Land8 | Katie Cool | Group Activity https://land8.com/members/katiecool/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Katie Cool is a member. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 7ac9ee20a22a20e9481d4c5fbf6a321c S Mehta joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/64235/ Sat, 19 Feb 2022 02:43:59 +0000 0 2b47ca5e47354229685041cc9de3807f Phillip Tinsley joined the group Residential Design Group https://land8.com/activity/p/63054/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:23:40 +0000 0 83c21700c4aaa4381199ccae51bdebf1 Morvarid joined the group Residential Design Group https://land8.com/activity/p/63012/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:15:03 +0000 0 e33ac8b0359bea8bc19df67d31b41223 Amelia joined the group Residential Design Group https://land8.com/activity/p/62420/ Sun, 31 Jan 2021 22:18:57 +0000 0 d931a9cd16ec3e98c0bda708ebc9c258 Amelia joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/62413/ Sun, 31 Jan 2021 22:17:55 +0000 0 4bf95ea658381849310f6b8ef1c3ad41 Sonja Zindovic joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/62290/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:56:27 +0000 0 5dee373c9d04100c3e3634a72baf05f7 Christine Gonzales joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/60983/ Tue, 19 May 2020 18:45:26 +0000 0 a22b60ea5b830f12e8a1534dfa9b8a49 Jael Wagoner, PLA, ASLA joined the group Graphics Teacher Workshops https://land8.com/activity/p/60786/ Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:04:27 +0000 0 498c26f95dedc2f812b33e0d5279633a Miguel A. Medina joined the group Residential Design Group https://land8.com/activity/p/60706/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:42:33 +0000 0 a64913e2aa8e2e2d95a9d669a8f6fb01 Miguel A. Medina joined the group APLD - Association of Professional Landscape Designers https://land8.com/activity/p/60703/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:35:02 +0000 1 5e067b6b86cb074b150dab0aa37d1bd4 Alex Aubry joined the group APLD - Association of Professional Landscape Designers https://land8.com/activity/p/60668/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:50:04 +0000 0 86a340dcb8208dad73b5c48972ed472f Aidan Joseph ffrench joined the group Residential Design Group https://land8.com/activity/p/60475/ Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:12:36 +0000 0 e337ab42a76827537aa30c97c8efd9c5 Miles Hartwell joined the group Residential Design Group https://land8.com/activity/p/60146/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:52:10 +0000 0 14ec294040f13e4bc7abe7ee5835dcfd Bozena Graic joined the group Residential Design Group https://land8.com/activity/p/60113/ Mon, 09 Dec 2019 13:00:18 +0000 0 95abbb16a0507b3cf6f2809432aa00c1 Lisa Zimmerman joined the group Residential Design Group https://land8.com/activity/p/60103/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:31:07 +0000 0 cb39f5a3b18780be3ca0e1b200285ab0 StudioCK joined the group Graphics Teacher Workshops https://land8.com/activity/p/59646/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:27:46 +0000 0 149e4fdb5366c501258b3e1758f87317 StudioCK joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/59643/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:27:39 +0000 0 acadf4a9cb426d06bb9977318c7855b7 StudioCK joined the group Residential Design Group https://land8.com/activity/p/59629/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:27:23 +0000 0 d9d0428ba12bc67edbb0d8462e910c28 Eddie Meyerholz joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/53958/ Wed, 25 Jul 2018 23:44:31 +0000 0 b7730632b6e0555c3518358ace4b3893 Bruce McWilliam Associates Landscape Design Group 778-809-9784 joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/53755/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:36:41 +0000 0 53975cd83b1c86ae420f8bc028ef786e Bruce McWilliam Associates Landscape Design Group 778-809-9784 joined the group Graphics Teacher Workshops https://land8.com/activity/p/53751/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:35:16 +0000 0 fab3f5091a46812326b7bfeff88b6b9a STEPHANIE Landregan FASLA LEED posted an update in the group Graphics Teacher Workshops: Live in Southern California? Come join Richard Scott as he […] https://land8.com/activity/p/24729/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:52:28 +0000 Live in Southern California? Come join Richard Scott as he teaches Sketching on Location at UCLA Extension.
November 19, 2016 Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
December 2 and 10 Saturday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Still a few seats left!
Sign up here:

]]> 0 7eb72d39566e6b3027e073e7af13cc5c Heather L. Venhaus posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: Land8 online has invited me to provide a free webinar on […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30235/ Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:27:26 +0000 Land8 online has invited me to provide a free webinar on sustainable site design, small scale sites and residential landscapes on November 7th. What type of information you would find most useful?

]]> 0 1e2ab0b2873839b577399ed127005b64 Deborah Christman posted an update in the group California Native Plants: I have been using more Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' up […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28929/ Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:21:29 +0000 I have been using more Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ up here in the East Bay of S.F. It seems to be an easy evergreen plant. So far, so good.

Has anyone had any problems with it after it has established?

Also what is your favorite Ceanothus and why?

]]> 0 7ca94941d1f727135badf1bb183c0bbb Jamie Walsh posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: Hey Kev, funny we should be communicating this way instead […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30236/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:48:32 +0000 Hey Kev, funny we should be communicating this way instead of calling but wondered if any of you out there would want to start a sub group of residential for traditional/classical. Not many out there but I think would help to focus the discussion. Not that interested in what’s ‘hip’. Trying to keep a long view. No offense to the fashionistas. ps…[Read more]

]]> 0 e7d1f6801036c45a51906578cb490fda shiraz daud posted an update in the group DESIGN: In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. https://land8.com/activity/p/26178/ Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:04:45 +0000 In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.

]]> 0 d10d6a7c11b4f1a05c5f1903b7db35c4 Dave Maciulis posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: Hey everyone, I recently launched a landscape Design Build […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30237/ Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:57:53 +0000 Hey everyone, I recently launched a landscape Design Build Magazine this Spring.It focuses more on the consumer rather than the landscape architecture/ landscape designer profession. If any of you are interested at all to see what it’s all about you can visit http://www.naturallandscapemagazine.com click the magazine and you can look through the…[Read more]

]]> 0 aad8970b2c6ecdee61bf71af27bbc0ad heidi diskin posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: Hello, does anyone in the philadelphia, new York or Delaware […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30238/ Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:54:50 +0000 Hello, does anyone in the philadelphia, new York or Delaware area have dynascape design program on their computer. Thanks for your response

]]> 0 b86b2630f92fff067a6f69fb0cf97d5e Hugh Ryan posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: Hello. I just want to let you know that at SLANT we have […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30239/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:39:03 +0000 Hello. I just want to let you know that at SLANT we have just launched our second competition and this time it is an open international garden design competition and all are welcomw. Details can be viewed on http://www.slant.eu

]]> 0 03b19ce9df56fb3cbeab75414648cf58 Matthew Durkovich posted an update in the group DESIGN: Denis - try "From Concept to Form in Landscape Design" by […] https://land8.com/activity/p/26179/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:04:14 +0000 Denis – try “From Concept to Form in Landscape Design” by Grant Reid.  It’s a good starting point for what you’re talking about.

]]> 0 c10b9e30b4fb4f4818b49739da357b23 Denis Vasiliev posted an update in the group DESIGN: Hello! I am looking for manuals on Design itself - […] https://land8.com/activity/p/26180/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:45:23 +0000 Hello! I am looking for manuals on Design itself – especially combining forms and shapes(geometry), getting beatiful lines, proportions and finally getting harmonious composition. Any good books or e-books? The best free available on-line:) Waiting for advices!

]]> 0 b3cab99a4f4efc780850a7c9a6fe71c5 MJ Martin posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Hi all.  I'm working on a planting plan for a steep slope […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28930/ Tue, 31 May 2011 19:34:12 +0000 Hi all.  I’m working on a planting plan for a steep slope in an area that has plenty of DG (East San Diego) and need to add a burgundy color to the palette.  All of the other plants are xeric.  I’m hoping to find something that someone doesn’t need to prune (due to the steepness) but that will add color even if it’s deciduous. I’m using Ma…[Read more]

]]> 0 2f21ba338cab9e8f6794ac9772eea2bc Cielo posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: Hello all.. Any plant buffs out there have experience with […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30240/ Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:10:47 +0000 Hello all.. Any plant buffs out there have experience with Panicum virgatum ‘heavy metal’ or ‘Northwind’ in the SF bay area?  Based on the zone specs it should be fine but my broker hasn’t sold too many of them and couldn’t comment on how they perform in the area… any help would be appreciated.

]]> 0 63f024f92bcfdd850ee4a6883f51c0fa marcial andan flores posted an update in the group DESIGN: hello guys...   glad to join the group. https://land8.com/activity/p/26181/ Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:23:03 +0000 hello guys…
 
glad to join the group.

]]> 0 12f85c586ed112b2e79e050aa66ee485 Richard E. Scott posted an update in the group Graphics Teacher Workshops: I wanted to explain the comment below about me no long […] https://land8.com/activity/p/24730/ Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:04:46 +0000 I wanted to explain the comment below about me no longer teaching graphics workshops after 2011 (from good friend Brandon Reed).  From mid-year 2011 forward, I’ll be teaching fine art workshops (drawing, watercolor, and oil painting).  I have no plans on teaching Color Mastery or Freehand Perspective Sketching (workshops aimed at Landscape…[Read more]

]]> 0 e97d76e9eeea7d8164c9404576eac778 Jared Chase posted an update in the group Graphics Teacher Workshops: I just signed up for the Color Mastery Class in February.  […] https://land8.com/activity/p/24731/ Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:22:38 +0000 I just signed up for the Color Mastery Class in February.  If anybody is interested in splitting the cost of a hotel room, feel free to send me a message.

]]> 0 343407f769a6b0437d49004d6fc6ba9a Brandon Reed, CVO, ASLA / Rooftop and Urban Designer / Landscape Architect posted an update in the group Graphics Teacher Workshops: Just a quick note for all of you who were ever considering […] https://land8.com/activity/p/24732/ Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:34:45 +0000 Just a quick note for all of you who were ever considering taking a Color Mastery or Perspective Sketching Class from Richard Scott….He has just informed me that this year will be his last year that he will EVER BE TEACHING these classes! So if you were ever thinking of taking one…Please go to http://www.graphicsteacher.com and sign up today! I can…[Read more]

]]> 0 83d5b1ddc371e42d3bbe78b56641d4d1 Emily T posted an update in the group Graphics Teacher Workshops: would anyone be interested in selling their used workbooks […] https://land8.com/activity/p/24733/ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 23:11:09 +0000 would anyone be interested in selling their used workbooks from the workshops to me? I live in Australia and in the near future, not able to travel to the States to attend the graphic workshops.

]]> 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 983753014a683b7733046a05ccfd3cb1 Glenn Kranich posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Since many of our native plants go dormant in the summer as […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28932/ Fri, 21 May 2010 14:20:55 +0000 Since many of our native plants go dormant in the summer as a survival technique to dry summers, I’m saying “advantageous for the summer-dry months” as it relates to the clients who prefer to see green plants and leaves still hanging onto their Buckeyes. Alternatively, Juncus, Western Sword Fern, and Iris, for instance, often receive summer water…[Read more]

]]> 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 2f1b9abf398593d4f8b9109d8f115f22 Ryan Sand posted an update in the group DESIGN: barlow, I would really be interested in seeing what European […] https://land8.com/activity/p/26182/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:15:26 +0000 barlow, I would really be interested in seeing what European style sketches are and what one would percieve is the common american style of drawing?

]]> 0 482650ace0ac2accba9ac51aec088514 John C. Barney posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: to David -- your response was great. thanks. we are about to […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30241/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:42:05 +0000 to David — your response was great. thanks. we are about to over-seed an area with native wildflower mix. have to say, had a really good chuckle, more like chortle reading your comments. then had this amazing image of you talking to some folks out in your mojave neck of the woods about carbon sequestration (mostly because I have been in that…[Read more]

]]> 0 3d460386f23a16dc7c6c30e76c63f56c Ryan A. Waggoner posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: I was wondering what sites residential designers use to find […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30242/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:19:20 +0000 I was wondering what sites residential designers use to find certain products or materials. Let’s say you want to find certain types of outdoor porcelain tiles, sculptures, water features, etc. Are there sites out there that are relevant for us to use? And if so, would anyone like to share these?

]]> 0 bb46fc9013227e38011bc70ca5d60bff Dan Barnes posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: David, I love your common sense approach!!! https://land8.com/activity/p/30243/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:42:11 +0000 David, I love your common sense approach!!!

]]> 0 5532215a84e287c70e7e82afe0ad1aa6 John C. Barney posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: Oops -- just saw the link in your second post -- thanks, […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30244/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:18:27 +0000 Oops — just saw the link in your second post — thanks, David.

Still would be great to read the actual pub to know what was included in the study.

]]> 0 402af858f2188dfa2cddf005573cfd99 John C. Barney posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: Wow.... and I thought my comment was long winded! This is […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30245/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:13:45 +0000 Wow…. and I thought my comment was long winded!

This is great, though, David. I appreciate it. It is helpful to have to have a peer reviewed pub in this conversation (it means i better try to find the one I was referencing!). And it does run contrary to the prevailing wisdom in the “green” community regarding turf. Do you have a web link or…[Read more]

]]> 0 c71cd54ba48f089dd9aa496be24e557b David Moorman posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: This is interesting: 'Corrected' UC-Irvine study shows […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30246/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:21:10 +0000 This is interesting:

‘Corrected’ UC-Irvine study shows turfgrass to be positive sequester of carbon

Scientists from the Department of Earth System Science at the University of California – Irvine recently published a paper in the journal Geophysical Research Letters on January 22, 2010 titled, “Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Emi…[Read more]

]]> 0 58991af0cab2786b7cb8db385ccc9b0b Heather L. Venhaus posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: In response to John's question "how would you propose to […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30247/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:41:42 +0000 In response to John’s question “how would you propose to reduce emissions and increase sequestration through design” in addition to my comments below about how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – landscapes can also play an active role in sequestering carbon through thoughtful plant selection and soil stewardship. Research has shown that…[Read more]

]]> 0 f6a5d073337917d34e8bb00fedebcf1a Heather L. Venhaus posted an update in the group Residential Design Group: I believe the solution is to first accept the dual […] https://land8.com/activity/p/30248/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:37:42 +0000 I believe the solution is to first accept the dual responsibility built landscapes hold in both causing environmental degradation AND protecting and restoring the ecosystem services we depend upon.

I agree with David, we can not and should not eliminate turf completely from our landscapes. There are many scenarios where mowed lawn is the best…[Read more]

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