July 2010 Blog Posts (5)

Tuesday Tutorial: Between a Rock and a Mossy Place

One of the fairly unique features of this site is the granite outcropping that runs along its eastern edge. Giving a feature like this both realism and readability is something that requires multiple

layers of textures, with manual manipulation required to give it an

organic, natural feel.

I am again using a photo I took as the base for my granite material. This…

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Added by Frank Varro on July 20, 2010 at 9:08pm — 5 Comments

Testing the Waters

The back edge of my property was all turf when I bought it. This year I began the process of reducing the mowed areas and replacing with prairie/meadow plantings. Due the fact that I have neighbors and a neighborhood association I decided to test the waters first. The photo above shows the progress so far. Call it biotic release if you will, but I basically just quit mowing this area and established a curvilinear edge…

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Added by Alec Johnson, RLA on July 16, 2010 at 10:31am — No Comments

Landscape Invocation: USC Exhibition Explores "Creative Nature" in Shanghai

Via Gennaro Avolio-Toly of the USC School of…

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Added by Benjamin Boyd on July 7, 2010 at 10:40pm — 3 Comments

Passing of Chad Crutcher

Chad Taylor Crutcher, 59, of Truckee, California, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 18, 2009 from an inter-cranial hemorrhage. His family has requested donations to Heifer…

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Added by Andrew Spiering on July 7, 2010 at 10:30pm — 6 Comments

Create The Next Great Dream Golf Hole

Golf, anyone? How about golf course design? The folks over at Golf Digest have just launched their Armchair Architect Competition. The idea is to let anyone design the next great golf hole, and they suggest that participants use -- you guessed it -- SketchUp to do the designing. Check out some of…

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Added by John Pacyga on July 1, 2010 at 8:27am — No Comments