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What to Look For In Best Electrical Contracting Companies

Residential and commercial property owners need electrical contracting company services at some point of time. For installation and maintenance services, professional help should be sought after from electrical contractors Denver. Sometimes, you may be interested in fixing some electrical problems on your own, but unless you are trained to do so, you should never play […]

Tulipmania

When it comes to the world of luxury, you can’t put a price on exclusivity, and horticulture is no different. Recently Thompson and Morgan made headlines and history in their successful bidding war for the world’s rare yellow variety of snowdrop, Galanthus woronowii  ‘Elizabeth Garrison’. The cultivar in question, which moved for a pricey £725, […]

Green Roofing

Continuing the theme of the importance of sustainable gardens, here we will discuss what are known as ‘Green Roofs’, the different types available and why they have become such an integral part of modern horticultural planning. As one can ascertain from the name, the basic premise of a Green Roof is to bring plant matter, […]

No School like the New School

Following on from our previous article, we’ll be discussing the ‘New School’ of garden design, how it has been shaped by the current ecological climate, and also the aesthetic focus, and how this has been supplanted by the concept of the interactive garden. As we discussed in ‘Gardens through the Ages’, in the years that preceded the […]

Irrigation: What’s the cost?

One of the key concerns that modern gardeners face is how best to utilize one of the most important resources to their projects, that is to say water. There are a of myriad different methods that deal with this problem and each has their own benefits and drawbacks, ranging from their basic efficiency, to their […]