It’s not impossible to have an iconic green carpet of grass in California and save a little water. It is really astounding how much water goes into maintaining residential lawns, and there are so many refreshing twists on that old tradition to try. The images below are from projects I’ve worked on around the Bay [...]
Posted on June 30, 2011, 12:04 pm, by randi, under
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Posted on October 30, 2010, 10:25 am, by randi, under
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The American Society of Landscape Architects has launched a splashy new website introducing a broad definition of sustainability as it relates to site construction and landscape architecture. The intended audience seems to be the public, and anyone else who might not have a clue what it is we do. Twenty case studies illustrate various sustainable [...]
Posted on October 15, 2010, 7:46 pm, by randi, under
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Today I was inspired when I came across the M’Afrique furniture collection for Moroso. Designers Patricia Urquiola and Birsel+Seck have created truly sculptural pieces that would be at home in a refined, minimal urban garden as well as a lush, maximal bramble. Outdoor furnishings can be as powerful a design element as a garden wall or even [...]
Posted on July 22, 2010, 9:36 am, by randi, under
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Fans of the now defunct Domino Magazine will be happy to discover Lonny Magazine available only online. It feels like how all magazines will be presented in the very near future; it’s easy to navigate, and gorgeous to look at. There is always a smattering of gardens and exteriors shots, especially in the spring/summer issues. [...]
The Smithsonian Institution has recently uploaded a set of glass lantern slides from the 1920′s and 1930′s of American Gardens to its Flickr photostream. The photos are primarily of estates in their heyday and feature works by Gertrude Jekyll, Jens Jensen and Fletcher Steele. For more information about the Archives of American Gardens, visit the [...]
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! Share This
Posted on April 30, 2010, 7:51 am, by randi, under
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Design Within Reach has always been a great source for modern outdoor furniture. It can be an investment, but the impact of strong, unified furnishings does wonders for an outdoor space. I was pleased to see they have newly released a Walter Lamb collection, an iconic furniture line from the 1940′s originally made from salvaged [...]
The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced its 2010 Award winners. I tend to gravitate towards the residential projects… I loved the clever geometry of Scott Lewis’ Parkside Garden and the tiny green pavilion tucked away in the back corner of the garden. Green walls can really be overdone and done poorly, yet that [...]
Posted on April 25, 2010, 8:15 am, by randi, under
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Friends of the Urban Forest, the City of San Francisco, CalFIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection), and local San Francisco businesses have teamed up to create an interactive map of our urban forest. Users can update street tree information, add and identify new trees, read calculations of each tree’s environmental benefits, or search [...]