which didn't happen, actually it's not rained for ages now..

Work has already started on the gardens with clearing and planting so that when the rains come Mother Nature will help us to create a beautiful garden.

Surrounded by stunning rain forest and garden you will be sitting on your own private terrace and enjoying the beautiful views and surroundings.

MASTER BEDROOM 1: - Air - conditioned, upper - floor room with canopied king - sized bed - Sliding doors onto large private balcony with ocean and sunset views - Features high ceilings, wood floors, armchairs and large TV / DVD player - Tropical ensuite bathroom with tub and shower MASTER BEDROOM 2: - Air - conditioned, upper - floor room with canopied king - sized bed - Features high ceilings and wood floors, desk area and TV / DVD player - Sliding doors onto large private balcony with ocean and sunset views - Tropical ensuite bathroom with tub and shower - Opens onto TV lounge GUEST BEDROOM 1: - Situated on the upper floor towards the rear of the villa - King - sized bed with romantic canopy under high ceilings - Ensuite bathroom with tub and overhead rain shower - Air - conditioned room with dressing area and TV / DVD player GUEST BEDROOMS 2 & 3: - Identical, air - conditioned rooms, both opening onto garden and pool - King - sized beds draped with romantic canopies - Indoor / outdoor ensuite bathrooms featuring tubs and walk - in showers - Desks, dressing areas and satellite TV / DVD players

On the ample overwater decks, the Garden Water Villas features a dining table with sunken benches and a blissful outdoor lounge with armchairs and loungers, an outdoor rain shower and 12.5 - metre - long private infinity pool.

A wooden boardwalk leads through lovely fern gardens and rain forest, with giant trees up to 300 years old.Hop back on the bus to visit Port Campbell National Park, known for offshore rock formations such as the Twelve Apostles.Next, drive to your final destination, Gibson Steps.

On the one hand there were the rank outsiders — a portrait of Arthur and Guinevere in green biro still lingers in the mind — on the other the academicians, the members of the Academy themselves, with their interminable views of rain - sodden south London gardens and khaki - coloured studioOn the one hand there were the rank outsiders — a portrait of Arthur and Guinevere in green biro still lingers in the mind — on the other the academicians, the members of the Academy themselves, with their interminable views of rain - sodden south London gardens and khaki - coloured studioon the other the academicians, the members of the Academy themselves, with their interminable views of rain - sodden south London gardens and khaki - coloured studios.

Public Art Projects and Commissions 2017 Breathing Tank, Hambidge Creative Hive, Colony Square, Atlanta, GA 2015 Finalist for Southeast Atlanta Branch Library Public Art Commission, Fulton County Art Program, Atlanta GA 2014 Finalist for Alpharetta Branch library Public Art Commission, Fulton County Art Program, Atlanta GA 2009 Intelligent Designs, collaboration with Nick Demos, performed April 7, Florence Kopleff Recital Hall, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Intelligent Designs, 18th International Review of Composers on November 16, The Hall of the National Bank of Serbia, Belgrade, SERBIA 2008 The Bottle Project, A (New) Genre Landscape, Sunken Garden Park, Atlanta GA Cincinnati Zoo, Rain Forest Pavilion, Cincinnati OH 2007 Forever, One Glen Lake Parkway, Wells Capital Holding, Sandy Springs GA 2006 Gilded Hand, Municipal Court of Atlanta, Atlanta GA 2001 Brute Neighbors, Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, GA

Detail of «Down Pour (Acid Rain),» 2010 (garden hoses, plastic tubes with oil glaze, brass ends on wood panel) by Lynn Aldrich at Jenkins Johnson Gallery of San Francisco and New York.

In the late summer I'm loooking for signs that our monsoon rains will arrive, in the fall and spring I look for freezing temps that will affect my garden, in the winter I'm seeing if I need to bring in wood for the stove, and in early summer, I'm keeping an eye on high temperatures and winds that will dry out my trees and garden quickly.

Many have spent considerable sums of money on water conserving measures such as waste - water recycling and installation of rain - water tanks; others go out of their way to bucket water from showers or washing machines onto their gardens.

On the local level, green infrastructure practices include rain gardens, permeable pavements, green roofs, infiltration planters, trees and tree boxes, and rainwater harvesting systems.

Hello all, well this all is getting very dire, My vegetable garden is rotting in the ground, to much rain and scoring heat,, I noticed most of my trees on my 5 acre farm are browning at the top and the leaves are thinning on all of them and around 10 of them are completely dead... We live here in the carpet capital of the world and seems to me that most don't see or don't care about the sky or the trees or the air they breathe... Just this week We had to completely drain our grand kids pool and start over, with all this rain it turned green and no amount of algae killer would clear it up, The PH was insanely high...... It's the small things in life that make what's left of life on this planet........

-- In their recent report, Banking on Green, American Rivers explained the many benefits of using green roofs and other techniques like rain gardens and green streets to save money, reduce energy use and flooding, and keep people healthy and water clean.

On a slanting hill, Beatrice Rukanyanga looks over her lush green fruit garden boosted by weeks of steady rains, a rare occurrence in this part of the country after seasons of back - to - back droughts.

High efficiency light bulbs, recycling, rain water collectors for gardening, square foot garden for vegetables, radiant floor heating because its efficient and comfortable on the feet, low e windows, hybrid car, conscious efforts to be good citizens of the planet in all that we do.

DEP offers funding for the design and construction for rain gardens, green roofs, permeable pavers, and other types of green infrastructure on private property.

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Chances are there's something on your «to - do» list for the planet — whether it's replacing the front lawn with a veggie garden, installing rain barrels, getting a bus pass or kicking the bottled water habit, most of us have something we've been meaning to change in order to reduce our environmental impact, save money and live better.

Our main focus is on garden installations, sustainable landscaping, rain gardens, no mow landscapes and eco-friendly landscaping.

I've been madly cleaning my very filthy house since company is coming for dinner on Thursday and it's raining outside so no gardening today: o) As I was cleaning I suddenly thought of this post!