A procedure to reduce the speed at which water is removed from the land. Water is directed to follow the gentler slopes of the terrace rather than the steeper natural slopes. Terracing is usually recommended only for intensively used, eroding cropland...

In agriculture, a terrace is a leveled section of a hilly cultivated area, designed as a method of soil conservation to slow or prevent the rapid surface runoff of irrigation water. Often such land is formed into multiple terraces, giving a stepped...

The history of agriculture in Fiji is discussed, focusing on the importance of the agricultural terraces near the Nakauvadra Mountains. Topics include the design of the terraces, morphology, and the historical period in which they were cultivated. ROOT CROPS FORMED THE BASIS OF...

This beautiful patio is a great cool-weather gathering spot. Nick and Judy Greenwood have a year-round outdoor getaway in their Birmingham backyard. But this space wasn't always nice. In fact, just a few years ago it was barely accessible. Knee-high hollies and a...

Where will the guests alight, Sancerre in hand, eager for salmon, flying fish and a mint leaf? Where to sit when being disconsolate, eating a cherry, dreaming of a love affair—if you are not in the country, drifting in a swan boat, hand trailing in...

Cheri Dorr had been renting in Chelsea for more than a decade when, eight years ago, she finally was able to purchase the dream apartment for young, single professional women in New York City: a studio apartment in the upper stories of the storied London...