Georgia Home Show steams ahead this weekend

Dargan Landscape Architects hosts " Sustaining your Site" at the International World Congress Center on February 7-9 during the Georgia Home show. Questions about organizing your home site for maximum energy savings using solar and alternate energy forms, water harvesting and composting are most sought after topics. We've been busy producing a display from a recycled Palladian arbor and forced the bulbs for hte exhibit beginnign in October. Today (5 days before event) scilla, muscari, crocus, hyacinths and dwarf iris and slowly making their way into the world of color encouraged by our heat lamp and heating pad. Wish us luck!

climate change websites

Climate change websites I like thanks to the Climate Change Project.

http://www.theclimateprojectus.org/ The Climate Project (TCP)

http://www.climateprojectindia.org/ TCP - India

http://unfccc.int/2860.php United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

http://www.ipcc.ch/ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

http://www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp Australian Conservation Foundation

http://www.algore.com/ Website of Hon Al Gore

http://climate.nasa.gov/ National Aeronautics & Space Administration

http://climatecongress.ku.dk/ Synthesis Report - Research paper on Climate Change

http://www.350.org/ Global campaign towards limiting CO2 emission to 350 ppm

http://www.unep.org/climatechange/ United Nations Environment Program

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/climate-change Environmental campaign

http://www.realclimate.org/ Commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists

http://www.pewclimate.org/ Research paper on Latest Climate Science

http://www.nature.com/climate/index.html Reputed Journal from the Nature Publishing Group

http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/climate_carbon_energy/climate_deal/ World Wildlife Fund

http://beta.worldbank.org/climatechange/ World Bank

http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6058 Worldwatch Institute - Independent Research Institute

http://www.iea.org/subjectqueries/keyresult.asp?KEYWORD_ID=4106 International Energy Agency

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ Environmental Protection Agency USA

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/home_en.htm European Commission website

http://www.teriin.org/index.php The Energy Research Institute ( TERI)

http://moef.nic.in/index.php Ministry of Environment & Forests ( Govt of India)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8278973.stm Climate Change Resource material from BBC

http://cait.wri.org/ Climate Analysis Indicators Tool

http://www.copenhagendiagnosis.org/download/

I'm at work on my next book about Aging in Place in Your Landscape, and building on questions I've heard while lecturing on Timeless Landscape Design.

95% of Homeowners who are now 60-65 will stay on their property rather than move to a retirement community.

So why not customize your landscape to fit long term needs? Harvest water, utilize solar and alternative energy forms, grow vegetables, compost, create a retreat for regeneration or do active forms of recreation like pilates and yoga all seamless designed within your existing landscape.

Baby boomers, this is the place for you!