Landscape Architecture student. http://instagram.com/grandroyaleTumblr (3.0; @grandroyale)http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00dt6cYLZ1rpy3cao1_500.gif"/><br/> California Floristic Province<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00dt6cYLZ1rpy3cao2_500.png"/><br/> Mediterranean Climates<br/><br/> <p><strong>The California Floristic Province</strong><span> (by </span><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://flora-file.tumblr.com/post/18319638601/the-california-floristic-province-being-a">flora-file</a><span>)</span></p> <p>Being a California native myself I have a fascination with California’s native flora.  There are about 6300 native taxa of plants found in California, and a third are found nowhere else but the limited area that comprises the California floristic province. It has the highest diversity of plant species in North America, north of tropical Mexico.</p> <p>The plants of California are specially adapted for the Mediterranean climate here. Mediterranean climates have long, dry summers and cool, moist winters. In Mediterranean climates the majority of the precipitation occurs during the moist winter months, and summer months receive almost no rainfall, which often means 6-8 months of no rains. For this reason many plants here have switched around the normal seasonal growing patterns.  Spring is triggered by the autumn rains, and during the dry summer months plants enter their dormancy. </p> <p>Mediterranean climate zones comprise only 3% of the Earth’s landmass, but account for 10% of the known plant species. In addition to California, Mediterranean climates are found in only four other areas of the world: the Mediterranean Basin, the Cape region of South Africa, central Chile, and southwestern Australia. Many of the plants used in ornamental gardens and propagated by the nursery industry have ancestral orgins in the Mediterranean climes of the world. This climate has truly created an amazing diversity of flora.</p> <p>(California Floristic Province Map and statistics from <em>California Native Plants for the Garden,</em> Bornstein, Fross, & O’Brien, Cochuma Press, 2005.)</p> <p>(Mediterranean Climate Map via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_forests,_woodlands,_and_scrub">wikipedia</a>.)</p>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51272592678http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51272592678Fri, 24 May 2013 19:48:04 -0700laLandscape Architecturebotanycali<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fc9ac8cad7099191ad5fa5e7eff9e595/tumblr_mmg451mN7l1qam5nvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>A sketch of the fearsome Cyclops. A tribute to the great Mr Ray Harryhausen RIP :( </span></p> <p>I used to watch Sinbad, <span class="Apple-style-span">Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans and as soon as they had finished try and draw the incredible monsters from memory. A lot of the drawings looked just like this one.</span></p> <p>A true and proper inspiration. x</p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></p>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51272172269http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51272172269Fri, 24 May 2013 19:42:12 -0700artsketch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e6f38e80dddd7b10efd0f7165bf517d3/tumblr_mn9cw2o46r1qzng72o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/85ffa48efcc7585b779334909d8a0299/tumblr_mn9cw2o46r1qzng72o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a8b26c15cda8969f78d4d998073dfdf/tumblr_mn9cw2o46r1qzng72o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1cc81b8320e5c7e2633f2443acc3fa05/tumblr_mn9cw2o46r1qzng72o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><a href="http://gizmodo.com/this-incredible-full-scale-lego-x-wing-is-the-largest-m-509484787">This Incredible Full Scale Lego X-Wing Is the Largest Model In History</a></strong></p> <div class="row post-content"> <p class="first-text">This is truly unbelievable: Lego has built a <em>1:1 scale model</em> of the X-Wing fighter using an astounding <em>5,335,200 bricks!</em> It’s as big as the real thing, capable of fitting the real Luke Skywalker—and Porkins.</p> </div> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>New summer project idea.</p> </blockquote> <p>Please tell me someone is building a Lego Mars Rover?</p> </blockquote>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51248350828http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51248350828Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:13 -0700star warslegos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e7ef49c9e0b1ad777b3f817d94036f96/tumblr_mn7u9kr8e01r3r807o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e3b85d5ef898a2b76278d38d6aad8837/tumblr_mn7u9kr8e01r3r807o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9f7e82a6a5dd59af7a8bec9fd8fed2d8/tumblr_mn7u9kr8e01r3r807o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c3c8190efe1833bafe3fb4e35ebef0c/tumblr_mn7u9kr8e01r3r807o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/32fccf70e115a9681017b74e836adbc5/tumblr_mn7u9kr8e01r3r807o5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://maddieonthings.com/">Maddie, The Coonhound</a></p>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51248303134http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51248303134Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:32 -0700artphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/65dd227b5b0c465657c0acb047bde192/tumblr_mn9fnqPPa21s6jczco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4e1a4255cf5651992e4af4db8d2554f9/tumblr_mn9fnqPPa21s6jczco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b917eb0718dde8bb1823cd9be90cf344/tumblr_mn9fnqPPa21s6jczco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/12d9b5353859d2f8c4010739b8b723a2/tumblr_mn9fnqPPa21s6jczco4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/38998acedd1ef99678fdd6d5c41844bb/tumblr_mn9fnqPPa21s6jczco5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9d7b1d1abdc64ed7a9e34051fe41c11e/tumblr_mn9fnqPPa21s6jczco6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/05b6b4775756d4a1e11897647465dfa9/tumblr_mn9fnqPPa21s6jczco7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><a href="http://on.fb.me/10OUdua" title="Album on facebook">Edgeland House</a>,  Austin, Texas, USA, 2012 (1/2)</strong></p> <p>by <a href="http://bcarc.com/">Bercy Chen Studio</a></p> <p>Photography: © Paul Bardagjy</p>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51248255052http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51248255052Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:50 -0700Architecturedesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3ede7cb45ae41e0d0cde64d6e833e4a0/tumblr_mnbf1vREHq1qix0dvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51248226497http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51248226497Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:26 -0700ArchitecturedesignLandscape Architecture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c5b5d66586e386e604dda6108064d053/tumblr_mnbgd0eiTQ1qix0dvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51248172120http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51248172120Fri, 24 May 2013 13:52:39 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7cebe6c29f777b72898549d6cba7b264/tumblr_mn03cjolm01ra8ulno2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/043561ac0340498791cf86fbcd5523b2/tumblr_mn03cjolm01ra8ulno1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>Progress and final images of doll’s legs and frosted jelly bean plants in a clear bowl filled with dirt</span></p> <p><br/><a href="http://heidivz.tumblr.com/">HeidiVz</a></p>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51212558721http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51212558721Fri, 24 May 2013 00:46:01 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb10lrlGza1qfgxk4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The ever invasive ivy.</p>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51208913423http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51208913423Thu, 23 May 2013 23:00:20 -0700ArchitecturedesignLandscape Architectureplants<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/135ae741f228814ca45886609be10b5f/tumblr_mmjr41Lj4f1qfr0qbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span>Bahnhof data center, Pionen, Stockholm. Picture from </span><em>Deposit/Data</em><span> by Yann Mingard.</span></p> <p><a href="https://maps.google.nl/maps/ms?msid=217448598159407091482.0004db711524ddb43d3f9&msa=0&ll=59.311666,18.08738&spn=0.004545,0.009645">View this on the map</a></p>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51208854827http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51208854827Thu, 23 May 2013 22:58:55 -0700designArchitecture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/852ff7ec2769ce41647e4f7ed59945ff/tumblr_mn6mrlFPOV1qzleu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51051069102http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/51051069102Tue, 21 May 2013 22:12:14 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdr2fcY5pB1ru2e4to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50965329710http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50965329710Mon, 20 May 2013 20:53:52 -0700art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c4039af541e0fa4bfc8aee8ce4ca405f/tumblr_mn1mpe7Mah1s93utqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Stairway to heven on We Heart It - </span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/46867777/via/jutave"><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/46867777/via/jutave">http://weheartit.com/entry/46867777/via/jutave</a></a></p> <p>Hearted from: <a href="http://www.draugiem.lv/user/670681/gallery/?pid=285713096"><a href="http://www.draugiem.lv/user/670681/gallery/?pid=285713096">http://www.draugiem.lv/user/670681/gallery/?pid=285713096</a></a></p>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50841202669http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50841202669Sun, 19 May 2013 12:08:54 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8ba99366ad3176edf065e97c603a4b35/tumblr_mn22w7MwVQ1qzg6qbo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4f41ec9c117bb9bae3b8c215ce44ffe/tumblr_mn22w7MwVQ1qzg6qbo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1c6d1f1aa055019000bce1171658a9bc/tumblr_mn22w7MwVQ1qzg6qbo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>House in the Historic District of Cadiz</span></p> <p>Cadiz, Spain</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.canolasso.com/">Cano Lasso</a></em></p>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50841183890http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50841183890Sun, 19 May 2013 12:08:40 -0700design<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/71ed63e6765ea7102e4b2fb90efedc60/tumblr_mmxqyoGeND1rj7v02o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0c2c9a1ee335c6e117935349944c69af/tumblr_mmxqyoGeND1rj7v02o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67350ff067377def0447779c5b35b226/tumblr_mmxqyoGeND1rj7v02o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dezeen.tumblr.com/post/50642346867/green-box-by-act-romegialli-photography-by">dezeen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2013/05/16/green-box-by-act_romegialli/">Green Box by <span>act_romegialli</span></a></p> <p>Photography by Marcello Mariana</p> </blockquote>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50679198519http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50679198519Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:53 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2c39c9c59e9283cb4361173961c6133d/tumblr_mmtc74x6Ih1qee3nno1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/266c3e33a9b84a8224d8ec15402b635c/tumblr_mmtc74x6Ih1qee3nno2_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Area:</strong><span> </span><em>1002 sq meters</em><br/><strong>Design Theme:</strong><span>  </span><em>leave the garden, leave the hole, to ther other end of the world<br/></em><strong>Introduction: </strong><em> The Big Dig Garden is designed by Martin Cano, one of the chief designers of Topotek one of the most progressive design corporations in Germany, and has received a number of awards such as the First Prize in competitions at Wolfsburg, Tiergarten, and Eberswalde. This design takes the earth as the model, guiding visitors back to the world the imagined in their childhood, where digging a mysterious hole in the ground, is a means though which everyone can travel to the other side of the world. The design empathizes with visitors’ emotions, building a multicultural backdrop for them. It gives people the experience of transitioning from indoors to outdoors and from cities to Nature. Furthermore, it shows the combination and transition of two different cultures, broadening the traditional conception of garden.  </em></p>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50456637343http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50456637343Tue, 14 May 2013 17:04:00 -0700designLandscape Architectureartchinaholeimagination<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ada3bbecc3cf7d63ff24781020562bec/tumblr_mgkmyksYh21qe31lco3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f4203d73cbe1591cc73bf390bb094bee/tumblr_mgkmyksYh21qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/32281f18818e6fb71e90fa1d6d0a6576/tumblr_mgkmyksYh21qe31lco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b9798030b22d1a220d7909426ca3a327/tumblr_mgkmyksYh21qe31lco8_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6db1c4079e7d0088513e926c9195b85f/tumblr_mgkmyksYh21qe31lco4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta_Prohm">Ta Prohm</a><span> - A Buddhist temple in Cambodia built between the late 12th and early 13th centuries overgrown with silk-cotton and</span><em> t</em><span><em>etramelaceae</em> trees</span></p> <p></p>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50456082384http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50456082384Tue, 14 May 2013 16:56:50 -0700lalandscape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d90fade898a1be78df48e9dcf9ed145f/tumblr_mf1ykscxAw1qibuduo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50455159237http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50455159237Tue, 14 May 2013 16:44:18 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2bbad880b4b58498ab43ab1ddf690d1e/tumblr_mmiu60ZlCm1qbfdsbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50332288586http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50332288586Mon, 13 May 2013 02:28:36 -0700art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/55e2839aa3c628da316c55847f2d164c/tumblr_mmc938tZZs1r7s2kso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50332271798http://grandroyale.tumblr.com/post/50332271798Mon, 13 May 2013 02:27:54 -0700art