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	Chater Garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chater Garden (遮打花園), located in the Central District of Hong Kong, is a public park directly east of the Legislative Council building.
		The garden was developed in the 1970s, taking up space left by the Hong Kong Cricket Club who moved to Wong Nai Chung Gap.
		It is named after Sir Paul Chater, and one side of the garden is on Chater Road which is also named after him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chater_Garden (148 words)

	MBG: Research: Ecuador: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 76: 357–359.
		Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 46: 257–358.
		Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 19: 1–120.
	www.mobot.org /MOBOT/research/ecuador/literature_cited_N-Z.shtml (6963 words)

	Brix's Guide to Sigil: The Zen Garden
		No-one is quite sure of his exact age or place of origin: he seems to have been there as long as anyone can remember, and the first known written reference to him is a little over two hundred years old.
		Kanishi cares for the plants that fringe the garden and feeds the spectacular golden carp that inhabit its pools.
		Another rumour that Kanishi will neither confirm nor deny is that when the pebbles of his garden are raked into particular, specific patterns, parts of the garden become portals to the realms of different Oriental gods.
	www.mimir.net /brix/zengarden.shtml (663 words)

	Hong Kong Parks and Gardens
		Urban parks and gardens and country parks have been designated to preserve the territory's natural beauty and enhance the quality of life of its residents.
		The garden was developed in the 1970s on land left by the Hong Kong Cricket Club which moved to Wong Nai Chung Gap Road.
		Since the demise of the Urban Council in 2000, the park is commonly known as Centenary Garden.
	www.hong-kong-hotels.ws /attractions/parks.htm (1712 words)

	Catchik Paul Chater - Armeniapedia.org
		Later that same afternoon, there was an open discussion with the panellists and a presentation of a film on the life of Sir Catchik Paul Chater produced by Henrik Terchonian, a former student of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy and Awardee of the Sir Catchik Paul Chater.
		Ms Liz Chater who compiled the genealogical history of the Chater family was instrumental in gathering the descendants from around the globe for this auspicious occasion.
		A major landowner, Chater was an early and successful advocate of harbor reclamation, a legislator and an executive councillor.
	www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Catchik_Paul_Chater (663 words)

	Catchick Paul Chater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Catchick Paul Chater (遮打;1846-1926) was a businessman in Hong Kong.
		He was born in Calcutta, India of Armenian parents Chater Paul Chater) and Miriam Chatchick Chater (his father was a member of the Indian Civil Service).
		Chater was a horse-racing enthusiast and setup the Chater Stable in HK in 1872.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catchick_Paul_Chater (367 words)

	Alcea rosea ( Chater's Double Hollyhock )
		A well-watered, moist garden will not be as attractive to an egg laying mother either.
		Brown or fl spots and patches may be either ragged or circular, with a water soaked or yellow-edged appearance.
		When you add butterfly attracting plants to your garden, not only do you get to enjoy these winged wonders, but you provide habitats for their survival, as well.
	www.backyardgardener.com /plantname/pda_01fc.html (1858 words)

	Create Your Own Perennial Garden
		Using the garden plan below, you will be able to enjoy a beautiful rainbow of blooms throughout the season.
		The first step in planting your perennial garden is to choose the location.
		Pick an area that is large enough for the garden size you would like, and make sure that it is sunny and that the soil drains well leaving no puddles after rains.
	www.lowes.com /lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=LawnGarden/Perennial&print=true (561 words)

	Plant Database
		Perfect for the cottage garden, this selection sports tall, sturdy spikes of ruffled, fully double, pink flowers that open from the bottom up over a long period in summer.
		Perfect for the cottage garden, this selection sports tall, sturdy spikes of ruffled, fully double, dark purple flowers that open from the bottom up over a long period in summer.
		Perfect for the cottage garden, this selection sports tall, sturdy spikes of ruffled, fully double, scarlet red flowers that open from the bottom up over a long period in summer.
	www.waltersgardens.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.main (2618 words)

	Public meeting in Chater Garden prohibited
		Speaking to the media today, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Tsang Yam-pui, noted that the behaviour of those right of abode (ROA) seekers and supporters at Chater Garden as displayed in the blockage of the driveway of the Legislative Council Building yesterday (April 24) was irresponsible and not to be tolerated.
		As regards the security of the Legislative Council, Mr Tsang said that Police would consult the Secretary General of the Legislative Council to see what additional measures need to be taken in order to ensure the safety of the personnel working in and attending Legislative Council.
		Meanwhile, Police have charged six among the eight men arrested yesterday at Chater Garden jointly with one count of causing obstruction in public place.
	www.info.gov.hk /gia/general/200204/25/0425226.htm (370 words)

	Jim's Favorite Flower Garden Seed Selections
		Icy white flowers, for garden or cutting, on plants growing 42 inches tall, hardy to zone 3.
		Pink, Red, Rose, White and lavender blooms suffuse plants that are ideal for permanent gardens in warmer climates or winter houseplants in the north.
		Slowly gaining popularity as a unique plant in the shade garden, used primarily as a specimen, foliage is has a coarse texture unlike many other shady perennials, does not like heavy clay soil.
	www.seedman.com /Flowerp.htm (4399 words)

	AP Photo: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Rally in Downtown Chater Garden in Hong Kong \| Clearharmony - Falundafa in ...
		AP Photo: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Rally in Downtown Chater Garden in Hong Kong
		Falun Gong [practitioners] perform slow-moving meditation exercises during a rally in downtown Chater Garden in Hong Kong Friday, April 12, 2002.
		About 100 members staged a sit-in demonstration to protest Beijing's crackdown on the group in the northern Chinese city of Changchun, where followers say at least 100 have been tortured to death recently.
	www.clearharmony.net /articles/200204/4092.html (199 words)

	Hart Seeds: Gaillardia, Geranium, Gloriosa, Gypsophilia, Hollyhock, and Impatiens Flower Seed
		These airy plants are almost devoid of foliage, but their extremely delicate, well-branched stalks produce a charming, misty effect in the garden.
		Gypsophilia is a must have flower in your garden inventory.
		This is the old-fashion garden plant with fully double blooms in shades of crimson, rose, pink, yellow and white.
	www.yankeegardener.com /seeds/hartseed17.html (1739 words)

	Hollyhocks -Traditional Cottage Garden flowers - English Garden
		In the language of flowers white Hollyhocks are said to represent female ambition but hollyhocks generally mean fruitfulness and abundance.
		Cottage Garden is a lovely book very entertainingly written by Christopher Lloyd.
		He tells you about the history of the English Cottage garden and then goes on to describe how you can make your own - including plans and cultivation notes.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art13982.asp (326 words)

	Orange Perennials & Their Companions
		With colours vibrant or subtle, pure or spotted or streaked, all have 3 petals and 3 petal-like sepals and add an element of grace to our gardens wherever they are planted.
		Some of the colours may be difficult to incorporate into gardens although the suggestions below will direct you to companion plants that will work best with their strong tones.
		Garden favourites, the Phlox family of plants is revered for many attributes - fragrance, ease of culture, prolific bloom over a long period as well as a wealth of choices in nearly every height and colour.
	members.tripod.com /baygardens/oranges.html (2032 words)

	Hong Kong Islands - Central
		Situated on Chater Road, this is a sanctuary for Hong Kong's war veterans to gather together on Remembrance Day every November to commemorate both Chinese and expatriate victims of World War II.
		Towards the east of this building is Chater Garden, a tropical oasis that is packed with office workers who have their packed lunches in the garden on clear days.
		The zoo and garden are homes to a variety of exotic wildlife, including the world's largest collection of red-cheeked gibbons.
	www.marimari.com /content/hong_kong/popular_places/hongkong_islands/central/main1.html (771 words)

	Hong Kong : Walking Tours : Walking Tour 1 \| Frommers.com
		Across Chater Road is the larger part of the square.
		Today, this is the only spot of green in the very heart of Central and is popular with those who practice tai chi (shadow boxing) in the early morning and among office workers on lunch break.
		Entrance is free, and the grounds are not too extensive, so it's worth taking the time to wander through to see its tropical botanical gardens, trees and plants, aviaries and birds, reptiles, and mammals such as apes.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/hongkong/0078020033.html (2115 words)

	Walters Gardens Home
		Retail garden centers, wholesale growers, and landscape contractors across the United States and Canada depend on Walters to deliver healthy, true-to-name plants year after year.
		Walters Gardens, Inc. has earned a reputation for offering the hottest new perennials, working with breeders around the world to bring the best of the best to market.
		Walters Gardens, Inc. is one of the nation's largest growers of bare root, potted, and plug perennials with customers throughout the United States and Canada.
	waltersgardens.com /index.cfm?...&plant_id=1224 (219 words)

	Police Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Police will implement temporary traffic diversions from Chater Garden to the Central Government Offices (CGO) tomorrow (January 23) afternoon to facilitate a public procession.
		A public meeting will be held in Chater Garden at about 3 pm.
		A section of Chater Road between Jackson Road and Murray Road, Lambeth Walk and Murray Road may be closed if necessary.
	www.info.gov.hk /police/hkp-home/english/pr/200501/050122-4.htm (123 words)

	Garden Voices: hollyhocks Archives
		I learned it was possible when I spotted them in a garden club's flowerbed at the local library.
		I was so taken by this towering beauty that I wrote down the name of the variety and set out to grow some of my own.
		Gardening Question of the Day (from the Old Farmer's Almanac)
	voices.gardenweb.com /hollyhocks (359 words)

	Perennial Resource Home Page
		Use it to cover slopes, in rock gardens, or tucked in the pockets of stone walls.
		Welcome to the source for inspiration and information on perennial gardening.
		We hope you enjoy the site and spend many happy hours in your own garden.
	perennialresource.com /index.cfm?...&plant_id=1223 (67 words)

	The Standard - Bloggers post hopes for change - Metro Section
		Protests such as this one by pro-democracy demonstrators in Chater Garden in January have helped fuel inspiration for Hong Kong's politicized bloggers.
		He uses his blog, simonworld.mu.nu, to keep track of thousands of articles printed in local and international media, and writings on hundreds of blogs, to assess and interpret the direction of Hong Kong, politically and socially.
		Chatter Garden (www.chattergarden.com), a recent addition to Hong Kong's blogging world, adds to the grassroots journalism movement.
	www.thestandard.com.hk /stdn/std/Metro/GD04Ak01.html (1178 words)

	Hong Kong Hotels - Ritz Carlton Hotel Hong Kong
		This cosy drawing room decorated with exquisite Chinese art is the perfect setting for a tasty luncheon buffet; traditional English or Asian afternoon tea; or to relax and unwind after a hectic day at work, or taking in the sights of Hong Kong.
		The Chater Lounge is one of the territory's most elegant gathering places.
		Three Chater Rooms that total 2,321 square feet/215 square meters that can be combined and used as a larger function space, or divided into individual rooms for smaller meetings, conferences or presentations
	www.southtravels.com /asia/hongkong/ritzcarlton/index.html (2139 words)

	Chocolate Flower Farm - Chocolate Garden Seed Kits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		We currently have a Children's Chocolate Garden (plants that are easy to grow, fun, safe and even two that are edible); our Annual Chocolate Garden (easier to grow than perennials); and our Perennial Chocolate Garden.
		An easy to grow chocolate garden that is kid safe (no poisonous seeds or plants), fun and engaging.
		Features six seed packs, planting instructions and either a kid's garden trowel or gardening gloves (you pick).
	www.chocolateflowerfarm.com /chocolate_garden_seed_kits?b=1 (292 words)

	Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
		Huang pointed out that as the enactment of Article legislation approached, Falun Gong practitioners worried that it would damage Hong Kong's autonomy, and they had no idea if they would have opportunity to hold peaceful appeals in Chater Garden and other places, so she cherished the current free space and came to join the sit-in.
		After that, they returned to Chater Garden to continue their two-hour sit-in per day, until June 24, they called an end to their sit-ins in support of the lawsuit against Jiang.
		When the lawsuit against Jiang and activities for bringing to justice globally are taking place around the world, it is said that the Chinese government through diplomatic means to request the US government to use "sovereign immunity" to ask the US court to stop proceeding the lawsuit.
	www.clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2003/6/26/37384.html (1057 words)

	PHILCONGEN-HK
		Starting 16 December 2004 until 04 January 2005, Chater Garden will be host to 39 lighted capiz shell lanterns from the Philippines.
		A simple ceremony, to be attended by PCG and LCSD officials, lantern sponsors and other guests, will be held at the Chater Garden on 16 December to mark the start of the lantern display.
		All Filipinos in Hong Kong are encouraged to watch and listen to the rendition of various Christmas carols by the participating choral groups and enjoy the blinking and dancing lights of the lanterns at Chater Garden from 6:00 pm to 12:00 midnight for the duration of the display.
	www.philcongen-hk.com /media/news121604.htm (368 words)

	Hollyhock - Chater's Red reviews
		The Chater's Red Hollyhock, 'Alcea rosea', has a large ruffled ball-shaped red flower.
		The Hollyhock family is made up of a rather large group that exhibits tall stature (4-6') and is biennial in nature.
		The large blooms of 'Chater's Mix Hollyhock' flower in the summer months.
	www.naturehills.com /new/Review/PerennialsReviews/ProductName/Hollyhock_-_Chater's_Red.html (127 words)

	Hong Kong - Laternenfest - Lantern Carnival - 10. Sept. 1984
		Lanterns of all kinds of shapes and sizes, specially made for sale during the festival, are given to children, who place tiny lighted candles inside and carry them, glowing in the night through the streets and parks of Hong Kong.
		On September 10, as part of Hong Kong's celebration for the Mid-Autumn Festival, a Lantern Carnival will be staged in The Landmark and the Chater Garden.
		A spectaculare lantern parade will be led by traditional Chinese dragon and lion dances.
	www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de /b-online/world/hong_kong/laternenfest.htm (339 words)

	Hong Kong: Police must exercise restraint in handling protesters - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		is concerned about reports of the use of excessive force in the recent clearing of protesters from Chater Garden on Hong Kong Island.
		It was reported that about 300 police officers and over 50 immigration officers sealed all the exits and charged into the gardens to clear 100 - 200 protesters.
		The protesters had been peacefully staging rallies there since 10 January 2001 against the Court of Final Appeal ruling that the majority of the 5,114 abode seekers did not have right of stay in Hong Kong and should return to the Chinese mainland.
	web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGASA190012002?open&of=ENG-HKG (238 words)

	Gardening : Raised Bed : Raised-Bed Garden : Home & Garden Television
		At the Redwoods retirement community in Mill Valley, California, gardener Chris Chater has created a unique raised-bed garden that features easy access for the elderly.
		The beds are composed of a soil/compost mixture and are contained in wooden bins measuring three feet in height, allowing residents to enjoy gardening that is "stoop-free" and wheelchair accessible.
		The spacious arrangement of the flourishing beds creates a serene environment where both novice and experienced gardeners can exercise their gardening skills or just relax.
	www.hgtv.com /hgtv/gl_design_raised_bed/article/0,1785,HGTV_3570_1371945,00.html (139 words)

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