Comments on: Designing Water In The Landscape http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1995/designing-water-in-the-landscape.html Blogging about Landscaping & Gardening Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:07:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1995/designing-water-in-the-landscape.html/comment-page-1#comment-15291 Steve Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:24:04 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1995#comment-15291 Tina, I am disappointed in your view of my beer consumption. I also have a large crew - and not in numbers, if you get my drift. You may have a point, though. I haven't researched it that thoroughly just yet. This may require homework! Tina, I am disappointed in your view of my beer consumption. I also have a large crew – and not in numbers, if you get my drift.

You may have a point, though. I haven’t researched it that thoroughly just yet. This may require homework!

]]> By: tina http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1995/designing-water-in-the-landscape.html/comment-page-1#comment-15284 tina Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:19:07 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1995#comment-15284 Be sure to let me know when you win the lottery. I suspect beer may be much cheaper than a landscaper's fees:) Be sure to let me know when you win the lottery. I suspect beer may be much cheaper than a landscaper’s fees:)

]]> By: Steve http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1995/designing-water-in-the-landscape.html/comment-page-1#comment-15146 Steve Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:52:21 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1995#comment-15146 Darn those armadillo's, Linda! That's funny. You realize I had to battle critters from the regions of Heck in Reno over precious flowers. Living in a desert and sprouting good eats like flowers and succulent herbs can make a jack rabbit love life. Of course, then he brings all the entourage - coyotes, deer, rabbit kin - the works! Linda is an artist who I grew up with, long ago. Check out her site. She and I know about frogs, lol. We shared a biology desk once. ;-) Darn those armadillo’s, Linda! That’s funny. You realize I had to battle critters from the regions of Heck in Reno over precious flowers. Living in a desert and sprouting good eats like flowers and succulent herbs can make a jack rabbit love life. Of course, then he brings all the entourage – coyotes, deer, rabbit kin – the works!

Linda is an artist who I grew up with, long ago. Check out her site. She and I know about frogs, lol. We shared a biology desk once. ;-)

]]> By: Linda Kegley http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1995/designing-water-in-the-landscape.html/comment-page-1#comment-15140 Linda Kegley Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:16:49 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1995#comment-15140 Hey Steve, Your water gardens are so beautiful and serene. A great improvement over lawns! Once had a water feature in Lexington KY. Ordered tadpoles from Texas, FedEx ($40 shipping) and when they became frogs, they all went "courtin'" next door at a big lake. Oh well, You seem to know what you are doing. Keep it up! We've decided to stay in Zone 9, FL for awhile. I'm fighting with an armadillo right now for my flowers. Van Winkle Hey Steve,
Your water gardens are so beautiful and serene. A great improvement over lawns! Once had a water feature in Lexington KY. Ordered tadpoles from Texas, FedEx ($40 shipping) and when they became frogs, they all went “courtin’” next door at a big lake. Oh well,
You seem to know what you are doing. Keep it up! We’ve decided to stay in Zone 9, FL for awhile. I’m fighting with an armadillo right now for my flowers.
Van Winkle

]]> By: Steve http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1995/designing-water-in-the-landscape.html/comment-page-1#comment-15125 Steve Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:34:07 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1995#comment-15125 Sunita, one visit to your blog made me fall in love with Mumbai. Thanks for your visit - I'm glad you liked it. From you, that is high praise! Sunita, one visit to your blog made me fall in love with Mumbai. Thanks for your visit – I’m glad you liked it. From you, that is high praise!

]]> By: Steve http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1995/designing-water-in-the-landscape.html/comment-page-1#comment-15124 Steve Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:31:19 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1995#comment-15124 Thank you for dropping by, too, Joy. Events have made browsing other blogs hard to come by for me, although it is a favorite pastime. I think I might be just a bit more freed up now to see what you guys are doing. I loved your blog and the "cottage style" designs you favor. If you dig a bit in this blog, you will see I am on that same page. I just tend to do it for other people. When you win the lottery, you will be delighted to know that I work for beer! ;-) Thank you for dropping by, too, Joy. Events have made browsing other blogs hard to come by for me, although it is a favorite pastime. I think I might be just a bit more freed up now to see what you guys are doing. I loved your blog and the “cottage style” designs you favor. If you dig a bit in this blog, you will see I am on that same page. I just tend to do it for other people.

When you win the lottery, you will be delighted to know that I work for beer! ;-)

]]> By: Sunita http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1995/designing-water-in-the-landscape.html/comment-page-1#comment-15123 Sunita Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:09:14 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1995#comment-15123 *gasp* i love these photos. Especially the last one. Oh yes, and the one above that , and then the creek and ... ;) Great project! *gasp* i love these photos. Especially the last one. Oh yes, and the one above that , and then the creek and … ;)
Great project!

]]> By: Joy http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1995/designing-water-in-the-landscape.html/comment-page-1#comment-15122 Joy Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:59:13 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1995#comment-15122 Hello there Steve : ) Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving comments ! I am in awe of this pond/creek project .. it is beautiful .. the reflective quality you pointed out is a wonderful feature for photgraphers to pick up on. When I win the lottery .. will you come and design this type of set up for me please ? ;-) Truly gorgeous ! Hello there Steve : )
Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving comments !
I am in awe of this pond/creek project .. it is beautiful .. the reflective quality you pointed out is a wonderful feature for photgraphers to pick up on.
When I win the lottery .. will you come and design this type of set up for me please ? ;-)
Truly gorgeous !

]]> By: Steve http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1995/designing-water-in-the-landscape.html/comment-page-1#comment-15117 Steve Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:27:16 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1995#comment-15117 Ms, Belvedere, water plants also oxygenate the water and reduce algae like nobody's business. They are #2 on the clean water production scale - plus they look absolutely amazing. Nice to see you again! I am back in a sort of circulation after a hugely busy Summer. You can expect to see me bugging you more often at your incredibly informative site - which I love. I'm still ready for our Oregon grape collaboration sometime. Oh, and yes on the dumb events on projects. Then again, I have an inside track on dumbitutde at times, I am positive! ;-) Ms, Belvedere, water plants also oxygenate the water and reduce algae like nobody’s business. They are #2 on the clean water production scale – plus they look absolutely amazing.

Nice to see you again! I am back in a sort of circulation after a hugely busy Summer. You can expect to see me bugging you more often at your incredibly informative site – which I love. I’m still ready for our Oregon grape collaboration sometime.

Oh, and yes on the dumb events on projects. Then again, I have an inside track on dumbitutde at times, I am positive! ;-)

]]> By: Pomona Belvedere http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1995/designing-water-in-the-landscape.html/comment-page-1#comment-15116 Pomona Belvedere Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:13:44 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1995#comment-15116 One of my big water-saving discoveries was, in fact, the use of water plants. My water plants are on a much tinier scale, but I've found that I barely water them at all. Even in 100-degree-F summers, I might top them up every few weeks or so. Or even less often than that. This post adds whole new possibilities of scale. I love the idea of a water feature as a lawn substitute, that should be an easy sell to clients! and it was interesting to hear how you worked it out for algae and oxygenation and so forth. As for the island: isn't there some law that says on every large project there will be something you do a little dumb and keep tripping over? I think it's in a code book somewhere. One of my big water-saving discoveries was, in fact, the use of water plants. My water plants are on a much tinier scale, but I’ve found that I barely water them at all. Even in 100-degree-F summers, I might top them up every few weeks or so. Or even less often than that.

This post adds whole new possibilities of scale. I love the idea of a water feature as a lawn substitute, that should be an easy sell to clients! and it was interesting to hear how you worked it out for algae and oxygenation and so forth. As for the island: isn’t there some law that says on every large project there will be something you do a little dumb and keep tripping over? I think it’s in a code book somewhere.

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