Entre’
presented by
Terry Gibson ~ Landscape Architecture
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Waterstone Garden Accents
The theme of this garden is growing your own food, and still enjoying an attractive garden. An edible garden can be attractive to the eye, to wildlife, to your health and to your economy. Not only is interacting with plants healthy for your mind, but consuming fresh food provides nutrients that are lost when food is transported over a long distance. Most of the plants in this garden can be eaten in part after washing and/or cooking. Some provide useful by-products for the garden or house. Some combine to provide an alternative to a long held conventional landscape element: the lawn.
Edible plants included are blueberry, kiwi, lemon, lime, pineapple guava, rosemary, sorrel, Swiss chard, sage.
Useful plants included are bamboo, ferns, lavender, Oregon grape and salal. Substitutes for convention include ornamental grasses, dwarf bamboo and sedums instead of lawn, reducing air and water pollution and water requirements.
A fountain is essential in the garden because water attracts the pollinators: Birds, insects and bats. And who is not thrilled to observe a hummingbird (or two) feeding or bathing in the fountain? I still stop whatever we are doing to take the time to enjoy these special moments.
This sustainable garden can be enjoyed in small bites all year, so remember to share with your friends and neighbors! |
The Swamp?
presented by
Gardensforfun.com
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West Coast Natives
This garden highlights the function of a rainwater cell or bioswale in landscaping. The purpose of the cell is to use natural plantings to remove contaminants such as fertilizer, animal fecal matter, or man-made pollutants from the rainwater or irrigation water which falls on roofs, parking areas or landscapes before it is returned to the natural watercourse (lakes, streams, rivers, ocean).
In nature, swamps or naturally occurring wetlands act as natural filters to remove contaminants from surface water. Man-made bioswales achieve a similar purpose.
Many native plants will be used in this landscaping for both function and beauty.
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A Bit Of Heaven
presented by
Sunbox
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Stone NW
Busy days can often be overwhelming making the most capable people wish for a haven. Imagine walking bare foot into your own place of refuge. The soothing feeling of natural stone on the bottom of your feet begins the process of separating you from ...the world.
Your gazebo acts as a physical barrier creating the illusion of aloneness and peace. Soothing music, a relaxing massage or an intimate conversation completes the process and before you know it you find yourself in your very own bit of heaven.
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A “Noble” Environment
presented by
Aesthetic Environments, Inc.
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Heritage Rock LLC
A noble environment is adding the old with the new, such as craftsmanship with cost saving environmentally sustainable materials presenting an aesthetically pleasing project. Aesthetic Environments is a company committed to the highest principles of craftsmanship.
At this time when interest in authentic craftsmanship is renewed, inventiveness replaces sameness and accepted styles of the day are so overworked that they become meaningless. Unfortunately, however, the economics of today’s world has made it almost impossible to maintain an independent, one-of-a-kind artisans’ workshop. Mass-produced goods are almost always available at a cost generally less than the overall cost of work delivered by the artisan. The expense of authentic or quality materials, and the time required to perform the craft artistically and accurately all but guarantee that authentic craftsmanship for any given project will not be acquired at bargain rates. It has been said, that no value can be placed on the tranquility and nobility of a garden while the integrity of nature is preserved.
This booth is dedicated to Dr. Richard Noble, M.D., who committed his life to caring for people and honoring the environment and embraced the view that “humans are but one part of the fabric of all things, not somehow set apart and above other forms of life”.
“It’s how your heart lives in the world, how you carry yourself”
--Mono Elder/Richard Noble |
