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Learn How To Landscape Responsibly
In many parts of the country, fall and spring typically deliver lots of rain. The fate of all that rainwater depends on the surface where the rain happens to fall.
Is There A Future In The Past?
Nestled in a quiet residential neighborhood in Long Beach, Calif., are 4.7 acres of Spanish, Mexican and American history, where families helped transform southern California from its ranching
Here To Spray
Known as a vacation destination to many, the city of St. Petersburg, Fla., is nestled on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. To those who call it home, the “Sunshine City” boasts a
Unveiling Additional Revenue
Providing shade can do more than bring relief to park visitors on a steamy summer afternoon -- it can bring in revenue. If done correctly, permanent shade structures -- such as pavilions and gazebos
No-Fuss Landscaping
Managing city parks can sometimes seem like choreographing a circus performance. Each day involves juggling personnel and fiscal resources; balancing visitor expectations against budget constraints;
Pretty And Purposeful
Through cross-departmental coordination, a thoughtful design process, and visionary engineering, a former concrete retention pond has been transformed into the Morse Park Rain Garden—a xeriscape
Indigenous Landscapes
When patrons walk into our parks, we want them to have a great experience. As a result, we’re rightly focused on facilities—pools, pavilions, campgrounds, ball fields, and interpretive centers. Yet it’s often the landscape and geographic setting that will lure the first-time visitor.
Feed A Family
In a cookie-cutter Cleveland, Ohio, suburb back in the 1960s, Ruth Hrubo was gardening on a small plot and growing spaghetti squash among the yews of her front-foundation plantings. A beautiful--and
APLD Seminar Set For March 27
Registration is now open for the second Association of Professional Landscape Designers webinar in the 2013 series. You can either register to attend the webinar or register for a copy of the
Native Vs. Nonnative
Today, perhaps more than ever before, there are good reasons for landscape architects and restoration ecologists to join forces in developing basic ecological and design principles that apply in all
The Path To Profitability
Like many disciplines within the design and planning realm, landscape architecture is starting to rebound after several stagnant years. Green roofs are attractive, ecologically friendly, and can
What's Your Landscape Style?
Do you have a client who wants to create an English garden? Or they're stumped for ideas for their desert climate? Hydrangeas and mixed evergreen conifers are salt-tolerant choices for the coastal
Good Design
What makes good design?Earlier this week, a group of co-workers and I were having lunch and talking about some of our current projects and the progress we were making.It wasn't long before we started
Biofiltration Street
Hardly a day passes without a headline about a drought, wildfire, or some other unsettling symptom of climate change. With so many environmental issues in the news, it's curious how landscape design a
Stormwater Infiltration
Landscape architects are a special breed. All of us began our pre-career existence intrigued by our natural surroundings. As an infant, my first word was ТLook.У Most of us began the elementary-school
Landscape Drawing Video
Here's a fun look at a landscape architect at work, from the folks at Kinghorn Gardens: If you would like to be featured in an LAB Wordless Wednesday email, send photos or videos to Web Editor Ann
Fire Pit Photos
Now that spring is finally settling in and summer is on its way, it's time to think about your back yard's ambiance.And what says outdoor relaxation more than sitting around a fire on a soft summer
Thornton Landscaping Video
Today's Wordless Wednesday features some of the beautiful designs by Cincinnati-area company Thornton Landscape, one of the great firms listed on our LAFirmsNReviews website: If you would like us to
Designing Outdoor Dining
As summer approaches, many of us start thinking about dining al fresco.Creating a beautiful outdoor dining space can be fun, but sometimes daunting.Duncan Heather, director and principal of the
Trends In Landscape Lighting
Lighting is sometimes overlooked in landscape design.But just because the sun goes down doesn't mean that people aren't still out and about enjoying a park or garden. And they're certainly settling