Archive for May, 2009

Moss – Love'em or Kill'em – and Japanese Gardens

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Moss is either loved or hated in the garden. People very often passionately rake it away. Why not to look at it as blessing to your garden? Its kinds are very difficult to recognize – you need proper book for that and magnifying glass. I don’t remember since when I love moss. I think since always. Soft, fragile and moist. In my garden moss is welcomed everywhere. I try to grow it on my stones as well. Few months ago I covered them with yoghurt dilluted with water 1:1. No great effect yet, just little greenish something appeared.

You can appreciate moss beauty especially in the winter – when it is lush green and so soft to walk on. Grows in the lawn in the shadow? Great! I don’t need to move it. Grass is weaker and weaker in these spots, and moss patches are larger and larger… and more and more green. Moss reminds me my second big and earliest garden fascination of Japanese Gardens.

I look for tranquility and harmony in the garden. In the smaller gardens it is even more important to not overload it with too many different plants.

I like them for meditative and tranquill character. I remember that in communist time in Poland there was not so many books about landscaping and Far East – that was of my special interest at that time. I made friends with the owner of the shop selling used/old books. Whenever something about Japan appeared on the shelf I was getting a phone call and I immediatelly run to the shop to see it.

There is six features as a synonym for an excellent not only Japanese but landscape garden.

According to the ancient book of gardens, there should be six different qualities to which a garden can aspire.

They are grouped in their traditional complementary pairs, they are:

spaciousness & seclusion

artifice & antiquity

water-courses & panoramas.

As the specialists say "it is difficult enough to find a garden that is blessed with any three or four of these desirable attributes, let along five, or even more rarely, all six."

Yet there is such case in Japan.

Its name is “Kenroku-en” which means “garden that combines six characteristics”, which is named by Sadanobu Matsudaira, a feudal load in the present Tohoku district (northern part of mainland Japan).

Plants recommended for Japanese gardens:

Trees and shrubs

Acer plamatum, Acer japonicum, Acer ginnala, Amelanchier canadensis, Cercis chinensis, Chamaecyparis obtusa, Cornus kousa, Cryptomeria japonica, Gingko biloba, Pinus nigra, Pinus thunbergiana, Pinus densiflora, Magnolia kobus, Magnolia stellata, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus mume, Prunus serrulata, Prunus armeniaca, Sciadopitys verticillata, Tsuga canadensis,

Trees and shrubs of medium size

Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’, Spirea japonica, Chaenomeles japonica, Chaenomeles lagenaria, Euonymus alatus, Enkianthus campanulatus, Forsytia x intermedia, Forsytia suspensa, Juniperus chinensis ‘Armstrongii’, Kerria japonica, Mahonia aquifolium, Pieris japonica, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Syringa vulgaris

Small shrubs

Buxus microphylla, Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana’, Daphne cneorum, Ilex crenata, Juniperus chinensis ‘Blue Vase’, Pinus mugo ‘Compacta’, Rhododendron obtusum, Rhododendron kaempferi, Spirea japonica, Spirea bumalda, Thuja occidentalis ‘Globosa’, Viburnum carlesii

All these plants are accompanied by different kind of grass, moss, perennials, bamboo, ivy that might be chosen according to the climate zone.

If you are interested to read more please visit http://wwww.ewainthegarden.blogspot.com

Interior Design For The Home

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Any home can be pleasing with the proper application of basic interior design methods. Some people study interior design to be very good at it but there are people who are gifted with an eye for beauty and for interior designing.

A person who is creative can do some interior designing on his own even without formal training. Those who have an eye for what is aesthetic can just as easily decorate and design his own house depending on his tastes. Of course, it helps to read books and articles about designing to be updated on the basic and latest design methods.

Any interior designer can create a specific atmosphere just by putting together several pieces and unifying them in a single theme. There are interior designers who have a bias for certain motifs like eclectic, modern or even country style. Some go for simple designs without the clutter.

Interior design is not only aesthetic but also functional depending on the requirements of the client. An interior designer can make a small room spacious and an otherwise cluttered room into an orderly one. Interior design is used just about anywhere from homes, offices to commercial buildings.

The interiors of a room should always match the personality of the person who will occupy that room. This is the reason why designers always work closely with their clients so they can make sure that they get a feel of what their clients want in terms of design style.

People have this notion that interior design is expensive. However, designers are not only creative people but they are also very good in budgeting. Most designers will work on a design that will match or fit the budget of their clients. A person can allot a minimal amount for the interior design of his home or office and still come up with an aesthetic and functional room.

Professional interior designers who are formally trained usually have basic knowledge on architecture, engineering and even accounting. They need these courses to make their design aesthetic, structurally correct and cost effective.

The terms Interior design and interior decorating have often been used interchangeably. However, the two terms actually deal with different phases of making a room or a space aesthetic. Interior design is basically the process of studying the personality of the occupant of the room being designed in order to maximize and tailor-made the room’s design for that person’s behavior and personality.

Interior decorating on the other hand is the process of actually mixing and matching the different design techniques like window treatments, the right wallpaper, wall finish and even the furnishing of a room.

There are a lot of opportunities for those in the interior design and decorating industry. An interior designer can go into designing household, corporate or commercial establishments. Others specialize in the design of health facilities or even tourism establishments.

The latest trend now for those in the interior design industry is to be able to incorporate the right engineering and aesthetic design with sustainable development. Even designers are now more conscious about the state of the environment so they tend to use environmentally friendly materials for their designs.

There are designers who specialize and use Feng Shui in their designs. This requires further study because Feng Shui deals with the Chinese’s ancient methods of designing a space to make the design work for the owner’s health, business and other life factors.

The Chinese believes that a structure should be properly designed so as to allow positive energy to enter the structure. When the structure has already been built without the aid of a Feng Shui expert, the mistakes can be corrected through proper interior design using the Feng Shui methods.

By incorporating Feng Shui in interior design, it is believed that a person can bring out all the positive energies in a room to make him rich, happy and healthy. An interior design using Feng Shui can also get rid of bad spirits that bring in negative atmosphere in an abode.

Getting the services of an interior designer can make a room both aesthetic and functional. Any person who wants to make his home livable and functional should try getting the services of an interior designer to maximize his space.

Exciting October for You in the Usa and Canada!

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Grow In Financial Freedom.

And Be Blessed In Your Love Relationships.

How? Join 2 of Bo’s Powerful and

Life-Changing Seminars in California!

Yes, it’s finally here in North America. This is what you’ve been waiting for.

Bo Sanchez is giving two of his most powerful seminars in California. Join any one of them. Join both if you need them both!

If you want to change your financial life, attend Bo’s How To Be Truly Rich Seminar. And if you’re single and want to be guided in your relationships, join Bo’s How To Find Your One True Love Seminar.

Both will be done on October 13, 2008, at Carson Center, 801 E. Carson St, CA 90745. This will be the schedule:

8:30am-12nn    How to be Truly Rich Seminar

1:00pm-6pm     How to Find Your One True Love Seminar

Seats are extremely limited.

For more details, contact Angie at angelicagalia@gmail.com or 310-212-6260

Don’t delay! Email or call now.

Invite Your Friends To Receive God’s Healing Love in North America!

Here are Bo’s Healing Love Concerts In

Edmonton, Union City, Los Angeles, and New York!

If you need God’s miracle and touch in your life, you need to join Bo Sanchez in his Healing Love Concert. Together with him are Kerygma Preahcers Alvin Barcelona and Adrian Panganiban. Here are the schedules for his 4-city concert tour:

Oct 10 Friday   6pm 

Gateway Alliance Church

13931-140 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

contact persons:

Arnel/Winnie 780-488-6354/780-907-9625

Joseph/Marg  780-642-6932

Joseph/Myra   780-406-5587

Oct 11 Saturday     7pm   

St. Anne’s Catholic Church

32223 Caballo St., Union City, CA

contact persons:

Fr Baraan  510-471-7766

Anna  415-748-1848

Mario/Tessie   415-350-8677

Oct 12 Sunday   1pm    

Los Angeles Convention Center

Concourse Room 515

Los Angeles, CA

contact persons:

Em  818-660-7661

Chit  909-881-2142

Cora   213-422-0970

Oct 17 Friday   7:30pm

San Sebastian School Auditorium

36-76 58th St., Woodside, NY 11377

contact persons:

Purita  551-208-6673

Rellie  718-639-3148

Dave   646-267-9904

Oct 19 Sun   1:00pm 

St Antoninus Church

337 So. Orange Ave, Newark, NJ 07103

contact person:

Melvin 551-697-9731

Bring your family and friends to experience God’s Healing Touch! Call now!