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For an idea that truly defies gravity, place it in a hanging planter—just like you would a mistletoe sprig come the holidays. Related: The 10 Best Types of Cactus Plants to Grow at Home Shop Now
A lanai or lānai is a type of roofed, open-sided veranda, patio, or porch originating in Hawaii. [1] [2] Many homes, apartment buildings, hotels and restaurants in Hawaii are built with one or more lānais.
A level architectural deck may be intended for use by people, e.g., what in the UK is usually called a decked patio. "Roof deck" refers to the flat layer of construction materials to which the weather impervious layers are attached to a form a roof, and they may be either level (for a "flat" rooftop) or sloped.
In gardening, a garden room is a secluded and partly enclosed space within a garden that creates a room-like effect. [1] Such spaces have been part of garden design for centuries. Generally they are regarded as different from terraces and patios just outside a building, although in practice these are often the parts of a garden that are most ...
A liana is a long-stemmed woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. [1] The word liana does not refer to a taxonomic grouping, but rather a habit of plant growth – much like tree or shrub.
Diodorus ascribes the construction to a "Syrian king". He states that the garden was in the shape of a square, with each side approximately four plethra long. The garden was tiered, with the uppermost gallery being 50 cubits high. The walls, 22 feet thick, were made of brick.
Decked Out is a Canadian home renovation television series, which airs on HGTV Canada since 2011. Hosted by Paul Lafrance, a contractor who owns Cutting Edge Construction and Design in Pickering, Ontario, [1] each episode depicts Lafrance and his team designing and building a unique and dramatic deck for a client.
Brickwork with overlapping bricks. Types of bond include stretcher, English, header, Flemish, garden wall, herringbone, basket, American, and Chinese. Boss 1. A roughly cut stone set in place for later carving. 2. An ornamental projection, a carved keystone of a ribbed vault at the intersection of the ogives. Bossage