The Sandbox

Exploring the thoughtwork that drives quality design

for our clients | for the profession

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Elder Creek Said No to Organic Fertilizers a Long Time Ago.

Elder Creek said no to organic fertilizers back in 2010. Actually, we say no to all fertilizers wherever possible and use organics for...

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Should We Claim Existing Carbon Assets as our Own?

What is the moral and practical stance on claiming existing sequestration assets when developing a new project? This is a hotly debated...

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Precision vs. Accuracy

precision accuracy; exactness: the degree of refinement with which an operation is performed accuracy the condition or quality of being...

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You're landscape isn't Carbon Balanced, you say?

So your landscape isn't carbon balanced? It isn't even balancing out in the next 10 years? All I can say is, Welcome to the party!...

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Succulents and Sagebrush, The Future of Sonoma County landscapes?

At last fall's ASLA Conference in San Francisco, I was lucky enough to share a table with a grad student committed to carbon solutions...

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Can i really have a carbon negative landscape? and a pool? and concrete patios, and everything else.

Probably Not at least not in any reasonable timeline. The truth of the matter is that many of our lifestyle choices and many of the...

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