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Dirtyhands: January 2008
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Monday, January 21, 2008. A Sense of Wonder: The Season of Winter is the Time to Plan for Making a Green Thumbprint! It's easy to describe the leaves in the Autumn, and it's oh so easy in the Spring, but down through January and February, it's a very different thing. ". Landscapes with lower environmental impact. Wednesday, January 16, 2008. Gazing Into the Crystal Ball: Are We Serious About Sustainability and 'Going Green'.or Just Paying Lip Service? There appears to be a growing fervent desire, even wi...
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Dirtyhands: January 2009
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Friday, January 23, 2009. Designing With Sustainability In Mind. It’s a challenge to properly care for. Then I’ll be forced to reclassify that area as a meadow. Of what use is that collection of lilacs screening the street if they barely bloom? That large grove of. We’re not going to blow up our current suburban model, right? So let’s look at one issue we might all be able to actually influence – our designed landscapes. And just exactly what are sustainable landscape practices? 8221; and “. 8221; is....
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Dirtyhands: Same As It Ever Was? Renewing the Landscape...
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Saturday, February 9, 2008. Same As It Ever Was? A major rap against landscape architects is simply that they don't. Well the groundhog saw his shadow recently and there are weeks of winter left before the ground thaws and many of us venture back outside again to enjoy outdoor living. Heck, it's snowing as I write this: a perfect time to contemplate what's wrong with our landscapes.(and ourselves). Maybe we need a new way of thinking.about combining spaces. Last year round.". Same As It Ever Was? Michael...
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Dirtyhands: Where Do We Go With What We Have?
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Friday, February 8, 2008. Where Do We Go With What We Have? Opinions are like assholes.everyone's got one". As we approach the start of a new baseball season, I hope my friends who are fans of the New York Yankees keep those words in mind as the Boston Red Sox raise their world series banner over Fenway Park on a fine spring day in early April. Opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one,". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Same As It Ever Was? Where Do We Go With What We Have?
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Dirtyhands: A Sense of Wonder: The Season of Winter is the Time to Plan for Making a Green Thumbprint!
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Monday, January 21, 2008. A Sense of Wonder: The Season of Winter is the Time to Plan for Making a Green Thumbprint! It's easy to describe the leaves in the Autumn, and it's oh so easy in the Spring, but down through January and February, it's a very different thing. ". Landscapes with lower environmental impact. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). For a more detailed look at my portfolio, courses I'm instructing, video clips and more, go to my homepage at www.MichaelVeracka.com. Michael Veracka has work...
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Dirtyhands: September 2007
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Friday, September 28, 2007. Parsley Around the Pig or Serious Endeavor? A Look at the practice of Edible Landscaping. Translation: the lowly landscape architect’s role is to put plants around the building foundation. It is a degrading and meaningless role and one that, by its very repetitious nature and high visibility, unfortunately encourages gardeners, homeowners, and nurserymen to emulate and further water down. It is one that considers regional climate and conditions – soils, ecosystems, cultu...
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Dirtyhands: Lawns, Steroids and Roger Clemens: Reclaim Your Turf -- Reassessing America's Past Time!
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Thursday, December 13, 2007. Lawns, Steroids and Roger Clemens: Reclaim Your Turf - Reassessing America's Past Time! Lawn grass requires an inch of water a week – a 25’ x 40’ lawn needs about 10,000 gallons per summer. Americans are passionate about grass. Just ask any homeowner about their lawn and you will quickly uncover their attitude about gardening, their home and neighbors. Today, more than thirty years later, my parents’. But there are alternatives to the above scenario. The American landscap...
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Dirtyhands: November 2007
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007. 8220;To build a road is so much simpler than to think of what the country really needs.”. Our yearning for ‘hitting the road’ and exploring new terrain is an American obsession that predates the invention of the automobile. Early settlers moving westward via animal power established trails and encampments that spawned our culture’s unending desire to experience new places, see new sights, exploit resources and impose changes in land use patterns. Judging by our television ad...
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Dirtyhands: December 2007
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Thursday, December 13, 2007. Lawns, Steroids and Roger Clemens: Reclaim Your Turf - Reassessing America's Past Time! Lawn grass requires an inch of water a week – a 25’ x 40’ lawn needs about 10,000 gallons per summer. Americans are passionate about grass. Just ask any homeowner about their lawn and you will quickly uncover their attitude about gardening, their home and neighbors. Today, more than thirty years later, my parents’. But there are alternatives to the above scenario. The American landscap...
