The High Line is sexier, but Sidwell Friends could have more to say about the future of landscape architecture.
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Sidwell Friends School
Posted in Biodiversity and Biophilia, tagged andropogon associates, constructed wetlands, Green roofs, schoolyards, sidwell friends school, stormwater management on June 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ouch
Posted in Biodiversity and Biophilia, Materials, Plant management on May 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Treehugger calls them chic living chairs but Landscape + Urbanism calls them the bad idea of the week. Yanko Design includes a long quote from designer Michael Bussier, who concludes “It is time for man and nature to reunite.”
hedges and alternatives
Posted in Plants, Plant management, Biodiversity and Biophilia, tagged bloedel reserve, hedge alternatives, hedges, hedging, oudolf, sheared hedges on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think the important thing with clipped hedges, as with most things, is to be aware of the alternatives and to avoid making them a default solution. There are alternatives to hedges that can provide some or all of a sheared hedge’s benefits while providing specific advantages. A fence takes up less space and requires [...]
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