WCI Links
December 21, 2006 by Rick Anderson
The Whispering Crane Institute:
- Whispering Crane Institute web-site
- My Fotki site, lots of images
- My Tumblrlog; a site for quick links, quotes, images, thoughts, etc.
Squidoo Sites:
- My Squidoo site on Landscape Design
- The Whispering Crane Institute, my Squidoo Lens
- Trees we do Not Like, Trees that Should Take a Hike, a Squidoo Lens
- My list on 27 Books every Landscape Designer should read.
- This Lens is a really fun one, can’t take life too seriously.
[1991/1992 Preparing; "facing" a 9.0ft x 4.5ft x 6inches thick sandstone bench. ]
Links in the Green Industry (Professional Organizations, etc.):
- ANLA, American Nursery and Landscape Assoc.
- The Ohio State University, web-site for Horticulture.
- GWAA, Garden Writers Assoc. of America.
- APLD, Assoc. of Professional Landscape Designers.
- Genesis 3 “The” Pool Guys-awesome stuff
- ALCA Associated Landscape Contractors of America
- Aquascapes-The leader in Watergardening supplies
- ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects
Craftsmen, Artist, Exceptional People:
- My good friend and Artist Enzo Torcoletti.
- Patrick McAfee, Master Stonemason, Historian, and Author. Patrick is from Irelan, travels the World, and is a great guy, very willing to share his knowledge.
- The guy when it comes to Japanese Gardn Design in the U.S. David Slawson has forgotten more about this subject than most of us will ever know. David is a former teacher at a Philsophy of Design Forum.
Links; other trades of interest.
- DSWC Dry Stonewallers extraordinaire
- Land+living: about all things “Design”
- A well-done Home improvement site, ConstructionDeal.com
- PTN Preservation Trades Network
- TSF Where the “Dedicated Drywallers” hang
- Garden Voices; she clips everything!
- Water for the ages; a blog about clooecting worldwide information about water issues, valuable resource. *02/12/08
- About Landscape Design, a “do-it yourself” resource guide
- Cutting edge-on sustainability . . . Cradle 2 Cradle.
Blogs and related stuff
- Garden Porn by Michelle Derviss, a left coast Landscape Designer. My only complaint about her Blog would be . . . doesn’t post enough. The link to the website is worth your effort also.
- A blog about design in Newfoundland, Canada. Good insight, and very good examples of design skills. Be sure to check out the samples of conceptual design in watercolor. Daisy Design-worth a look.
- Visions; from Italy
- This Garden is Illegal
- Blackswamp Girl . . . great name
- A Lake County Point of View; by Hank, the County Clerk
- Ellis Hollow a Blog about “Gardening, Politics, and More.”
- Alina Chau, a very talented artist
- Flatbush Gardener; Yes they garden in Brooklyn NY.
- Garden Blog Directory at Cold Climate Gardening
- Golden Gecko: he’s the “Blogging Nurseryman“
- Jason Heller; former student
- Gardening Tips-n-ideas, Stuart Robinson has a very good blog, plus some good Aussie humor.
- Eponym-A Blog Directory
- Looking for a blog search? try Sphere
- Bestest Blog of Day
- A Garden Blog Directory, DiginDirt.com
- Garden Rant
- David Rael (nu link 12/22/06)
- Kelley’s blog; Viggiatore, on her life in Italy.
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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.
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