"I don't think practice law is the main reason so many contractors give "free design".  I think they mistakenly believe it is an effective marketing tool.  Trouble is, most people who get something for nothing believe it is…"

"I have not posted in Land8 in some time but I found this to be of some interest to me. I think that what our Slovenian friend,  aaVlaDoR, is asking about is the business concept of 'Perceived value'. I agree wholeheartedly with Andrew…"

"Landplanner, it takes a big man to admit to being wrong, you now have my respect. To be honest with you, I never heard of the term and have been around for a while. So I learned something new. That's what so good about this site. We don't…"

"Henry:   Your absolutely right. I was out of line and went over the line in my commentary. It came from a place of frustration and low tolerance for some of the blog topics that get floated her sometimes. I do not apologize for finding…"

"Dude, Classy response! Keep asking questions, we'll figure out where you're coming from."

"Landplanner, you are out of line. There is no need for an comment like that. it is a legitimate question. the folks who answered are seasoned professionals. That's the difference between maturity and being wet behind the ears. "

"There is a lot of cross over between architects, civil engineers, and landscape architects.   We like to box architects as all being the same - they design buildings and are clueless once they get outside of the foundation. We like to believe…"