Third Nature Studio / blog » General Info http://www.thirdnaturestudio.com/blog Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:58:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Design Ideas for a San Francisco Entry Garden http://www.thirdnaturestudio.com/blog/design-ideas-for-a-san-francisco-entry-garden/ http://www.thirdnaturestudio.com/blog/design-ideas-for-a-san-francisco-entry-garden/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 19:29:41 +0000 randi http://www.thirdnaturestudio.com/blog/?p=1335 I have been doing a handful of small projects in between preparations for my class, bookkeeping, and marketing tasks (oh the joys of a small design shop!). These little packets of design recommendations are great for home owners with limited budgets who want some professional guidance, but can’t afford to divert too much of their overall budget into design.

Not sure where you fit in? Think about a grand total budget for your project. Design services shouldn’t exceed 10% of that amount. Now, good design takes time: it is never mindless, easy and fast (damn you, HGTV). But don’t despair. A package of well considered plant recommendations, quick perspective drawings and a simple plan can often be done in less than 20 hours.

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]]> http://www.thirdnaturestudio.com/blog/summertime/feed/ 0 a teaching appointment at UC Berkeley http://www.thirdnaturestudio.com/blog/a-teaching-appointment-at-uc-berkeley/ http://www.thirdnaturestudio.com/blog/a-teaching-appointment-at-uc-berkeley/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:49:58 +0000 randi http://www.thirdnaturestudio.com/blog/?p=1290

Starting the week of January 17th, I will be teaching an undergraduate landscape architecture studio at UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design, and will have limited availability on Mondays and Wednesdays. I am thrilled to be teaching this semester and look forward to helping a great group of talented undergrads find their voice in a complex field. We will be working on two site design projects in San Francisco and I will be sure to share our progress and bits of our syllabus as the semester progresses.

Happy New Year to all!

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Third Nature Studio has finally joined Flickr and uploaded project photos, plans, renderings and inspirational garden imagery. Come visit us at www.flickr.com/photos/thirdnature and browse to your heart’s content!

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