Peru: Invasion Verde, installed 2010.
This public park in Lima was created in the middle of the the city, and incorporates recycled tires for planters and a children’s playground. A few rolling hills and grass-cushioned benches complete Lima’s urban public garden.
Via Gardenesque
A brilliant little film made by my husband Philip Briscoe, and a film producer, on their trip to Ghana this year (Name drop: Producer David L. Williams). This film was made for Helveta, a green technology company who are changing the word by enabling companies to trace where goods are sourced in supply chains.
Today global business needs to address the environmental impact of its supply chain from sustainable sourcing to legality assurance. More and more, organisations need to comply with new rules, standards and legislation with serious penalties. Get it wrong and it’s not just a bad PR moment, it could destroy your brand overnight.
The success of a business rests upon its supply chain technology to make it strong. Traceability, from shelf to source, available instantly and worldwide is a necessity.
Helveta works with the most demanding partners in the harshest environments satisfying the toughest regulations, reducing costs and increasing transparency, putting producers and suppliers where they belong: in control.
Inspired by MyGardenSchool tutors Caroline Tilston (Decorate Your Room Outside) and Andy McIndoe (Planting Spring Bulbs) – I have done almost all my Christmas Decorations and interior by using bits and pieces I already have in the garden, shed or house. Not only do I think they look better than artificial decorations – wow - they are really recession proof! I’ve barely spent a anything, but I think the house looks more festive than it ever has. It’s also greener of course, less waste, less packaging or postage. Top Tip: Great Christmas Gift Idea you can buy last minute: Gift a Gardening Course
GREAT CHRISTMAS IDEA: GIFT AN ONLINE GARDENING
COURSE - INSTANTLY
Tuesday, 06 December 2011
A Christmas gift of a gardening course with some of the world’s best gardeners is just a click away
A Christmas gift of a gardening course with some of the world’s best gardeners is just a click away as MyGardenSchool launches a unique online gift certificate
MyGardenSchool, the world’s first online gardening school, has today launched gift certificates for each of its 23 online gardening courses, just in time for Christmas. This makes it possible for people to buy an online gardening course as a gift right up until the moment they see their loved ones on Christmas Day.
The beauty of a course from MyGardenSchool is that the world’s most acclaimed gardeners teach students how to absolutely everything in the garden, from keeping bees or hens; landscaping and design; growing vegetables, herbs and the perfect roses; building treehouses and ponds; taking beautiful photographs, and everything in between. This makes is possible to find a gift for everyone, from the most discerning gardener to the keen gardening, design or photography enthusiast to someone simply looking for a great new hobby.
Those wishing to buy a gift certificate for loved ones simply need to choose the online gardening course they would like from the MyGardenSchool website and click through to the individual course page. In addition to a course overview, details about the course tutor and a taster video, visitors will find a ‘Gift this Course’ button. The button leads buyers through the very simple ordering and payment process, and provides a printable certificate with an online code that enables recipients to book any course to begin at a time that suits them.
All MyGardenSchool courses cost £120, last four weeks and begin on the first Saturday of every month. The beauty of the course being online is that students learn at their own pace, and in the comfort of their own home. Each course includes step by step video tutorials, downloadable course notes, and the facility to chat with tutors and fellow classmates online, in a ‘virtual classroom’. The classroom may be ‘virtual’ but the camaraderie is real, and the technology is very intuitive and easy to use.
All of the MyGardenSchool tutors are outstanding in their field (and gardens), being accomplished gardeners and acclaimed gardening writers. MyGardenSchool tutors include multi-gold medal winner at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Andy McIndoe with courses in bulbs, shrubs and trees; Stephanie Donaldson, author and Gardens Editor of Country Living magazine with a course on organic gardening; leading garden designer and author, Hilary Thomas with a courses in planting design; photographer and author Sue Bishop with a course on flower photography; and John Brookes, prolific author who is often described as the world’s most influential garden designer, with a course on garden and landscape design. The details of tutors, together with courses, can be found on the MyGardenSchool online gardening course pages.
About MyGardenSchool
MyGardenSchool Ltd is a unique global online horticultural classroom. Whether you want to grow organic veg, create enviable flower borders, nurture that perfect lawn, or simply give a good home to an egg laying chicken – MyGardenSchool offers a high quality range of gardening courses taught by some of the world’s top tutors and delivered right to your green fingertips. For more information, please go to the MyGardenSchool website
Press contact: Tara Sinclair at MyGardenSchool, Tel: 07968 514 802, tara@my-garden-school.com
Courtyard harvest on Flickr.
Growing herbs & vegetables in the courtyard is something I’ve dreamt of establishing here in Brooklyn.
Above is a stop-motion animation captured in Moscow, it lasts for 1 minute 30 seconds and consists of 1072 images. You see only feet in the clip with images captured at the level of the human eye. Frames were prepared by hand and all the scenes were shot in Moscow, even the beach scene was shot in the capital, next to the Moskva River:
We like the iPhone/Map section and the jumping off a building, its really nicely made. Over at http://teeter-totter-tam.ru/ (great domain name) they have a full ‘making off’ write up, it is well worth a look…
Check out MyPhotoSchool to learn more about Photography Courses Online
About Me
I'm a landscape designer with a post grad diploma from Oxford College of Garden Design PGDip OCGD (distinction). I'm also co-founder of the world's first virtual horticulture school MyGardenSchool and its sister school MyPhotoSchool.
My objective is to encourage people to treat their outside space with the same respect as they treat their indoor space. I believe that we should think as deeply and carefully about the usage, style and design of our exteriors as we do our interiors.
As well as being passionate about design and horticulture, I have a long standing interest in technology and the future. I spent many years working for blue chip internet companies including eBay and Skype. I was one of the first 30 people at eBay.co.uk and loved the innovation side of building a groundbreaking internet company. I don't believe my passions for garden design and technology are mutually exclusive. I look forward to a world where we can use our intelligent technologies to help us work with our natural environments.
Before starting my post grad diploma course in landscape design I spent several years as a hobbiest photographer and artist. I did a pre-foundation at St Martin's Art college many years ago, and held an exhibition at Lauderdale House in Highgate several years later. I am a winner of
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