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- The High Desert bursts forth in a symphony of colors
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Tag Archives: landscaping
The High Desert bursts forth in a symphony of colors
It has been fascinating to watch the vast variety of plants burst forth with they spring time blossoms here in New Mexico’s High Desert environment for the first time. Below are a series of photographs from the past week showing … Continue reading
Posted in art, climate, deserts, diversity, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, hiking, landscape architecture, natural history, nature, peace, pictures, Science, tourism, Travel, weather, Wildlife, xeriscaping
Tagged deserts, ecology, environment, fun, geography, High Desert, landscaping, nature, New Mexico, plants, West, xeriscaping
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The overuse of castle-centric Medieval design
If there is one aspect of classic architecture that does not appear to transfer well into many modern land use applications, it’s the Medieval castle. All too often, at least here in the United States, castle-oriented architecture is the only … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, architecture, art, branding, business, cities, civics, commerce, consumerism, culture, downtown, economic development, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Europe, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, marketing, opinion, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, shopping, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, transportation, Travel, trucking, UK, urban design, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged aesthetics, Belgium, Bruges, design, Disneyfy, England, landscape architecture, landscaping, Medieval, Medieval architecture, York
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Transforming an eyesore into eye-candy
Similar to the image above, the vast majority of highway and railroad underpasses across the country are the epitome of sterile concrete and overgrown weeds. Left as underutilized vacant space, they hardly engender any sort of warmth or welcome, particularly … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, Cars, cities, civics, civility, economic development, economic gardening, fitness, fun, geography, hiking, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, pictures, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, topography, tourism, traffic, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, walking
Tagged cities, civics, gardening, Greater Mt. Pleasant, highways, infrastructure, land use, landscaping, micropolitan, non-motorized plan, placemakng, planning, streets, streetscaping, tourism, transportation, travel, urban planning
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Your community is dumpy when…
Landfill acreage exceeds park acreage. There are residents with the first name of Humpty. No refuse is refused. People can smell it before they arrive. Pig Pen is Mayor. Junk and salvage yards are welcome in any zoning district. Activities … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, cities, civics, civility, culture, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, government, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, marketing, planning, pollution, product design, psychology, Recycling, satire, sustainability, Television, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged cities, environment, garbage, geography, Glad, Humpty Dumpty, landfills, landscaping, Mt. Trashmore, Pig Pen, planning, pollution waste, recycling, trash
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Turning the bland into grand
As an avid bicycle commuter who resides in a community where bikes are permitted to ride along certain roadside paved pathways (sidewalks of 7-8 feet wide), I find the gray blandness of most sidewalks/pathways to be quite boring and uninspiring. … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, cities, civics, Communications, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, entrepreneurship, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, historic preservation, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, light pollution, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged arts, bicycling, cities, infrastructure, landscape architecture, landscaping, pathways, sidewalks, streetscaping, trails, urban planning, walking
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“Beautiful landscaping IS an economic development tool”
I heard the quote which comprises the title of this post on the April 24, 2012 Tuesday’s at APA (Chicago) podcast. All I can say is bravo, bravo! I could not agree more. Some communities pride themselves on their aesthetic … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, civics, climate change, culture, density, economic development, economic gardening, economics, energy, environment, government, health, infrastructure, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, pollution, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, economic development, energy, environment, land use, landscaping, pollution, trees, zoning
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Adding grace to place
Below are listed sixteen sweet ideas for adding grace to a place. Some of these ideas may sound like simple steps, but I am always amazed how few American communities actually employ them on a regular basis as a way of gracing … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, cities, civics, climate change, Cuisine, culture, density, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, economics, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, Europe, fun, historic preservation, history, land use, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, psychology, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, urban planning, walking
Tagged art, bicycles, flowers, gardens, landscaping, parks, placemaking, planning, streetscapes, Third places, trees, walking
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