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Design through my eyes
This is not about cutting grass, or fertilizer (though some may say I spread some big-time fertilizer), or brown spots in the lawn.
Actually Landscape Design is a mis-understood profession, and I will try and help out as much as possibe explainig what actually occurs during desing, with info about LD elsewhere on the web.
Use the guestbook, or e-mail me with questions. Need a speaker? Lecturer? Seminar leader? Here I am.
The Whispering Crane Institute
"The Knowledge is Given to the Crane from Above".
My WCI Blog
From case-studies, to drawings, to events. Things happening in the world of Professional Landscape Design.
As a Professional Landscape Designer, I feel the desire to give back to the community, and to have an outlet for others to see what I am working on has been great-I have enjoyed the interaction, and the challenge to post good relevant material.
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The Whispering Crane Institute's other sites on the web.
Links dealing directly with me, and the Whispering Crane Institute. These are my own sites that show some of the projects that I am working on, plus the Blog shows actual case studies when time permits me to do so.
- my Blog
- As written earlier this is my main form of communication to the World. The focus is on the art and practice of landscape design, and graphics used for landscape design.
As time has gone on I have written about other things in the field that interest me and my readers. - WCI website-the anchor
- Basic stuff photo's, resume is here, etc. This is the somewhat typical static website.
- Images. images, images
- My Fotki site, where I keep a lot of images of work completed, jobs I am looking at, and renderings. A lot of renderings are here also-look in the Graphic folders to find these.
- The Whispering Crane Institute
- This is my lens on WCI gives a breakdown on me and my company. All the info you need to know.
- Tumblr Blog for The Whispering Crane Institute
- My Tumblr site where I have a link to all the regular blog post with a bonus surprise of links to sites, images collections, and other oddities that I have found interesting.
Tumblr Headline:
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Links, Quotes, Blogs, Images, etc., that I've found and want to share, and/or keep a record of.
Landscape Conceptual
Conceptual color in plan view.
Plan view conceptual showing design possibilities for a back yard with terraces, water feature and several boulder outcroppings.
Professional Links
Where the pro's hang
Links to professional associations in the "Green Industry"; either national or state in Horticulture, Landscaping, Design, Installation, and Maint.
- American Nursery and Landscape Association
- Maybe the oldest professional organization for the Green Industry.
- Association of Professional Landscape Designers
- APLD is the national voice for the profession of Landscape Designers. A good organization, but to get your money's worth go to the conferences.
- Planet home
- The new name for the merger between the grounds care folks (PLCAA), and the big boys of the lawn care industry (ALCA). Also involved are those who do interior work, and grounds mgmt. A very large organization, with a very large trade show.
- Garden Writers Association
- The Garden Writers Association (GWA) is an organization of over 1800 professional communicators in the lawn and garden industry. No other organization in the industry has as much direct contact with the buying public as GWA.
- © ASLA.org
- ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects
- Perennial Plant Association
- PPA Perennial Plant Association, Everything about perennials. Great annual Conference.
*Members*Non-Members*Special Offers*At-a-Glance*Main Program PDF*Trade Show PDF
Business Links*General Links*Members Only*Member Directory*Application
Board Of Directors*Membership Services*News Articles*Awards*Press Releases
Internships - OLA Ohio Landscapers Association
- The mission of the Ohio Landscape Association is to encourage professionalism & ethical standards among landscape contractors through educational opportunities and to promote the image of the landscape industry.
- GARDENDESIGNONLINE.COM
- Jane Berger does an excellent job of finding the information that makes Landscape Designers better Landscaped Designers.
- Sustainable Gardening with Susan Harris, Gardening Coach
- Susan Harris is a fine writer, a great blogger and a very knowledgeable and experienced gardener. her site is worth a look.
- Rick Anderson'sFolio - Land8Lounge
- Rick Anderson's Page on Land8Lounge which is entitled "the premier social network for landscape architects"
- christian barnard landscape blog
- Christian Barnard landscape studio
Our work explores the connection between art, ecology and architecture with the natural and created landscape. Our goal is to form spaces that breathe new spirit into the existing context. - Landscape Juice Network
- The garden and landscape network for professionals and amateurs. Site, Froum, Blog, all types of goodies about the state if the industry in the U.K.
- A Garden of Possibilities
- I am a landscape designer and garden coach based in Stamford, CT (zone 6). While I have been designing landscapes and gardens for many years, I recently launched my own business called Roberts & Roberts. I'm a member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) and sit on APLD's national Sustainability Committee.
Conceptual plan view drawing
Plan view conceptual showing the layout for the entire project. This is the type of conceptual that is shown to clients to help them make decisions during the design process.
Seeing the layout that the designer is showing based upon previously received information the homeowner and the designer can move further along in the process.
Great Stuff on Amazon
Great books
I personally think quite highly of these 5 books, and all for different reasons
Architectural Rendering Techniques: A Color Reference
With Landscape Graphics Mike is the man . . .
Amazon Price: $44.10 (as of 12/14/2009) 
Drawing and Designing With Confidence: A Step-By-Step Guide
Amazon Price: (as of 12/14/2009)
Natural Stonescapes: The Art and Craft of Stone Placement
Well thought out and put together, good, practical material, and besides I'm in here.
Amazon Price: $19.04 (as of 12/14/2009)
Natural Pattern Forms: A Practical Sourcebook for Landscape Design
You will look at how you design differently
Amazon Price: (as of 12/14/2009)
Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens: Design Principles, Aesthetic Values
Highest compliment to an author-mine is dog eared, marked on, written in, and notes everywhere. it will take several readings to digest . . . several.
Amazon Price: $22.80 (as of 12/14/2009)
LD the two themes
A design starts as a Geometric or Curvilinear theme-everything flows from there
Geometric themes are usually considered more formal; straight line, axis's, center focal points, symmetrical balance (usually) strong architecture.Curvilinear is more naturalistic, and is what the typical American Landscape Design has become. Ususally wavy bed lines, collections of plants, curving walkways, informal ponds, etc.
Conceptual rendering
On trace over the before photo
Doing several of these around the property and showing these to the clients really can help move the project along.
The ability to listen, visualize, and then draw that vision is a powerful tool in creating great landscapes.
Magazines; on-line sites
Links to trade publications of interest
Trade publications that I feel would be of interest, there is a wide variety here though all links will not be applicable to everyone.
As they say, "to each their own".
As they say, "to each their own".
- Landscape Design/Build - Home Page
- LDB focuses on the process of sales and marketing, design, plant and material selection and siting, preparation and installation, equipment handling and maintenance, employee management and other topics.
Design
Links to sites about landscape design
There is not a lot of great info on the web about LD. Especially residential design, and design principles.
- SULIS
- A good site for a beginner's understanding of what Landscape Design is. Lots of good info and a very good explanation of basic principles.
- Basic Principles of Landscape Design
- University of FLA, IFAS extension
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ELEMENTS OF ART
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
STEPS IN DEVELOPING A LANDSCAPE DESIGN
-Steps In Design
--Develop a Plot Plan
--Conduct a Site Analysis
--Assess Family Needs
--Locate Activity Areas
--De - Landscape design article on Forest Landscape Design from the Univ. of Idaho,1/27/00
- A long text only description on design. It's a pretty good read.
- 1.3 LANDSCAPE DESIGN a page by the USAF (Air Force)
- I found this page put together by the US Air Force, it goes over(in detail) the basics of LD. It's a good page for beginners to catch the terminology and phraseology used in the profession.
1.3 LANDSCAPE DESIGN Landscape design is the creative arrangement of space to achieve harmony, utility, and beauty between man and nature. This is the phase of facility development process where landscape elements are integrated with or into the facility to complete the project. - Space in Landscape Design - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Space in Landscape Design From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search
Space in landscape design refers to a set of theories that address the meaning and nature of space as a volume and as an element of design.The concept of space as the fundamental medium of landscape des - Design & Theory Principles | The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment
- The Prince’s Foundation for the Built EnvironmentDesign Theory & Networks / Design & Theory PrinciplesDesign & Theory Principles01 Engender Social Interaction
02 Make Places
03 Allow Movement Logically & Legibly
04 Sustain Land Value
05 Design Using Natural Harmonic - Composition and Design Principles
- © marvin bartel '99 Some Ideas About
Composition and Design Elements, Principles, and Visual Effects
byMarvin Bartel
formal aspects of composition and design. teaching with this page
visual elements principles of design and composition visual effects
opposition etc., - WriteDesign - Historical and Cultural Context - Andy Goldsworthy - Beneath the Surface Appearance
- Historical and Cultural Context -Andy Goldsworthy - Beneath the Surface Appearance
- EcoCity Cleveland | Ecological Design
- The effect of
greening your landscape
Spatial arrangement of plants, rocks, and water courses is an important factor in making a landscape attractive
By David Slawson
Just as landscape painters and photographers capture impressions of nature in compelling form - Gardens. Lethbridge Honpa Buddhist Temple, www.agt.net/public/honpa
- Thoughts on the Nikka Yuko Centennial Garden,
and Buddhism
submitted by Robert HironakaBuddhism speaks to the condition that people are in. It speaks to the everyday situations of people. Just as people's
situations and conditions change, Buddhism says things in different ways to meet the people' - JGarden - Home (Japanese Garden-Home)
- Announcing the 11th Annual Japanese Garden Intensive Seminar in Kyoto JOJG Garden Tour, Kyoto, Japan, May 16-28, 2007 New Forum Available at MyJapaneseGarden.org
Other New/Updated Features garden-of-the-month
*my take* This is a great resource if you are looking for designer, companies, conferences, other resources dealing with the design, install, maintenance of this style of garden. - The Best Fire-Retardant Plants Ever
- As an electronic graphics operator working on live news in the Los Angeles market for more than a decade, I can tell you that the most heartbreaking events to cover are brush fires. Yet, on occasion there are miraculous accounts of homes saved in the midst of total devastation. Sometimes this is due
Let me hear it!
Hopefully we get some dialogue going. On the Art and practice of Landscape Design.
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- Jason Jason May 6, 2009 @ 10:34 pm
- Thanks so much for providing all this helpful information.
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- jazili jazili Nov 24, 2008 @ 4:57 am
- Thanks..., Great Resources here..., this can be great inspiration for my web at belleinterior, thanks again for the resources...
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- poutine poutine Sep 1, 2008 @ 6:57 am
- Thanks so much for providing all this helpful information. Lots to read here, it will take me some time, I will have to bookmark it.
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- danial_ieman danial_ieman Mar 21, 2008 @ 11:30 am
- Hi Rick,
You have great resource here in squidoo! I agree with you that Landscape Design is a missunderstood field. Actually it is more than people perception, more than just trees, shrubs, lawns or flower.
http://www.squidoo.com/landscaping-ideas-plans
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- Victoria Victoria Dec 26, 2007 @ 2:48 am
- Cool Site...
Hi I wondered if you could help me. I teaching the vocabulary of Landscape design to Chinese students...in English...do you have any tips..or useful material. Big Thanks in advance
Victoria
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Regardless of location
These list will be expanded and modified, and become more specific-especially to Zone 5.
I lived in 8 for awhile so I will comment there also.
I lived in 8 for awhile so I will comment there also.
- Heptacodium micinoides
Metasequoia glytostroboides
Amelanchier x g. 'Autumn Brilliance'
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