Environment
The ability to adapt to different project parameters and conditions can require patience and a balance between conformity and standing your ground. The project pictured here, explains Scott Cummings and Benjamin Lasseter, is as a perfect example of integrating a pool and landscape design with a challenging site and discerning project team members.
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In the deep, lightless realms of the Pacific Ocean—where pressure crushes and sunlight never penetrates—scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery: dark oxygen. Unlike the oxygen we are familiar with, produced by plants and photosynthesis, dark oxygen forms without light, deep in the sediments of the ocean floor.
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The recent fires in Los Angeles have left behind widespread devastation. Implementing measures that help prevent fires and reduce their severity going forward is now at the forefront of landscape and pool professionals working in fire-prone areas. Here, Scott Cohen outlines the key features in “Firescaping”—the practice of creating spaces that do not burn.
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Ripple Effects: Pandemic-Era Pools