Clayton Munson

Forget the gardener. I sometimes which I could afford a house like my clients or at least half the size of my clients.

Ya a little creepy. but it does offer a base to grow off of. If they are powered from decomposing insects (organic matter) what if the technology was further developed to use any organic waste. Food waste from dinner could be used to power your home. Albeit it would take a whole lot of food to produce enough power, but the future is wide open for…[Read more]

What does it take to be a Landscape Architect
What is a Landscape Architect
What is landscape Architecture

You don’t have to watch all of them. You can usually get an idea of what it’s about by reading the title and the tags.

check the videos section on this site. It is under share at the top of the page.

Agreed. The term Green and Green Living have been tossed around so much that they have begun to lose their meaning. A great book that really makes the reader think about this whole phenomenon is Cradle to Cradle. A couple examples they give are that the whole 3R’s are not really all that great. Especially when it comes to recycling; they explain…[Read more]

Biltmore estates in Ashville, NC. It was built by the Vanderbilts and I think is one of the few remaining true estates left in the US. Here is the link Easily spend a morning if not more there. BTW its’ also an Olmsted design.

Clingmans Dome isn’t far from there. Has great views (on a clear day) of the smokey mnts. Four states are visible.

If…[Read more]

I sometimes catch a few episodes of ground breakers, landscapers challenge, or gardening by the yard on Saturday mornings. For the most part they aren’t really very useful but every once in awhile something might stick with me. Most of these shows tend to be in a mild climate which doesn’t really help me where I work in AZ. I mostly watch for…[Read more]

I’m all for it. $250 per year that’s less than most people pay per month on their electric bill.

Basically we all pay for part of it, how much is based on where you live. Feds and States use the tax money and the consumer pays for the rest of it. So if you use the electricity from it you are paying more than anyone.

It seems to be fairly efficient that way I would much rather see several 20 acre sites than one massive site. Nick, I don’t think they could use it as a park. That would be allowing the public near a power generating station which could be a security threat. But I am sure that they can figure out something else that it could be paired with.

I saw…[Read more]

Where did you get the info that wind farms impact on migratory birds is negligible? Not arguing, but I’ve heard the opposite. I agree that wind farms have the smallest footprint, but compared to the power produced how do they compare. Farmers able to work right around them and are often paid by the power company a rental fee for the land that they…[Read more]

One problem that we face here in AZ is that many of the residences that can afford their own solar panels aren’t allowed to have them installed on their property due to HOA guidelines and their desire to have homes blend into the surrounding area.

It must be nice to live/work in a place that gets 69in of rain per year. And irrigation is not a big deal. I work in Phoenix AZ where we’re lucky to get 7in annually. Most of that comes within a month. All plants require water to survive, even native ones. As for water conservation on a regional Phoenix collects water from snow melt in reservoirs…[Read more]

I had the same problem

What programs do you know right now? some of these will overlap with what you already know.

My company will often place some rotors around the perimeter of the turf area that can be manually turned on to cool down the area before use.

I do not have experience with playing any sports on it. As far as humidity being a concern here in AZ it tends to dissipate pretty quick, and any that does hang around is usually a blessing to athletes.

I use LandFX for all of my planting plans. Haven’t had to delve into the irrigation side of things but if it’s as easy as planting it should be no problem. I work in a design/build and the guys in the field have a better idea of what is required as far as pipe runs and valve locations.

Doug you talked about people having their own library. Land…[Read more]

Which class was this? 2 day, 2 week? Is that the way he is or just the way he runs the class?

These are a couple landscape specific companies.

FX Luminaire http://www.fxl.com
Vista Outdoor Professional Lighting http://www.vistapro.com/
Focus Industries http://www.focusindustries.com/

I realize there is a difference between HSR and Mass transit.

I’m not saying that the highways should be demolished. I understand that there are other uses and reasons for the highways. Yes military is one of them. They were designed such that a bombers could safely land on stretches of the highway. However other that in the heartland those…[Read more]