Chennai: The Chennai Corporation has planned landscaping and lawns for several burial grounds in the city.
The city has 38 burial grounds. Landscaping designs have been selected for burial grounds at Velangadu (Anna Nagar), Nungambakkam and Virugambakkam.
Stormwater drains and concrete roads to connect buildings and cremation areas will be laid within the grounds, a release said.
About one-fifth of the Velangadu burial ground (11,000 square metres) would be taken up for landscaping at a cost of Rs. 11.5 lakh.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Teenaged thief planned landscaping
Hobart man Alexander Brett White appeared in the Magistrates Court today (ABC News: Cate Grant)
* Map: Lindisfarne 7015
A Hobart man has admitted loitering around a yacht club with the intent to commit a crime.
In August last year Alexander Brett White and two other men were seen by police acting suspiciously around the Lindisdfarne Yacht Club.
The White was wearing dark clothes, carrying a back pack and had a glove on one hand.
Police saw him interfere with a dinghy, look into boat sheds and take rope.
When police asked him what he was doing, he said just looking around.
In the Hobart Magistrates Court today, White admitted he had intended to commit a crime.
The 18 year old also admitted stealing more than $1,000 worth of gardening equipment from the Lindisfarne Village Garden Centre.
He told the court he wanted to landscape his backyard.
Magistrate Michael Daly ordered a pre-sentence report, before White re-appears in court next month for sentencing.
* Map: Lindisfarne 7015
A Hobart man has admitted loitering around a yacht club with the intent to commit a crime.
In August last year Alexander Brett White and two other men were seen by police acting suspiciously around the Lindisdfarne Yacht Club.
The White was wearing dark clothes, carrying a back pack and had a glove on one hand.
Police saw him interfere with a dinghy, look into boat sheds and take rope.
When police asked him what he was doing, he said just looking around.
In the Hobart Magistrates Court today, White admitted he had intended to commit a crime.
The 18 year old also admitted stealing more than $1,000 worth of gardening equipment from the Lindisfarne Village Garden Centre.
He told the court he wanted to landscape his backyard.
Magistrate Michael Daly ordered a pre-sentence report, before White re-appears in court next month for sentencing.
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Home Show can help with a new landscape
As any gardener knows, there's a lot more to a landscape than the plants.
To make your outdoor living space inviting, useful and easy on the body (i.e. maintenance-free), you've also got to give some hard thought to hardscaping: the materials, structures and lighting that make your lawn and garden functional.
Luckily, exhibitors at this year's Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show, which kicked off yesterday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown, have some ideas for you. Along with decking, ponds, gazebos and fencing, local vendors will be trotting out some of the industry's latest products. Here's a sampling of some of the things you'll find on the convention center's floor:
LED landscape lighting. Light-emitting diodes are everywhere -- why not your yard?
LED spotlights hit the market last year with great success, says Ed Wojciechowski of Edison Light (booth 401), a landscape lighting firm from Boardman, Ohio. This year, it's path lighting. At the show, Edison is showcasing products from Hadcom, Corona and Kichler.
LED lights use 75 percent less energy than traditional bulbs, which means lower operating costs. Because they don't have a filament, they're more durable than a regular incandescent light. An added benefit: LED lighting is extremely precise, so even the most near-sighted neighbor will be able to see the bloom on your prized rose bushes at night.
Fixtures average about $100 per spotlight or pathlight, although if you get into some of the more exotic features, which Mr. Wojciechowski considers art pieces, you can pay as much as $500 per light. For the DIYer, Edison offers packages with wiring diagrams.
Faux stone that looks real. Cast or manufactured stone, a Portland cement-based architectural concrete product that simulates the look of natural stone, has been around for years. But thanks to emerging technologies, it's continually being improved. Today, cast stone -- which can be used both inside and outside the home -- is available in virtually any color as well as in a variety of shapes, sizes and textures. It's also quicker and easier to install than real stone, which cuts down on installation prices. Some popular uses include indoor and outdoor fireplaces, retaining walls, walkways and steps, beverage centers, garden borders and pool decking.
One product that is brand-new to the Pittsburgh market is Rosetta Hardscapes' line of retaining wall systems, which you can see at R.I. Lampus Co.'s booths (231 and 326). These man-made blocks look exactly like weather-hewn outcroppings of real rock because they're wet cast in a mold made from an actual rock. They're also much easier to install, says Bob Welling, vice president of Lampus' landscape products division.
Natural stone, because it is irregular in size and shape, typically requires sorting and trimming, which can lead to costly overruns. Rosetta blocks interlock together perfectly, despite their random look. As such, they can be installed up to four times quicker than traditional stone.
The smallest blocks weigh about 200 pounds and the largest 1,800 pounds, or half the size of a car. Cost is comparable to natural stone, or about $30 per square foot for material and $30 to $50 per foot installed.
While the biggest market for Rosetta is in commercial work (walls can be built in excess of 30 feet with reinforcement, an important feature when you're trying to stabilize hillsides), Mr. Welling notes they also work well in waterfalls and other water features, in small retaining walls and as accents around the yard.
Techo-Bloc makes realistic-looking cast-stone products, too, but on a smaller scale. Check out Allgreen Inc.'s booth (529) to see pavers and curbstones with an aged appearance thanks to Techo-Bloc's patented Tumble Master process. A few products also boast hand-chiseled or high-relief surfaces that imitate the look of slate or quarry stone. Average prices run between $12 and $15 a square foot.
Allgreen, whose "outdoor" showroom in Valencia spans 6 acres, can supply homeowners with a list of 300 contractors familiar with installation. If you'd rather do it yourself, it also holds free DIY seminars (the next one is April 5) in paver and retaining wall installation in its indoor showroom, says owner Hap Evans.
Doing your own stone work can save you up to 50 percent on a project.
"People either give up their money or their time," says Mr. Evans.
Rubber mulch is another popular manmade lookalike. Dragun's Landscaping (booth 713) will have on display Playsafer rubber mulch in traditional black and brown, of course, but also in red, green, purple and bright blue -- which looks perfect next to a swimming pool, says owner Jay Dragun.
More and more homeowners are opting for rubber mulch in their landscaping, he says, because it lasts so much longer, doesn't crumble, disintegrate or decompose (it's made of vulcanized tire rubber) and is completely nontoxic.
"It does what it's supposed to do, which is hold the moisture in for plants," he says.
It's designed for the person who wants to lay mulch one and only one time, says Mr. Dragun.
"It's guaranteed for life."
Of course, getting your lawn and garden in shape for summer also means plants. Jack Hughes of Tropical Forest, a first-time attendee, grows pussy willow, a multi-stemmed woody shrub with silky buds, or catkins, that bloom in mid-spring, on a 10-acre farm in Lancaster. His booth (410) will have 10 varieties for sale, including corkscrew, black and American pussy willow.
Extremely easy to grow (you simply score the cuttings, root them in water and then plant the bundle in a deep hole), pussy willow range in height from 4 to more than 30 feet, depending on the variety. They're also relatively inexpensive: $10 for one bunch, $18 for two or $25 for three.
Women, says Mr. Hughes, are particularly fond of the white-flowered American pussy willow because it brings back good memories of what they picked in the wild when they were children.
"It reminds them of their mother and grandmother," he says. "So not only is it a nice-looking plant, but one that has sentimental value as well."
New landscape synthetic grass
New landscape synthetic grass
TigerTurf has announced the launch of its new landscape synthetic grass called Envy. TigerTurf Envy is a two tone, 45mm long blade monofilament grass, featuring a nylon thatch.
Envy only requires a minimal sand infill with no rubber infill. The nylon thatch provides extra comfort under foot.
TigerTurf synthetic grass is always green, always lush. It requires no watering or mowing, so relax and enjoy.
TigerTurf is experiencing growth in demand for its range of products for landscaping applications, from the home back yard to open public spaces.
TigerTurf landscaping products have been developed specifically to harmonise with the natural environment, improving safety for children, increasing usage for the community and bringing green and durable synthetic grass surfaces to outdoor areas without the need for water.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Damansara Heights landscape changing
KUALA LUMPUR: The newly launched high-end residential suites, The Twins, by Panareno Sdn Bhd is setting a new landscape for Damansara Heights, a predominantly landed property residential area.
Eric Ooi, managing director of Knight Frank Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the exclusive marketing agent, said in a statement the demand for property in Damansara Heights was very encouraging. He said The Twins was 50% sold within the first two weeks of its exclusive preview.
Panareno is a joint venture between Malaysia's Lion Group and the real estate investment arm of American International Group Inc, Singapore-based Koh Maju, and Heeton Holdings Ltd.
The Twins features two identical towers built on a 2.17-acre site next to Pusat Bandar Damansara. They offer 318 luxury residential suites.
The standard units range from 766 to 2,078 sq ft, while the size of the penthouse suites is from 2,171 to 5,261 sq ft. It currently commands an average selling price of RM850 per sq ft.
“The Twins is an attractive residential property for local and foreign buyers because of its location and accessibility to PJ and KL,'' Ooi said.
“We haven't begun marketing the project overseas, but we have seen strong enquiries from Singapore, Taiwan and the Middle East buyers who are major investors in Malaysian property,” he said.
Apart from the project’s strategic location, he said, most buyers were impressed with the sleek and modern design of the towers, which are complimented by a practical and well-designed interior layout.
The luxurious facilities of modern living offered include pool facilities, landscaped gardens, three gymnasiums, a multi-functional clubhouse, and state-of-the-art home automation systems.
Panareno expects to complete the luxury high-rise residential project by 2010.
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Modern tropical design
Influential landscape consultant Made Wijaya will join three other cutting-edge designers at the KL Design Forum
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The first glimpse of the eco-tourism resort designed by Made Wijaya (inset) and currently being built in South Kerala, India. – Photographs courtesy of PT Tribwana International |
The globe-trotting consultant and former tennis coach, just can’t resist giving brutally frank opinions on what irks him, especially in the world of design, even in an e-mail interview like this one.
Participants at the forthcoming KL Design Forum ’07 to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre tomorrow from 2pm to 6pm, will no doubt get to hear and see good and bad landscape designs as well as resort concepts.
Says Made: “I’m currently working on an Asian garden design for the Naples Botanical Garden in Florida. I’m also collaborating on the masterplan with the famous Raymond Jungles from Miami as well as with Bob Troskowski – the garden designer for Mick Jagger, Paris Hilton and Bill Gates.
“I’m also doing the Taj West End in Bangalore, which is a make-over of an 1860s botanical splendour. Other projects include private designs for dream homes in Belize, Antiqua and Dubai and an eco-tourism resort in south Kerala, sited in virgin forest with a lake.
“As for my writings, I’m working on the second volume of Stranger in Paradise – Diary of an Expatriate (a collection of Made’s diaries over the last 15 years as published in Hello Bali magazine).
“It has been six months since I was last in Kuala Lumpur. At the KL Design Forum ’07, I will be speaking about my latest designs for the projects which I have mentioned.”
As the key speaker, Made’s actual topic at the forum is entitled Post-Zen Depression based on an article he wrote for the July-August 2007 issue of the Lifestyle + Travel magazine.
“Why Post-Zen Depression? It’s the way I feel about the state of the landscape design in South-East Asia where Bolshie architects have laid waste to suburbia with tank trap-like untropical homes with tree-less, birdless, god-less gardens. You know, the usual rant.
“In my presentation, I hope to show that not all modern tropical gardens are ugly.”
When asked what excites him in the design world, he replied: “All the colour and movement happening in European interior design. The gardens of Bill Bensley never fail to excite me. I am easily excited. I follow the trends in India’s very dynamic men’s fashion industry.
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Made Wijaya has adopted a more modernist approach to his latest garden concept for the Taj Wellington Mews Apartments in Bombay. |
Made has written five books on architecture and landscape design; one of which, the ground-breaking and best-selling Tropical Garden Design, has been translated into French and Chinese. His new book, Modern Tropical Garden Design, will be out in September.
“My new book has got a lot more tropical designs of South America and Florida. It is about modernists and their influence on landscape. It highlights the work of 10 great modernists – including (Malaysian) Ng Sek San, Raymond Jungles and Brazilian maestro, Roberto Burle Marx.
And when it comes to his pet subject – Balinese garden design – Made Wijaya does not mince his words. When asked if he thought international resort owners have had enough of Balinese garden designs, he concurred.
“Yes, because bad ones have been done to death, particularly in Malaysia. Bill Bensely and my garden designs are artful and culturally referenced, not just ‘Balinese’.
“The real old Balinese-style hotels – like the Tanjung Sari and Taman Bebek – survive today like Japanese Ryokans in a sea of internationalism. Think local, act global.”
Made Wijaya is best known for his romantic Balinese garden designs – and for his books and films on the architecture and culture of Bali. His resort gardens are particularly famous in properties such as the Bali Hyatt, Bali Oberoi, Four Seasons Jimbaran Bali, Amandari, Bvlgari Bali and the Taj Wellington Mews in India.
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