Such a painterly hand with plant material could only be credited to the influence of landscape designer (and hometown boy) Jacques Wirtz.

CNN: Flanders: Europe's best-kept design secret

Part of the rationale for big government-sponsored rebates on what is an otherwise uneconomic source of power is the strategic benefit of distributing small-scale power generation across the landscape rather than focusing it in a hulking coal or nuclear plant.

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The big GM plant that used to greet visitors on Woodward Avenue has been demolished, leaving a weedy landscape of asphalt.

WSJ: As Playoff Party Starts, a City Feels Left Behind

Villagers were almost unanimous in opposition, and alleged that local officials wanted to plant trees mostly to hide illegal (and profitable) rock quarries that were blighting the landscape.

ECONOMIST: Rural activism