Tag:Landscape
A Sense of Place
Becky often gives me grief about not turning things off when we’re out somewhere. When I walk through a parking lot I am looking at the lane layout, the slopes, the drainage structures and drainage patterns. When we’re sitting in a restaurant or someone’s home, I’m looking at the details of how the trim was completed, the lights that were used and the lighting patterns that were created. I can usually tell whether someone else was thinking of these things or whether they where haphazardly done. A lot of these things I file away for future reference and they will appear in some incarnation in a future project if it’s something I liked. I’ve always believed the adage that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…
Water Conservation
Water conservation is not a huge issue in our area, but we’re hearing about it more and more on a national level. California Governer Scharzeneggar declared a goal of a 20 percent reduction in water use state-wide by 2012. California currently purchases water from Arizona, but with the continual development expansion in Arizona, particularly in arid areas such as Pheonix, the need for fresh water is a growing issue in the Southwest. How does that affect us in Northern Indiana?
Congratulations to Price Nurseries
Congratulations to Tom McGee and Jody Overmyer at Price Nurseries for their Green Excellence Award from the Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association! They received this award for their design and implementation of the landscaping for the Tri-Way Mini-Golf Course in Plymouth. <Pilot News Article> (Note: The Pilot article has an incorrect address for Indiana Nursery and Landscape and the Price Nursery award has not been posted yet. You can see past award winners here.)
Easterday Construction Co., Inc. and Price Nurseries have enjoyed a excellent working relationship for many years with Price Nurseries acting as a subcontractor for us on many projects and the reverse, ECC doing subcontract work for Price Nurseries on occasion. These projects include Lake Maxinkuckee residences as well as commercial projects such as Fairfield Garden Court in Plymouth.
We are proud of our association with Price Nurseries and look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with them into the future. It is wonderful that their excellent work has been recognized by their peers. Great job guys!!!
Pippenger Porch
We were recently called back to complete some remodeling on a home that we had been to several times in the past. One of the projects we completed for the previous owner was the addition of a screened porch and new rear entrance. Before the addition, there had been a small landing in front of the lower level doors. The door on the upper lever was disconnected from the lower level with a steep slope between the two.
