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Monthly Archives: November 2007

Cast Iron Pots; Revisited

November 28, 2007by Rick Anderson 4 Comments

Last week I posted about these iron pots that I had picked up at the local auction. [The pots in question. ] In the comment’s section Jonathan asked about the […]

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equipment, hardscapes

An Appreciation of Stone (34)

November 25, 2007by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

[ Ash Cave in SE Ohio during the Summer season. ] This is a perfect example of Blackhand Sandstone. The sandstone at the top of the formation is harder than […]

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stone, waterfalls
Aircfaft Carrier with

Golfing on a Aircraft Carrier

November 21, 2007by Rick Anderson 24 Comments

Now for something completely different, of the photoshop variety. I must say this is pretty clever and a tip of the hat to the creator-whom I can’t seem to find. […]

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landscape design, nature
Fiskars ax

An Appreciation of Axes (1)

November 18, 2007by Rick Anderson 2 Comments

Usually I have some sort of an Appreciation of Stone, or this, or this . . . on the weekends, but today I am feeling appreciative of one of my […]

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equipment
LCN pond1 in winter

This years 1st Snowflake

November 16, 2007by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

This afternoon I was sitting at my second favorite diner eating breakfast after a tough morning. How tough a morning? How about root canal tough, that’s tough. Anyway as I […]

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design principles, nature, waterfeatures

A Great Find, 3 Cast Iron Pots

November 14, 2007by Rick Anderson 14 Comments

I thought these cast iron pots might be worth sharing. Recently we found these at a local auction we attend on a regular basis.. It’s the type of auction held […]

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landscape design

Your Typical Horse made of Gourds

November 8, 2007by Rick Anderson 6 Comments

From Speigel Online. This is something you don’t see everyday. I’d say it goes beyond the typical gathering of large pumpkins. [Bruno Bohrer and his horse of gourds. ] I’m […]

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animals, nature, plant material

Times are Tight, are They Getting Tighter?

November 8, 2007by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

This may start off a little off-track, but I am going to try and bring it around to our industry. Oil prices continue to rise, which means gas prices continue […]

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Associations, renderings
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Great Illustrations

November 5, 2007by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

My great desire to become a better illustrator as a landscape designer has me always looking at other type of illustration and designed illustration. Here are a couple of examples […]

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color rendering, conceptual drawing, drawings, renderings

Tree . . . mendous

November 5, 2007by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

I am just amazed at the amount of traffic this post is still getting. It seems that it comes up pretty high on the search engines when searching for trees, […]

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Einstein, nature

An Appreciation of Stone (33)

November 4, 2007by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

[The stones that hold the stream edge together sell the illusion.]

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nature, streams, waterfeatures

Higgins on Hayward and Small Spaces

November 1, 2007by Rick Anderson 4 Comments

Adrian Higgins of the Washington Post has written another great article (print page link) on residential landscape design. This one focuses on a lecture he attended where Gordon Hayward spoke […]

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conceptual drawing, design principles, hardscape design

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