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This is an awesome green wall! I do not say that lightly, because I'm unimpressed with most green walls I have seen in California and abroad. But I have been observing this one for the better part of twenty years, and it continues to thrive...at a home improvement store no less!

Green walls are part of a growing design solution for improving our outdoor spaces by going vertical. They are not just aesthetic. Successful designs are engineered green infrastructure in support of building insulation, storm water capture, and a host of ecological benefits. Like many good intentions, however, many can easily fail due to poor installation and ongoing maintenance and watering requirements. This one is the exception for using a well-designed structural system that allows for healthy root development.

There are still more affordable options that reduce both water use and maintenance requirements. Vines clinging to supports will produce a similar effect just not as dramatic. Rooted in the ground rather than elevated in an engineered soil means they retain water longer and never have to be transplanted or replaced. So, while this green wall offers a great example of one done well, there are less costly alternatives.

I do not expect readers to take time out of their day to listen to this interview, but I wanted to dedicate some space to it. Nevermind the contrasting but thoughtful energy between the interviewer and interviewee, I feel as though I'm hearing my younger self, especially at the 20-minute mark when they discuss landscape architecture. I wish, however, he spent more time talking about his anthropology background. Anyway, some things just don't change, and yet, it is insanely rare for me to identify with another in my chosen career.

🔊 Listen Now: Sustainability and Stewardship – A Conversation with Brent “Fig” Figlestahler Cultivating Place from North State Public Radio on NPR One | 1:04:32

Yes, but the title doesn't give credit where credit is due to landscape architect Lawrence Halprin. Thankfully, his leadership is given a worthy explanation in the article.

Donlyn Lyndon, Last Surviving Creator of the Sea Ranch, Dies at 90 With his classmates Charles Moore, William Turnbull Jr. and Richard Whitaker, he designed an icon of modern architecture on a windswept bluff in Northern California.

He's got a foul mouth, but he's also brilliant! We need more analysis like this of localized landscapes.

Another Great Episode of SPIRITUALLY DEPRAVED AND MISERY-INDUCING LANDSCAPES OF NORTH AMERICA that could be anywhere in the United States, filmed on location in McAllen, Texas

Coastal piers reimagined!

Thank you to the Gore Family for contributing to student support. This is great news!

I hold very high regard for the landscape professionals on Disney properties. They fully commit to the task of guest experience while working graveyard shifts. Plant behavior and climatic conditions only add to the challenges of representing something seemingly perfect and plastic. The level of effort is unmatched.

Disney Horticulture: The Coldest EPCOT Flower & Garden Build In 16 Years | Disney Unscripted What does it take to bring EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival to life—during the coldest Florida winter in 16 years? 🌸❄️ Go behind the scenes with the Walt Di...

Oooo! What an honor this could be! Margie Purser, something of interest to those you may know?

Poplar Forest is hiring an Assistant Archaeologist! For more information about the position and to apply, please follow this link: https://www.poplarforest.org/about/employment/

I always knew that the sculptures on Gothic cathedrals represented local figures not just religious icons. What I did not expect is the same purpose and representation on a modern (and still unfinished) project, although I do need to remind myself of Familia de Sagrada in Barcelona. History is never far away.

Up on 112th and Amsterdam NYC there’s a cathedral of which my dad spent 13 years carving the front doorway.