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Hello,
I am planning to build a bamboo/cane-shade in my roof garden (or rather pay someone to to it :) I am looking for ideas... I'd like the shade to cover only part of the roof area to provide shade in summer (summers in Malta can be very hot!). The shade has to stand strong wind, sun and rain and be aesthetically pleasing. Any design ideas?

Many thanks,
Inga

Hi, see if you can get someone to build you a dome out of bamboo, it doesn't need to be completely solid to give you the shade that you need and would look really natural on your roof garden.

2008-05-12 09:16:08 by Inga T

Flower beds can exist in the yard or even in a container, but the proper drainage and high-quality composted soil is important for the best ...

I HAVE 5 MONTH OLD TWINS (BOY & GIRL) AND WANT TO PLAN A NICE GARDEN FOR THEM TO LEARN AND PLAY IN. ANY SUGGESTIONS AND SAFE PLANTS YOU CAN OFFER? I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. ALL NEW TO ME.

Plants that are interesting to the senses - touch, smell, color.

Try scented geraniums, mint, zinnias, lambs ears (incredibly soft - kids love to touch the leaves), and maybe some easy ones that was downright edible, like carrots. All of these are also very easy to grow, and are not bothered by pests.

Go to a local nursery, and go touch and smell the herbs - see which ones they like.

2006-07-31 14:19:42 by Candace S

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Standard CAD tools, automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing, foundations
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Visualize flooring styles, countertops, cabinets and new interior design styles

Hi, doe's anybody know of a free program i can use to get layout and design ideas for my garden? iv'e tried the bbc program but it's very limited, would be very grateful for any help

Try a landscape architect instead of a software program

(Free things are worth what you pay for them.)

2008-02-08 11:29:12 by lips

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Holds up to 24 CDs
Stackable
Handles make these bins easy to remove from shelves

I'm looking for links to good photographs, or even video links. I'm NOT interested in flower, or the extremely fancy herb gardens.

I'm interested in really practicle gardens that produce fruits, vegtables, berries, and possibly small orchards.

Living and working on my own farm leaves me little to no time to tour the gardens of other people. I'm always looking for good ideas I can incorperate into my own gardens and orchard.

So links with pictures, good drawings, or videos would be very much appreciated!

Just go to the site listed below, they have really great set ups...

I also like the idea of orchards kind of surrounding the garden, it sounds great to me....

My mom just made a bunch of raised beds, and we are going to have a sort of 'island' of berries in on, then in the ones around it will mostly be used for vegtables (we go through more veggies then berries, but whatever is the perfect ratio for you if great!)

2008-06-04 15:22:54 by Bohemian_Garnet_Permaculturalist

I am looking for a way to help see my landscaping and gardening come together before I start planting and landscaping. Any ideas of websites or tools that let you put in a design of your house and fencing and start from there?

There are many, many pieces of design software on the market today. From professional versoins costing thousands of dollars to free versions. So I think the best thing to do is give you a couple of links and chech out the free software from google.

2009-04-14 15:36:10 by Amanda T