Katherine Jacobs

Katherine Jacobs started the topic Public Rain Garden Design in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE 4 years, 9 months ago

I work for a city park department. One of our nonprofit partners is working on a rain garden in a public right of way, which is a great project. However, they treated the rain garden planting design like a restoration project– there are upwards of 65 species. I expressed my appreciation for biodiversity and explained that our maintenance staff is…[Read more]
Katherine Jacobs's profile was updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Katherine Jacobs started the topic Low Lying Parks in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION 4 years, 11 months ago

As in many cities, a lot of our park land is in low-lying, periodically flooded areas. This is great to the extent that when we have serious flooding, our mostly impervious parks can absorb a decent amount of the water.

However, over the years these low-lying parks have been developed with amenities such as tennis courts and soccer fields that…[Read more]
Katherine Jacobs started the topic Plaza to Playspace Precedent in the forum PLACES & SPACES 4 years, 11 months ago

We have an underutilized plaza in our downtown area attached to some municipal buildings. The downtown area is increasingly home to families and people of different ages, but we’re short on recreational amenities to meet these new demographics. So we’re interested in revamping this underutilized plaza with a playground, a performance space, and…[Read more]
Katherine Jacobs started the topic Specifying Soil Mycorrizae in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE 6 years, 2 months ago

Does anybody out there specify soil mycorrizae? There is sufficient research supporting the idea that supplementing mycorrizae will help plant establishment and growth, but I haven’t been able to find any information on how to specify it. I don’t know if any of the products on the market are worthwhile, or how much I should tell contractors to…[Read more]
Katherine Jacobs joined the group Therapeutic Landscapes Network 6 years, 2 months ago
Katherine Jacobs joined the group LEED in Landscape Architecture 6 years, 2 months ago
Katherine Jacobs joined the group Habitat Restoration and Mitigation 6 years, 2 months ago
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Katherine Jacobs replied to the topic lightweight fill for sod lawn in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS 10 years, 10 months ago

Thanks for your response, Andrew!

There are 8-10 steps going up to the property. Our crew typically puts a piece of plywood over the stairs to create a ramp, which avoids the back injury issue. It’s still a big pain in the butt and takes more time, which increases costs.

We need to raise the level 6″-12″ in different places, so typically we…[Read more]
Katherine Jacobs replied to the topic what to render beyond edge of site? in the forum GRAPHICS 11 years, 3 months ago

I appreciate hearing your feedback, but you are responding to an image rather than a full presentation- of course the design doesn’t make sense without having all the information!

If you are interested:
It’s a “food forest”/edible landscape, which makes access by wheelbarrows extremely important to the design– I think that’s why you read the…[Read more]
Katherine Jacobs replied to the topic what to render beyond edge of site? in the forum GRAPHICS 11 years, 3 months ago

Thanks, both of you! I’ve used aerial images with the opacity reduced before, but I’m having trouble getting an image that is high enough resolution to make a cutting edge along the tree line that isn’t pixelated. When the site edge is straight, along a property line or a building, the quality of the images I got from google earth hasn’t been as…[Read more]
Katherine Jacobs replied to the topic name-style in AutoCAD? in the forum TECHNOLOGY 11 years, 3 months ago

Hah, I knew those existed but didn’t know what they were called. Thanks!
Katherine Jacobs replied to the topic IS IT TIME FOR A MASTERS? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION 11 years, 9 months ago

I am finishing my MLA this year. While I deeply value everything I have gained from my education, I do wonder if I might have been able to pursue an equally satisfying career in a similar field that has more funding available for graduate students. If your disposition is amenable to linear thinking, I encourage you to explore some of the sciences…[Read more]