Land8 | Rich Bensman | Activity https://land8.com/members/richbensman/activity/ Activity feed for Rich Bensman. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 823a4f3c77c90982740e7a8d276ce41d Rich Bensman replied to the topic Mobile Tree Planter in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mobile-tree-planter/#post-172326 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:37:15 +0000 Maybe not quite what you are looking for, but a very cool project that incorporates moving trees:

http://www.dezeen.com/2008/11/30/moving-forest-by-nl-architects/

]]> 0 55e17863f66941fbb7447ec7765b23b7 Rich Bensman replied to the topic Innovative firms or people in european landscape architecture - examples? in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/innovative-firms-or-people-in-european-landscape-architecture-examples/#post-175345 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:29:37 +0000 I would check out Piet Oudolf. A spectacular plantsman.

]]> 0 47020336fc4c1fc80e5fc1aea8d102cb Rich Bensman replied to the topic Awesome Garden Design Competitions or Trade Shows in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/awesome-garden-design-competitions-or-trade-shows/#post-174817 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:34:35 +0000 I would highly recommend the International Garden Festival at Chaumont-sur-Loire, France. My firm participated last year and had an amazing experience – it was great to see how 20-odd people all interpret a theme so different from one another. There was a small stipend to build the garden (if you keep it simple you can do it) otherwise you need to…[Read more]

]]> 0 08ff7e9f039b805f250fbc2cedaa258b Rich Bensman replied to the topic Anyone designed and sold site furnishings? in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/anyone-designed-and-sold-site-furnishings/#post-175792 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:49:50 +0000 I know some designers have partnered with existing fabrication studios on developing site furniture. Like Tom Balsley with LandscapeForms. Others like Robert M. Stern Architects have created their own line and then found interested parties to mass market and fabricate.

]]> 0 8079e7b569d2ae98ea6afc88a1aafc86 Rich Bensman replied to the topic Traveling through Europe in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/traveling-through-europe/#post-177392 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:13:28 +0000 I just returned from Chaumont – sur – Loire in France. They have a great contemporary garden festival that certainly is worth checking out. A couple hours train from Paris. A bit of shameless plug since we’ve got a garden there, nonetheless an excellent place.

http://www.chaumont-jardins.com/site/page/pratique/bienvenue.php

]]> 0 961707111803a161c87c6087c932ab7c Rich Bensman replied to the topic Plant information databases? in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/plant-information-databases/#post-177464 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:02:13 +0000 I know this isn’t quite what you are looking for, but worthwhile none the less. The University of Minnesota has a great online plant database that tracks hundreds (perhaps thousands?) of wholesale nursery catalogs. Next time your contractor claims the plant you want isn’t available you can point them in the right direction.

http://plantinfo.umn.edu/

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