Archive for the ‘Residential Design’ Category
Texas, Water, and Xeric Planting
How green was my valley. Greener pastures. The grass is always greener on the other side. The all-American lawn is fastidious, well-coiffed, and an appealing shade of emerald. All this speaks to the level of forethought and care owners bestow on their home’s welcome carpet. A perfect lawn means the owner is just another law-abiding [...]
More Design with Recycled Glass: Cao Perrot Studio
I recently corresponded with the landscape designer, Andy Cao, but it was after I posted my last blog on recycled glass design in the landscape. He is one half of the artist and landscape duo known as Cao-Perrot Studio. The other half is Xavier Perrot who is based in Paris, France. Their firm also includes [...]
Designing with recycled glass
I thought I’d explore and present various ways that recycled glass can be used to enhance landscape design. Using recycled materials in construction and design is a wonderful way be sustainable and elevate points in a LEED project. Glass has qualities of reflection and iridescence, and comes in a wide variety of colors. The more [...]