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Annette’s THE landscape architect
Au lieu de payer le chantage à l’état de Californie – $700 – Mike quitte son titre d’architecte-paysagiste. Au moins en Californie – pour la France…? Mike let his landscape architect’s license expire rather than paying the state the new, improved fee of $700 (instead of $400). Business is tough in California, and we’re cuttingContinue reading “Annette’s THE landscape architect”
Herb garden on the way
After trying to grow tasty things like arugula, cilantro, dill and parsley in the ground, we decided that our snails and slugs are just too voracious. But apparently they don’t climb on benches to devour our plants – and putting the plants in pots gives them perfect drainage. Cilantro This is something we never seemContinue reading “Herb garden on the way”
Luciole Design on Facebook.
Because you just never know where people might look for ideas. Use the link if you’re a fan of Facebook: Luciole Design Landscape Architects on Facebook! Social Media How “social” can this media be when you don’t sit around a table and talk, visit, entertain together? I can post all the outdoor cooking tips IContinue reading “Luciole Design on Facebook.”
Light it up!
A digital control system coupled with adjustable color makes it easy to set the mood. For a Palm Springs inspired mid-century modern design, this brings a lot of glamour to the evening! Any ambience you can image, you can probably create…
Farewell, Steve.
Ever meet someone who really loves his job? Where the job is more vacation than vacations? Steve was that guy. Almost. You can’t dive for abalone building landscapes, after all. He passed away a couple of days ago, something nobody expected. He headed Park Place Landscapes, our go-to construction company. Everyone loved working with him,Continue reading “Farewell, Steve.”
Attracting wildlife: active vs passive
How to attract wild birds to a garden
Capturing a front yard for entertainment and outdoor living
Some notes concerning personal site visits for design applied to a recent project
Thinking of an outdoor pizza oven?
You have choices. Lots of them. The lower price gets you smaller oven. More money gets you something larger and probably more versatile. And a ton of money gets you something that’s probably too much unless you entertain hordes of people. All of them have a learning curve. The Ovens We have a small, wood-burningContinue reading “Thinking of an outdoor pizza oven?”
Visualizing projects
The “after” images with plants are computer renderings. The “before” images are photos. Just showing how “real” rendering technology is getting.