Columbus – The Whispering Crane Institute

Warren Buffet, on your Chosen Profession

This quote from Warren Buffet seems to make a lot of great sense to me, I mean how hard is it to become a expert in one field, let alone a expert in two fields. The CENTS show is coming up in OHIO, and the ANLA Mgmt Clinic is coming up in Louisville, KY. Two… Continue reading Warren Buffet, on your Chosen Profession

Back from Columbus

I have returned from the CENTS show today and am ready to get back to the swing of things, including a project or two. More on the show and my thoughts on some of the presenters in my next post. Most of you probably know the weather played havoc wiht driving in Ohio yesterday, so… Continue reading Back from Columbus

CENTS Show, Coming Up!

I’ll be leaving for the CENTS show on Sunday morning, I need to be there by 11:30am. My stone workshop is SOLD OUT! A full class of 25 eager stone-niks. It should be a lot of fun. I have not “planned the entire 3 hours, I am leaving some latitude for the students to take… Continue reading CENTS Show, Coming Up!

2008 CENTS Show in Columbus, Ohio (7)

Time for a few shots from the trade show floor. A smaller trade show floor than 2007, and a much smaller show floor than 2005. The show is getting smaller, and it seems everyone now notice’s this trend. Why? I don’t know . . . there are probably several factors at work, and several reasons… Continue reading 2008 CENTS Show in Columbus, Ohio (7)

2008 CENTS Show in Columbus, Ohio (6)

Well just like that it’s over 3 days. 3 days of classes, lectures, educational sessions, walking the trade show floor collecting catalogs, discovering new plants, new materials, catching up with old friends, and maybe making a new one or two. 3 days later a couple of bags of catalogs, fresh ideas and new perspective .… Continue reading 2008 CENTS Show in Columbus, Ohio (6)

2008 CENTS Show in Columbus, Ohio (5)

Just got back from the job fair and it was very similar to last years numbers. By this, I mean those looking for jobs and companies with booths. After spending some time talking to companies looking(some of them seem near desperate) . . . we do not have enough good young people coming into this… Continue reading 2008 CENTS Show in Columbus, Ohio (5)

2008 CENTS Show in Columbus, Ohio (4)

I overhead a great quote from the trade show floor today about Generation X and Y’ers . . . when it comes to landscaping and their landscapes. They’re a bunch of cellular landscapers. More later, after a small get-together.

2008 CENTS Show in Columbus, Ohio (3)

A very late night report,very late. Apparently there was lots of networking and I had a 1st person view of the entire event. Well a lot of the networking, anyway. The APLD meeting went very well, the highlight was a designer from the SWestern part of the state-John DeVore. John packed so much good info,… Continue reading 2008 CENTS Show in Columbus, Ohio (3)

2008 CENTS Show in Columbus, Ohio (2)

A morning of educational seminars has come and gone; question is . . . am I any smarter for having set through it? I’d say no, but the people with me would say they(and I) knew better. A few tidbits here and there made the morning worthwhile. Design Joanne Kostecky who owns Joanne Kostecky Garden… Continue reading 2008 CENTS Show in Columbus, Ohio (2)