In the fall of 1961, Cuban troops planted an barrier of Opuntia cactus along the northeastern section of the fence surrounding the base to stop Cubans from escaping Cuba to take refuge in the United States.

That the Mahdi legend has been planted on Dune indicates to Jessica that conditions on Dune are truly awful, since this legend is reserved for only the harshest environments where a Bene Gesserit would need the maximum advantage over surrounding influences.

Captain Hutchinson raised fine horses and planted extensive orchards, greatly improving the surrounding countryside.

Arcadia Apple Orchards Company was established c. 1906, and orchards of apple trees were planted on the land surrounding Deer Park which had been cleared by the logging activity.

Legends and mystery surrounding hills planted with vines around-the-city of Panciu ever since Burebista.

Dozens of trees were planted surrounding the building and they are now protected as heritage trees.

The castle, now hidden from view by surrounding trees planted in the early 20th century, is one of the few castles still privately owned and occupied.

Thousands of tulips are planted on the surrounding grounds.

The terrain was mainly open fields, which gave full scope to British tactics and musketry, while the muddy ground ( planted with fall wheat ) and the marshy nature of the woods surrounding the farm would hamper the American manoeuvres.

An elementary school Jack Chambers Public School ( and the streets surrounding it ) are named for him in London, and a tree was planted in his memory in Gibbons Park after his death.

To aid in limiting outside interference, the area surrounding the Green Bank observatory was at one time planted with pines characterized by needles of a certain length as to ' block ' electromagnetic interference at the wavelengths used by the observatory.

Angry and resentful about events surrounding a workplace injury suffered years earlier, Metesky planted at least 33 bombs, of which 22 exploded, injuring 15 people.

The Act for enclosing the common lands in the Parish ( see above ) specifically required that " in order to preserve within the parish of Monks Risborough the ancient memorial or land mark there called White Cliffe Cross " the Commissioners were to allot to the Lord of the Manor the cross itself and " so much of the land immediately surrounding it as shall in the judgment of the Commissioners be necessary and sufficient for rendering the same conspicuous " and that it should not be planted or enclosed and should for ever thereafter remain open.

The surrounding London Plane trees are among the oldest in central London, planted in 1789.

Trier ( founded 16 BC ) was a major Roman outpost and it is likely that the first Mosel vineyards were planted in the surrounding hillsides sometime in the 2nd century.

Well planted aviaries with little surrounding traffic would be best for breeding.

Notable are the terraced gardens, planted exclusively with indigenous plants, surrounding the buildings as well as the 9, 000 seat amphitheatre.

Chumleigh Gardens, near the centre of the park, is a beautifully planted World Garden, with plants and landscaping designed to reflect the diversity of the surrounding population of this highly cosmopolitan portion of London.

The buildings in the complex were camouflaged by having bushes, grass and artificial trees planted on the flat roofs, and by the use of camouflage netting between the building and the surrounding forest.

Robinson's own garden at Gravetye was planted on a large scale, but his wild garden idea could be realized in small yards, where the ' garden ' is designed to appear to merge into the surrounding woodland or meadow.

In May, the surrounding park, Commissioner's Park, displays tulips planted by the NCC ( National Capital Commission ) for the annual Canadian Tulip Festival.

The new Master, Skullion, the previous Head Porter of the college, is frail after a stroke ( or a ' Porterhouse Blue ', hence the previous book's title ) and the issues surrounding the death of the previous Master, Sir Godber Evans, prompt his widow to instigate a plan to investigate the death through a planted Fellow, backed by a large, anonymous donation to the College.

Recently palm trees have been planted along the seaside walkway and, in the summer, the many restaurants are crowded with visitors from surrounding communities.

The surrounding hill is landscaped with native plants, while the soil on top of parliament house is planted with lawn.

The walls imitate the trees planted on them.

The first Arbor Day was held on April 10, 1872 and an estimated one million trees were planted that day.

Van Mahotsav is an annual pan-Indian tree planting festival, occupying a week in the month of July. During this event millions of trees are planted.

The campaign by the name ' Tree Day-Plant Your Future ' was first organized on 12 March 2008, when an official non-working day was declared and more than 150, 000 Macedonians planted 2 million trees in one day ( symbolically, one for each citizen ).

Six million more were planted in November the same year, and another 12, 5 million trees in 2009.

This vision bore fruit and schools in New Zealand have long planted native trees on Arbor Day.

On the first Arbor Day, April 10, 1872, an estimated one million trees were planted.

However, the problem is being addressed by community organizations and city government: Trees Atlanta, a non-profit organization founded in 1985, has planted and distributed over 75, 000 shade trees in the city, while Atlanta ’ s government has awarded $ 130, 000 in grants to neighborhood groups to plant trees.

Gardeners in frost-free or light frost areas will find that bay laurel seedlings planted in the ground easily grow into large trees, and taller ; but when kept pruned, it can thrive as a small bush.

This clump was the best on the island, planted near a water seep, but the dry climate and sea birds, eager for anything upon which to perch, did not give the trees or shrubs much of a chance to survive.

Another memorial, the Nile Clumps near Amesbury, are stands of beech trees purportedly planted by Lord Queensbury at the bequest of Lady Hamilton and Thomas Hardy after Nelson's death.

The local area is home to a relatively large number of American chestnut trees, planted by pioneers from New York and Pennsylvania who settled in western Michigan.

The forest was planted in the 20th century and consists mostly of Eucalyptus, Palm and Pine trees.

During the time of the CCC, volunteers planted nearly 3 billion trees to help reforest America, constructed more than 800 parks nationwide and upgraded most state parks, updated forest fire fighting methods, and built a network of service buildings and public roadways in remote areas.

A windbreak ( the row of trees ) planted next to an agricultural field, acting as a shield against strong winds.

Windbreaks ( also called shelterbelts ) are rows of trees and shrubs that are planted along the edges of agricultural fields, to shield the fields against winds.

Commonly, the gardens in ancient Egypt were surrounded by walls with trees planted in rows.

Among the most popular species that used to be planted were date palms, sycamores, fig trees, nut trees, and willows.

Cypresses and palms were some of the most planted types of trees.

5: " I made me gardens and orchards ( pardes ), and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits "; and in Nehemiah ii.

Traditionally, trees are planted on this day.

Many of the toponyms in the island go back to Father Emmanuel Rougier, a French priest who leased the island from 1917 to 1939 and planted some 800, 000 coconut trees there.

It is conjectured that yew trees were commonly planted in English churchyards to have readily available longbow wood.