Land8 | david maynes | Activity https://land8.com/members/davidmaynes/activity/ Activity feed for david maynes. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:54:16 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 0ecd033ff8eb0fb1a225b86ecf0bd632 david maynes replied to the topic MLA deciding time! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mla-deciding-time/#post-158374 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:50:16 +0000 Go to the cheapest program. Given the current opportunities within the profession, and really the overall fiscal payback for the profession, I would go cheap.You wont really learn landscape architecture in school anyway, just prepare for it. No need to break the bank (IMHO)
Its not a get rich profession, especially when you’re fresh.I had to move…[Read more]

]]> 0 5f27fd4866447780f1dbc2acdeb40e93 david maynes replied to the topic Planting in an Erosion Control Blanket in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/planting-in-an-erosion-control-blanket/#post-158461 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:45:55 +0000 Where on the east coast? Northern or Southern? Southern exposure?
I’ve used low-bush blueberry sod (V. angustifolium) for instant and extremely effective erosion/bank planting. Its likely a bit expensive, but available! Typically harvested in square foot sizes by blueberry farmers in Maine to supplement their income in the slow times of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 bcc1f697b9a1f61afc611e2e53312d19 david maynes replied to the topic Post industrial landscapes in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/post-industrial-landscapes/#post-158561 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:29:02 +0000 Check out Peter Latz’ work – Emscher Park/Duisborg Nord in particular. Niall Kirkwood from Harvard has written a couple books on the subject as well.
Good luck!

]]> 0 885c882872112d07c75668f4765c3270 david maynes replied to the topic Is graduate school worth it? in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-graduate-school-worth-it/#post-160439 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:56:37 +0000 It’s not the ‘MLA’ degree that gets you the better job, it’s the knowledge you gain from the research you choose that becomes your professional value and attraction.
I had a BS in landscape hort, then went to grad school (later in my career) to explore the hard science of phytoremediation and its project integration with design and implementation.…[Read more]

]]> 0 5d942a754ca938e0a8bb4e156a278c8e david maynes replied to the topic Playground Redesign in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/playground-redesign/#post-160474 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:10:47 +0000 Check out Rusty Keeler out of Ithaca NY (Earthplay) He specializes in natural playscapes and has an interesting ethos regarding implementation and construction…very community outreach based. Nature-based playscapes are typically much cheaper and often times able to avoid the fall height regs and surface material requirements.
Here in…[Read more]

]]> 0 f220dc69252292d000858478285e7c26 david maynes replied to the topic Species selection and soil amendments for coastal tree planting in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/species-selection-and-soil-amendments-for-coastal-tree-planting/#post-160730 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:03:06 +0000 Agreed with the Nyssa…I didn’t read closely enough…’dunes’. Oops.
Sassafras is superb, but I have found it to be a bit finicky to establish.

Smaller is better in most situations. A good rule of thumb I use for trees is a year of establishment for every inch of caliper. So many times I argue for the small tree, but everyone demands the instant…[Read more]

]]> 0 de59573340ba0e7116bb37ca7ba8e6e4 david maynes replied to the topic Species selection and soil amendments for coastal tree planting in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/species-selection-and-soil-amendments-for-coastal-tree-planting/page/2/#post-160733 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:46:14 +0000 Nyssa sylvatica (black tupelo) is a wonderful tree that does well in sandy coastal soils. I also second the shrubs cited by Mr Garulay…both myrica and comptonia fix nitrogen too! Bonus
I would use caution with the rugosa rose…I believe they made the list of invasives in the northeast a couple years ago.
Best of luck

]]> 0 8577f1199792eee8e0dfa69451f4f22e david maynes replied to the topic Eye opener on the job front ... in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/eye-opener-on-the-job-front/#post-161776 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:40:02 +0000 MVV started his career in a CE firm…for what it’s worth
 

]]> 0 83add1abfcc9adbc7220bb9c241407d0 david maynes replied to the topic Got Craft? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/got-craft/#post-162414 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:24:32 +0000 Agreed to all mentioned.
Here in Newfoundland, skilled labor and materials for realizing a particularly inspired project is near impossible. The firm I work for is exploring the seemingly obligatory need to build what we design, just to enable design progress on the island. I believe some places/regions can force the hand of construction upon the…[Read more]

]]> 0 1f5ce712878c5dddc194b0ee09409d73 david maynes replied to the topic Edging? in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/edging/page/3/#post-163227 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:59:03 +0000 playground precast rubber edging/curbing might work. It wouldn’t be a super clean look, but a kid wont bust his noggin on it.
see: Softline Flexi Edge for example
best of luck!

]]> 0 00146e849b039cc346b7f7bca22d741d david maynes replied to the topic Landscape Design & Solar Panels in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-design-solar-panels/#post-163985 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:10:06 +0000 I recall Topos 2010 ‘Sustainability’ had a piece about a waterfront project that used solar panels as a sort of paver (the units were customized to be walked on, etc). I wish I could remember the project and where, but anyhow the general point being using photovoltaics as a hardscape. 
 

]]> 0 a93ce06f570ac6bcefded022f7f319b8 david maynes replied to the topic Need a new laptop, please weigh in... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/need-a-new-laptop-please-weigh-in/#post-164507 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:21:12 +0000 Thinkpad (use to be IBM, now Lenovo). Very solid laptop. Always reliable.
I’ve been using a T60 for a few years. Never had a problem with any of the afore mentioned software…even Sketchup is smooth navigating high MB files.
The other nice thing is you can customize each component (give and take) to help balance the price-to-performance ratio for…[Read more]

]]> 0 54851b779294f2812d91c51d086e41fc david maynes replied to the topic Is Your Planting Evocative or Provocative? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-your-planting-evocative-or-provocative/#post-165289 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:57:41 +0000 I believe that planting design can be both, evocative and provocative.
I have always tended toward an eclectic planting aesthetic.
Evocative: context-based indigenous planting palette
Provocative: ornamental planting palette (cultivars propagated for provocation!)
The massing and interweaving of the two creates form, expression, exaggeration,…[Read more]

]]> 0 ecb5aacfefb90766f1fca92599825349 david maynes replied to the topic Grounding Landscape Urbanism... your definition. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/grounding-landscape-urbanism-your-definition/page/2/#post-167234 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:39:08 +0000 check out STA Pickett et al.
lots of research regarding urban ecology/systems
Here’s a particularly good paper:
http://urban.csuohio.edu/~2427076/papers/LUP2000_2007/lUP2004_Resilient%20cities_socioeconomic_ecological.pdf

IMO, if you want to understand how to implement theories of LU, you have to understand the systems and their interaction. Good luck!

]]> 0 bc780534267eb976bb4a636a5ce5f9be david maynes replied to the topic Slide show of Maya Lins Storm King - I used to like this in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/slide-show-of-maya-lins-storm-king-i-used-to-like-this/#post-167844 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:03:16 +0000 Myself and a colleague checked it out last summer. We were both underwhelmed.
Darrel Morrison’s meadow plantings were by far way more interesting. Stormking in general, is awesome.
In torn defense to Lin…her exhibit (inside) on the process of creating the wave field was much more intriguing than the product.

]]> 0 21ae3afbbf853a49ccf81b3e0eab844c david maynes replied to the topic What is ecological urbanism? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-ecological-urbanism/#post-168139 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:43:09 +0000 for what it’s worth…
I went to the 3-day GSD conference that explored this question (a couple years ago). It featured many notable folks…R.T. Foreman, Rem K, Herb Dreseitl, Walter Hood, Walheim, Mitchell Joachim (sp?), Andrea Branzi, and numerous others who tried to figure out what exactly ecological urbanism is. After hours and hours of…[Read more]

]]> 0 50ec0b15681f52efdf1702b930892332 david maynes replied to the topic Art Benches in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/art-benches/#post-171970 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:06:34 +0000 Terry,
could the art benches be themed around reuse and reinvention of nontraditional materials? this might reduce materials cost, obligate creative thinking, recognize cultural context (ex. old lobster fishing equipment, etc), and promote sustainable solutions for experiential purposes. Im originally from Maine, and one thing Maine artists seem…[Read more]

]]> 0 d9424b3ee580360c8b215115147a967c david maynes replied to the topic Creative Ideas for very small model trees in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/creative-ideas-for-very-small-model-trees/#post-172296 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:22:48 +0000 green pushpins

]]> 0 537bd677d633a52b2932a5fe59f97a5b david maynes replied to the topic Mobile Tree Planter in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mobile-tree-planter/#post-172322 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:01:31 +0000 I did! It was a design element within my MLA-thesis…which dealt with ecological remediation systems, thematic planning, and the use of a succession model, both literal and metaphoric, for integrating the science of site decontamination, individual and collective engagement in physical and social processes of remediation, and development of a…[Read more]

]]> 0 f1ac001139894da827de54a661829c03 david maynes replied to the topic Mobile Tree Planter in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mobile-tree-planter/#post-172324 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:34:33 +0000 here’s a similar idea used for an urban plaza concept. The site and context was all about remediation and brownfield reclamation, with disturbance and succession being powerful themes. The trains served as both dynamic space-makers and metaphor. The appropriate solution when introducing the moving tree idea is to consider the place and cultural…[Read more]

]]> 0 775d3a0734912f4a58a80792b5a23fb5 david maynes posted an update in the group Site Remediation Design: How can landscape architects become cultural middlemen for […] https://land8.com/activity/p/18295/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:02:13 +0000 How can landscape architects become cultural middlemen for site decontamination? Remediation doesn’t only have to be about soil borings and lab tests. Cleaning up junk can be an opportunity for new landscape experiences, typologies, and processes to emerge. Let me hear your thoughts.

]]> 0 06519c958931738b18448778112366c0 david maynes replied to the topic Good books... in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/good-books/#post-173982 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:32:59 +0000 Living Systems: Innovative Materials and Technologies for Landscape Architects – (‘materials and technologies’ are more process based systems…very cool. You’ll most likely see some familiar projects described in detail)

The Landscape Urbanism Reader – Charles Waldhiem

any research article you can find by Stewart Pickett (urban…[Read more]

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