from 2003 to 2010, landscape artist Charles Jencks developed this amazing project entitled Cells of Life it was completed as part of Jupiter Artland, a privately-owned sculpture park in Edinburgh the project includes eight landforms and a connecting causeway developed within the incredible outdoor space the foundation for Jencks' creation was based on the concept of the life of a cell, as well as the cell division process called mitosis he sculpted hill formations into layered spirals, merged sections of land together with bridges, and organized the complete layout so that from overhead, it “presents their early division into membranes and nuclei, a landform celebration of the cell as the basis of life” founded by Robert and Nicky Wilson, Jupiter Artland is committed to nurturing artists by offering them opportunities to create sculptural work along their 100-acre span of land @jupiterartland text My Modern Met photo @annadothart #art #landscape #design #landform #landscapedesign #garden #charlesjenks #jupiterartland #green

lots of plans for 2022 including next level cardening happy new year 📷 @plantpassenger @marinapiagoldi #gardening #cardening #plants #houseplants #green #greenery #design #gardendesign #newyearresolutions #happynewyear #dunnesstores #dunnesstoresouterspaces

the origins of Le Jardin Secret go back to the second half of the sixteenth century, when the Saadian Sultan Moulay ‘Abd-Allah commenced upon the urbanization of what is now the Mouassine district the palace, which stood on the grounds of Le Jardin Secret, was destroyed toward the end of the seventeenth century, after the decline of the Saadian dynasty. in the middle of the nineteenth century a new palace was built in later generations after passing into the possession of the qadi Moulay Mustapha the property then ceased to be maintained properly and fell into a state of disrepair in 2006, a group of entrepreneurs began to buy the different plots into which the palace and grounds had been divided extensive restoration work involved masons, craftsmen, archaeologists, landscapers, surveyors, and architects the new garden is divided into two sections…the exotic garden which displays species that come from around the world and the Islamic garden this is traditional in layout, divided into four quadrants by two intersecting paths, with a marble bowl in the middle surrounded by seats. typical of Middle Eastern gardens its an earthly reflection of the paradise described in the Qur’an, which is divided into four sections by two rivers #gardens #garden #planting #marrakech #jardin #planting #secretgarden #paradise

some colour from my Marrakech snaps #colour #landscape #marrakech #lamajorelle #garden #cacti

Danish architecture studio EFFEKT created a helical tower that invites visitors to climb up above the treetops of the Gisselfeld Klosters Forest its is the culmination of a 900-metre-long woodland walkway that weaves between a series of climbing courses, offering a 360-degree view over the trees, hills, lakes and meadows that make up the natural landscape the structure has an hourglass shape, defined by the changing curvature of the spiralling ramp and is supported by an external framework of crisscrossing diagonal columns that stretch from the ground to the top the opportunity to walk among the trees is accessible to all – no matter their physical condition the narrowing in the middle of the construction is important for the experience in Forest Tower, as you get very close to three beautiful beech trees, which grow in the middle of the structure the top platform is 135 metres above sea level, making it the highest point anywhere in Zealand #effekt #denmark #architecture #gisselfeldkloster #helical #landscape #trees #forest #foresttower #treetop #treetopwalk

nice and warm in the garden today with sunlight bouncing and backlighting the foliage the evenings are cooling and our early sea swim was freezing…but this light make all the difference it’s wonderful to ease from one season to the next #home #garden #weekend #weekendgardener #plants #sunshine #foliage #autumn #autumwinter #green #wicklow #gardenconversations #planting #plantingdesign

we’ve just had a new shower room made….. …..and do you know what it’s great for…….. 🚿 🪴😂 #plants #houseplants #watering #wateringplants #rubberplant #shower #showerdesign

making compost from garden waste is an easy and interesting process compost is organic material that can be added to soil to help plants grow…making it at home helps to keep garden waste out of landfills where it rots and releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas composting uses three basic ingredients… Browns - materials such as dead leaves, branches, and twigs
Greens - includes materials such as grass clippings, vegetable waste, fruit scraps, and coffee grounds and Water - the right amount of water, greens, and browns is important for compost development there’s many different ways of producing compost with different levels of efficiency if you’re going for the optimum your compost pile should have an equal amount of browns to greens you should also alternate layers of organic materials of different-sized particles the brown materials provide carbon for your compost, the green materials provide nitrogen, and the water provides moisture to help break down the organic matter years I just heaped everything into a pile out of sight...and that can work...but it’s hard to manage and harvest from 18 months ago we made dedicated bays resulting in a more ordered system It’s been incredible to see the amount of green water that is absorbed...waste which decomposes into dark crumbly fertile compost. the first picture demonstrates one great way of composting…it’s from @the.suburban.servant layers of horse manure, sawdust and mulched green garden waste have been laid in the 1 meter cubed space and water added to speed up the decomposition I use one bay for fresh material and when that has ‘cooked’ I move it to the next I also have the added magical ingredient of chicken poo our hen coop is right beside heaps which makes it easy for me to clean their living quarters directly onto the green heap which accelerates the decomposing process and enriches the final product an occasional turning of the heap adds oxygen which speeds up the process #garden #hens #hencoop #gardening #compost #composting #gardenhens #compostheap #pruning

Thomas Dambo is a hugely talented sculptor based in Copenhagen the works which he and his crew create around the globe are beautiful, fun and is created with recycled materials Little Tilde one of the Six Forgotten Giants hidden in ‘secret’ locations across a danish woodland. each of the giants are built by hand by dambo and a team of volunteers, who sourced scrap wood from local fallen trees and broken down buildings completely unique, the enormous figures can each be engaged and interacted with the giant figures can hide up to 28 birdhouses inside their bellies ‘Sleeping Louis’ has gaping mouth can be entered and played within #landscape #art #artist #thomasdambo #6forgottengiants #vestegnenskulturuge #community #volunteers #copenhagen #forest #fun #creativity #wood #children #fairytale

parts of Southern California occasionally experience a superbloom which is when the desert landscape comes alive with blossoming wild poppies, verbena, lilies, primroses, prickly pear and dozens of other species of ephemeral native spring wildflowers the term superbloom is used to describe years when excess rain causes chaparral and desert landscapes to produce more flowers than normal, with carpets of wildflowers sometimes covering entire landscapes for a brief period the seeds of desert wildflowers are made to last—they often have thick or waxy coatings and are able to survive in a dormant state for years or decades the best superblooms occur after extended drought has had time to kill off invasive weeds that compete with native wildflowers for sunlight, followed by above average rainfall when the excess rain soaks and softens the seed coats the plants germinate en masse, producing acres and acres of blossoms in some desert areas, rare species that only bloom every few years, or even decades, can pop up in super blooms you can get flowers, which in some cases, are thought to be extinct for those interested in the use of the word chaparral in the explanations super blooms - it’s vegetation composed of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, bushes, and small trees usually less than 8 feet tall forming dense thickets chaparrals is found in regions with a climate of hot, dry summers and mild and wet winters the term is applied primarily to the coastal and inland mountain vegetation of southwestern North America picture from Pinterest (photographer not credited) #superbloom #blossom #flowers #poppies #desert #chaparral #desertflowers #wildflowers #landscape #seeds #nature #outdoors #southerncalifornia

a moment of November light in the garden showing foliage contrast with Japanese Maple, Echium, Acanthus, Epimedium and Ensete #november #novembergarden #foliage #plants #planting #irishgarden #gardenconversations #japanesemaple #ensete #foliageplant #colour #green #echium #home #mygarden #mygardentoday

as we begin the move from autumn to winter I decided that today was the day for a look at an exotic tree….one that’s not suited to Irish or UK gardens…but one which may be familiar from holidays abroad the jacaranda tree is a beautiful tropical species which boasts clusters of fragrant purple trumpet-shaped blooms native to South America it makes for an excellent shade tree thanks to its fern-like foliage, whose leaves can grow up to 20 inches in length jacarandas can be considered either semi-evergreen or deciduous, depending on the climate it's grown in it grows quickly—adding up to 10 feet a year in the first few years of its life—and most of the blooming occurs in late spring to early summer though in warmer areas, the tree can flower at any time however only mature jacaranda trees have flowers although not native to the country it’s extremely popular in South Africa where it is believed to have first arrived in Gauteng in 1888 during the Gold Rush soon trees were being planted along almost every new street built in the rapidly growing cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria and each South African Spring - usually from early October to early November - a sea of purple petals from thousands of jacaranda trees blooms above suburban streets the blooming jacarandas have found their way into the cities mythology students joke that if you haven’t started revising for the end of year university exams before the jacarandas start to bloom, then you’ve probably left it too late! and it’s not just African students who dread the blossom….trees are even part of local lore at the University of Queensland, Australia with youngsters talking about the "purple panic" as they associate end of year exams with flowering Jacaranda festivals are a highlight of the year in many towns across Australia, including in Grafton, Applecross, Goodna, Camded, Woodville and Ipswich and add California, Texas, Florida, southern Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Botswana and India and you get an idea of just how well traveled this beauty is! #trees #streettrees #forest #sightseeing #southafrica #alienspecies #jacaranda #roadside #purple #southamerica #southamericannative