So long, Houz2. It was fun.

Houz used to be a great design resource. They even wanted us to upload images and tell stories. We even got badges for good work. Then the badges became more and more scarce, the sales calls more frequent. There was less and less reward for adding content to their site and more demand for “upgrades”.Continue reading “So long, Houz2. It was fun.”

Signal to noise?

Usually when the phone rings, it’s a robocall. When it’s a human, we manage to communicate. I try to refuse their pitches politely, even though they’ll likely hang up on the third refusal – it must be a formula of some kind. Sometimes it’s a friend, colleague, client or new contact – all of whichContinue reading “Signal to noise?”

Incredible Amazing!

Keep up with technology or fall behind. That’s what they say, and besides some of the stuff is pretty cool. What’s even more fun is hearing all the buzzwords they use to describe whatever they’re hawking. Can we use these magical words here, for landscape architecture? As the song says, come with me and we’ll be in a worldContinue reading “Incredible Amazing!”

Celebrating landscape architecture month

The local chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), of which Annette is a longstanding member, gathered at the state capitol to inform people about the profession. It also happened to be the birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted, considered the founding father of landscape architecture in the United States, so they placed aContinue reading “Celebrating landscape architecture month”

Jardin plaisir… Jardin cauchemar!!!

Non petit computer , tu ne vas pas m’attraper encore! Mais je vais te donner une petite histoire… quand même!!! Le jardin m’a donné du plaisir, avec Blue eyes qui a de nouveaux yeux et la sculpture de Mike pour la rose grimpante ‘Red Fountain’… La voici la fontaine de sang lorsqu’elle allait s’avachir surContinue reading “Jardin plaisir… Jardin cauchemar!!!”

Clearly, Fame isn’t Everything

The day after the Big TV Event. Calm. No calls, no e-mails from people clamoring for designs. Nobody knocking at the door asking for Mike Cheasshox’s autograph. It’s as though the TV episode never aired. So much for doing some unpaid work in the hope of capturing at least one potential client from the ether.Continue reading “Clearly, Fame isn’t Everything”