Monthly Archives: December 2009

Understanding pavements architectural

December 27, 2009 – 8:37 am

Pavements From ancient times to modern times, pavements take numerous forms; from easy flags of local stone to huge ‘carpets’ of limestone, terracotta, marble or mosaic. As early as the fourth Century BC, Egyptian churches had massive areas of stone flooring – conveying godly power and permanence. Early Christianity continued the custom, paving basilicas and [...]

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Tips for water garden landscape

December 16, 2009 – 8:31 am

Water gardens are one of the most attractive types of gardens. Except for the plants around it, the fishes swimming around water garden’s pool makes it lively and unique. Water garden landscaping is more complicated than landscaping an ordinary garden. There are plenty of things that should be considered since it involves a large amount [...]

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Several types of mulch in the garden

December 7, 2009 – 8:24 am

There are plenty of reasons for spreading a layer of pebbles or wood chippings on top of the soil round the garden plants. A mulch layer is claimed to retard weeds, control the top-soil temperature, save water by reducing evaporation from the soil and stop soil erosion. All this is true in theory, but simply [...]

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