(PRWEB) October 23, 2014

Winter may be around the corner, but the landscape experts at Southview Design say that this is ideal time to think about the pillars in any landscape design the trees.

The best time to plant trees and shrubs is in the fall, and now is the time to get them in the ground, said Karen Filloon, a landscape designer with Southview Design. The roots just need to get established before the snow flies, Filloon said. Roots can grow in soil as cold as 40 degrees. Even if the air temperature is below 40, the soil is warmer than the air.

The most important consideration in planting a tree is to pick a location that will enable the tree to grow to its full size and offers the requisite conditions sun or shade for that particular plant, Filloon advised. You dont want to have to transplant a tree or a shrub, so plan ahead, she said. Ideally, that tree or shrub is one component of an overall landscape design for your entire yard.

Since its fall, Filloon cautioned against fertilizing trees or shrubs, which can weaken the plant and inhibit root establishment. She also advised against pruning trees and shrubs; pruning promotes new growth which is fine in the spring, but not the fall. However, adding a root hormone, which encourages roots to grow, is definitely a good idea, she said.

A thoughtful landscape design also takes lighting into consideration. Featured trees can set the stage for dramatic nighttime lighting using one of several lighting techniques, such as uplighting, silhouetting and moonlighting. If the tree is big enough at least 15 feet tall it could be a candidate for downlighting or moonlighting, Filloon said. The light fixture is mounted high up in the trunk and branches so it can cast light downward through the branches to create interesting shadows on the ground.

The type of fixture, intensity and color of the bulbs, and spread of the beams can have a huge effect on the character and mood. Lighting is also a great way to brighten the long autumn nights and dress up a home for the holidays.

Since Minnesota has had very little rain this year less than .02 of an inch so far in October its important to thoroughly water your trees and especially the newly-planted ones until the ground freezes, Filloon said. She also suggested hiring an arborist to check the trees for overall health and possible winter/spring pruning.

Southview Design has posted several photos showing moonlighting and other dramatic effects created by lighting trees and landscape features. For outdoor landscaping and lighting ideas, visit http://www.southviewdesign.com.

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14 hours ago by Paul Schattenberg The second phase of gray water research at the Uvalde center will focus on how gray water affects the performance, growth and aesthetics of landscape plants, as well as the chemical composition of the soil. The trial plot consists of 24 rows of 13 different native, exotic and adaptive landscaping plants.

The second phase of a study on the use of gray water for landscape irrigation will soon be underway and its results may affect how municipalities view gray water as an alternative non-potable water source statewide and beyond, said the Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist leading the study.

Dr. Raul Cabrera, AgriLife Research horticulturist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde, said he is now in the process of starting the second phase of his study on the long-term effects of gray water irrigation on the growth, performance and aesthetics of several ornamental plant species.

"Gray water provides a potential alternative, non-potable water source available in practically every home," Cabrera said. "By definition, gray water is simply wastewater, basically soapy water coming primarily from washing machines, showers and bathtubs.

"The research is particularly useful for application in urban areas where as much as 50 percent of household water is used for landscape irrigation."

He said with many parts of the nation facing water restrictions, competition for water resources and drought, it is becoming more necessary to minimize our dependence on potable water supplies.

"Using native and adaptive plants, applying good management practices such as spreading mulch to retain moisture and the wise use of supplemental irrigation are vital in preserving the state's and nation's potable water resources," Cabrera said.

He said gray water accounts for about half of the wastewater from a typical household.

Cabrera said the use of gray water from washing machines alone has the potential for saving a significant amount of the state's potable water supply. He said if gray water from household laundry in Texas could be used for landscape irrigation, it could save about 400,000 acre feet of potable water annually. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo)

"It is estimated that the average family of four will produce 90 to 100 gallons of gray water per day. That's a lot of non-potable water that could be going toward supplemental landscape irrigation."

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Candles placed in front of the graves during a first World War centenary commemoration in Ploegsteert, Belgium, on October 17th . Events commemorating the war are continuing in Belgium and further afield. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/EPA

Last Friday evening, quietness descended over a corner of northern Europe as Belgium paused to remember the 600,000 victims of the first World War who died on Belgian soil.

From Nieuwpoort on the North Sea to the town of Ploegsteert, 50km south on the French border, 8,400 torchbearers lined up to honour those who fell between 1914 and 1918.

The front of light illuminated the arc of the western front, the line between allied and German powers which, though no longer visible, is etched into the Flanders landscape like a scar.

Though the position of the front shifted periodically during the four-year war, reflecting the advances made by each side, it was the relative stagnancy of the western front that was one of the great tragedies of the war, as it became a battle of attrition rather than conquest.

While commemoration of this years centenary of the outbreak of the war reached its peak during the summer, as countries marked the chain of events that began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28th, 1914, and culminated with the outbreak of the war less than six weeks later, commemorative events are continuing in Belgium and further afield.

The approach of the traditional armistice date of November 11th in a few weeks time is likely to bring the issue of commemoration back into focus.

The Republic will be taking an active role in the commemorations, as the country continues its engagement with a chapter of history that had long been hidden.

Perhaps of most significance will be the participation of Irelands Ambassador to Britain, Daniel Mulhall, in the annual wreath-laying ceremony at the cenotaph in London for the first time this year.

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Maules Creek mine area inside the Leard State Forest: Whitehaven expects to move its first coal in January. Photo: Dean Sewell

Whitehaven Coal will be restricted to clearing land during just 10 weeks a year at its $767 million Maules Creek open-cut coal mine to limit the impact on wildlife.

The Department of Planning and Environment on Thursday approved a revised biodiversity management plan for clearing in the Leard State Forest, north of Gunnedah, that will also require the miner to cease clearance operations when temperatures exceed 35 degrees so animals aren't forced to relocate "in extreme conditions".

The miner suspended forest work in June ahead of a judgment by the Land and Environment Court about whether its winter clearing breached the original consent terms of the mine.

Limits on land clearing: Forest at Maules Creek.

The Maules Creek Community Council sought an injunction against clearance during winter and spring when wildlife was hibernating or breeding and less able to dodge the bulldozers.

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"We feel vindicated," said Phil Leard, national coordinator for Lock the Gate, noting Whitehaven will now be restricted to clearing between February 15 and April 30.

Sue Higginson, principal solicitor for the NSW Environmental Defenders Office, said the new biodiversity management plan "achieves what our client had sought to enforce", although it will still permit clearing of "old-growth habitat that's full of threatened species".

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I have really moved on.

Ito ang pahayag ni Guji Lorenzana nang kamustahin ang lagay ng kanyang puso pagkatapos ng breakup nila ni Kaye Abad early this year.

Aminadong nasaktan nang husto si Guji at umasang magkakabalikan sila ni Kaye noon.

I was sad kasi nag-work hard ako, waiting and waiting, courting and courting her.

'Tapos all of a sudden, naging kami, biglang wala na. It just ended abruptly.

For me, it was very heartbreaking.

"I havent been that heartbroken for a long time," pagbabalik-tanaw ni Guji.

Ngunit kahit na matagal na silang hiwalay, hindi maiwasang tanungin si Guji tungkol kay Kaye, lalo pat naging bukas na ang aktres tungkol sa pakikipagrelasyon nito sa ex-Pinoy Big Brother housemate na si Paul Jake Castillo.

May ilan kasing kumukuwestiyon kung bakit sa itinagal ng relasyon nina Guji at Kaye noon ay naging mailap ang aktres tungkol sa lovelife nito.

Ngunit nang maging magkasintahan sina Kaye at Paul Jake ay agad itong isinapubliko ng aktres noong Mayo.

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