In the early 19th century, Portugal’s royal family and nobility served their meals on expensive porcelain imported from China. José Pinto Bastos, an entrepreneur, saw in this fashion a business opportunity: he decided to produce porcelain in Portugal. It was a risky venture because the process for porcelain production was a closely guarded secret. So, […]
As Autumn is fast approaching now is the ideal time to start to plan your Autumn bedding plants, new in this week we have Irish grown 1.5ltr Heather. Garden Mums (Chrysanthemums) are great for adding a splash of instant colour, water from beneath as these plants do not enjoy getting their heads wet! For Geraniums…
via Get Your Garden Ready for Autumn — Powerscourt Garden Pavilion
What progress has been made by the UK street play movement, and could it hold the key to building long-term support for more sustainable, livable cities?
via Could street play hold the key to creating more sustainable, livable cities? — Rethinking Childhood
In late July, the Pop-Up Adventure Play crew kicked off their cross-Canada tour in Halifax hosted by CanadaPlays and PlayGroundology. It was a blast – three events in two days culminating in a pop-up play extravaganza on the Halifax South Common. We estimate that more than 200 kids showed up over the course of the […]
via Pop-Up Play Photo Splash – An Even Dozen — PlayGroundology
It’s nearly two months since I was last at Blickling and I was wondering how the place might be looking, as it’s getting into peak visiting season.
It was great meeting up with the gardening team of staff and volunteers. With the other chaps I went over to the Walled Garden and was bowled over with the sight that greeted me…fabulous summer colour and every area with something growing in it, including a wide range of fruit and veg, all looking very healthy.
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Graham Lee – Archaeological Officer We recently commissioned additional high resolution LiDAR data (Light Detection and Ranging) for several areas of the North York Moors in partnership with Durham University who are currently involved in a long term research project on the coast. The data is collected by scanning the ground with beams of laser light. […]
via Quest for knowledge — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park
Riding a bike is a sustainable, green, eco-friendly transport option, right? Well, “it’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it” as the old saying goes. If you want to know how to destroy the planet faster, undermine community spirit and generally be ‘part of the problem’ in all ways possible by […]
via Maximum Unsustainability – The Worst Ways to Ride Your Bike — Deep Green Permaculture
My Philadelphia Enquirer article making the case for child-friendly urban planning, and some reflections on my visit.
via The child as an indicator species for cities: reflections on Philadelphia — Rethinking Childhood
Around the North York Moors there are mediaeval place names that indicate the presence of managed woodland in the past, and in some cases the woodlands and the names are still present today. Where a woodland has existed for at least 400 years it is classed an ‘ancient’. Hagg or Hag, Spring and Fall in […]
via Historical woodlands — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park
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