Comments on: Women Landscape Architects Gaining Ground

By: Joan Runnheim Olson

Joan Runnheim Olson — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:14:58 +0000

Grea article! I present workshops all over the country encouraging females to consider male-dominated careers, such as landscape architect. Next week I will be presenting a workshop to secondary and postsecondary educators/advisors at the Florida FFA Convention in Orlando offering strategies on how to increase and retain the number of females in classes/programs the prepare them for nontraditional careers, aka male-dominated.

By: Christina Odell

Christina Odell — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:10:22 +0000

I appreciate your support for female landscape architects. I am Christina Odell, I was born and raised on a horticultural nursery and am a fully qualified landscape architect starting out on my own, I could do with all the support I can get. It is still a male dominated sector but I hope to join the ranks of successful British landscape architects in the coming months and years. Keep up the great work!

By: bop da

bop da — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:19:38 +0000

There was much crossover in the definitions participants developed for these different categories reflecting the interconnected nature of the petals. â??Rights to Natureâ?? touched on many site imperatives as well as the health imperative, â??Biophilia.â?? Most people felt Rights to Nature should include day-lit views to the outside, healthy air, and basic access to resources. A possible metric that was offered involved creating an inventory of environmental assets at the projectâ??s beginning and making sure these were preserved through post-occupancy.

By: Griselda Ommen

Griselda Ommen — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:40:44 +0000

"That doesn't mean that there isn't still prevalent attitude in many quarters that keeps women from prominent positions and creates a pay gap in the profession. And the supposedly enlightened sphere of Academia is no exception. Even though some have risen to positions as Deans, CELA presidents, editors of Journal, etc., only 24% of academics in the field are women. Could that be right? Are universities really less responsive than, say, design/build firms and contractors? Well, the most prominent LA program in the country is under some serious scrutiny for its failue to hire women. Just over week ago Martha Scwartz, arguably the most prominent female landscape architect in the country, quit her adjunct position at Harvard because of the LA program's hiring practices in regards to women. As she pointed out to the interim president and the Harvard Crimson, the program hasn't hired a woman in a tenured position in over 100 years. â??The world of architecture is still a major, major boysâ?? club, major, itâ??s an uphill battle still for women,â?? said Schwartz."

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By: Robin Plaskoff Horton

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:15:32 +0000

Thanks for the info here Argia Designs!

By: Robin Plaskoff Horton

Robin Plaskoff Horton — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:51:24 +0000

Thanks for the succulent information!

By: Argia Designs

Argia Designs — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:24:59 +0000

The succulent is a Dudleya pulverulenta or britonii. One of the few succulents that is actually native to California and a gorgeous landscape plant!

By: Potted Vegetable Garden

Potted Vegetable Garden — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:05:21 +0000

I just love the photo of that succulent, great colours.
Marty from the Potted Vegetable Garden!

By: Annie Haven

Annie Haven — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 09:52:37 +0000

I love what Women in the Dirt have growing on in gardens : ) Annie