Hans Lautrup's Article in Gardening

724 African Flags & Home Flagpoles
Those of you that are familiar with me know that I am fond of researching flagpoles and flags.
Posted on Feb-02-2012

614 Colonial Flag Company: Free Expertise On Banners And Poles
Tourism is a substantial industry for this colony that is located some 900 miles from the United Kingdom. Gibraltar has become a popular port for cruise-ships that sail in and out of the Mediterranean Sea.
Posted on Oct-14-2011

689 History Of African Banners
European influence, for the good or the bad, can be seen throughout Africa. The republic of Angola, for example, was under rule of mainly the Portuguese for a numbers of years.
Posted on Oct-05-2011

525 The Turkish National Banner
During my years in college, we traveled with a group of students and professors to Istanbul, which is located in Turkey. This country became a republic back in the year 1923, some 90 years ago.
Posted on Sep-18-2011

710 The State Banner Of New York
I traveled to the area of New York last week for business purposes of all kinds. As I was traveling around I became very much impressed with the state flag of New York, which flies nicely from taller and smaller flag poles throughout the state's territory, including Long Island.
Posted on Sep-06-2011

667 Italian Banners Hoisted On Flag Poles
The national flag of "Italia" is a very fitting representation of this unique country. It is hoisted on flag poles throughout the republic.
Posted on Aug-17-2011

589 Cameroon - Banners, Flags & Wall Treatments
The national banner of Cameroon has been flying as the country's official flag from flag poles ever since 05-20-1975, after Cameroon became an independent state.
Posted on Aug-05-2011

1900 Historical Flags and Banners - South Korea
The South Korea flag is considered by many one of the most interesting historical flags in the world. Flown from flag poles of all kinds throughout the world, the flag was first raised officially in the late 19th century.
Posted on Feb-16-2011

582 Unique Historical Flags of Japan
The national Japanese flag displays a large red colored disk or round on a white field. This disk symbolizes the sun and is displayed in the center portion of the flag. Also referred to as the "sun mark" flag by many, others have called the banner the "sun disc."
Posted on Feb-14-2011

617 Beautiful Banners - Espana
When I lived in Europe, we would visit Spain each year. The country is a popular destination to many Europeans, including the Dutch and Germans. Spanish flags fly beautifully from flag poles of all kinds throughout Spain. Like other flags of Europe it displays three horizontal stripes.
Posted on Dec-20-2010

716 Flag Poles and Flags - "Dannebrog"
Brief history of the national flag of Denmark, also known to "locals" as "Dannebrog." Claimed by many to be one of the oldest national banners still flying in our day.
Posted on Oct-13-2010

593 Flag Etiquette - The Stars And Stripes
Big and small banners have been flying from flag poles decades, if not centuries. A flag is a piece of cloth or fabric, such as polyester or nylon that is usually flown from a commercial or residential pole. Flags and banners have been commonly used for purposes of identification but also signaling. With the exception of a few nations in the world, most countries, states and provinces have their own identifying flags and banners.
Posted on Oct-12-2010