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pergola, pergolas, pergola-design, pergola-drawing

The Art of Pergola Design (5)

February 29, 2008by Rick Anderson 9 Comments

Pergola’s I get a lot of questions about pergola’s, arbors and trellis’ . . . a lot. for good reason. Structure adds a lot to the designed landscape. With structure […]

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color rendering, design principles, hardscape design, pergola, sketchbook
Elephant Ears, Colocasia

Enough of the Snow Already

February 27, 2008by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

Daydreamin’ today about the good ole days of Summer. [Just how big did those "Ears" get?] Anybody else ready to look at some green? Plus they all are coming from […]

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design principles, nature, plant material
foundation-stone, barnstone

An Appreciation of Stone (38)

February 25, 2008by Rick Anderson 4 Comments

Sandstone and Granite pavers stacked at a salvage yard. Great Stuff [Granite in the foreground, some old foundation stone in back.] Here’s another look at the yard. There’s some great […]

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stone
fireplace, outdoor-fireplace,

Fireplace Posibility (3)

February 23, 2008by Rick Anderson 4 Comments

Here’s another look at a possible fireplace for these homeowners. [A more interesting storage area for firewood.] I also took a very un-symmetrical look at the sides and a random […]

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drawings, hardscape design, renderings
outdoor fireplace, firepit, stone fireplace

Fireplace Posibility (2)

February 21, 2008by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

In keeping with the previous post, here is another attempt at a fireplace for this backyard. [Another look at a possible solution for this woodsy backyard. ] I’m not done […]

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conceptual drawing, drawings, hardscape design, renderings
fireplace, stone patio

Fireplace Possibility

February 19, 2008by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

I am in the middle of a project where the main focus of the backyard will be a large fireplace that we hope to have anchor one end of the […]

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design principles, hardscape design, hardscapes, renderings
flower-clock, Horologium flore

More on the Flower Clock

February 14, 2008by Rick Anderson 2 Comments

Back in March of last year I wrote a long post about Carl Linnaeus, Horologium flore, and the Flower Clock. I wrote something to the effect of how cool and […]

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gardendesign, nature, plant material

2008 ANLA Management Clinic (4)

February 12, 2008by Rick Anderson 2 Comments

So did I get to the 8 O’clock session? I will never tell. I want to do a longer post on Steve Farber, author of Radical Leap, for now let […]

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Associations

2008 ANLA Management Clinic live(4)

February 11, 2008by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

A long day, a very long day, for an old guy like me it wa too long of a day. It’ll be interesting to see if I make the 8:00am […]

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2008 ANLA Management Clinic live(3)

February 10, 2008by Rick Anderson 2 Comments

So tonight the annual network roundtables were held, and I decided to sit at the BLOG roundtable. Being there 1st and writing this blog made me the de-facto moderator. There’s […]

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2008 ANLA Management Clinic live(2)

February 10, 2008by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

Great energy at the clinic yesterday as usual right up to the end at the Muggets get-together. There was a lot of good stuff yesterday including the Landscape Swap-Shop where […]

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2008 ANLA Management Clinic live(1)

February 10, 2008by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

Well it’s in full swing now. Everyone is hear the events have started, na dthe 1st lunch has been eaten. Last night’s opening reception was a good one as usual, […]

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2008 ANLA Management Clinic (3)

February 7, 2008by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

Off to the Clinic tomorrow, and as I sit here writing this I am wondering if there are any madcap adventures in store for this year. Muggets anyone? Highlights include […]

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I’ve Run Into a Brickwall (2)

February 5, 2008by Rick Anderson 1 Comment

A week ago I wrote about the rendering below and how I’d hoped it would lead to a solution. A solution for the South side of a large terrace/patio. So […]

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color rendering, conceptual drawing, design principles, hardscape design, landscape design

2008 ANLA Management Clinic (2)

February 4, 2008by Rick Anderson Leave a comment

Sustainable, sustainability, sustain . . . one of the hottest words in our industry right now. Everywhere you go the word is there. The phrase is there. The philosophy is […]

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. . . My hope is to use this site to spread some info about the art and practice of Landscape Design. It is a very misunderstood profession. I do not cut grass like the next door neighbor's cousin who carries 3 mowers and a blower in the back of his truck. I will also pass along comments on industry happenings, events, etc., and maybe a few other thoughts, musings, ramblings and adventures going on in my world. After all this is "my" blog. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. Questions? Drop me an e-mail. wcicrane (at) gmail (dot) com

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