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Tag: University of Washington
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Evaluation tool created to test for invasive plants
Invasive plants are currently big news in the landscape industry and are oftentimes viewed as negative. Learn more on invasive plants on Total Landscape Care.
November 14, 2017
Design-Build
Caterpillar uses screams to keep birds at bay
You’ve heard of birds mimicking the calls of other birds, but have you ever heard of a caterpillar that mimics bird alarm calls? More on Total Landscape Care!
October 6, 2017
Business
Book explores the influence of landscape architecture’s work
A new book by Thaisa Way explores the work of landscape architect Richard Haag, best known for his rehabilitation of Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington, and gardens at the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island in Washington. “The Landscape Architecture of Richard Haag” (University of Washington Press) places Haag’s work – which lasted more than half […]
May 8, 2015
Business
NHLA to Provide Landscape Makeover for GSHF as part of Earth Day
As part of the Earth Day celebration on April 22, the National Hispanic Landscape Alliance (NHLA) will be providing a landscape makeover for a Good Shepherd Housing Foundation (GSHF) home for chronically mentally ill and at-risk residents.
April 18, 2014
Business
Project Seeks to Harvest Fog for Irrigation
The man-made mist is part of an effort to help slum-dwellers in Peru harvest moisture from the air. With a small grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, UW students and professors are building and testing fog catchers – and hoping to reel in a bigger grant to mount a full-scale operation in Lima. “It’s like a cold sauna in here,” UW ecologist and civil engineer Susan Bolton said recently, ducking into the plastic “hoop house,” where industrial-grade misters spewed out a cloud of fine water droplets. A noisy exhaust fan drew the cloud through a drape of black plastic netting.
April 1, 2013
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