China: terrace farmingRice terraces, Guilin, China. Length of growing season is frequently measured in two ways. One enumerates the days of the year when average temperature is above thethresholdat which crops or wild plants will germinate and continue to grow. This measure varies depending on ...
The terrace-shaped gardens of the Renaissance and the landscaped gardens of the 18thand 19thcenturies are examples of representation. While we have the political elite to thank for representative formal gardens, lawns between blocks of social housing estates are a by-product of democratisationLich...