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Re: Gardening With A 3D Geometric Twist

Josh — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:53:26 -0000

I imagine it could be used out or in. If you have plants spread all over the place like me, this saves a lot of space. granted you can't have very large ones though.

Re: Gardening With A 3D Geometric Twist

Niks — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:12:11 -0000

is this supposed to be put indoors? coz its not really that space saving :)

Re: Gardening With A 3D Geometric Twist

Josh — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:47:02 -0000

Your friend is so right. We're not concerned about what people think about our family huh? Just if our yard has weeds. what is that all about. I'm not mowing this summer.

My mom is a horticulturalist and landscape designer. I grew up in a house full of plants and gardens so I've always been interested in that stuff.

Re: Gardening With A 3D Geometric Twist

dswavely — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:01:50 -0000

I keep hoping that there will be a mashup product that takes advantage of the possibilities.

When I first moved here to Massachusetts (when dirt was still being formed and dinosaurs were bellowing), there wasn't much going on in the landscaping market compared to California. Now folks have realized that one of the easiest ways to add value to a home is with some basic, easily maintained landscaping.

That being said, we would be wise to avoid falling into the "putting green" mentality. A friend from Greece got it right when he mentioned that he just couldn't understand why Americans spent so much time on their lawns and so little time on their families!

Re: Gardening With A 3D Geometric Twist

Josh — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:39:51 -0000

hmmm, plants in solidworks. That would be interesting. Maybe if there's more interest in using SolidWorks for architectural work, plants would soon follow. Sounds like an open market to me.

Re: Gardening With A 3D Geometric Twist

dswavely — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:57:16 -0000

Oh Josh, you really had me going there for a minute! I'm an avid landscaper (purely amateur) and have spent many hours trying to find and then evaluate software products and work flows to get decent 3D plants into my SolidWorks models of my house. I thought you were providing the answer...

There is a big hole there (sorry, I'm also an inveterate punster) for someone to fill. Anybody have a solution, or partial solution, that I've missed?

Thanks anyway for the jolt of almost joy.

Re: Gardening With A 3D Geometric Twist

Devon T. Sowell — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:55:54 -0000

That's a nice shape for a planter. However, the lime green color would clash with my orange shag carpet and my green avocado colored refrigerator.

Devon