Verdant Design http://www.verdantky.com simple concepts that better the environment Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:23:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Downtown Bike Racks http://www.verdantky.com/2008/12/15/bike-racks/ http://www.verdantky.com/2008/12/15/bike-racks/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:22:14 +0000 admin http://www.verdantky.com/?p=211 The Louisville Downtown Management District embarked in 2002 to issue artistic bike racks around the downtown.  It raises the awareness of the arts, funds artists in the city, and supplies needed bike racks to the urban core.  The LDMD just finished another round of art bike rack submittals.  To see the current bike racks, go to Louisville Downtown Management District website. The map in the center shows where the bike racks are located. By clicking on the surround pictures, one can see an enlarged photo of the bike racks. Below is a bike rack design submitted by Verdant Design which references Brad White’s bike rack.

Pink Folly

Pink Folly

]]> http://www.verdantky.com/2008/12/15/bike-racks/feed/ Rain Barrels in the winter http://www.verdantky.com/2008/12/12/rain-barrels-in-the-winter/ http://www.verdantky.com/2008/12/12/rain-barrels-in-the-winter/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:00:22 +0000 admin http://www.verdantky.com/?p=206 Rain Barrel & Robin

Rain Barrel & Robin

So what do you do with a rain barrel in the winter?  We do get a good amount of our yearly precipitation from Autumn through Spring.  So rain collection and storage is still important.  The simplist thing to do is to put it on a slow drip.  That way the water in the barrel will be released over time after the rain event has subsided.  The view from the window was of seven Robins coming by for a drink.  So the rain barrels are good for more than just storage.

]]> http://www.verdantky.com/2008/12/12/rain-barrels-in-the-winter/feed/ Verdant Thumb http://www.verdantky.com/2008/11/19/verdant-thumb/ http://www.verdantky.com/2008/11/19/verdant-thumb/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:12:10 +0000 admin http://www.verdantky.com/?p=202 Verdant Design has a separate blog for sustainable garden design called Verdant Thumb.  It shows the ongoing life and changes of our 3-year-old rain garden, sustainable practices, favorite plants, and situations we have encountered. It is more of a gardening perspective for those who would like ideas for a yard. We hope it is a help for you.

]]> http://www.verdantky.com/2008/11/19/verdant-thumb/feed/ View of the rain garden http://www.verdantky.com/2008/11/10/view-of-the-rain-garden/ http://www.verdantky.com/2008/11/10/view-of-the-rain-garden/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:47:40 +0000 admin http://www.verdantky.com/?p=168 Lobelia cardinalis

Lobelia cardinalis

The view from the office window of the rain garden has changed yet again. The drama of the red Cardinal Flower has given way to the seed capules for new plants next year. The rain barrel is also more apparent since the Black Eyed Susan plants were cut back. Summer is turning into Autumn and soon the plants will all be prepared for Winter.

]]> http://www.verdantky.com/2008/11/10/view-of-the-rain-garden/feed/ Models http://www.verdantky.com/2008/11/06/models/ http://www.verdantky.com/2008/11/06/models/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:23:45 +0000 admin http://www.verdantky.com/?p=196 A custom model is another avenue to produce a three-dimensional mock-up of a project.
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