Saturday, December 30, 2006

Spartanburg, SC knows Horticulture

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Nice read on some of the horticultural happenings in Spartanburg. The passion start at the top and works it way through the entire city. po...
Thursday, December 28, 2006

Pergola Design

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Entertainment Entry This pergola was designed with several thoughts in mind, several request asked, and the pergola needed to be substantial...
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Sunday, December 24, 2006

Merry xmas 3

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Willie Nelson, on "produce"

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" It’s a good thing I had a bag of marijuana. If I had a bag of spinach, I’d be dead by now." -Willie Nelson The photo is by Ma...
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

"Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over."

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I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man. ~Henry David Thoreau Filthy water cannot be washed . ~African Proverb "Thro...
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Sunday, December 17, 2006

My eyes are deceiving me . . . I think

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Is that what I think it is? A fire-pit in the living room . . . Okay I know I an no longer hip for 2 reasons; #1. I don't live on the Ea...
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Friday, December 15, 2006

The Art of Arborculture

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Arborculture is the art and practice of doing unusual things with trees to create living works of art. There are even practitioners who grow...
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Thursday, December 14, 2006

A few interesting sites

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A couple of sites worth a visit: *** A blog for a landscape company in Santa Cruz, Ca. One of the few blogs I've seen at a landscape we...
Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Martha Schwartz interview

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I just ran across this interview in Metropolismag.com. I was hoping to read a good in-depth, insightful interview. Let's just say I was ...
Monday, December 11, 2006

Trees for the Future

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Local children working to make their village a better place to live: A denuded hillside in Central America: If you have any interest working...
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Saturday, December 09, 2006

Sandstone thoughts, continued

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The steps from a wider angle: On 12/7 I posted a close-up of the stone steps, showing some of the detail. I was after a look of strong yet i...
Thursday, December 07, 2006

Sandstone thoughts

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"Without discipline, there's no life at all." -Katherine Hepburn ...
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Wednesday, December 06, 2006

The Vermont Gardener, a man who loves stone.

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How could you not like an post about the use and love of stone. George has written a nice piece about stone, moving stone, and how stone wor...

BYU Landscape Management

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Brigham Young University has a page that touts their degree in Landscape Management . A snippet from their web page: This can be found in a...
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Monday, December 04, 2006

Stone and Paver Walkway, Answers to Questions

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This continues the story from Sundays post on The Appreciation of Stone . I've been asked a few questions and will attempt to answer th...
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Sunday, December 03, 2006

An Appreciation of Stone 19

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Friday, December 01, 2006

Yes, it's about Landscape Design . . . but . . .

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Spaz in the wheelbarrow We have a low spot in a bed where the water will lay for; up to, 24 hours. The soil is clay, and it's a nasty ar...
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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...