Whispering Crane Institute

I am a Professional Landscape Designer, writer, lecturer, artist, and teacher. I design residential, industrial, and commercial landscapes; using both curvilinear and geometric themes. Adapting to the needs of the client and the site. The Whispering Crane Institute also provides seminars and workshops for those in the "Green Industry"

Thursday, December 29, 2005

"A backyard study"

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This drawing was done from a photograph, and will hopefully be the start of how this backyard will turn out. This is the initial design fo...
Wednesday, December 28, 2005

"Sketchbook"

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Just a little something out of my sketchbook, fooling around with different ways to draw trees. Starting out with circles, and then moving...
Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Thoughts of Summer

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Just wanted to throw a little stream action up, it is a long way to summer but looking forward to seeing and hearing a "babbling broo...
Monday, December 19, 2005

Window of Opportunity

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This photo of Machu Piccu was sent to me by a colleague who has been there several times. The stone work is jaw-dropping. The Inca put these...
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Where have I been?

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Time to pick things back up, I have directed myself to other directions and have put the energies elsewhere. Including doing some nice desi...
Monday, May 16, 2005

Patio with fire pit-plan view conceptual.

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This fast conceptual shows approx. 600 sq. ft. of patio space, a firepit, and a fairly large arbor. The arbor will be at two heights. The si...
Friday, May 13, 2005

What the sam hill . . . . . .?

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I'm not sure but I think some from of Alien life is about to attack this pond in Ohio 

A closer look

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Yep, I was right, upon further inspection aliens are attacking this pond. Unless, hmmm, has some form of bacteria sprung up from the pond bo...
Monday, May 09, 2005

Malus rosseau

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Secrest Arboretum in Wooster Ohio has the largest collection of Ornamental Crabapples in the world. This one: Malus rosseau is one of my fav...
Thursday, April 28, 2005

My website is up!!!

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Well I finally joined the rest of the enlightened world and put up a website. When I'm done I'll have work examples, drawings, and a...
Friday, April 22, 2005

Pond, waterfall, and Petasites hybrida

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This is a look at a 3 year old pond that I shot last summer. I maintained this pond the 1st two years enabling the pond to get off to a goo...

Bishop res. color rendering

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This is a new Elevation Rendering just completed for a local project. The only big change is to remove the arbor that is part of the Parking...

The Stone Foundation

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I have been asked to speak during this year's Stone Foundation conference in Belmont, Ohio the first week of October. To learn more abou...

Association of Professional Landscape Designers

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This is an organization that I am a founding member of, and I believe that anyone who wants to be a better Landscape Designer should become ...
Thursday, March 24, 2005

On a small boat in China

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On a very small boat travelling near the 3 Gorges. This was a day trip during the boat ride down the Yangtze river. A lifelong dream of mine...

Man, what a 'Buxus'

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China, the oldest boxwood I had ever seen. 

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That's me, enjoying my trip to China 
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My hope is to use this site to spread some info about the art and practice of Landscape Design. It is a very misunderstood profession; I do not cut grass like the next door neighbor's cousin who carries 3 mowers and a blower in the back of his truck. I will also pass along comment on industry happenings, events, etc., and any other thing going on in my World-after all this is "my" blog. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. Questions? Drop me an e-mail.
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