Rain gardens are a relatively new approach on how to deal with water in the environment. In the last 10-15
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The emergence of the idea of resilient planting is a response to a number of different pressures which all have
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NOTE: This article was first written in 2006, so some aspects have been updated to reflect current realities. Biomembranes is
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The maintenance of ponds is the one thing that people seem to be the most uncertain about – it seems
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Water in its purest form is the most simple of compounds – two atoms of hydrogen to one of oxygen
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This article was first published in 2009. There are few aspects of our built environment more emotive that that of
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This article was first published in 2007 and has been updated 2018. Future gardens will be an integral part of
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This was first published in 2009 and is referred to in Wikipedia. Curves are an integral element of design
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A problem, or an opportunity for a new landscape paradigm? I was recently working on a tree project in Abu
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I’m pleased to have launched a new website and blog dedicated to this aspect of my work. Over time the
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