Rosa Crocker Landscape Architect LLC

09/06/2026

"...afoot in the woods I feel the possibility, the reasonableness, the practicality of living in the world in a way that would enlarge rather than diminish the hope of life." Recollected Essays 1965-80: "The Long-Legged House" -- American novelist, poet, farmer, ecologist, cultural critic, teacher Wendell Berry (Aug 5, 1934-Aug 31, 2026) reminds us of the gifts of dwelling close to nature's rhythms

08/19/2026

Still drawing, thinking 3D, problem solving 2D, with a simple #2 pencil -- the computer may be tool-du-jour, but creative processing happens differently with kinesthetic engagement, and allowing TIME to explore multiple options (vs. forcing instant "right" answers) -- educators who value this incorporate "hands-on," "learning by doing" into teaching, and the best results often come from collaborating directly with those who carry out paper design

05/27/2026

hiring!

05/23/2026

the detachment of designing by computer is entirely different from pencil to paper problem solving

05/23/2026

05/09/2026

Beetles, bees, birds... fauna and flora... inhabit, animate, enliven the architecture of landscape -- landscape architecture, a professional practice that goes far beyond decorating with plants, includes everything outside the building wall, and how inside and outside connect -- what a world!