Pruned: Seductive Sustainability

(A solar-heated pool set amidst a restored California meadow of local flowers and grasses, with the sky and hills reflected on its water. Landscape design by Bernard Trainor. Photo by Jason Liske.)

In today's weekly batch of articles on The New York Times' Home & Garden section, there is a good summary of current trends in environmental landscape design: “Over the past five years, as climate change has become more obvious and energy costs have spiraled up, a number of designers have begun to champion an approach to landscaping that marries traditional environmental concerns — sustainability, biodiversity, restoration, conservation — with a sensitivity to aesthetics and a flexibility that they said was missing from green-gardening crusades of the past.” Go see.

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Anonymous
August 21, 2008 at 8:54:00 PM CDT
I wrote about this too - at my blog and at Human Flower Project.

Anonymous
August 22, 2008 at 6:22:00 AM CDT
Wow - what a good picture! I expect the panels are stashed on the roof of the house.. I secretly hope they're lining the floor of the pool?

Alexander Trevi
August 22, 2008 at 5:59:00 PM CDT
Henry, here is another shot of the pool. More photos at Trainor's website.

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	Seductive Sustainability Thursday, August 21, 2008 #lidos (A solar-heated pool set amidst a restored California meadow of local flowers and grasses, with the sky and hills reflected on its water. Landscape design by Bernard Trainor. Photo by Jason Liske.) In today's weekly batch of articles on The New York Times' Home & Garden section, there is a good summary of current trends in environmental landscape design: “Over the past five years, as climate change has become more obvious and energy costs have spiraled up, a number of designers have begun to champion an approach to landscaping that marries traditional environmental concerns — sustainability, biodiversity, restoration, conservation — with a sensitivity to aesthetics and a flexibility that they said was missing from green-gardening crusades of the past.” Go see. In the Archives: Artfully Planned Decay 3 COMMENTS — Anonymous August 21, 2008 at 8:54:00 PM CDT I wrote about this too - at my blog and at Human Flower Project. Anonymous August 22, 2008 at 6:22:00 AM CDT Wow - what a good picture! I expect the panels are stashed on the roof of the house.. I secretly hope they're lining the floor of the pool? Alexander Trevi August 22, 2008 at 5:59:00 PM CDT Henry, here is another shot of the pool. More photos at Trainor's website. Post a Comment — Comments on posts older than a week are moderated — —— Newer Post Older Post —— Home	1