Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Whats in a Word?

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On 11/21/06 I posted a short blurb about books for the laymen in reference to a short list of books for (what I consider) folks who want t...
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Monday, November 27, 2006

More on the Sandstone Bench

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From the yard, a look before final facing Comments, e-mails, even a phone call. Thought I would show a few more shots of this rather large b...
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Sunday, November 26, 2006

An Appreciation of Stone 18

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A Sandstone Bench This sandstone slab is just over 9.0 wide and about 3.5 feet deep. We used a tractor with extended forks to set this slab....
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Saturday, November 25, 2006

A link kind of day

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Some old Doodle: A interesting article from Southern California about ripping out the yard and filling it full of plants. Katie Campbell ha...
Friday, November 24, 2006

Tree selection (follow-up)

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I found another article on the trees for the WTC memorial. This article goes into a rather detailed explanation of the trees, selection, ho...
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

World Trade Center Memorial (tree selection)

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From a article in the NY Times : "This is the field where 380 swamp white oaks and 57 sweetgums — to be shipped in from nearby states —...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Books for the Laymen

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Several weeks ago I posted a list of 27 books I thought were good books for the Professional Landscape Designer. I see that Joel Lerner ha...

Another top 10 list (that's a joke)

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Ta-da! 10 tips for creating a beautiful landscape. Come on down you've won! Quick, neat, easy, no muss-no fuss. I am really tired of th...

Desire Path ?

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I have always been fascinated how; we, in the landscape industry use words. Especially how Designers use words to help describe what they a...
Monday, November 20, 2006

Does the Pergola fit the front entry?

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Color rendering: markers, colored pencils on yellow trace This rendering is another take on what we had discussed last week. Especially the ...
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Sunday, November 19, 2006

An Appreciation of Stone 17

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Sandstone formation in Southeastern Ohio.
Saturday, November 18, 2006

Plan View Rendering (fountain)

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This drawing goes with previous renderings. Okay all the hemming and hawing about the fountain and where it goes, what goes with it, or not ...
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Thursday, November 16, 2006

A Front Entry Fountain

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A Fountain for nowhere, maybe? This is the image I spoke of a few posts earlier. I took this right after I finished the drawing. You can see...
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Ice-Cream Monster Toon Cafe

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I am not sure how Alina came up with this name for her Blog, but hey it works for her which is all that matters. Another great post of her ...
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Looking at the Urban Environment

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A Blog that takes a unique look at the urban environment, the good and the bad, with the decay and the possibilities of all that entails. Th...

Funny list at CNN.com

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They have a list over there for the top 10 jobs to get you outdoors, and Landscape Architect is on the list. I find this rather amusing, act...
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Landscape Conceptual

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Having fun with a rendering I just realized as I get older my definition of having fun sure has changed. After a day of fooling around with...
Monday, November 13, 2006

Garden Theivery

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Okay, now I understand someone stealing an occasional lawn mower, or barbecue grill. I mean you can sell the mower and you got to eat. But s...
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A Chinese Web-site

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I recently came across this web-site in China with this one page in English. It talks about the state of Landscape Architecture in China. T...
Sunday, November 12, 2006

Evolution of Landscape Rendering Presentation

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The original: shown to client 2nd Attempt: on trace, or as I like to say trash Later attempt: evolved drawing style on Vellum
Thursday, November 09, 2006

Backyard Patio story continues.

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Single water falls, and tan sandstone walkways More on the previous post. This was the 1st plan view color drawing that was shown to clients...
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Color; Plan View Drawing

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More on yesterdays Hardscape Plan Now we can take a look at where that sandstone walkway goes to. The bridge leads directly to the fire pit ...
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Monday, November 06, 2006

Sandstone Walk, with Paver Patio, the drawing

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Color Landscape Rendering (This drawing goes with last weeks photos) This was the plan view drawing that was shown to the client. to help fi...
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Sunday, November 05, 2006

An Appreciation of Stone 16

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A Babbling Brook This is part of a series of small falls, that tumble down a 6 or 7 foot embankment. The stone used is a West Virginia field...