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Well Pat, I toned it down and changed the title before posting which really killed the intent of the post. It fell victim to self inflicted political correctness as I tried to walk the fine line between being helpful and being the subject of the post.

It was to be called “The chicken or the egg?”

It was to ask if it was after losing their jobs…[Read more]

See my discussion on VizTerra from a few months ago. It was developed specifically for landscape design and and is VERY easy to learn.

“what we’re pursuing for the long term is a 3 legged model: one part traditional service fees (work for hire), one part related ‘product’ design (designing, say, furniture or model home plans – basically an actual ‘product’ that gets done over and over) which would bring in recurring licensing fees; one part speculative work, in which we are an…[Read more]

Thanks, Andy. I figured there was a reason.

I expect doing a living wall in MN will be a bit tough. Frozen roots and all.

Hey,
Lots of info! You are right, I can get alot out of this sight! Thanks Again!

Good question. It is, in part, a case of form following funding…

The project is almost entirely funded by the watershed district (if this project receives an implementation grant). The district is as urbanized as one can get in MN and see this project as a demonstration for urban stormwater retrofit practices.

Also, the space is more limited…[Read more]

My initial impression is that it might make the engineer nervous, to have water stored that close to the foundation. The foundation might need extra waterproofing. What do you want to use the rainwater for?

I’ve been arguing for a few years now that a new business model is needed, and I Iike your approach. A friend of mine is an architect. Last time I checked, he still wasn’t licensed, but he seems to be doing ok with his own little shop. He started a furniture line a few years ago that he’s managed to get into a few magazines. One LA I worked for…[Read more]

This is off your topic (which is fascinating), but I find myself wondering why the Living Wall in this site.

From the elevations you posted I get the impression that the whole scheme is for the sake of the living wall, when there is adequate space for tree and shrubs, etc. Is form dictating function or the other way around?
Curious about the…[Read more]

I’m not sure how the system has worked out, but our local concrete association has done something similar. The cross-section is porous concrete over washed 57 stone with a pond liner/ membrane acting as the reservoir. The 3/4″ aggregate has ±40% pore space for calculating volume/ capacity. I’ll DM you his contact information and you can check in…[Read more]

Thanks for your direction, Mark. I’ll check Aquascape, Inc. out.

Henry, I uploaded a couple views showing the concept. We are trying to have enough storage to keep a living wall system adequately irrigated, in Minnesota.

Thanks,

Andy

Hey, I didn’t say that! It was Mr. Heifner. Please give credit where credit is due.
I know of many municipalities, especially in California, that think landscape arechitects are necessary. Many HOAs require a stamped plan, even here in “wild west” Las Vegas. Caltrans seems to think they’re necessary, as they employ a lot of them. So does the…[Read more]

http://www.aquascapeinc.com/upload/RainXchange-Product-and-Applications-Guide.pdf

Check that out, its basically milk crates used to store the water…..

Henry,

I get a lot more “after I read your post 5 times, I have no idea of what you are trying to say” than anything. … anything except someone writing that I said this or that, when I meant nothing close to those characterizations. I used to pass it off as other people not reading it correctly. Whether that is true or not, the fact still…[Read more]

Cliff,

This one is currently free. There are several others that you can download a trial off the SketchUp downloads page. Also, if you’d like the opinion of a more experienced professional, Daniel Tal has a list of non-photo and photo-realistic renderers in the SketchUp group here on Land8.

If you give Kerkythea a try, I would highly recommend…[Read more]

Pictures and catalogs, on-line or in books, are fine, but for me, knowing the plant in real landscapes is essential.
And the more times I see a plant in different circumstances, the better I understand it.
Nothing beats going outside and getting “to know” the plant
Sadly, that does not give the other essential piece of knowledge: what maintaining…[Read more]

I think this goes without saying.

oh thank you, i was wondering about a rendering program for SUP…

Kerkythea is a rendering plug-in for Sketchup to create photorealistic images from SU models.
http://www.kerkythea.net/