Tag: Landscape Architecture

Shear Madness: Don’t Prune Circles Around Shrubs

A disturbing phenomenon has literally started to take shape on corporate campuses and residential lawns across the country. Our landscape architecture department has seen pruning at its best – and worst – and they beg of you to please NOT give in to the tempting trend of shearing your shrubs into spheres. What’s so bad… Read More »

Fibonacci Spiral: Design Imitates Nature

It’s only appropriate that in a place devoted to higher education, even the site design should reflect the search for knowledge. The redesigned central campus at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire honors math, science, art – even music – with two Fibonacci spirals embedded in the South Schofield Lawn. The spiral design begins with the… Read More »

Splashpads Are For People, Not Pups

While your furry canine companion most likely would love nothing more than to frolic at the local water play area, it’s important to know that splashpads are no place for pets. Water play areas, also called aquatic playgrounds, splashpads, or spray parks, have increasingly become a popular, less costly alternative to community swimming pools. Splashpads… Read More »