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| Influential Design Themes |
Mark Harrison Hough recently penned a very thought provoking piece. In
his post, ‘DoesBeauty Still Matter’ he shares his thoughts on what he sees influencing
landscape architecture and design in the years ahead. But my question is when
you clicked on this post, ‘Influential Design Themes’, was it the text you
noticed first or was it the image of water with a beautiful sunset that first drew
your eyes to the page? To answer Harrison Hough’s question, beauty still
matters when the expectation is to draw us in.
Water is something that flows throughout many design themes. It is an
element that people love and are truly drawn to but to appreciate the
sustainability and resiliency aspect, do we lose its aesthetical value in the process?
How it is implemented into a design theme offers much to a successful landscape
plan. The points that Harrison Hough touches upon are certain, without
question, to influence design in the coming years ahead.
Now that the question, ‘Does Beauty Still Matter’ lingered and simmered for a bit, one might draw the conclusion that the answer lies in the
best designs achieving both. An aesthetical value should be weaved in while
implementing sustainability and resiliency. The goal, a critical one remains -
to draw people in. To answer the question, ‘Does Beauty Still Matter’, the best
designs will provide the experience, appreciation and the value of one’s
surrounding landscape.
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| A native Dusty Miller growing in the beach sand |
It could be a #WordlessWednesday with just this image of a native
Dusty Miller growing in the beach sand. But when you see something living in
such austere conditions, it’s a perfect opportunity to pull from the trusty, dusty archives again. So pull up your beach chair and peruse through these two
posts - Plants
for Sizzling Occasions and Five
tips for the Heat. Sorry to burst the summer bubble but fall planting
weather will be coming up before you know it. So think drought-tolerant,
resilient, sustainable plant material yet beautiful…while you enjoy the rest of
these hazy summer days on the sand.
As Jorge Luis Borges once said, "Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone." When considering your fall plantings, drought-tolerant, resilient, sustainable it should be.
© Images by Ann Bilowz
If you
like this blog, hope you check in for your daily share's worth of inspiration,
design, and garden tips; always original, not cookie cutter and copied. Just
like our design work, we strive
for unique! We invite you to contact Bilowz
Associates, Inc., or to browse
our portfolios for inspiration. Like our Facebook follow on Twitter or subscribe to the blog to
receive posts daily via email or a feed. Either way, we hope you follow the
postings somewhere in cyberspace and share it with your gardening friends. You
can follow with visuals on Pinterest
and find us on LinkedIn
and Houzz,
too.
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| Looking Ahead - Distinctive Design Trends |
In the month of August, it's always worth hitting the refresh button. Sometimes a quick look back gives you an idea on what may be the next trend. Here's a link to do just that - take a step back and peruse this past post on 2014 distinctive design trends.
Didn't check it out? Here's another chance. Click here prior to asking that next big question - what's trending in design and outdoor spaces for 2015? Continue to follow us here as we shed some thoughts on our top 2015 design trends list. But for the moment, let's hit the refresh button and take a peek back at 2014 distinctive design trends. Enjoy your Tuesday.
© Copyright note: All images and designs have been developed
by and is the property of Bilowz Associates Inc. and should not be reproduced
in any manner nor are they to be assigned to any third party without the
expressed written permission and consent of Bilowz Associates Inc.
If you
like this blog, hope you check in for your daily share's worth of inspiration,
design, and garden tips; always original, not cookie cutter and copied. Just
like our design work, we strive
for unique! We invite you to contact Bilowz
Associates, Inc., or to browse
our portfolios for inspiration. Like our Facebook follow on Twitter or subscribe to the blog to
receive posts daily via email or a feed. Either way, we hope you follow the
postings somewhere in cyberspace and share it with your gardening friends. You
can follow with visuals on Pinterest
and find us on LinkedIn
and Houzz,
too.
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© 2009 Ann St. Jean-Bilowz/Bilowz Associates Inc. (including all photographs, unless otherwise noted in Annie's Gardening Corner are the property of Bilowz Associates Inc. and shall not be reproduced in any manner nor are they to be assigned to any third party without the expressed written permission and consent of Bilowz Associates Inc.)
