{"id":13938,"date":"2019-09-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/snyrtilegustu-lodirnar-og-gardarnir\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:02:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T09:02:02","slug":"the-neatest-lodgers-and-gardeners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/snyrtilegustu-lodirnar-og-gardarnir\/","title":{"rendered":"The tidiest plots and gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's cemeteries received the Certificate of Excellence for Tidiness.<br \/>\n2019, which was presented at a ceremony at the \u00de\u00f6ll Nursery. Six owners<br \/>\nDetached houses received awards for beautiful and well-kept gardens.<br \/>\nin addition, the multi-family housing plot at Skipal\u00f3n received a special mention for<br \/>\nTidy access and facilities for visitors, beautiful greenery and a connected play area.<br \/>\nWelcome to the residential area.<\/p>\n<p>A number of suggestions were received from residents when the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<br \/>\nsought, in the middle of summer, nominations from residents for awards for<br \/>\nbeautiful and well-maintained gardens, streets, open spaces or institutional grounds in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<br \/>\nbut the selection for awards is based solely on submitted nominations. Nearly 20<br \/>\nSuggestions were received and eight awards were given for beautiful and<br \/>\nneatly kept gardens with a variety of plants, good upkeep and pride in<br \/>\ngardening activities. With the awards, the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur aims to generate interest<br \/>\npublic beautification of the environment within the town limits and direct attention to those who<br \/>\nThey are exemplary and should be an encouragement to others to take action. Important<br \/>\nthat residents and businesses are encouraged and rewarded for good practice.<br \/>\nand a tidy environment. \n<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Honour shield<br \/>\nBeauty Pageant 2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's cemeteries received the 2019 honour shield for their outstanding work.<br \/>\na beautiful and tidy garden that is a great credit to the town. Over the years,<br \/>\nThe Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur cemetery was considered particularly tidy and beautiful. Great<br \/>\nGreat care is taken in the design and implementation of the different areas, and all spaces<br \/>\nParticularly well-designed and in good dialogue with the buildings and their activities.<br \/>\nwhich the park is meant to serve. The walking paths are neat and well-lit, which makes<br \/>\nThe facilities for maintaining loved ones' graves are very good. The landscaping of the open areas<br \/>\nThe churchyard has always been a great example, and not least during<br \/>\nChristmas where Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Cemetery plays a major role in setting the scene<br \/>\nA certain festive air to the place with beautiful lights on the paths of the garden. Cemeteries<br \/>\nHafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur are considered a great honour and were therefore awarded the Honourable Shield of Neatness.<br \/>\n2019<\/p>\n<h4><strong>An overview of the most beautiful and neatest<br \/>\nGardens 2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The most beautiful and neatest gardens in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur 2019 are<br \/>\nthe following, and we shall include here the review that was written about each garden<br \/>\nfor themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><br \/>\nFj\u00f3luhvammur 3<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This garden has been beautiful for years. Clearly<br \/>\nGood maintenance and lots of beautiful and stately plants. The approach to the house is steep.<br \/>\nto visitors and passers-by. A beautiful and sheltered seating area by the house. This garden<br \/>\nplays a decisive role in the attractive appearance of Fj\u00f3lugrund.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>6b Gardarvegur<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a veritable prize garden, it has been lovingly tended.<br \/>\nattention to every detail and a great deal of love and care has been put into the garden. The garden is<br \/>\nsmall but everything is well organised and each thing has its place. Access to<br \/>\nThe furnishings, along with the house itself, are tasteful and tidy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hei\u00f0vangur 18<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A very beautiful garden where it is clear that there is a great interest in<br \/>\nGardening is in place. A diverse selection of plants and roses with a beautiful interplay.<br \/>\ndecks, paved surfaces and grass. A small pond with water lilies and a stand of them.<br \/>\nGarden pavilion. Everywhere you look, there is great variety and all spaces are well thought out.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hrauntunga 14<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is clearly a great interest in gardening here. Great<br \/>\nA great diversity of plant life and all the garden's maintenance is exemplary. Everywhere is<br \/>\nEvery little detail has been meticulously crafted, and it's particularly pleasing to see how<br \/>\nresourceful owners have been and built a house on an old tree trunk.<br \/>\nThe deck connects to the house tastefully, with a small house for the young people.<br \/>\nThe decorum is exemplary and the craftsmanship is superb.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lindarberg 52<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A very neat and beautiful garden with great diversity in<br \/>\nvegetation. Once inside the garden, there are pleasant paved walking paths and<br \/>\nall the beds are well-tended and the garden as a whole is very tidy. Very beautiful and<br \/>\nA well-established garden in Setberg. Access to the house is attractive and gives a warm welcome to guests.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>9 South Street<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A lot of work has gone into this; the garden is modern.<br \/>\nwith beautiful living areas with pleasant lighting and very beautiful plants in<br \/>\ndifferent containers and pots. Ingeniously arranged, they create the living area.<br \/>\nA sort of extra room attached to the house. The vegetation is diverse and clearly<br \/>\nThere's a great interest in gardening here.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Skipal\u00f3n 5 \u2013 block of flats<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A very pleasant and beautiful block of flats at Skipal\u00f3n 5.<br \/>\nwhere the access to the house is very neat and the back garden was beautiful with well<br \/>\nA lawn with beautiful tree and shrub beds, and garden furniture for guests.<br \/>\nand the residents of the site. A small but beautiful play area is well integrated into the residential area. Beautiful<br \/>\nSummer flowers in all the beds. This plot is exemplary.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kirkjugar\u00f0ar Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar fengu hei\u00f0ursskj\u00f6ld Snyrtileikans 2019 sem afhentur var vi\u00f0 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0lega ath\u00f6fn \u00ed Gr\u00f3\u00f0rarst\u00f6\u00f0inni \u00de\u00f6ll. Sex eigendur s\u00e9rb\u00fdlish\u00fasa fengu vi\u00f0urkenningar fyrir fallega og vel hirta gar\u00f0a auk \u00feess sem fj\u00f6lb\u00fdlish\u00fasal\u00f3\u00f0in vi\u00f0 Skipal\u00f3n f\u00e9kk s\u00e9rstaka vi\u00f0urkenningu fyrir snyrtilega a\u00f0komu og a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u fyrir gesti, fallegan gr\u00f3\u00f0ur og leiksv\u00e6\u00f0i sem tengist vel inn \u00e1 dvalarsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0. Fj\u00f6ldi \u00e1bendinga b\u00e1rust [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13938\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13938"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}