Should you go to a pro?
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Professional designers can help remedy gardeners' tendency to put plants in the first open space and bring coherence to an outdoor plan, but choosing the right one and communicating well are critical. Different plans call for different professionals, including landscape architects, designers, and contractors. Sources for good local ones are suggested, as are important questions to ask early. What designers want to see and should ask in return is also discussed.
Publication Name: American Horticulturist
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0096-4417
Year: 1995
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Solar power
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Solar energy company British Petroleum Solar PLC (BP) uses an innovative solar panel technology which incorporates the use of insulating material silicon nitride. Each solar cell is up to 18% more efficient than alternative design technologies. BP continues to enhance solar energy technologies, with the help of academic establishments in Europe, New South Wales, Australia, and Madrid, Spain.
Publication Name: Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-7782
Year: 1998
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El Nino, the sequel
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The El Nino phenomenon has brought varied environmental and economic changes to the large number of countries it has affected. Southeast Asian countries have experienced bush fires which accounts for the low tourism rate. Heavy rains created a new lake in Peru which can be used for irrigation purposes.
Publication Name: Conde Nast Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0893-9683
Year: 1998
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