Land8 | Caleb Melchior | Activity https://land8.com/members/cmelchior/activity/ Activity feed for Caleb Melchior. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:52:28 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 fcf9b000383e452c114073042c54306b Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, Plant Production for Landscape Architects and Designers https://land8.com/?p=3566064 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:05:54 +0000 How often have you gotten excited about a plant you’ve encountered and enthusiastically included it in a design – then had your hopes dashed when a contractor just can’t find it anywhere? 

Whether or not […]

]]> 0 a5099f5b7a8e69e5c3285367c0bf5b38 Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, Top 10 Landscape Architecture Books for 2025 https://land8.com/?p=3565875 Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:59:07 +0000 Thriving in the work of landscape architecture requires maintaining inspiration, often as much as growing your knowledge and experience. To stay fresh, the right book can be your greatest ally. 

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]]> 0 aca033f9022ca1f2dae5244ea00d217a Caleb Melchior's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/65946/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 01:24:35 +0000 0 22d2b4214ed14fb08d063fcc3605dbf5 Caleb Melchior changed their profile picture https://land8.com/activity/p/65945/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 01:23:35 +0000 0 01c3200655575cff36502af57d40238e Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, How Can Landscape Architects Learn From Botanic Gardens? https://land8.com/?p=3565770 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:51:50 +0000 If you’ve worked in the landscape architecture field for long, you’ve likely noticed that landscape architects often struggle with plants. Plants are one of the primary materials in our palettes, but the […]

]]> 1 b6936a42fb927a3d04a6c25cf0b1d5d9 Caleb Melchior posted a new activity comment https://land8.com/ai-image-generation-in-landscape-architecture-practice/#comment-5548 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:25:56 +0000 Thank you, David! It was great to get to talk to all of these experts about their experiments.

In reply to - Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, AI Image Generation in Landscape Architecture Practice Landscape architecture as a discipline has a long and troubled history with images. The English word landscape, to start, […] ]]> 945baf07307deb89b5feb85b3e1703bd Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, AI Image Generation in Landscape Architecture Practice https://land8.com/?p=3564956 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:41:21 +0000 Landscape architecture as a discipline has a long and troubled history with images. The English word landscape, to start, originated in European painting tradition. Landscape architecture theorists and […]

]]> 3 a4b2ca40dbc34198c18747087470067f Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, Knowledge Management for Landscape Architects https://land8.com/?p=3564882 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 02:59:39 +0000 Landscape architects are expected to know a lot about a lot. Ecology, social dynamics, construction detailing, CAD/Adobe/BIM? That’s just a one-hand list we all spin through in a few years at design school. H […]

]]> 0 dc25d7e26489d8f27195951142719e7d Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, Getting What You Want: Considerations in Specifying Plants https://land8.com/?p=3564273 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 03:31:28 +0000 Mastering plants as a design material is a life-long challenge. Learn the names, qualities, and ecological preferences of any of the hundreds of potential species you could use and – guess what? – you’re only h […]

]]> 1 bfff139d85a5d245b6c9ba5fb0b60e1b Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, Site Analysis for Naturalistic Planting Design https://land8.com/?p=3563907 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:49:29 +0000 As landscape architects and planting designers, most of us have been trained in basic practices of site analysis. We map and analyze site features such as topography, circulation, views, and existing site […]

]]> 0 08ebeda91f436c758b544808cc40444a Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, 8 Questions with @nahalsbt (Nahal Sohbati) https://land8.com/?p=3561583 Fri, 28 May 2021 01:56:57 +0000 As recently as 10 years ago, when I went through design school, the primary drawing references available to aspiring landscape architects were design magazines and books of renderings by famous landscape […]

]]> 0 ea761731b34e5f920992cf2d1f49ef77 Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, Planting in Public: Resident Planting Preferences for Vacant Lots in East Kansas City Neighborhoods https://land8.com/?p=3561154 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:35:59 +0000 People who care about cities have long been troubled by the presence (and reputation) of “vacant” land. Landscape architects, city officials, and residents often worry that, unless something positive is act […]

]]> 0 be14b76a4cc193dca92d3209bebedc98 Caleb Melchior's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/61665/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 13:26:07 +0000 0 0530d03033aca58cdde55da771829e30 Caleb Melchior changed their profile picture https://land8.com/activity/p/61664/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 13:24:40 +0000 0 61670b216a292ebdfd8713eacb3c0406 Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, Paving the Way for Naturalistic Planting Design https://land8.com/?p=3559463 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:40:49 +0000 Confronted by the jewel-like intensity of Piet Oudolf’s Lurie Garden or Tom Stuart-Smith Studio’s 2019 Chelsea Show Garden (pictured above), you might assume that these plantings are individual works of gen […]

]]> 0 a8a89ae32eb759bbbae6b00aa3c23fe4 Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, Learning the Language of Contemporary Planting Design https://land8.com/?p=3559244 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 03:30:52 +0000 Many landscape architects resist planting design. It’s complex, time-consuming, and site-specific. Results are highly intertwined with implementation and maintenance. Planting is also exactly what your dad’s fri […]

]]> 1 c32a6b635abf0f897f491be76d372384 Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, 10 Questions with @ShitGardens https://land8.com/?p=3559047 Sun, 01 Mar 2020 23:44:27 +0000 Are you tired of oversaturated beach scenes, breathy clouds of flowers, and manicured contemporary plazas filling your Instagram feed? Head over to @shitgardens, the popular Instagram feed where Bede Brennan and […]

]]> 0 00116e264898098a9859b7d9482677e2 Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, 10 Questions with @thelandscapeofmemes https://land8.com/?p=3558529 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:13:10 +0000 Those clever landscape architect memes your friends are sharing? They’re probably from the new instagram phenomenon @thelandscapeofmemes.

Land8 had the opportunity to ask @thelandscapeofmemes a series of […]

]]> 1 10cbd135ca023324b39fd4bd7bcba9d3 Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, Top Video Resources for Landscape Architects https://land8.com/?p=3558283 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 04:37:04 +0000 As practicing landscape architects, it can be easy to feel distanced from innovation in the field. Designers outside of major metro areas – or remote from landscape architecture schools – can find it difficult to […]

]]> 0 e03e6fd70354e19e129113e50d923f21 Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, Show Secrets: Design Details from the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show https://land8.com/?p=3558024 Sun, 21 Jul 2019 23:43:37 +0000 You’ve probably seen photos from Chelsea Flower Show. For a week in late May each year, the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in south London are filled with show gardens and horticultural exhibits. The C […]

]]> 0 5594de88a8f6ce8d0d53843b34082c41 Caleb Melchior posted a new activity comment https://land8.com/laf-innovation-leadership-symposium-emerging-ideas-for-the-future-of-the-profession/#comment-3141 Mon, 08 Jul 2019 12:33:31 +0000 What a great article, Stephanie! Thanks for bringing attention to these awesome designers and their work. It looks like the presentations are available online at Vimeo and on LAF’s website: https://www.lafoundation.org/news/2019/07/fellowship-videos

In reply to - Stephanie Roa wrote a new post, LAF Innovation + Leadership Symposium: Emerging Ideas for the Future of the Profession At the annual LAF Innovation + Leadership Symposium in Washington, DC, seven emergent voices […] ]]> 98420000790b53b5676e87a15e8870d0 Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, Portfolio Secrets for New Landscape Architects and Designers https://land8.com/?p=3557609 Wed, 01 May 2019 00:28:46 +0000 A design portfolio, especially for the young and less experienced designer, is an intimidating document to create. We’ve all heard rumors of older students with silver bullet portfolios that secure them endless j […]

]]> 1 eb8261c6da3aada53dd6f75cd73abb0c Caleb Melchior posted a new activity comment https://land8.com/5-top-planting-design-resources-for-new-landscape-architects/#comment-3053 Wed, 06 Mar 2019 14:23:07 +0000 Hi Jack: Thanks for your thoughtful response. Visiting regional nurseries is a fantastic way to figure out what’s commonly available in your area. It’s important to pair observation of nursery stock with observation of established plants – your public gardens are a great resource for this practice. And the more time you can spend physically…[Read more]

In reply to - Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, 5 Top Planting Design Resources for New Landscape Architects Clients and employers often complain that landscape architects, particularly young designers, are failing at planting […] ]]> 0dc9037ffd51523960102bcd82119082 Caleb Melchior wrote a new post, 5 Top Planting Design Resources for New Landscape Architects https://land8.com/?p=3557073 Thu, 14 Feb 2019 22:46:31 +0000 Clients and employers often complain that landscape architects, particularly young designers, are failing at planting design. Previous articles on Land8 have identified planting design as a challenging area for […]

]]> 4 79f59f291342785bbebb99e9a761f622 Caleb Melchior changed their profile picture https://land8.com/activity/p/58589/ Wed, 13 Feb 2019 04:44:13 +0000 0 e7058434916c616e632ef21c8cb5d368 Caleb Melchior became a registered member https://land8.com/activity/p/58300/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:21:06 +0000 0