Miss Rumphius' Rules
Blog URL http://www.susancohan.com/blog
Located Chatham, New Jersey USA
Tags landscape design, garden design, gardens, gardening, design, planting design, landscape, sustainability, plants
Landscape designer's blog on landscape design, garden design, creative process and inspiration.
Latest Blog Posts
- Show House Videos No. 1 and No. 3 on Nov 19, 2009 in Mansion in May Uncategorized designer showhouses landscape designer landscape design
It’s the beginning of designer showhouse season. Designer previews for one that will take place in May 2010 are going on for those invited to submit their concepts for a design space. In the past I’ve kept an on-line journal for doc...
- The ‘L’ Word on Nov 16, 2009 in garden design landscape design landscape designer Design
This post could also be called ‘What’s In a Name?” The new Twitter list tool has me thinking. I am thrilled to be included on so many people’s lists, but I’m wondering about the category most have put me in. I have alw...
- Neutrality, Part 1 on Nov 12, 2009 in autumn color creative process Inspiration and Influence landscape design
As the late fall of November turns into early winter, I am determined to find beauty and inspiration in the season’s neutral color palette. Rather than trying to hold on to the lush landscapes of other seasons with evergreens I want to indulg...
- Tropicana on Nov 9, 2009 in color containers creative process inspiration Inspiration and Influence landscape design plants
Maybe it was the high color of autumn sun kissed and back lit. Or maybe it’s a reaction to all the hype black plants have been getting lately. Or maybe I was already thinking about it subliminally since I snapped these photos throughout the...
- Slowing Time on Nov 8, 2009 in Uncategorized
A blank piece of paper is staring back at me. A new project awaits my creative design impulse and I’m stalling. It’s November and I’ve been going at it full tilt for months on end… I need and want things to slow down a bit now. With...
- Inspiration and Influence: Craftsman Farms on Nov 5, 2009 in environment inspiration landscape design new jersey sustainability Inspiration and Influence
As the brilliant fall foliage fades, I find myself thinking more and more about larger themes in the natural world and how they directly inform my own landscape design work. Response to concerns about the health and of our planet and its inhabitant...
- In Praise of Craftsmanship on Oct 31, 2009 in craftsmanship dry stone walling garden design landscape design landscape designer stone work gardens
As a landscape designer who runs a design only practice, I am dependent on those who build my work to realize my vision. I have, over many years, through trial and error, found several contractors and artisans who embrace excellent craftsmanship an...
