10 Great Apps for Landscape Architects – Part 2

The second edition to our hit article featuring apps. to make your life as a landscape architect easier.

We are spoiled for choice when it comes to apps — they range anywhere from recording our sleep cycle to reminding us to brush our teeth. Apps are constantly being developed to make our lives more interesting, if not easier. The apps for architecture and landscape architecture are plentiful, adapted to our habits from desk to field research and everything in between. In this article, I hope to show you some apps that made my academic life a bit easier and provided a more fascinating and different approach to projects.

Apps for landscape architects

1. Photosynth

Photosynth stiches together numerous images of an area and puts it into one file, creating a panoramic picture. The app takes the images from left to right, up to down, to create a photographic orb. On field trips, I found this app very useful for recording the space in order to get a better feel for it when I returned for desk study.

2. Behance and Behance Creative Portfolio

Behance is a site to display and discover online portfolios from across the artistic board, from categories such as Photography, Graphic Design, and, of course, Architecture. There are two apps, both by Behance: The first app is the site; the second is Creative Portfolio, which allows students and professionals to upload to the site, showcasing their portfolios.

3. Mini Scanner

This app has saved me many a time in the library! It is a simple app in which you can “scan” text or pictures and turn them into simple black and white drawings that are clear to read. The app is free, but you can upgrade it and gain the ability to email your images. I found this app very useful when I had small paragraphs of text to use, but didn’t want to waste paper photocopying.  This is a definite favorite of mine.

4. Virtual Sketchpads-Paper by 53 and SketchBook by Autodesk

These apps are virtual sketchpads, designed to replicate a paper sketchpad. Both apps have an ease of options, allowing natural flow of the virtual pencil or pen. I find it works well even on the iPhone, but I would recommend a stylus. Paper by 53 is solely for iPad.

5. iRhino 3D

This app allows you to interact with your 3D models made through Rhino 3D from your portable device. There are some constraints, as you must shade your model in Rhino before opening it in the app, and there is a file size limit of about 50MB.

6. Google Drive/SkyDrive

In relation to your choice of email, these apps allow easy sharing of work and a peaceful mind. Whether it is my hard drive breaking down or, in a more recent situation, sending files that I couldn’t send through normal email due to size constraints —  i.e portfolios, these are unbelievably useful. I have gotten into the habit of saving all my projects onto Google Drive after crits, and it really gives me peace of mind.

7. Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader is a simple and familiar app that allows interaction across various platforms. You can open documents directly as they are sent. It is very user friendly, with easy functions, and allows easy input and editing of existing information.

8. Dirr’s Shrub and Tree Finder

This app is a pocket version of the renowned Dirr’s book. Although this app is quite pricey, it seems like a very comprehensive app, with a variety of search options. This app is more for reference than plant identification, but allows a large, helpful book to be condensed into an application on your phone.

9. Evernote

This app makes life in general easier! Although this is not a landscape-orientated app, we all need a bit of organization, and this app is here to help. It allows you to save, sync, and share files and, with an upgrade, you can take your notes offline.

10. Bluebeam Revu

The perfect app for PDF creation, markup, editing, and collaboration for a paperless workflow. Also, ideal for punch lists and simple to navigate.

Apps are becoming increasingly popular in the world of design, and certainly are certainly going to continue to influence the design process.  With hundreds to choose from, and new creations daily, the future of apps for designers is bright!

Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus, by Studio on Site (Hiroki Hasegawa), Tokyo, Japan

There is a certain type of landscape where people just feel good, without realizing the reason for that. Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus is undoubtedly one of those exceptional places. A place which has something more to offer. A feeling, a sensation, a perfect harmony.

The secret to achieving such an effect is partly revealed in the philosophy ofStudio On Site. “Although our work covers a wide range, we always emphasize the “experience of a place” and consider how a given activity will come to be positioned in society and on the specific site. We believe that landscape design is not due to the structure of the new form but a given activity always has something to do with the change in shape or appearance of what is already on the site”, says the team that designed Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus. They certainly didn’t forget to follow this ultimate belief within this project!

Photo Credit: Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus, by Studio on Site. Photographer: Katsuhisa-Kida/FOTOTECA

Representing Nature in Design

The major concept of the landscape design is inspired by something simple, and yet genius. You can see it. You can touch it. It is all around you –Nature.

The reinterpretation of nature in Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus is achieved through a repeated square-shaped pattern. The scattering of black pavement covers both interior and exterior floors. The concept of this dispersion is to represent the sunshine filtering through foliage. Thus instilling visitors with a pleasurable sensation or one of a kind experience of the site.

Photo Credit: Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus, by Studio on Site.

Design and Function Symbiosis When Representing Nature in Design

Besides the creative and aesthetic functions of the flooring, the paving also performs a directing role. This pavement pattern is a “marker” which shows where to stay in the campus. Conversely, the road zones without that motif are intended mainly for pedestrian circulation.

The flooring pattern also varies vertically and horizontally by each sample unit. This difference in levels suggests diversity of uses and activities. A must-have in such a great example of public space.

Photo Credit: Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus, by Studio on Site. Photographer: Katsuhisa-Kida/FOTOTECA

The pavement motif is spread all around the campus, but accented mainly in the front plaza. Black and white granite paving stones are contrasted with wood deck. Once more, those three materials differentiate the various levels and uses. In this way the site is ready to welcome you or your group of friends. Whether spending time there alone or chatting and resting with friends, users of the campus will sense this peculiar atmosphere. The fine leaves of the Zelkova trees casting shadows and playing games with the sunshine.

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Photo Credit: Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus, by Studio on Site.

Taking Full Advantage of the Space

Parallel to the idea of creating an open public space arises the thought of making the most of the site. Instead of being divided into several structures, the campus is set into one huge building. The aim of the landscape project is to entirely improve  the area surrounding the building through reinterpreting nature in design. Besides that amazing transformation, improvements are done via two other methods — through the formation of an inner yard and roof garden. An excellent illustration of taking full advantage of the space.

A Pivot Point for University Students

As Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus is beyond question a delightful site, it also appears to be a focal point for students from different universities.

It provides them with a relaxing atmosphere especially when having breaks between classes. Instead of travelling to go back home, students have the opportunity to study, have a meal or just take a rest on this beautiful campus. All without wasting any of their precious time.

Photo Credit: Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus, by Studio on Site. Photographer: Katsuhisa-Kida/FOTOTECA

Social Engagement and Interaction

The design fosters social engagement, encouraging students to meet new people. Not only university students but people coming from the neighboring park. They can share new ideas or make new friends. Meeting future colleagues is possible, too.

So, instead of just killing time by going somewhere else, students have a wonderful opportunity to socialise within a beautiful campus that reinterprets nature in design. The opportunity for networking which later becomes essential for career success. All this you can find in one single spot. Isn’t that the desired experience of the place?

“We follow this line of thought on every single project, too, encouraging all of our team to always consider in their daily works what they hope a given action will make happen and what experience can be achieved only in that particular place”, says the team of Studio On Site.

Photo Credit: Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus, by Studio on Site. Photographer: Katsuhisa-Kida/FOTOTECA

Teikyo Heisei University Nakano Campus successfully displays how a brilliant project works. Resulting in pleasant surroundings where people sense ease and delight through all the interactions with their environment. A good project succeeds when it makes ordinary people feel extraordinarily good. In this particular case, this is achieved due to the intelligent way of taking people back to nature by reinterpreting nature in design. And since imitation doesn’t work, reinterpretation here has done wonders.

Paisagismo: Plantas ornamentais despoluidoras

m tempos de discussão sobre a extrema necessidade de nos preocuparmos com a manutenção e recomposição das áreas verdes, uma pesquisa feita nos Estados Unidos, por cientistas do Centro de Investigação Atmosférica (NCAR) demonstrou que as plantas absorvem mais poluentes atmosféricos do que inicialmente se previra. Algumas inciativas usando plantas para descontaminar o solo Plantas nativas regeneram espaços contaminados em Portugal e aCasca de banana pode despoluir a água e Novidade! Uso de plantas ornamentais em saneamento.
Que elas purificam o ar, já sabemos, mas a pesquisa mostra que algumas têm uma capacidade maior de exercer esta função em virtude de processos químicos usados por elas para se protegerem.

Como funciona
As plantas para se protegerem de substâncias irritantes e repelir invasores como os insetos, produzem compostos químicos para se protegerem. Mas, quando estes compostos são produzidos em excesso podem tornar-se tóxicos para a própria planta. Para evitar este efeito, as plantas aumentam a produção de enzimas que diminuem a toxicidade destas substâncias. Durante este ciclo, há absorção de mais COV, que são também metabolizados por estas enzimas. Esta absorção é especialmente mais rápida na cobertura das florestas densas, que representam cerca de 97% da absorção total destes químicos.
Algumas espécies vegetais têm um papel ainda maior. Além de retirarem o gás carbônico da atmosfera e devolverem o precioso oxigênio, algumas plantas também agem como eficientes despoluidoras do solo, ar e agua.

Exemplos de plantas altamente despoluidoras, segundo as pesquisas realizadas:

    
O girassol (Helianthus laetiflorus) absorve chumbo de solos contaminados.

O filodendro (Philodendron oxycardium) e a gérbera (Gerbera jamesonii) são capazes de absorver benzeno, utilizado na indústria química como solvente, altamente inflamável.

O clorofito (Chlorophytum comosum), a espada-de-são-jorge (Sanseviera trifasciata) e a jiboia (Scinddapsus piclus) capturam o gás formaldeídeo, usado na fabricação de corantes e vidros.

Uma árvore muito eficiente na captura de gás carbônico e outros poluentes liberados por automóveis e tem ganhado destaque em projetos de arborização urbana é a acácia-australiana (Acacia mangium).

  
Entre as espécies aquáticas, destaque para o onipresente aguapé (Eichornia crassipes), que atua como filtro, livrando o ambiente aquático de elementos que possam prejudicar sua pureza. Além do aguapé, a salvínia (Salvinia sp) e alface-dágua (Pistia stratiotes) também possuem estas características.

A mostarda(Sinapsis arvensis) é usada para auxiliar a retirada de óleo diesel.


A flor-de-tabaco(Nicotina alata) ajuda na limpeza de lugares contaminados por cádmio, ainda muito utilizado em pilhas.

Aconselha-se que plantas que agem na limpeza do solo devem ser retiradas após um tempo determinado por um engenheiro agrônomo e depois serem incineradas pois elas armazenam as substâncias que tiram do ambiente poluído. E estas espécies não devem ser mantidas em ambientes sem ventilação.
A solução existe, é simples, está na natureza, basta ouvi-la e ter o empenho em realizar a nossa parte.

Fonte: www.sciencedaily.com

Spanish Landscaping Ideas

Spanish garden design was strongly influenced by the renowned Islamic, Persian and Moorish gardens. Originating in Spain, this style is now popular all over the world, especially in areas with a similar hot, dry climate. The Spanish combined the powerful elements of their influences and perfected the principle of separating spaces or rooms within the garden layout. Walled sections create intimate patio areas, courtyards house impressive fountains and terraces offering views into the landscape are all incorporated into the Spanish garden style.

Elements within Spanish gardens:

• Tiered Spanish fountains
• Moorish lanterns
• Carved cantera forms
• Urns
• Slump block
• Saltillo tiles
• Cantera stone
• Plaster

Common elements within a Spanish garden:

1. Courtyards - are designed down to the smallest detail. The architecture surrounding the courtyard reflects the architecture of the home with Spanish archways and mosaic accents. These courtyards always include a water feature or reflection pool.
2. Terraces - are located throughout the design, often providing overviews of the gardens below. Seating areas and potted plants should be incorporated into these areas as well.
3. Fountains - and the use of water are extremely important in the Spanish design. Getting their influence from Islamic gardens, the Spanish design differs by consisting of multiple small fountains throughout rather than one large fountain in the center of each outdoor room or courtyard.
4. Reflecting pools - are also from the Islamic gardens, where they are often the focal point to major entryways and courtyards. Reflecting pools are designed amongst geometric shaped, symmetrical planting beds.
5. Symmetry - is one of the main elements of the original Spanish garden. Although you may find they are changing, their design should have some symmetrical areas to hold the authenticity of the true Spanish garden.

Spanish gardens have a drought-tolerant plant pallet; large grassy lawns that require lots of water in a hot dry climate just don’t make sense, nor do they represent a real Spanish design. Ceramic tiles are used commonly in almost any hardscape elements of the design such as: built in benches, water fountains, reflecting pools, retaining walls, walkways, and are even carried heavily into the décor. Large terracotta pots, bright blue glazed accent décor, rod iron and unique urns against the light colored or white plaster calls for amazing eye candy as you’re walking through the garden.

The Spanish garden design has a unique way of incorporating architecture with private garden spaces, making it one of the most popular residential garden styles today. Before you start your design consider the architecture of your home and size of your yard. If you don’t have the space to design all of the areas of a Spanish garden, choose one or two and create a powerful design around them. Create focal points in areas and allow plenty of room for a nice outdoor entertainment area; possibly with an outdoor kitchen. The Spanish garden is all about relaxation, enjoyment, sustainability and attention to detail.

Shades of Gray in a No-Lawn Garden

 

 

 

 

I’m thrilled to say that, as a landscape designer, most of my clients have fully embraced the thought of trading in their un-used front lawns for a garden filled with color, scent, edibles and year-round beauty.

In one of my favorite recent projects, we removed the threadbare, water-thirsty lawn and replaced it with a more sustainable, fun, and livable garden. One that not only uses 40% less water, but also incorporates plenty of native plants to encourage all types of wildlife to visit. My first step was to rip out the turf lawn and reinterpret a newer, smaller version using Dymondia. I chose the tough, evergreen and drought-tolerant Dymondia as its also able to withstand a decent amount of foot traffic with ease. Plus, it's just so darn pretty.

My client did have an initial concern, however, which was a blinding, bright and parched effect might result from using such an expansive amount of gray in the garden. This is a perfectly valid concern, and one that I've often heard from others who have experienced the unintended 'glare' in their own gardens as a result of an overuse of gray plants.

In my new book, Refresh Your Garden Design with Color, Texture and Form, I encourage gardeners to see colors in a whole new light - more as design workhorses than ‘pretty shades of pink’. The color gray is particularly interesting, with a unique ability to straddle both sides of the color wheel (ie: warm yet cold, lush yet bright), making it particularly useful - or challenging. When using gray in the garden, here are a few tricks to help tone down the brightness while still enjoying all this color has to offer.

Shades of Gray

First, it's important to realize that there are different shades of gray ranging from light & bright, to medium gray all the way to dark, charcoal-like foliage. And it’s because of this wide spectrum of shading that makes no two gray plants the same. It's perfectly okay to use plenty of gray plants in the garden as long as you vary the shading. No one really wants to look at one bright gray plant after another without a place for the eye to rest, so remember to use plenty of mid-level and dark gray plants sprinkled throughout.

Keeping it Lush

In order to prevent gray plants from creating a 'pass the sunglasses' effect in your garden it's important to include plenty of deep and rich colors nearby, such as burgundy, purple and dark green. In this garden, I included the brilliant blue flowers of our native Penstemon 'Blue Springs', vibrant purple lavender and deep burgundy stonecrop to soften the edges of the Dymondia lawn.

The lambs ear (in the above photo) is used sparingly throughout the garden as its a particularly bright shade of gray and could easily cause the Dymondia to seem brighter than it actually is.

Each thin, strappy Dymondia leaf actually consists of two colors - green on the bottom and gray on top. To emphasize the green in the bi-colored foliage, I’ve included plenty of other surrounding plants with green colors, such as Carex divulsa (Berkeley sedge) and Calamagrostis foliosa (feather reed grass).

Many other gray plants have subtle hints of green in their foliage, as well. Take a closer look at lavenders, senecios and hostas and you'll often notice a layer of green beneath the gray. Highlighting this hidden layer of green is what allows you to cool down a potentially bright planting combination.

To emphasize Dymondia’s blue tones, I included plenty of nearby blue plants in the garden, such as 'Beyond Blue' fescue, various succulents, and blue-flowered perennials. My goal was to emphasize the tones and colors that I wanted while minimizing the tones that I didn’t. Can you imagine how bright this garden would be if I had used an overabundance of white flowers and foliage?

Hardscaping

Hardscaping (such as nearby flagstones, patios and sidewalks) play an important role when placed near gray plants as they, too, can serve to either tone down the brightness or amp it up to blinding proportions. I've seen plenty of instances where drifts of bright gray lamb's ear or Artemesia were planted next to a bright cement sidewalk. And 9 times out of 10 that’s the area the homeowner is referring to when they say they don't like the color gray. To eliminate this blinding effect, just remember to use hardscaping with warmer and/or darker colors.
For this garden, we chose flagstones with slightly creamy-pink tones to them. The warm, muted shades help to soften the bright gray colors of nearby plants.

 

It is important to have a right irrigation system in the garden. Do not forget that you need a wisely designed irrigation system both for the health of the plants and for saving the water.

You should start work with the basic elements in irrigation system. While you are planning the irrigation system, there are some important points you should know. The demands of the plants, the structure of the soil, and the wind and sun state of the area are among the important points. This information will help you design the irrigation system, the amount of the water to be spent and the frequency of the irrigation.

USE OF SOIL AND THE WIND

The soil to be used in your garden will have to be in the quality that will enable the nutrition of the plants and that will keep the water that is needed by them. Sandy soils are ideal for the development of the roots of the plants; however, they are also weak in retaining the nutrients and the water. If you add organic materials and clay to this soil, then you can obtain the ideal mixture. The winds that visit your garden are also important in designing the irrigation system. If you are going to establish a sprinkler irrigation system in a windy part of your garden, the distance of water stretch should be multiplied by 0.60 if they are going to be placed in square design; and if they are to be placed in triangle position the distance should be multiplied by 0.70. This is very important in placing the irrigation system.

LIGHT OR SHADE?

Another important point is the light and shady areas in the garden. Since the two areas will consume water in different amounts, you should pay attention to this issue during the planning stage of the irrigation system. If you do not pay attention to this point, and if the same amount of water is sent to the shady and sunny areas, then there will be moss in the areas that are in the shade and receive more water.

DO NOT MAKE A MISTAKE!

There are two systems for irrigation. One of these is the dropping system and the other one is the sprinkler system. There are mathematical calculations to be made during the installation of both systems. The area may not be watered as a whole in one stage depending on the size and the power of the pump used. In such a situation, you should divide the area into smaller sections. The number of the sections depends on the area and the power of the pump. Another calculation to be made during the planning of the irrigation system is the debit and pressure. The pump and the pipes you will use will give you an idea on the debit. Depending on this information, you can calculate how many sprinkles you will use in one section. The pump has a pressure value. This value is the value at the output point of the pump. This value will change upon the diameter of the pipe and to the length of it. 2-atmosphere pressure is necessary for the pump to work in a healthy condition. And to get this pressure, you will need to do the calculations in a rightful manner. If you make mistakes during this stage, and if the pressure is more than needed, then the water will be cast in the wind and you will waste water. If the pressure is below the necessary value, then the sprinklers will only water themselves and the irrigation will be unbalanced.

WHAT TO USE, WHERE TO USE?

Usually the dropping system is used in watering the plants, and the sprinkler system is used in grass areas. The holes in a dropping system will release 2-15 liters of water per hour depending on the pressure of the water. The pipe should not be more than 80-100 meters in length. By doing so, you will have a balanced irrigation system. The pipes should be near the plant roots, and the holes on the pipes should be in proper distance to each other. You can lay the drop pipes in 50 cm distance to each other. In sprinkler system, the sprinklers are placed in square or triangle forms in the area. The purpose is to send the water in a uniformed and balanced situation. This is a very hard job. The mistakes will show themselves during the summer. The dry areas in the grass will show themselves. Take precautions for this before it is too late.

Separate irrigation lines will have to be placed for sunny and shady areas in the garden.

Os modelos dos primeiros jardins japoneses vieram da… China e representaram o prazer e divertimento dos aristocratas. Os do Período Heian (794-1185) tinham normalmente um lago com uma ilha e eram construídos para contemplar a Natureza através das mutações das estações do ano. A partir disso, os jardins começam a desenvolver características próprias, dando destaque para os arranjos de pedras.

Os jardins do século VII e do século VIII tinham elementos como lagos artificiais, pontes e lanternas à semelhança dos chineses e coreanos, ou a noção budista da montanha Sumeru como o centro do cosmos. O palácio imperial e as residências da nobreza do período Heian eram construídos sobre lagos artificiais com pavilhões de pesca num cenário de montanha. No período Kamakura, um grupo de guerreiros das províncias, bem como de nobres e de monges, começou a mostrar interesse na construção de jardins. O primeiro depoimento crítico do arranjo do jardim japonês, o Sakuteiki (Ensaio sobre a Concepção de Jardins), foi escrito por Tachibana Toshitsuna, no início do período Kamakura (1185-1333).

A água surge com um elemento característico dos jardins e é apresentada sob as mais diversas formas. Em muitos casos, um simples regato pode sugerir a ravina de uma montanha, ao passo que uma ilha de pinheiros num lago artificial pode sugerir Matsushima ou outro local belo. Nos jardins Zen, a gravilha branca as rochas sugerem um rio a correr, um oceano ou, a água pode provocar um som fresco e calmo ao cair dentro ou sobre uma bacia de pedra.

Entre os designers de jardins mais famosos da história do Japão conta-se o monge Zen Muso Soseki, do século XIV (1275-1351). Até os 50 anos, Muso viveu como um monge mendicante à procura da "luz". Ao longo de suas viagens fundou vários pequenos mosteiros nas montanhas, com jardins integrados no cenário natural. Mais tarde foi protegido pelos shoguns Ashikaga e pelo imperador Godaigo e nomeado abade dos mosteiros de Tenryuji e de Rinsenji, em Kyoto, onde concebeu maravilhosos jardins. Já no fim da vida retirou-se para o pequeno templo de Saihoji, onde criou um jardim utilizando o musgo como elemento principal e incorporando o ideal chinês de "dez visões maravilhosas".

1. Creating A Zero Maintenance Garden (Image 1 of 6)

There's no such thing as a zero maintenance garden - but there is such as a thing as a very low maintenance garden. The trick is in creating a space that's easy to care for, but still has enough interest in it to make you want to spend time there (and invite your friends over). Hard landscaping is obviously the way to add interest - in terms of different materials and changes of level, but that has to be tempered with clever planting that looks good all year round, but needs little care. Basically, you just want to have a sweep round and a quick prune once a month, and be done with it.

2. Divide Your Space (Image 2 of 6)

If your garden is not going to be used for ball games, running races or volleyball, dividing it up will turn the classic square or rectangle into something much more interesting. How to divide it without making it smaller? Keeping the design simple helps - but do go for changes of material, and add extra detail by choosing hard landscaping in different colours. Softening the divisions with planting helps, too - this back garden has tall, but 'see-through' plants, such as verbena, between the two landscaping materials. This adds height, some shade and colour to the garden, too.

3. Choose Year Round Colour (Image 3 of 6)

This verbena doesn't provide year round colour - but it does return year after year. If you want something that's a similar shape but more permanent, you're going to have to go something like a bamboo - but if you do, ensure you plant it within containers sunk into the flowerbed - otherwise you may find that shoots appear amongst your paving and gravel outside of the bed.

4. Choose Colour Carefully (Image 4 of 6)

So, you've decided to add extra colour and life to your garden with colour - whether within the hard landscaping or by painting masonry. Which shade to choose? In a traditional space, you would ideally pick a colour that tones or blends with the natural tones of the surrounding area - so creams, pale blues, and greens. If you're going for a contemporary look, you can afford to pick a colour that contrasts with the natural surroundings - think greys, blacks, reds, even purple. Whatever you pick needs to be chosen to show off your plants. Not sure? Get a few lengths of lining paper, paint them in your chosen shade (or near enough) and place them around the garden to see what works and what doesn't.

5. Sculpture, Shape & Uniformity (Image 5 of 6)

Planting neat hedging or specimens in rows or blocks within gaps in paving is a clever way to add interest to a garden. Think it's high maintenance? It needn't be - box hedging, for example, doesn't need trimming more than twice a year. To save money, buy young plants that you can train into a shape to suit your garden.

6. Vary The Plants' Heights (Image 6 of 6)

A trick within a garden that's fairly bare of foliage is to choose a range of plants that grow to different heights and plant them separately. This garden is a clever mix of ground cover plants, as here, the tall, see through verbena, and the single specimen tree, set in a can't-miss spot on the patio just outside the French door. So, not much has been spent in terms of time and money on your planting, but the impact is greater.

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A técnica de reduzir as temperaturas quentes do nosso clima através da pulverização de uma névoa pelo sistema inovador e patenteada pela Fog System único no Mundo é o sistema mais inovador universalmente usado em diversos ramos:


Exterior e Interiores
Paisagismo - Na criação de zonas tropicais ou névoa para micro climas. Piscinas para dar aspecto de nevoeiro.
Autarquias - Ruas em zonas quentes ou locais de exposição tais como eventos ou acontecimentos em espectáculos e concertos
Hotelaria - Esplanadas, tendas, piscinas.
Comercio - Expositores de Frutas, legumes e peixe e outros a manter frescos.
Centros Comerciais .
Lúdico - Parques de Diversão, montanhas Russas, comboios Fantasmas, filmes etc....
Cinema e Arte - Filmes e exposições tais como dinossauros ou outros.
Industria - Pedreiras, tratamento de lixos ou resíduos para assentamento de poeiras

Agricultura - Estufas e produções agrícolas .
Terraços, coberturas;
Vedações, portões em madeira e alumínio
Piscinas naturais e artificiais
Edifícios em alvenaria, madeira, aço e taipa.
Serviços Agrícolas e florestais
Aluguer de equipamento pesado e leve
Movimentação de terras
Estabilizações de dunas e Praias
Azulejaria
Calcadas
Monumentos e Obras de arte (estátuas)
Topografia
Limpeza geral em obras e trabalhos.
Decoração de Interiores
Stands de Exposições e eventos
Jardins Verticais
Aluguer de Plantas, arvores.
Serviços de Construção Civil complementar a espaços verdes.
Alvará de Empreiteiro Geral;


Manutenção serviços por avença ou assistências;
Areas verdes, parques, campos de golfe e desportivos·Relvados, lagos,
Vedações, madeiras.
Limpeza e segurança
Piscinas e parques lúdicos
Poda, Limpeza e Transplante de árvores;
Serviços Gerais de Jardinagem;
Tratamentos fitossanitários;
Transplantes de Arvores, plantas e palmeiras
Derrube de Arvores e Plantas ou palmeiras;
Serviço de Piquete 24h;
Pacotes de manutenção com Piscina e Jardim.


Centro de Jardinagem ou Garden Center
Plantas, Herbáceas, arbustos, subarbustivas, tapizantes, suculentas, Arvores, Palmeiras, cactos, hortícolas, endémicas, florestais, fruto;
Venda de mobiliário de jardim e acessórios;
Aluguer de plantas para eventos;
Adubos sólidos líquidos químicos e naturais ou orgânicos;
Maquinas, ferramentas e utensílios de Jardinagem;
Tapete de Relva;
Redes, Telas e caniços;
Mobiliário diverso;
Plantas artificiais;
Flores de Corte e decoração de Eventos;
Apoio em decoração de espaços e stands;
Terras, areias, compostos, estrumes, casca de pinho, correctivos, turfas;
Ferramentas de Jardim e Bricolage;
Casas de Madeira e Parques infantis ou lúdicas;
Piscinas e Química Industrial de Limpeza e Higiene;
Aconselhamento técnico;
Entregas Grátis até 20km;


Inertes variados de cobertura de solo
Venda de artigos de jardinagem (floreiras, materiais de rega, fertilizantes, substratos vegetais, sementes, casca de pinheiro e seixo ornamental)
Separadores de Inertes;
Lajes de Pedra e artefacto de betão;
Telas ,redes ,fios ,cordas
Fitofarmacos
Artesanato
Decoração e festivas
Flores e arranjos florais
Equipamento de rega e piscinas


Águas
Sistemas de rega e adução
Controle de temperatura por pulverização
Jogos de agua e fontanários
Captação De agua por furos
Cisternas ,depósitos reservatórios ,tanques e charcas ou balsas ,lagoas e lagos
Bombagem e filtragem
Estações de tratamento
Lagos e Jogos de Água (fontes, cascatas e regatos artificiais e naturais)
Piscinas naturais e artificiais
Analises de agua
Tratamentos de Agua


Viveiros
Produção e Comércio ,exportação e importação de plantas, arvores ,palmeiras ,herbáceas ,arbustos ,cactos ,tapizantes ,endémicas e florestais.
Transplante, recuperação e comercialização e arvores centenárias de grande porte;
Compra de olivais, citrinos, amendoeiras, alfarrobeiras.


Higiene e Limpeza Industrial;
Produtos, comercio e fabrico de higiene industrial e piscinas
Limpeza de Fabricas, vidros, casa, condomínios e outros;