Designing, Building, and Protecting: A Salute to Our Veterans
On Veterans Day, our thoughts naturally go to those who have served our country, with special gratitude to those who gave their lives and for the families who go on without them. Founded by the late Owen Ayres, who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster for his 25… Read More »
Tags: Lori Rosemore, Society of American Military Engineers, Veterans Day
Three Do’s (And Two Definite Don’ts!) to Keep a Roundabout Island Alive And Well
How to Design Roundabout Plantings That Are Healthy all Year Don’t compact the soil. Provide soil that stands up to road salt. Pick plants suited to dry conditions. Plant thick to fight weeds. Water faithfully throughout the first growing season. The center area of a roundabout can turn into a weedy, underdeveloped island. The… Read More »
Tags: Landscape Architecture, Plants, Roundabouts
Entering a Roundabout and See Flashing Lights Behind You? Keep Calm, and Carry On
It’s 5:30 p.m., and you’re just hitting the road for your commute home. With kids buckled in the back seat and the bag of groceries you just picked up tucked away in the trunk, you’re homeward-bound – and then you see flashing emergency lights in your rearview mirror. And to complicate matters, you’ve just entered… Read More »
Tags: Emergency Vehicles, Roundabouts, Traffic, Transportation