Garden Boundaries

This book demonstrates how the Romans constructed garden boundaries specifically in order to open up or undermine the division between a number of oppositions, such as inside/outside, sacred/profane, art/nature, and real/imagined. Using case studies from across literature and material and visual culture, Victoria Austen explores the perception of individual garden sites in response to their limits, and showcases how the Romans delighted in playing with concepts of boundedness and separation. Transculturally, the garden is understood as a marked-off and cultivated space. Distinct from their surroundings, gardens are material and symbolic spaces that constitute both universal and culturally specific ways of accommodating the natural world and expressing human attitudes and values. Although we define these spaces explicitly through the notions of separation and division, in many cases we are unable to make sense of the most basic distinction between 'garden' and 'not-garden'. In response to this ambiguity, Austen interrogates the notion of the 'boundary' as an essential characteristic of the Roman garden.

Provides a thorough grounding in basic garden landscaping skills and offers a range of projects to show how to put them into practice. For both experienced and novice do-it-yourselfers, this book covers a wide range of different garden boundaries: trellises, walls, fences, gates, screens, living boundaries, hedges, and entrances. With twenty stylish and varied projects, this book suits all tastes and budgets, and enables you to create boundaries that you can enjoy for years to come. The specially commissioned photography and step-by-step text make this book both inspiring and easy to use.--From publisher description.

Beginning with a concise and well-illustrated history of the evolution of the tradition, this new study reveals how these images were deployed in the Manchu (Qing) imperial court to define political, social, or cultural boundaries. Characterized by grand conception and regal splendor, the paintings served to enhance the imperial authority of rulers and, to a segment of the elite, to advertise social status.

This volume focuses on four cultural phenomena in the Roman world of the late Republic - the garden, a garden painting, tapestry, and the domestic caged bird. They accept or reject a categorisation as art in varying degrees, but they show considerable overlaps in the ways in which they impinge on social space. The study looks, therefore, at the borderlines between things that variously might or might not seem to be art forms. It looks at boundaries in another sense too. Boundaries between different social modes and contexts are embodied and represented in the garden and paintings of gardens, reinforced by the domestic use of decorative textile work, and replicated in the bird cage. The boundaries thus thematised map on to broader boundaries in the Roman house, city, and wider world, becoming part of the framework of the citizen's cognitive development and individual and civic identities. Frederick Jones presents a novel analysis that uses the perspective of cognitive development in relation to how elements of domestic and urban visual culture and the broader world map on to each other. His study for the first time understands the domestic caged bird as a cultural object and uniquely brings together four disparate cases under the umbrella of 'art'.

This creative and informative book explores the ways in which barriers can be used to add style and character to the garden. The first half of the book looks at boundary choices, from traditional fences, walls, hedges, trellises and railings, to screens and natural boundaries. The second section of the book looks at the finishing effects that can be applied to off-the-peg or existing boundaries to customize them with your personal style, add a decorative theme, or blend them in with the property and its surroundings.

Unveil the Life You're Meant to Live—Unapologetically, in Christ. Are you trapped in a cycle of uncertainty when it comes to setting boundaries in your life? Have you grappled with the guilt that shadows your every attempt at claiming space for yourself? It’s time to break free—Guilt-Free Boundaries is here to show you the path to guilt-free relationships.With scripture to ground you and practical steps to lead you, Guilt-Free Boundaries guides your journey from understanding to action, from apprehension to absolute peace in boundary-setting. Discover what true boundaries look like, how the Creator Himself designed them, and the way they manifest from His design of the universe right down to your daily walk in faith. This isn't just another self-help book. This is a call to explore the divine wisdom behind setting boundaries, a masterclass in honoring your worth through God's lens. Are you ready to own your life in Christ without apology? To assert the divine strength that embraces you and step into the expansive life God envisioned for you? As you turn each page, you will find yourself equipped with the tools needed not only to design your life's limits but to do so with conviction, grace, and an invigorating sense of freedom.

Do you feel guilty when setting a boundary for yourself? Do you say yes when you should say no? Are you afraid of angering others and therefore feel compelled to always give in? Rooted in Scripture and packed with practical applications, June Hunts Boundaries shows you how to identify, establish, and maintain healthy boundaries. In Boundaries: How to Set ThemHow to Keep Them, you will discover: How burdens are lifted with boundaries 6 biblical guidelines for setting boundaries How to identify and reestablish broken boundaries How to communicate boundary changes in marriage, friendships, the workplace, ministry, and with your children How to overcome false feelings of guilt and obligation This easy-to-read guide is filled with frequently asked questions, simple explanations, relatable stories, and biblical solutions based on June Hunts decades of ministry and counseling experience. It follows the same quick-guide format that has led to the Hope for the Heart series success as a trusted source. Over 1 million copies sold in series!

Relationships are wonderful . . . until they're not. Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst as she helps you stop the dysfunction of unhealthy relationships by showing you biblical ways to set boundaries--and, when necessary, say goodbye--without losing the best of who you are. Is it unloving or selfish to set a boundary? Are Christians ever called to walk away from a relationship that’s no longer safe or sustainable? Lysa TerKeurst deeply understands these hard questions in the midst of relational struggles. But after thousands of hours of counseling intensives and extensive theological research that transformed the way she defined healthy relationships, Lysa is now more committed than ever to loving people well without losing the best of who she is. She wants to help you do the same. In these pages Lysa will help you: Understand the five factors to remember when implementing healthy boundaries. Determine the appropriate amount of personal and emotional access someone has to you based on how responsible they'll be with that access. Stop being misled and emotionally paralyzed by wrongly interpreted or weaponized scriptures that perpetuate unhealthy dynamics in difficult relationships. Overcome the frustrating cycle of ineffective boundary-setting with realistic scripts and practical strategies to help you communicate, keep, and implement healthier patterns. Be equipped to say goodbye without guilt when a relationship has shifted from difficult to destructive and is no longer sustainable. Receive therapeutic wisdom you can trust directly from Lysa’s Christian counselor Jim Cress, who weighs in throughout the book. You'll be relieved to learn that boundaries aren't just a good idea, they're a God idea.