Sep
While high-rise buildings are known for their luxurious amenities and breathtaking views, residents at one brand new Ottawa condominium are getting an extra perk – synthetic grass rooftop terraces. The Claridge Plaza high-rise is the site of the installation, a project that is the first of its kind in Ottawa. It involved lifting the synthetic grass to the building’s 20th floor with a crane and installing unique landscape designs on the terraces of select residences.
Sep
Cities around the world have taken different approaches to informing their citizens about the need to be more aware of their use of water. One of these programs is called Get Water Smart. On the website getwatersmart.com, people in British Columbia’s southern interior city of Kelowna can educate themselves on the best ways to incorporate water saving techniques in their everyday practices.
Feb
First, a little clarification: while it’s true SYNLawn is expanding outside of America’s domestic borders, we’ve only just begun in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
The province of British Columbia will house SYNLawn’s Canadian national headquarters. The store at #140 948 McCurdy Road in Kelowna will open in the first quarter of 2006 and serve the needs of Canada as the Canadian expansion continues.
Reg Henry and company will be “making Canada greener one yard at a time” from a 2,500 square foot location that will include sample areas and a putting green. The area outside the store will feature over 1,800 applied square feet of SYNFescue, SYNBlue and SYNRye.
Also opening in the first quarter of 2006 is SYNLawn’s Oregon store. Located a little west of the Beaverton Town Square at 12745 SW Beaver Dam Road, David and Roslyn McFarland and company plan to “kick grass one yard at a time.”