{"id":1645,"date":"2015-08-28T17:21:14","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T16:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/?p=1645"},"modified":"2022-10-20T12:34:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:34:36","slug":"microclimates-by-isla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/","title":{"rendered":"Microclimates, by Isla"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>3 Minute, 16 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">One evening this summer while enjoying a glass of wine on the terrace of a trattoria in the Piemonte region of Italy the quiet tranquillity of the evening was interrupted by a loud bang. It sounded like a gunshot coming from across the rolling hills of vineyards. 10 minutes or so later another loud bang followed and so on until our curiosity could be supressed no longer and we asked the trattoria owner if they knew the source of the bangs. She told us with enthusiasm that a thunder storm was coming and pointed out across the hills.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1648\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pietmonte.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1648\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pietmonte-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pietmonte\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pietmonte-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pietmonte.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vine covered hills in the Piemonte region, Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sure enough we could see black clouds hugging the curved horizon. She went on to explain that a group of local vineyard owners had clubbed together and invested in some \u2018hail cannons\u2019 (google it) to protect their precious delicate grape harvests from the elements. The theory is the cannons blast shockwaves into the clouds of an approaching storm which breaks up the hail stones before they fall from the sky. Apparently these \u2018hail cannons\u2019 have been used since the 19<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> century. So these vineyard owners were directly influencing and creating their own microclimate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">This episode got me thinking about how we as landscape architects work with, influence and yes I suppose battle with microclimates on a day to day basis, although we perhaps don\u2019t take arms against the elements in quite such a literal fashion as these Italian winemakers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">In our analysis of a site we consider aspect, topography, exposure, sun, shade, rainfall, wind direction, drainage and how all these elements combine to produce a microclimate which we need to understand so we can design accordingly for the desire outcome. It could be choosing the right plant species for a shady dry site or identifying a sunny seating area. Or it could be perhaps finding opportunities to create or influence microclimates to make them more hospitable by planting trees for shade, incorporating a wind shelter in a windy street, providing a water feature for hot city dwellers to cool off in or create a sunny sheltered walled garden to grow fruit or tender plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Proof of man influencing microclimates is evident in our landscapes, towns and gardens and has been for centuries. The flat south coast plain where I live is criss-crossed with straight regimented lines of Poplar tree belts where farmers have been attempting to abate the fierce off shore winds that whip across the flat land. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1649\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/poplars.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1649\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/poplars-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Poplar tree shelterbelt\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/poplars-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/poplars.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poplar tree shelterbelt on the south coast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">A newly renovated pub near me swiftly learnt this lesson too when they found no one could sit in their new lovely south east facing pub garden that fronted flat open fields and promptly installed wind barriers.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1652\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pub_garden.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1652\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pub_garden-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pub garden, or bank counter?\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pub_garden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pub_garden.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screens are used as a windbreak in a south east facing pub garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week my work was influenced in quite a different way by microclimate. Out undertaking fieldwork to identify views to a valley bottom village in the South Downs National Park the weather changed suddenly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1646\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Arun_Valley11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1646\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Arun_Valley11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lovely Arun Valley, clearly visible\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Arun_Valley11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Arun_Valley11.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now you see it\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1651\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Arun_valley2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1651\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Arun_valley2-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"Mist in the Arun\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Arun_valley2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Arun_valley2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2026now you don\u2019t. Clouds descend into the Arun valley scuppering my fieldwork.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Clouds spilled over the rolling hills of the South Downs, sinking and settling into the bottom of the Arun valley. Valley fog forming in low points like this is the result of a temperature inversion caused by heavier cold air settling into the valley, with warmer air passing over the hills above. The fog is confined by the local topography and can last for days. Well that was the end of my fieldwork for the day \u2013 unfortunately I forgot to pack my fog cannon!<\/span><\/p>\n        <div class=\"booster-block booster-reactions-block\">\n            <div class=\"twp-reactions-icons\">\n                \n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-1\" post-id=\"1645\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/happy.svg\" alt=\"Happy\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Happy                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                        \n                                                <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-2\" post-id=\"1645\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/sad.svg\" alt=\"Sad\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Sad                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-3\" post-id=\"1645\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/excited.svg\" alt=\"Excited\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Excited                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-6\" post-id=\"1645\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/sleepy.svg\" alt=\"Sleepy\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Sleepy                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                        \n                                                <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-4\" post-id=\"1645\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/angry.svg\" alt=\"Angry\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">Angry<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-5\" post-id=\"1645\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/surprise.svg\" alt=\"Surprise\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">Surprise<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One evening this summer while enjoying a glass of wine on the terrace of a trattoria in the Piemonte region of Italy the quiet tranquillity of the evening was interrupted by a loud bang. It sounded like a gunshot coming from across the rolling hills of vineyards. 10 minutes or so later another loud bang [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-landscape-architect"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Microclimates, by Isla - terra firma blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Martin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/microclimates-by-isla\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/microclimates-by-isla\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Martin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6ea62e7663d9360c9f5cc6d58cc21342\"},\"headline\":\"Microclimates, by Isla\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-28T16:21:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-20T11:34:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/microclimates-by-isla\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":645,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/microclimates-by-isla\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/Pietmonte-300x225.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Landscape Architect\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/microclimates-by-isla\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/microclimates-by-isla\\\/\",\"name\":\"Microclimates, by Isla - terra firma blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/microclimates-by-isla\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/microclimates-by-isla\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/Pietmonte-300x225.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-28T16:21:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-20T11:34:36+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/microclimates-by-isla\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/microclimates-by-isla\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/Pietmonte.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/Pietmonte.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":768,\"caption\":\"Vine covered hills in the Piemonte region, Italy\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"The terra firma Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The terra firma Consultancy\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/TerraFirma_logo_ReversedBlue.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/TerraFirma_logo_ReversedBlue.png\",\"width\":1106,\"height\":224,\"caption\":\"The terra firma Consultancy\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/terrafirmaconsultancy\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/terrafirma_la\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/terrafirmaconsultancy\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/theterrafirmaconsultancy\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.co.uk\\\/terrafirmaconsultancy\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCC12mqAbxWJCpvIc93hug8Q\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6ea62e7663d9360c9f5cc6d58cc21342\",\"name\":\"Martin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Martin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/author\\\/martin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Microclimates, by Isla - terra firma blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Martin","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/"},"author":{"name":"Martin","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6ea62e7663d9360c9f5cc6d58cc21342"},"headline":"Microclimates, by Isla","datePublished":"2015-08-28T16:21:14+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-20T11:34:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/"},"wordCount":645,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pietmonte-300x225.jpg","articleSection":["Landscape Architect"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/","url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/","name":"Microclimates, by Isla - terra firma blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pietmonte-300x225.jpg","datePublished":"2015-08-28T16:21:14+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-20T11:34:36+00:00","inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/microclimates-by-isla\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pietmonte.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pietmonte.jpg","width":1024,"height":768,"caption":"Vine covered hills in the Piemonte region, Italy"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/","name":"The terra firma Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#organization","name":"The terra firma Consultancy","url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TerraFirma_logo_ReversedBlue.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TerraFirma_logo_ReversedBlue.png","width":1106,"height":224,"caption":"The terra firma Consultancy"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/terrafirmaconsultancy\/","https:\/\/x.com\/terrafirma_la","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/terrafirmaconsultancy\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/theterrafirmaconsultancy","https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/terrafirmaconsultancy\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCC12mqAbxWJCpvIc93hug8Q"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6ea62e7663d9360c9f5cc6d58cc21342","name":"Martin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Martin"},"url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/author\/martin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1645"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2022,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645\/revisions\/2022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}