editor’s note
Sometimes the simple things make all the difference between success and failure. For all of the high-flown conceptualizing that drives much of what so many watershapers do these days, there's no escaping the need for attention to
It might be something of a cliché, but it's often said that there's great wisdom in being willing and able to learn the lessons of history. In that spirit, I recently took advantage of an opportunity to sit in on a class in the
Beautiful gardens make us happy. When we walk through or by them on the way to our daily activities; when we happen upon them while driving from one place to another; when we deliberately make them our destination - whatever the circumstances, beautiful gardens bring smiles to our faces and a sense of balance and serenity to
Welcome to the premiere edition of LandShapes, a magazine for professionals who design and install exterior environments. With this first issue, we begin a journey that will take us deep inside the landscaping professions to meet the needs of landscape contractors, designers and architects as well as excavators, soil-retention specialists, hardscape installers, lighting designers, arborists - just about
If you're like me, news stories in magazines and on television that cover innovations in science and technology are far more interesting than about 95 percent of the stuff featured in the mainstream media these days. To me, few things are more intriguing than peeking in on the
A teacher I respect once told me that there's a fine line between research and plagiarism. He explained that using the ideas of others to construct your own creative expression is perfectly acceptable - desirable, in fact - and a practice that's been part of
The 19th Century poet Eden Phillpotts once wrote, "The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." I've always loved that line and the way it shines a light on the rewards of
The 19th Century poet Eden Phillpotts once wrote, "The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." I've always loved that line and the way it shines a light on the rewards of
As I was graduating from college many years ago, one of my professors predicted that more than 30 percent of us would eventually hold jobs that hadn't been invented yet. With the emergence of the Internet and other mass-communication technologies in recent years, I'd be hard pressed to think he was anything but conservative with his forecast. It's exciting to think we live at a time when new vocations are constantly emerging to provide us with ever-broadening sets of employment options. And it's exciting to point out that one of these new professions
As I was graduating from college many years ago, one of my professors predicted that more than 30 percent of us would eventually hold jobs that hadn't been invented yet. With the emergence of the Internet and other mass-communication technologies in recent years, I'd be hard pressed to think he was anything but conservative with his forecast. It's exciting to think we live at a time when new vocations are constantly emerging to provide us with ever-broadening sets of employment options. And it's exciting to point out that one of these new professions
