There is a interesting interview with David Owen who has written, "Green Metropolis: Why living smaller, living closer, and driving less are the keys to sustainability" argues that city life - density - is the key to living greener. His argument says that if you put the people closer together, ..
Many of us are digging out of snow. So a question that is raised is what salt (or deicer) is better to use? Well it depends on your situation. For instance, if you are concerned about plants or animals (if you have a dog) certain deicers are better than others. Also, at certain temps, salt ..
There is a landscape on Frankfort Avenue that I admire. It has something going on in all seasons. It has easily maintainable plants and needs minimal input. So why would I post a good list of plants for free as a Landscape Architect? Well, just because you have a list doesn't mean one would ..
It has been a while since I've written something. I guess I've spared you from reading aimless blog entries... The project for this fall is creating a small garden space at Highland Baptist Church. Early this past spring I used Black Eye Susans as a cover crop over my potatoes. Now we are ..
Scientists at Purdue University have mapped the carbon emissions across the United States in a project called Vulcan. The map is a layer in Google Earth that allows one to zoom in and see the US emissions at a state or county level. It is one more way to see where the emissions come from and ..