About The Whispering Crane Institute
The Whispering Crane Institute was originally formed to act as the umbrella organization for the Philosophy of Design Symposium, and other seminars and workshops given by Rick Anderson and Richard L. Dube'. In the year 2000 WCI became a sole proprietorship owned by Rick Anderson.
Today the WCI provides design and consultation services for Landscape
Contractors, acts as a "Green Industry" think tank, and provides training for
others in the form of workshops, seminars, and individual consulting. The WCI also provides written material, opinions, case-studies and how-to articles for industry trade magazines.
The Whispering Crane Institute
"The Knowledges is Given to the Crane from Above".
The WCI Blog
Where it gets posted 1st on the WCI
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 any maybe a few other adventures going on in my world-after all this is "my" blog.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byA Landscape Rendering
Conceptual drawing for a student gathering area at a local college
A black and white drawing filled in with paint.net just to show something a little different. My color renderings are too large to load. The Ten Things I am doing, will do, or have done.
Is there a way I can help your Landscape Business
Rates for speaking engagement differ based on the type of business/organization that is hiring. I also ask for travel and lodging, etc., in expenses.
- I am a Landscape Designer
- I do consulting on Landscape Design and Construction
- I can work with your staff, or individual designer to improve their skills.
- I do workshops on several topics. Workshops are where we get the audience involved. Not listening, but actually working.
- Do you need someone to do Seminars or Lectures to several people, or several hundred people? Talks on Design, Construction, Graphics, Nature, Stone, Water.
- How about boulder work? Setting the big ones, or teaching your crew(s) the art of stone placement.
- Water features . . . what about building naturalistic water features? I can teach you or your people how to put them in.
- I build sculptural elements in the landscape using stone for stone placement, and the earth, to create interest in the terrain.
- I've taught at a Technical School developing a certificate program in Horticulture. I am working with a local University to develop a program for landscape graphics and hand rendering.
- Writing for several Trade Publications and magazines
A waterfeature
Series of small little drops
This series of small falls starts a 15 foot drop into a large pond. Ohio field stone is the stone of choice for a project like this. Links to other Whispering Crane Institute sites.
These will let you find it all about the WCI
- The Blog
- Constant updates, case-studies, and other industry happenings.
- The static web-site
- The traditional (sort-of) stuff, that you would see in other pages of this type. Except my work is a little different.
Projects and graphics - Images on Fotki
- Images separated by jobs, and the graphics that go with the work. Lots of graphics, a lot. Plus before and afters when I was able to do so.
What Others are Saying
News on the WWWeb about The Whispering Crane institute
- Landscape Management Blog: A provocateur draws some heat
- Landscape Management Blog
Where the editors of Landscape Management magazine give their daily take on the Green Industry. LM is for landscapers, lawn care pros, groundskeepers and athletic field managers. Visit LM.net for daily news, business best practices and practical technical information - Gardening With Water: The Rambo Pond and Streams
- Notify Blogger about objectionable content. What does this mean? Send As SMSBlogThis! blogspotInit(); Gardening With Water
As a Professional Landscape Designer, I get the privilege to reshape and mold the land into beautiful and useful spaces. As a waterfeature designer, I use nature as my guide - Meeting of the minds: early collaboration between builders and landscapers can create the ultimate backyard - Show Time Pool & Spa News - Find Articles
- Meeting of the minds: early collaboration between builders and landscapers can create the ultimate backyard - Show Time from Pool & Spa News in Business & Finance provided free by LookSmart Find
- First things first: all great backyard design begins with the broad concept Pool & Spa News - Find Articles
- First things first: all great backyard design begins with the broad concept from Pool & Spa News in Business & Finance provided free by LookSmart Find Articles.
The Backyard
Seating in the snow
A series *if "Fred Flintstone"* seats around a fire pit. Got A Question
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The Conceptual Drawing
A page I put together for a presentation on the use of conceptual drawings. 
