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Book your room at Betsy's Hotel
Double RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
SuiteMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
City View Suite # 315Max Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Double Room (single use)Max Occupancy: 1 guest
Suite (single use)Max Occupancy: 1 guest
3-star hotel near Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Located in the heart of Tbilisi, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Mtatsminda Pantheon, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre, and Freedom Square. Metekhi Church and Narikala Citadel are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Hotel Features
A restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center are available at this hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free valet parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 57 individually decorated rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and pillowtop beds. Guests can enjoy private pools, and other standard amenities include furnished balconies, sofa beds, and dining areas.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an outdoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool, Betsy's Hotel provides a sauna and a fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. 3 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, a library, and barbecue grills. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours), an area shuttle, and a shopping center shuttle. Onsite self parking and valet parking are complimentary. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
Betsy's Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 57
- Number of floors - 7
- ATM/banking
- Babysitting or childcare
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fireplace in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Computer station
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Grocery/convenience store
- Designated smoking areas
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Rooftop terrace
- Bar/lounge
- Concierge services
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Free valet parking
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free parking nearby
- Free self parking
- Year Built 1994
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Conference center
- Snack bar/deli
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Outdoor pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Television in lobby
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Grocery/convenience store
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare
- Separate dining area
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave (on request)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking, Free valet parking, RV, bus, truck parking, Free parking nearby
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Furnished balcony
- Climate control
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Free bottled water
- Microwave (on request)
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- Sofa bed
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Separate dining area
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Private pool
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Room service (limited hours)
- Down comforter
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Pillowtop mattress
- Plasma TV
- Sofa bed size
- Yard
Where to Eat
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
Betsys Dining - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
Children under 6 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision. Guests under 6 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool.
Spa Services
- Massages
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Pets allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 1
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- All citizens of Georgia will be charged the national value-added tax
- Resort fee
- Airport shuttle fee: GEL 45
- Crib (infant bed) fee: GEL 25 per night
- Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
We should mention
If you require a visa to enter the country, your hotel may be able to help with the supporting documents needed to obtain one. To learn more, you can reach out to the hotel via the contact details included on your booking confirmation. The hotel may charge for this assistance, even if you end up cancelling your reservation. All arrangements are solely between the hotel and yourself. This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 5 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


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The Justice Department has admitted for the first time that the FBI used a secret search warrant to enter the home of Brandon Mayfield a lawyer from Portland Oregon while it was investigating the March 2004 train bombings in Madrid. Wth the search warrant FBI agents secretly entered the house of Mayfield where they took over 300 photographs and seized material including DNA samples and fingerprints. Based in part on that search, the FBI mistakenly linked Mayfield — who is a convert to Islam — to the bombings. He was then arrested and jailed. The FBI claimed his fingerprints matched a set of fingerprints on a bag of detonators connected to the bombing in Madrid. Mayfield was freed after two weeks when the FBI realized they made a mistake matching the fingerprints.
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Hey all, so last night I did my first mini mash, and I started out my mash a little high, high 160s.......I played with it and most of the mash was in the mid to high 150s area as per instructions. Now I know high fermentation will yield unfermentables, but if I adjusted to a lower temp was it able to get some fermentables or no because it started too high?
How long did it spend in the high 160s?
"Be excellent to each other." -Benjamin Franklin
It was up there prob less than 10 min.....but when it was that high I kept pulling it out like a tea bag until I got the temp controlled
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By Car, Coronado
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Driving around Coronado is easy, even relaxing I could say, no traffic jams, at least when I was there on April's Saturday before midday.
From LINDA (lmkluque):
There are traffic jams near the Bridge and the Silver Strand every morning and every evening when the personel at North Island goes to work and gets off work.
When you were here, that base--as well as all the other bases around here--was almost empty because so many went to Iraq.
Thank you Linda!
Coronado is not an island (maybe it was) - it's a long peninsula. So except by a bridge you can get there from south by a land: driving highway 75 from Imperial Beach as we did. So we had the Pacific Ocean on the left and San Diego Bay on the right.
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Coronado was and is an Island. The "Silver Strand" (the road we took from Imperial Beach to Coronado.) is "landfill" that the US Government built up to create that road, so Military Personel, living south of San DiegoCity could reach the base without having to drive all the way to downtown to get to work. (In those days there was only a ferry to Coronado. The Bridge across the SD Bay was built in 1969) The Silver Strand is like a bridge to Coronado.
Thank you Linda for your great explanations.
...Or any old car.
Coronado is small enough to walk around, however for those who are unable to walk comfortably, or those who would like to get lost in the confusing grid of Coronado, driving would be the best way of getting around. During the early mornings, and in the late afternoons the traffic near the Silver Strand and along the way to The Bridge can be quite clogged. Avoid those areas at those times. In general, there is little traffic and a parking space may be dear, but not impossible to find.
Changing lanes before intersections was quite easy in Coronado, traffic was moderate and drivers always gave us a way hehe!
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Dos adultos + dos ni�os. �Las camas dobles parec�an un poco m�s grandes de lo normal! De un limpio inmaculado. Completamente tranquilo. Supongo que las camas han sido reacondicionadas (almohadas, edredones, etc�tera). Son muy bonitas. Desayuno continental, bebidas fr�as y calientes, cereales, frutas, yogur. Aparcamiento por 15 $ la noche. �Recomendado encarecidamente para una escapada de fin de semana a la gran ciudad! Cerca del acuario, Hard Rock, Phillips Arena, CNN, etc. Me sent� totalmente seguro de d�a y noche. Personal amable y atento.
Loved the Hampton Inn downtown Atlanta
We had the pleasure of staying at the Hampton Inn in Dec. 2006. The location was great for visiting the new aquarium and the CNN building. We also had other business in the downtown area.
The service was just excellent in every respect, from the desk attendant to housekeepers to the morning staff at the breakfast buffet.
We were in a suite and the beds were incredible. I really want to know where to purchase the pillows that were on the bed!!
The hotel is clean, friendly and very safe. While eating breakfast a person cound not hear the traffice that was just outside of the large windows.
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Very nice hotel
I was in Atlanta for a conference and this was a great place to stay.
Every employee I came in contact with was friendly. The room was very comfortable: comfy bed and curtains that blocked out all light and a good part of the ambient noise. I didn't hear my neighbors at all and everything was clean. Not only that they serve a real breakfast in the morning, which was so convenient.
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I recently stayed 2 nights at this hotel in conjunction with an event at the GWCS. The location was nice, although a bit of a walk if you are carrying large boxes. Continental breakfast was good and plenty. Hard Rock and a couple of othe chain restaurants are about 2-4 blocks away. I was there by myself and didn't feel safe walking up to the restaurants after dark, so I opted for the Marriott across the street for dinners.
I staying in a King Bed suite. The suite included a full fridge and dishwasher, and 2 burner cooktop. There was also a small sitting room. The room was small to a suite, but it worked fine. The bed is comfortable, and the room was quiet. The building is very old, but nicely refurbished. No mini-bar in the room, but there is a very small "shop" next to the front desk where you can buy soda, water and snacks.
The staff was very helpful on every occasion. At 1/2 the price of the Marriott and the Westin across the street, I can recommed this hotel.
Great Service
I was very happy with the service that I recieved from this hotel. I arrived to the hotel at 10am and I was supposed to check in at 3pm. The front desk clerk allowed me to check in so that i could park my car. He also advised that my room would be ready in an hour if I wanted to settle in before I did some site seeing. Unfortunately I had an accident and the front desk was kind enough to understand and cancelled my reservation. From what I could see the hotel appeared very clean and there was a breakfast area which a lot of hotels in that area do not include with your stay. I will defintely be reserving my stay with them again once I recover from my injury. There is also a convienent parking area right next to the hotel. It is a short walk to the CNN but far from the Coca Cola World and the GA aquarium (unless you like to walk alot).
Hampton was Great
Stayed at the Hampton for convention at World Trade Center. It was super clean and quiet. Beds were very comfortable. Had 5 pillows which were supersoft. The price included breakfast which was a choice of pastries, cereal, fruit, and a different hot selection every day of the week (we had biscuits & gravy; ham & egg biscuits). A true savings from the price at restaurants. Would highly recommend the hotel. It is a jaunt across Centennial Park, but not bad in nice weather and we saw a lot of security personnel around the park area. Parking is outside, limited in number, and they tell you to park close to the building for safety of your vehicle, but we figure that is the norm for all places in the city. Ted Turner's Montanta Steakhouse is across the street for convenient dining from $6 hamburgers to the more pricey $26 bison steaks.
Will Stay Again
We came to Atlanta to attend an event at Phillips Arena. We booked at this hotel (based on the reviews)and we chose the standard room with King bed and chair - it was very adequate, the bathroom is one of the nicest I have seen.
The room was clean as were the hallways and elevators. The staff were friendly, polite and helpful. Is in a good location, not a lot of noise. Close enough to walk to the arena. Breakfast was excellent!.
We will stay here again.
Absolutely awesome
Stayed here for the 50th Girl Scout Convention at the World Congress Center. We stayed in a king suite which I was not able to book online. This room had the most incredible king size bed with pillows that were to die for. The small living room had a pull out couch which is where I had to sleep (my boss had the king bed.) Not bad for a pull out couch.
Had a full size fridge and microwave. Bathroom was clean, had great towels, good water pressure.
Continental breakfast was very good. Considering the prices of food in downtown Atlanta (breakfast across the street was a minimum of $10) their offering was superb. The coffee was excellent. They offered one hot breakfast each morning. On days I didn't like that offering, I had english muffin etc. NO..it wasn't a made-to-order breakfast. But it offered decent food that was available until 10 am.
The absolute best part of my stay here was the staff. Every single one of them was very friendly. No matter where you would run into a staff member, they were cheerful and helpful. The breakfast area was contantly being replenished and someone was always working to keep it clean.
Very Good Value
This hotel may look old from the outside but is completely renovated on the inside. The rooms are not very big but they are very clean and cozy. Stayed here during a convention and was a great value. Will definitely stay here again.
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Excellent Location right in the centre of Downtown.
Very very good value indeed including a very good continental breakfast. Car parking is 12 dollars a day.
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Afghans have headed to the polls for a second round of voting to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai.
Saturday's vote pits former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah against ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani after neither secured the 50 percent majority needed to win outright in the first round on April 5.Security has been tightened across the country after Taliban fighters threatened to attack the election, which they have condemned as a US-sponsored charade.
Omer Daudzai, the country's interior minister, said in a media briefing that there had been around 150 attacks of various intensity across the country since the polls opened. The Afghan security forces have been able to deflect most of the violence, he said.
Both candidates, as well as incumbent Hamid Karzai, voted early on Saturday, though most pollng stations remained relatively quiet throughout the morning.Al Jazeera's Imtiaz Tyab, reporting from Kabul, said there had been reports of rocket attacks in the capital shortly after polls opened.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Aldon Smith is back with the San Francisco 49ers.
Smith was activated off the non-football injury list Thursday. He went into an alcohol treatment center Sept. 23 -- three days after his second arrest on suspicion of drunken driving since entering the NFL in 2011. He was released from the treatment center this week.
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On Saturday, in London, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the fact that Smith sought treatment and missed five games on his own will be factored in when the league determines if he will be suspended. The league could opt to fine Smith and take away a game check or two.
Out of good faith, the 49ers paid Smith while he was gone. His game check was about $99,000 a week.
Smith was charged Oct. 9 with three felony counts of illegal possession of an assault weapon, stemming from a party at his home in June 2012. Smith will be due in court twice -- Nov. 12 and Nov. 19 -- to face DUI and weapons charges.
Also in September, Smith and former teammate Delanie Walker were named in a lawsuit filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court by a Northern California man who said he was shot at a party at Smith's house on June 29, 2012.
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The players charged a $10 admission and $5 per drink, the lawsuit said. Smith and now-Titans tight end Walker, 29, were allegedly intoxicated on Smith's balcony when they fired gunshots in the air while trying to end the party, the lawsuit said.
Before the 2012 home opener last September, Smith was the passenger in a car during an accident in Santa Clara County in which the driver swerved to avoid hitting a deer. Smith sustained a cut beneath his right eyebrow. He apologized and insisted he would change his ways.
Smith, selected seventh overall in the 2011 draft out of Missouri, had previously been arrested on suspicion of DUI in January 2012 in Miami shortly after the 49ers lost in the NFC Championship Game.
The 49ers are 5-0 since Smith left. However, his return will give the team a spark as it heads into the stretch run.
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Situated in Mazara del Vallo, Hotel Giardino di Costanza is a family-friendly hotel in a rural location and area attractions include Church of San Francesco, Dancing Satyr, and Royal Saint Nicholas. Additional area attractions include Norman Arch and St. Vitus on the Sea.
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Hotel Giardino di Costanza has a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and an indoor pool. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Dining options at this luxury hotel include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. A complimentary breakfast is available. Additional amenities include a seasonal outdoor pool, a health club, and a children's pool. Self parking is complimentary.
Rooms open to balconies. The 96 air-conditioned guestrooms at Hotel Giardino di Costanza include minibars and safes. Complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access is provided. Televisions are equipped with satellite channels. Bathrooms offer bathtubs or showers, bidets, hair dryers, and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is offered daily.
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- Deluxe room Single Use
- Family Triple Room (Deluxe)
- Deluxe Triple Room
- Superior room Single Use
- Superior Room
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 96 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets allowed *
- Restrictions apply *
- 1 per room (up to 15 kg)
Extra people
- Roll-away beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
- Free beach shuttle
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In the hotel
- Free buffet breakfast
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Free beach shuttle
- Beach sun loungers
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Health club
- Tennis on site
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Playground on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Beach umbrellas
- Outdoor pool
- Sauna
- Children's pool
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- 24-hour front desk
- Wedding services
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 2005
- Elevator/lift
- Garden
- Fireplace in lobby
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Balcony
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Bidet
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Satellite TV channels
- Free WiFi
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Special features
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DiningDubbesi - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.
On Site
- Health club
- Sauna
- Tennis on site
- Playground on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
Hotel Giardino di Costanza, Trapani (province)'s small print
Also known as
- Kempinski Hotel Giardino Di Costanza Trapani
- Kempinski Giardino Di Costanza Hotel
- Hotel Kempinski Giardino Di Costanza Mazara Del Vallo
- Kempinski Hotel Giardino Di Costanza Mazara Del Vallo
- Kempinski Hotel Giardino Di Costanza
- Giardini Di Costanza Mazara Del Vallo
- Giardino Di Costanza
- Mazara Del Vallo Hotel Kempinski Giardino Di Costanza
- Kempiski Mazara Del Vallo
- Giardini Di Costanza
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- All citizens of Italy will be charged the national value-added tax
Optional extras
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15.00 per pet, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.


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Passion Vines that are posionous to caterpillarsi
I bought a passion vine at Lowes and the caterpillars died shortly after they emerged. I had the plant in my garage in a pot so I know no predators got the CATS. I don't know the name of the passion vine but it had purple flowers and rather thick leaves. I have since thrown it away. Does anyone know the names of the passion vines that are poisonous to the caterpillars?
Several years ago I had a passion vine that had beautiful
red flowers and had the same problem with it.I I returned that one to Lowe's. The only other passion vines I have bought in the past are Princess Margaret and the CATS love them.
I had bought this particular passion vine about 2 months ago. I had hosed it off plus we have had many hard rains which should have rinsed any sprays off. The caterpillars (about 30 zebra broad wings ) just died about 4 days ago, So I have to assume something is wrong with that particular kind of passion vine.
In that case one would suspect a systemic insecticide had been applied. It will not wash off.
Here is a link that might be useful: Example of a systemic insecticide that kills for up to 12 months
I'm thinking like Mark is. It had to be a systemic. Some of them last for a year. Sorry to hear about your loss of zebra
(long?)wings. I have fresh p. suberosa seeds if you want to grow from scratch, they are still in the little fruits. Zebras love them, and they emerge within a month from fresh seed.
There are also some passionvines that are indeed poisonous to caterpillars. I believe Red Passionvine, P. vitifolia, is one of the ones that are not recommended for Florida because, while the butterflies will lay their eggs on the vine, the caterpillars can not eat them.


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plastic planters in full sun?
This year I am hoping to grow some vegetables and flowers on my sunny deck (more than 8-10 hours of sun) in containers. Terracotta planters seem to be very pricey. It looks like the cheaper option is plastic or resin ones.
Would the heat from the plastic/resin hurt the plants' roots? Or is there a way to keep the planters cool?
The veggies Im planning to grow are eggplant, squash, peppers, tomatoes and okra. Flowers: zinnia, portulaca and calibrachoa.
Choose light colored OPAQUE containers and/or shade them (the containers) from the south and west sun. You can double pot & fill the space between the pots with something absorbent (bark, gravel ....) that you can wet down in the morning so it will offer some cooling as the water evaporates. Partially burying your pots in the soil if possible is very helpful, too.
I use white coloured plastic wastepaper and and small garbage bins that I buy from $2 shops. Just drill drainage holes. They stand up to the sun for years.
Another idea is to wrap aluminium foil around the pot to reflect heat ( the look may not appeal to all). Remove in winter.
Also on concrete surfaces raise the pot slightly to prevent heat conduction from concrete to pot.
I wish I could send you some terra cotta pots! I found a store here that sells them for a pretty good price (less than the big box chains actually!) ...about the same price for plastic pots I bought at Target last year. They even have these adorable 1" terra cotta pots... not sure what would fit in that though! I don't use terra cotta on account of its weight--but we may get a few this year since my significant other can handle them just fine. I might buy some small terra cottas to use for cuttings though...
Last year I grew tomatoes and other veggies a the deck in North Dakota--west-facing, but it got a fair amount of south sun. The tomatoes did really well! They held up great in a move to MN, tolerated the almost-complete shade they had after the move, and kept ripening a bit when I put them in the garage when winter came in. Crazy plants.
Anyhow, I bought my pots at HD.. they were plastic, one was red, one was light green... I think that helped a bit, not having black pots. I think I used a 14" or 16" pot? It was huge, and even being plastic, I had trouble moving it. I would water in the morning, come back from work, and if it was a hot day, the plant would be kinda wilty. Wish I thought to temp the soil... Despite all this, we still had great tomatoes. Wonder how much more we would have had, had we done the double pot or something to regulate soil temp....
Hi Mdgirl,
I double pot my Plumeria on my deck in the heat of the summer here in VA. If they are sitting on the ground I " plunge " the pots halfway in the ground to protect the roots . I'm out working right now, but I will post some pics later tonight for you to see.
Take care,
Here are a few pictures of how I like to put my containers in another container during the heat of the summer. I like to use pine mulch in between the containers and it seems to tolerate the triple digit temps.
A few more!
Take care,
Good night everyone!
Beautiful plants, pictures and planters, Laura! Thank you! These flowers took me back to my childhood school in India, where there was a huge yellow-white frangipani tree... we would pick up flowers that had fallen off and even those would be fragrant.
What sort of potting soil should I use? Could you all please share what you have in your outdoor containers?
Would Al's mix be suitable for veggies and flowers?
thanks so so much!
it sounds like you had a great tomato crop! would you also please share what sort of soil you used? Thanks!
last year i put compost (yup, thats all) in some containers and tried to grow a few plants on my deck. also i planted them in plastic planters that had a saucer attached. suffices to say that even in triple digit heat i think their roots were waterlogged.
I just wanted to recognize how happy Laura's plants look before I say I'm a big fan of the 5:1:1 and the gritty mix. ;-)
I've been growing primarily veggies & mixed display containers for the deck & gardens for more than 20 years in the 5:1:1 mix. I've posted tons of pictures on the forum - here's a link to one thread with many pics of plants in the 5:1:1 mix (below).
Here is a link that might be useful: Lots of pics here - mine & others ....
My growing habits are essentially the same for everything I grow. Even though the soils are made from a different list of ingredients, they are nearly the same, structurally, and structure is the key to a good soil.
Because I use a soil that I can water copiously, I can fertilize frequently. I use Foliage-Pro 9-3-6 on virtually everything I grow, and fertilize often at a dosage lower than that suggested on the label.
See below for another long thread on fertilizing.
Here is a link that might be useful: More on fertilizing containerized plants if you click me!
Hello Everyone!
Hi Al! Thank you for the kind comments ! I really appreciate that! ;-). You have taught us how to take a plant that naturally wants to thrive and keep it growing to its full potential by giving it a proper growing environment by giving it a good aerated mix. Learning how to give our plants the proper watering needs and nutrition makes it fun to watch our plants thrive..
They grow, bloom and give us such gratification !
Always enjoy seeing your trees too!
Mdgirl. Thank you! Love to hear how my pictures can bring such wonderful memories from when you were a little girl in India! The fragrance from the Plumeria will always bring fond memories for all of us. That is why I love them so much!
I make my own soil like Al.. All of my trees plants are in the Grutty mix or the 5-1-1. They also only receive Foliage Pro and Pro TeKt when I fertilize.
Reading the threads that Al had posted will help you!
If you need any help, just ask!
Good luck !
mdgirl - well, I did have a great experience with tomatoes, but I think that's partially on account of the weather and the size of the pot I used... the soil was a standard potting mix--I wouldn't use it again actually (it had too much peat in it, so when the sun baked the top of the plant, the peat would be hydrophobic the next time I watered :(
Personally, I would try 5-1-1 I think, something that can retain enough moisture for 8-12 hours of sunshine while you're at work :-)
Laura, those plumerias are gorgeous!!
Hello Everyone!
Thank you wndy! I love Plumeria and I will admit that I am addicted!
Sugi... You are so nice to say that.. I love my yard and it takes a lot of work to keep it up with all of my plants and trees. But I do love the time in the yard and it gives me peace to just water and look at the growth of my Plumies!
Thank you!
have a wonderful Easter!
i started painting my black nursery pots with Krylon Fusion spray paint. It is made for plastic and works very good. I use the Tan or White and it seems to keep the pots much cooler
Hi LIsa!!
Thank you for the kind comments!
I just love Plumeria.. some would say that i am addicted, i would agree!! ;-)
These beauties can take years to bloom, so it takes time to treat them the best that we can especially when we are far from the southern areas like TX, FL, CA. I live in Virginia and it can be difficult to get them to bloom here as well.
The best advice that i can give to you would be to use a fast draining mix ( I love the Gritty Mix), plenty of sunshine and warmth in the spring (bottom heat) and a good watering and fertilizing schedule. I like to use the Foliage Pro and Pro TeKt all summer. Some of my trees that i keep active during the winter, i will give FP at a reduced rate (1/4 strenght) and the dormant ones will receive water every month or so. During the growing season, i fertilize once a week as per the instructions on the bottle. They really like the all of the essential nutrients that are already in the FP, so i don;t have to add Ca and Mg to my solution like i did in the past. This makes it so much easier on me.. I like that!!
Good luck and please post some pics.. i would love to see your trees with or without blooms!!
Where do you live?
Have a great night, Lisa!!


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By not resolving the definition of 'public purpose,' the Land Acquisition Bill keeps the door open for misuse
It has taken more than 110 years for the government to draft a new Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill. But despite mounting evidence of widespread misuse of government authority in taking over farm land and the increasing protests against the legal ambiguity that abets such exploitative practices, the revised legislation remains dubiously vague on these counts.
The most contentious issue in land acquisition is the definition of public purpose, and the Bill does not address this. Worse, the provisions of the new bill legitimise land acquisition for-profit private companies. In this context, the Parliamentary Standing Committee, which recently reviewed the Bill and stakeholders' views, was right in asking the government to tighten the public purpose definition.
The government's indifference to public concern at these issues becomes clear when you compare the clause in the Bill pertaining to land acquisition for private companies with the one in the existing archaic Land Acquisition Act 1894. Under Section 3.za (vii) of the Bill, "acquiring land for private companies for the production of goods for public or provision of public services," would constitute legitimate public use. This dismal vagueness is no different from what is in the 1894 Act. Section 40 (1b) enables acquisition for companies for the purpose of "construction of some work and that such work is likely to prove useful to the public."
To argue, as the Ministry of Rural Development did, that the compensation and the process of acquisition are more important than 'who acquires' is simplistic, and overlooks the social and political reasoning that underpins the legislation. Unlike a voluntary property transaction where there is a wilful buyer and a wilful seller, when the government acquires land using state powers, the transaction is by its very nature forced, and there is only a wilful buyer. The political argument that would persuade — or when persuasion fails, compel — an unwilling seller to part with his or her property is the pre-eminence of societal good over individual rights, and the need to sacrifice private property rights for larger public gain. Acquiring land to lay roads or erect other infrastructure facilities can present a convincing case with respect to direct public use, but acquiring land for private commercial development does not.
State & commercial development
One of the most cited property acquisition cases, Kelo v. City of New London, is an instructive example of the pitfalls involved in the state acquiring land for private commercial development. The city of New London in the U.S., which was economically struggling, encouraged the multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer to build a $300 million research facility in the neighbourhood of Fort Trumbull. It presented this project as the key to the region's economic rejuvenation. In 2000, the City Council decided to redevelop 90 acres around the Pfizer facility to promote the revitalisation of the area and to meet the demands of the company for "a new employee housing and overall redevelopment of the Fort Trumbull area." The redevelopment proposal included the construction of a waterfront hotel, a conference centre, a marina for tourist and commercial vessels, and 80 high-end residences. The existing properties were to be acquired and handed over to a private economic redevelopment corporation for this purpose.
Susette Kelo and other residents, whose properties were earmarked for acquisition, challenged the public-use content of the project. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 verdict, ruled in favour of the City of New London and the residents were evicted. Public outcry followed, and as many as 43 States subsequently amended their legislation to limit the takeover of private property for commercial development.
The story did not end there. The Fort Turnbull redevelopment project failed to take off. In 2009, as its tax incentive period was coming to a close, Pfizer wound up and left the city. Even five years after the residents were evicted there was no construction at the site.
In Noida
Closer home, the Supreme Court in 2011 scrapped the acquisition of 156 hectares in Greater Noida to build luxury flats. It sternly rejected the 'public purpose' argument put forth in defence, and cautioned that taking land "from one side and [giving] it to the other" is a "development of one section of society only", and "has to go" .
Even the National Advisory Council's Working Group on Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, after deliberating on whether land can be acquired for private companies or not, decided against it, with two members against one.
In Australia
Australia has an excellent land records system that keeps track of transactions and provides all valuation information. Fairly accurate values of land marked for acquisition can be obtained and the compensation amount payable can be computed easily. Despite this, States such as New South Wales, for good reason, place restrictions on land acquisition. While compulsory purchase of land for a variety of public purposes is allowed, forced takeover for resale is not. Whenever there has been a dispute, as in the case of R&R Fazzolari Pty Ltd v. Parramatta City Council (2009), the High Court of Australia has upheld the restrictions.
The United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre will do well to ask why even such developed countries seek to restrain forced acquisition for private commercial development. The interference of the New South Wales Parliament to amend the legislation in order to bypass such restrictions to favour private development, and the constitutional challenges it had thrown up, constitutes another story.
Taking the compensation route to justify acquisition for private purpose has other problems. The proposed Bill makes no distinction between land acquired for clear-cut public use, and land forcibly taken over for private enterprises. It proposes that the amount of compensation payable for all kinds of land acquisition should be the same. This is in contrast to what legal scholars such as Richard Epstein have stated. The amount of compensation payable must be proportionate to the degree of public interest. More compensation for acquisition involving a low degree of public interest is one of the legal positions. The proposed bill is oblivious to these settled legal positions.
Arbitrariness of compensation
At a more fundamental level, cash compensation always involves 'a degree of arbitrariness', and seldom includes benefits that would come after acquisition. The concept of fair market value, as Thomas Merrill, a well-known legal expert on Eminent Domain, observed, "is essentially a fiction in the context of takings of property". In countries such as India, where land records are dismally managed and property transactions are often undervalued, it is worse than fiction. Registered values are way off the market value, and post-acquisition benefits are hardly taken into account. Realising this, the proposed Bill recommends, though randomly, that the registered values of land identified for acquisition be increased twofold to arrive at the compensation amount. Rural properties were to get six times the maximum registered value, but it has now been reduced to four.
If commercial projects are held up because of property title issues, they can be addressed on a case-to-case basis. This is no excuse to blur the distinction between the private and the public purpose of land acquisition. On the other hand, what is needed is the 'enhancement of public-use determinants and rigorous tests to validate them'.
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Keywords: land acquisition, commercial development, private property, land value, real estate, land rights


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Originally Posted by henry finley
No, that's just bad film, bad developing, or other film related. I thought you were talking about something resembling halation. We were mis-communicating. Your camera is probably fine and just needs a lens disassembly and cleaning.
I thought about that but it never happened with other cameras (all 35mm) so I thought they could be internal reflections in the lens. Anyway, everything is possible and, even if developing/printing by myself from at least 6-7 year, I don't consider myself as an expert. I'll check my development process for possible problems and errors.
Originally Posted by aferrarini
What I meant with "ghosts" is that in photographs with bright sky some (almost) round darker spots appear in the sky portion of the photo.
Do you mean round darker spots ON FILM or on PRINT? I ask because it sounds like you may be talking about lens flare but that will appaer as brighter spots on print and darker spots on film.
Another creative possibility is, you may have a very strange light leak which casts a shadow on film.
Can you possibly post an image of film or print, so we can see what you are talking about? I had a Rolleicord V for about a year but did not experience such problems. I doubt very much you have a lens flare either....
Develop, stop, fix.... wait.... where's my film?
Wow, if ever a thread should have been halted until the meaning of the OP was clear.
It is still a jumble because of the uncertainty of the spots being on the film or the print, but the lens is an unlikely culprit and always has been. If it is so bad that black spots appear anywhere, print or negative, the fault would be easily visible on or in the lens. Try it, you can stick all sorts of things on a lens and apart from mild degradation you'd need to nearly cover it in dust and dirt for any major differences to be shown prominently on the print/neg. Something else is happening, and while the description of 'spot in the sky' may still be unclear, a light leak is possible. So the OP should check the tripod socket and make sure that an over long tripod screw hasn't popped the base of the socket and light is leaking in and 'burning' through the backing paper, so fogging the negative.
Originally Posted by tkamiya
Do you mean round darker spots ON FILM or on PRINT? I ask because it sounds like you may be talking about lens flare but that will appaer as brighter spots on print and darker spots on film.
Another creative possibility is, you may have a very strange light leak which casts a shadow on film.
Can you possibly post an image of film or print, so we can see what you are talking about? I had a Rolleicord V for about a year but did not experience such problems. I doubt very much you have a lens flare either....
It's clear my explanation was a bit confusing... Spots are on film and appear as brighter spots on film and darker spots on print. Today evening I'll post a scan from a contact sheet to clarify it.
Originally Posted by henry finley
I thouht the VB was where they got rid of that annoying EV combination locked lever. I could be wrong.
You are. The Vb still had that most useful device.
I want to see some examples.
Originally Posted by cjbecker
I want to see some examples.
Unfortunatly I should have thrown away all the corresponding prints. I only found a small contact print but I recognize it's a very bad example. Also the scanning is of very bad quality . Here the spots look like dirty but on real prints and film they look much more regular. However, as already suggested it might be something wrong with the development process.
Those spots look like drying marks to me.
The sky is VERY bright meaning the film has gone almost all the way to fully exposed. The spots are appearing even darker meaning if they were optically produced, the sources were very bright. Lens flare won't leave that kind of pattern and neither does light leaks. I'm thinking drying marks which should be visible if you look at the film carefully.
Are you able to view the film under a microscope or at least a good magnifier and see what it looks like?
Originally Posted by Mustafa Umut Sarac
If the dots appear always at the same place and with same pattern , it is lens.
Otherwise it is film or development.
Do you see the same at every frame ?
Try to shoot 12 frame to sky and develop it . Did you see the problem at single roll or many rolls.
Everyone is burning his nerves to help you. Write everything and every detail plus your film , expiry date and developer etc .
No, the place and pattern does not appear always at the same place and is not present at every frame but only on some with very bright sky. This last detail made me think about internale reflections of the lens. I experienced, to some degree, the same problem both with fomapan 200 creative and efke 100 R film. Both films are quite "fresh" as they will expire in 2-3 years. In both cases I used rodinal developer. 1+50 for fomapan and 1+25 for efke.
I doubt it's an internal reflection....
You have a very well exposed and bright area - sky. Any reflection will need to overcome this brightness to show up. It's going have to be a one heck of a reflection to do that.
If you are in US and want to mail me a sample negative, I can put it under my microscope and see if I can see any surface contamination. PM me if you want to pursue this.