High Point: a development with pocket parks and native plant by Kirsten Dirksen on July 17, 2009 When Seattle developer Tom Phillips was given the task of redeveloping the 130 acres on one of the highest points …
How to turn your roof green by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 They’re as old as the hanging gardens of Babylon, but in the past half century, green roofs have made a …
A neighborhood with porous sidewalks & plants that clean by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 A sign at Seattle’s High Point Development explains what happens to rainwater here: “Native plants and grasses on gently sloped …
When a yard becomes evil and… another Coppola trend? by Kirsten Dirksen on August 14, 2008 We’re a country addicted to grass… sorry for the pun, but being obsessed with turf grass might prove to be …