Land8 | Bill Wilber | Activity https://land8.com/members/billwilber/activity/ Activity feed for Bill Wilber. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 181a919688b2900afbd018fcee1e99c1 Bill Wilber replied to the topic What should the goal of the Landscape Architect be on the project team? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-should-the-goal-of-the-landscape-architect-be-on-the-project-team/#post-173849 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:50:23 +0000 I feel your pain on this topic.
As a Landscape Architect I am continually frustrated when I am brought in on the tail of the project.
As you described, the architect and engineers have, most times, put together a rather complete project, and I’m left wondering if I should even ask what could be changed. If I do say anything, my objections are…[Read more]

]]> 0 85fb16c4c68a5b3704b89b03ebde8a4e Bill Wilber replied to the topic ethnobotanical study of plant used by midwifery for pre and post-natal care. in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/ethnobotanical-study-of-plant-used-by-midwifery-for-pre-and-post-natal-care/#post-175692 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:03:26 +0000 Ahmad –
Not sure if you found the info you were looking for….
But http://www.pfaf.org (Plants for a Future) is a great resource for edible and medicinal plants.
I used it extensively for a Tranquility Garden I recently completed at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida.
In that project 95% of the installed plant material has a medicinal…[Read more]

]]> 0 c545c9509d88f8e87243aa7aeaf71963 Bill Wilber replied to the topic Scouting for residential projects in Florida in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/scouting-for-residential-projects-in-florida/#post-175527 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:29:38 +0000 Hi Megan –
I don’t have a residential project for you to cover, but I recently completed a courtyard renovation at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine. the dedication ceremony is actually tonight.
The existing courtyard was a bout 10 years old and was designed for design sake. Not for the users. The main benefactors, Clark & Alice Alger, had a…[Read more]

]]> 0 23ed97c709938bc76b93ebcff2cba70b Bill Wilber replied to the topic best type of ornamental grass for urban park (around 3' ht.) in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-type-of-ornamental-grass-for-urban-park-around-3-ht/#post-175538 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:20:22 +0000 Frank,
The Adagio Miscanthus you mentioned is a great selection, I am not as familiar with ‘Yaku Jima’. But if your looking for alternatives, try Pennisetum (a.k.a. Fountain Grass) and a smaller variety is known as ‘Hameln’. Or, Calamagrostis x ‘Karl Foerster’ a more upright selection.

Check out Greanleaf Nurseries website’s product search…[Read more]

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