Do you have spots in your backyard where the surface goes from one level to another, such as the edge of a verandah? Use plants as visual indicators so that people dont trip.
Sunset Magazine explains:
Tuck a small row of echeveria between an upper and lower patio to remind visitors to step up. Use larger succulents, such as the three kinds of aeonium pictured, to signal where the upper patio drops off.
While they mention specifically using succulents, you could use other types of plants that may suit your climate or backyard better. Just make sure they will be visible during the seasons when youll use your yard. For more ideas on how to landscape your yard or garden, check out the full post linked below.
24 great ideas from the Western Garden Book of Landscaping [Sunset]
HANNA, Alta. - Southern Alberta will soon be sporting a brand new provincial park named Antelope Hill thanks to a generous donation from a retired farmer near Hanna.
Gottlob Schmidt, 90, has lived in the area for more than 80 years and donated his homestead to Alberta Parks.
Tim Chamberlin with Environment and Sustainable Resource Development says the donation has been in the works for awhile.
Chamberlin says the landscape is just beautiful and is a terrific gift from a wonderful Albertan.
He adds the planning stages are just getting started, but doesnt anticipate a large cost to getting the new park ready for the public.
The area of the park is home to rare native grasslands, aspen groves, wetlands as well as a variety of wildlife.
Once Antelope Hill opens to the public, the park will be used for low-impact recreation, such as hiking and will not permit hunting, camping or vehicle use at Schmidt's request.
Put on your walking shoes to help New Haven figure out how to make the changing landscape of the West River, Hill and Dwight neighborhoods more walkable.
City and civic officials have organized a walk through those neighborhoodsparticularly where they meet around Route 34for Monday night. Everyones involved. The event will include light refreshments as well as a brainstorming session.
See the above flyer for details.
The Harp Administration has promised to take neighbors concernsabout walkability and bikability and new urbanist design preferencesas it decides the fate of the remainder of the 16.2-acre median strip being redeveloped dividing Legion Avenue and MLK Boulevard between Ella Grasso Boulevard and Dwight Street. Monday nights walk is part of that process.
Bring your flashlights and wear light-colored clothing!
Suburban rush hour drivers are usually in a mood to kill, particularly on Mondays and Fridays.
Again more for the bikers.How about this.I plan on getting one of these.Can the city make lanes for this.
AMISH BUGGY
Anderson Scooper - very good advice, but the city has its share of homicidal maniac drivers!
A NEW South Wales farmer who starved himself to protest laws preventing him from clearing his own land has grilled former Federal environment minister Dr David Kemp over why the legislation was enacted.
Peter Spencer is locked in a three-week Federal Court property rights hearing in Sydney to fight for compensation for his bankrupt sheep farming business from the Federal and NSW governments.
He made headlines in 2010 when he was hospitalised after a 52-day hunger strike protest on his property near Cooma.
Dr Kemp was questioned over the Commonwealth's commitment to achieve carbon emission reduction levels set out by the Kyoto Protocol which led to a change in legislation.
He agreed the reduction of land clearing, especially in NSW and Queensland, was seen as the most important aspect of the scheme.
"The government I was associated with was determined to reach the targets and believed it had in place the policies to reach those targets," he said.
Mr Spencer has argued the Commonwealth should not be allowed to profit, through carbon offset rights, from restrictions on clearing land it does not own without properly compensating the landowner.
He blames the introduction of state laws which made it illegal for him to clear about 80% of his land for destroying his now-defunct farming business.
Dr Kemp agreed Australia was falling behind in 2001 and 2002 of its target to keep annual emissions to 108% of 1990 levels.
The NSW Native Vegetation Act was enacted in 2003, requiring landholders to gain a permit before clearing any native vegetation on their property.
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Sanford man charged with stealing copper wiring from Carthage home
CARTHAGE - A Sanford man was arrested Thursday after Moore County Sheriff's deputies found him under a house trying to steal copper wiring.
Edward Andrew Gorton, 36, of the 200 block of Twin Ponds Road in Sanford, was charged with breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolen goods, according to a statement released Saturday by the Moore County Sheriff's Office. Bail was set at $10,000.
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A Sanford man is facing multiple charges after sheriff's deputies say they found him under a home attempting to take copper wiring, according to a release from Sheriff Neil Godfrey.
Edward Andrew Gorton, 36, of 271 Twin Ponds Road, Sanford, was arrested on Dec. 4 and charged with one count of felony breaking and entering, one count of felony larceny and one count of felony possession of stolen goods.
Godrey reported that his office received a call from a concerned citizen about a suspicious suspectthe caller had observed at a residence on N.C.24/27 near Carthage.
Deputies responded and located an unoccupied van near the residence. Deputies searched the area for the vans occupants and found Gorton, the vehicles registered owner, under a nearby residence from which he was attempting to steal copper wiring, Godfrey said.
Gorton was confined in the Moore County Detention Center under a $10,000 secured bond. His first court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 23, 2014 in the Moore County District Court in Carthage.
DEAR CAR TALK: I have a 2010 Smart car. The check engine light would not stay off.
I took it to the dealer before the warranty expired. They found nothing wrong and told me I probably had a bad tank of gas, and that I should wait for it to get used up and fill it with good gas next time. I did that, and sure enough, the light went off.
But a few weeks later, the light was back on. The same thing happened new tank of gas, light goes off, then comes back on. Finally the light stayed on permanently, but by then it was no longer under warranty.
So the dealer switched sensors to see what that would do. I didnt even make it home before the light was back on.
This time, they said they would come and get it (I live 45 minutes away) and bring me a loaner.
A day later, they told me I need a cylinder head because I have a leaking valve, and it will cost $3,400. The guy said that, since I have less than 10,000 miles on the car and Id brought the problem to their attention while it was still under warranty, hed agreed to cover all but $500, which I am to pay. In my opinion, they should cover all of it. Thanks. Mary
Dear Mary: I agree with you completely. This clearly was a manufacturing defect. The engine failed at less than 10,000 miles thats ridiculous. And you brought the defect to their attention while the car was still under warranty.
What possible justification do they have for charging you $500? The whole things on them. If they had figured it out the first time you took it to them, it would have been under warranty. So theyre billing you for their own ineptness in taking months to figure out what was wrong.
It was nice of them to come and pick up your car after the second time they failed to solve the problem. But in billing you for $500, they want to see if youll roll over and give them the money. Dont.
