Mature landscapes are one reason why some people prefer older homes. They want the deep shade trees and the full-grown shrubs without all the years of waiting for young landscapes to grow. However, not all mature landscapes are the same. Some are completely overgrown while others were poorly planned from the start. That is why re-landscaping an older home can be beneficial in many cases. Here are five lasting benefits you get with re-landscaping your older home. Protecting Your Home Shade trees are wonderful to have, especially on hot summer days. The shade can make outdoor activities comfortable and keep interior temperatures down. If the shade trees are too close to the house, however, you may have some serious problems lurking. Large trees have large root systems. You may have …show more content…
Creating a Yard for Modern Living The way people used outdoor space 40 to 50 years ago is very different from the way people do it today. A simple concrete patio with a grill and dining set is okay. But, a deck with an outdoor kitchen and lounging space is more in tune with the way homeowners live and entertain these days. How does your older home's current landscaping work for you? Do you get to use it like you want? If the answer is no, you need to update your home's landscaping and make it work for how your family lives today. Get the Most Use Out of Your Property Most older homes were built on larger lots. However, in many cases, the homeowner is not using the entire lot because the landscaping makes it difficult or impossible. Re-landscaping it would open the entire property for use. Here's an example. Would you like to have a pool outside your home? Well, before you go Google "pool builders near me", consider your existing landscaping. You may find that those mature shade trees are blocking the ideal place for your pool oasis. Their roots make it impossible to even install an above-ground
can actually leave more space for new trees. Also, cutting down trees gives more multiple resources to contribute for our needs. One tree can produce many things to help we humans and cutting them down can be more of a benefit than a disadvantage. Trees can be very beneficial and be used as many resources through education and basically everyday life. The Truax has a more realistic view on the environment and how we are using it.
"Eating is not only a political act but also a cultural act that reaffirms one's identity and worldview." (Salmón, 2012, p. 8). It is the statement from the book Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience that reflects the author’s main idea. The book is a cultural and geographical travel through the southwest part of the United States of America and northern Mexico. In his book, the author is focused on demonstrating the world of indigenous food and accentuates some direct connections between this food, the culture of people and understanding of the environment that surrounds them.
by singing and acting around the house which led him to act in many school
When people see new construction or a recently paved road, they often do not realize the sacrifice that was made to create these luxuries. Most people pass some form of construction on the way to their jobs or school every day. This simple fact sparks questions regarding what this area looked like before it was inhabited by humans. Illinois forests have undergone drastic changes in the decades since European settlement. Only 31 % of the forest area present in 1820 exists today. (Iverson Pdf) Tearing down trees to build new structures isn’t bad if done in moderation, in some ways with time and good planning its wonderful. However, anyone that hunts or claims to be an outdoorsman will relate to the incomparable feeling experienced when alone in the woods and far from the hustle of the urbanized world.
In his book Modern Civic Art, Robinson discussed various ways to beautify the city from avenues to small streets, the tenements, the administrative center, and the furnishings of the streets, comprehensive planning, parkways and so forth. Some of his ideas were only good on paper at that time but as the city evolved most of them have now come into fruition. He explained that the backyard should be as beautiful as the front of the house as well as the inside. (Robinson, 1903 p. 241)
The story “Death by Landscape” by Margaret Atwood is of a protagonist named Lois who at the time was young but most of the story takes place of when she was an older lady. When Lois was younger, she attended a summer camp named Manitou. From the start, Lois didn’t like camp until she got to the age of ten and met a very good friend named Lucy. Lois remembers their childhood memories they had with one another, until one day Lois’s best friend Lucy disappears. Lucy and Lois are on a trip and all Lois hears is a scream and never once saw Lucy after that. As the story moves along, Lois later started collecting paintings in remembrance of her childhood friend Lucy. Towards the end of the story you can really start to feel
Because of the amount of overdeveloped areas that are now vacant, the desire to renovate old vacant properties and land plots has all but disappeared. What if there was a beneficial solution to unused land plots in need of rehab and redesign? What if, instead of paving over every leftover inch of grass and dirt in urban areas to make room for more parking for our daily commuting polluters, we instead reinvent that land for a purpose that is both beneficial to our
...s selling for? What is the demand for properties similar to yours? Once you find an appropriate buyer and an appropriate price, it’s time to make the sale, and walk away with your wallet a little fatter.
Source G (below) exhibits tree damage in front of a property, also surrounding it is junk and destruction. The tree roots are exposed and it looks like it will fall over if it is not removed. It is a danger hazard that could cause even more disruption to the surrounding area. This demonstrates that by human’s building so close, the natural environment (tree) has no room to grow and is now positioned on the steep formation which continues to erode.
Joe operates a successful commercial landscaping and tree trimming business, and client's keeps his operation extremely busy. Although Joe employees at least 50 workers, with landscaping being seasonal, he experiences a high turnover. In addition to landscaping and tree trimming, equipment rental is also available to the clients, which adds an additional division to the business. With $250,000 of capital, and past year's revenues of $500,000, Joe is looking for guidance to take his business to the next level.
...nd shrubs and also support parks and green-ways. These strategy implementation will help to: improve weather forecasting and early warning systems, improve disease surveillance and reporting, promote public health education, and develop and disseminate appropriate vaccine and medicine. Another suggestion is to increase urban tree canopy to reduce carbon dioxide produced by fuel combustion.
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Placing fruit baring trees in front of a home is a perfect example of reducing the human footprint. The tree provides food, and also provides for a wind and sun barrier that improves the insulation in the home.
Hirsch, E. 1995. “Introduction, Landscape: between place and space” in Hirsch, E. (ed.) The Anthropology of Landscape: Perspectives on Place and Space. Oxford : New York: Clarendon Press.
None of the buildings on the street that I live on here in California have very big lawns, which contrasts dramatically with my old neighborhood because back in Connecticut most houses have almost an acre of land per house. There are multiple trees on my moms property and the backyard is basically up against a forest. Now there 's still a good amount of trees on the street I currently live on in here California, but much less and most of them are much smaller or are palm trees. The houses and apartment complexes