JA Castillo, PLA, ASLA

One of the local review agencies in my area does not allow “grow bags” unless it is the only option available. Their issue is the human factor (not refilling the bags; not resetting them; etc) and fire ants (which in turn affect the humans!).  Generally, I think they are functional, but I do not have a fondness for them.

I think Chris Whitted has done a great job providing some tips as well as asking some great questions. Addressing some of his questions may allow us to offer better insight.

As to the use of raster images in CAD, we only use two graphic formats, PCX and JPG.

– For reference / trace purposes, we scan items as a B&W PCX file. It is jaggy like a…[Read more]

Glad to have helped.

InDesign is a great program and it’s quite robust. Have used it for portfolio pieces & design guidelines @ my office as well as newsletters and flyers for my State Chapter ASLA.

Good luck!

A PDF should work fine. Does the “choppy” / “poor quality” refer to what you see on screen or what is printed? If it is how it looks on-screen, you can improve its “quality” by changing the “Display Performance”…

View > Display Performance > High Quality Display (Alt + Ctrl + H)

If the final print is not that good, it may be the quality of the…[Read more]

I always sign “RLA, ASLA” to denote first and foremost, that I am licensed and secondly, that I am a member of ASLA. Prior to being licensed, I used “ASLA” after my name to promote the profession.