May 2008 – The Whispering Crane Institute

Dangit’ I had to Add another Widget

This WordPress template has been very good to me, very good. Especially when it come to the sideboard. A clean, simple, economical sideboard without a lot of “stuff”. So it was a great move for me to get on WordPress. When I did make this move I made a concerned effort that I would not… Continue reading Dangit’ I had to Add another Widget

It’s May

For those of you in the profession that’s all I would have to write: It’s May Is it ever, things are alway like this(thankfully) in the Northern climates this time of year. That great sense of “May” urgency. The average client procrastinates calling the contractor as do many, many others-everyone calls all at once. Screaming.… Continue reading It’s May

How American Gardeners get Answers

The University of Minnesota conducted a survey of over 1,000 folks and this was the answer to where Americans get advice for their gardening problems; Their neighbor. That’s right . . . their neighbor. The survey of 1,000 Minnesota gardeners published in the January–March, 2008 issue of HortTechnology showed that although respondents viewed the University… Continue reading How American Gardeners get Answers

Manipulating Your Photo’s

Say you wanted to do something a little different, a little clever, a little off the wall? I mean why not, you are a professional Landscape Designer? Aren’t you? Well at least some of you are. Professional(s) . . . that is. So here’s a website that is so simple and easy to use it’s… Continue reading Manipulating Your Photo’s

An Appreciation of Stone (39)

It’s been awhile since we posted on one of my most favorite subjects-stone. I thought I would remedy that with this image of a waterfall and stream bed of one of my former design projects. The job was installed in 2006 and I snapped the picture early last week. [ Edge stone buried in help… Continue reading An Appreciation of Stone (39)

Buson

Not a leaf stirring: frightening, the summer grove

A Different Perspective

I really like art work from the 50’s back, or should I say I really like the illustration work from the 50’s back. It is that type of illustration work that drew me to this simple little book called Perspective by Victor Perard, ca 1954. Here’s the book cover: [ I love that zooming airplane!… Continue reading A Different Perspective

A Few Things on My Mind

Some odds and ends I have been wanting to share, and a few comments about them. Adding a Blog It’s been awhile. Quite awhile actually, I can’t even remember the last time I added a Blog to the list over on the WCI Links page. Well then, I guess it’s time. the blog is Daisy… Continue reading A Few Things on My Mind

My Desk this AM

Here’s how things looked early this morning at Rick Anderson central. [ Computer, markers, moleskine, photo’s, more markers, another moleskine, ] As we pan to the right a look at the drawing table. [ Ah, that drawing on the bottom looks ready to go, time to start another. ] Addendum: Need some design work done?… Continue reading My Desk this AM