Land8 | Geoffrey Katz | Activity https://land8.com/members/geoffreykatz/activity/ Activity feed for Geoffrey Katz. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:39:39 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 0a6fd291e9149ceb51a5bee7582f1c31 Geoffrey Katz replied to the topic Plant Local: Does a Plant's Provenance Really Matter? in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/plant-local-does-a-plants-provenance-really-matter/#post-168386 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:13:08 +0000 Yes, it often does matter, for example if the project is a restoration project. Couple of reasons:

First, plants have ranges within which they grow “naturally” or as native to the area. Some plant species have very wide ranges, others very narrow. Many good guidebooks to native plants provide thumbnail maps showing the range for a plant.…[Read more]

]]> 0 370ad751ea91a6fc4737a57f68110f69 Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group SketchUp: Another great talk by Daniel. Since I've worked with […] https://land8.com/activity/p/17725/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:24:15 +0000 Another great talk by Daniel. Since I’ve worked with Sketchup previously to bring in contour and other information from AutoCAD the small tips such as
* wblock the different layers in AutoCAD,
* make sure trees and things are blocks,
* create a standard measurement line (for use to orient the group horizontally once in Sketchup),
* make sure the…[Read more]

]]> 0 c57463bdfc02df804a416b7615455c0d Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group SketchUp: Great webinar tonight July 8, thanks. https://land8.com/activity/p/17731/ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:07:19 +0000 Great webinar tonight July 8, thanks.

]]> 0 39fe0d73d4a7d33f3b5087696979ae75 Geoffrey Katz replied to the topic Landscape Architecture Projects to Visit in Phoenix, AZ and El Paso in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-architecture-projects-to-visit-in-phoenix-az-and-el-paso/#post-168821 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:14:41 +0000 Taliesin West designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is in Scottsdale, a “suburb” of Phoenixhttp://www.franklloydwright.org/taliesin-west/index.html Arcosanti 65 mi north of Phoenix http://www.arcosanti.org/ And Phoenix itself is worth a visit, because it is so spread out with so many “vacant” areas, if only to understand “sprawl” on first hand, and…[Read more]

]]> 0 d07b946ae6f560180aa409d68111e80e Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Glenn, and all True that clients like to see green plants in […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28931/ Tue, 25 May 2010 19:08:38 +0000 Glenn, and all
True that clients like to see green plants in the summer. Which is why some designers advocate a mix of native (80%) and non-native (20%) plants. The non-natives – which may require some summer water – stay green while the natives go summer brown.

]]> 0 98da9a36993520f1851bfbc3b8ca31ef Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Glenn Do you really need to irrigate these plants that you […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28933/ Thu, 20 May 2010 05:49:13 +0000 Glenn Do you really need to irrigate these plants that you mention in summer? They are native to N California, and so in a “natural” context do not get any summer water. Why would you need to irrigate them in a cultured situation?

]]> 0 95a7546d5a27c64f8e6b2bdb4264ceca Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group The Sustainable Sites Initiative: I agree with Heather about building a track record of using […] https://land8.com/activity/p/18662/ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:33:29 +0000 I agree with Heather about building a track record of using the SSI. It is through application in the real world that tools like the SSI show their strengths and value.

]]> 0 0fb6e5142ff3d6dc35327745e3090d32 Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Hello all For those of you in the San Fran Bay Area […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28936/ Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:49:19 +0000 Hello all
For those of you in the San Fran Bay Area registration for the tour of East Bay native plant gardens just opened. Went last year, will go again this year. http://www.BringingBacktheNatives.net

]]> 0 29dbf6b56d18ebec394a8f06b5453bea Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group LEED in Landscape Architecture: Baskar - Could you go into more detail with your comments... https://land8.com/activity/p/23539/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:38:18 +0000 Baskar – Could you go into more detail with your comments…

]]> 0 6755aa5386f47e880467bfe0e70e880e Geoffrey Katz replied to the topic Sustainable Landscapes Rating System for Sustainable Sites Initiative in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-landscapes-rating-system-for-sustainable-sites-initiative/#post-172438 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:09:15 +0000 I concur with Brent. We will all have more comments I am sure as we get to know this system better and better.

]]> 0 3012cf79eaa5e698d1bf0c3daff6177d Geoffrey Katz replied to the topic Essential Reads in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/essential-reads/page/2/#post-176746 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:16:42 +0000 Poetics of Gardens. Moore, Mitchell, and Turnbull. MIT Press 1988

]]> 0 3ec836b041e11a951c0ab557048d1366 Geoffrey Katz replied to the topic in need of examples/precedents of "green" bridges in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/in-need-of-examplesprecedents-of-green-bridges/#post-175886 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:02:47 +0000 The pedestrian bridge from the Zeum to the Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco is planted. There is a row of shrubs on both sides of the walkway.

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