Posts Tagged ‘eco space’
Benefits of an Interlock Driveway
Creating a beautiful home takes a lot of time and dedication. Designing the perfect aesthetic for your home and garden is essential to making it feel more like your own oasis and less like four walls. But a beautiful home starts from the outside. Yes, even the driveway plays a big part in setting the…
Read MoreWhat is a Natural Swimming Pool?
Imagine a garden pond filled with white and pink water lilies and purple irises and humming with a chorus of frogs and birds. Now imagine swimming in it. Alice Klein and Hannah Hislop take a dip in the world of natural swimming pools for your landscape ( article from http://www.theecologist.org/) Superficially, a natural swimming pool looks like…
Read MoreThe Grand River Adventure 2013
What is The Grand River Adventure? 7 days 250 km 1 Grand River Welcome to the second annual edition of The Grand River Adventure!
Read MoreThe benefits of a natural eco-space
In Ontario we are quite fortunate to have an abundance of beautiful native plants to create natural and sustainable gardens in our own backyards.
Read MoreWhy Gardening is Beneficial for School Children
Many studies demonstrate the emotional value of gardening and creating green spaces. More recent studies indicate gardens at schools have very powerful and positive effects on our children. It seems likely that humans are essentially hard-wired to feel better in nature, and need to have plants close to us.
Read MoreNatural Playground in Guelph
Quiet Nature has completed it’s first natural playground installation. Designed by the landscape architects at Dougan and Associates for First Steps Daycare (Guelph, ON), this playscape includes natural features aimed at triggering a child’s imagination.
Read MoreGreen driveway featured in local magazine
Quiet Nature’s first green driveway installation is featured in the inaugural edition of ‘Green Living in Waterloo Region’.
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