Colonial Land Design

Why Fall Is The Best Time To Plant Shrubs and Trees

This article explains why fall is one of the best seasons to plant shrubs and trees.

10 Best Plants for Container Gardening

Container gardening continues to be hot. Homeowners like that containers are easy to maintain. Here are 11 of the best plants for container gardening.

Why Your Garden Needs Mulch (Assuming You Do It Right)

Used correctly, mulch builds and improves your soil like nothing else. But don’t make these common mistakes.

Land Lines Turns Any Line You Draw Into a Map

The Invisible Hand That Designed Your City

Years of subtle changes to land use and zoning have slowly become the invisible forces that shape our behavior, whether we realize it or notLately I’ve been thinking about the invisible forces that shape our behavior. In an era of ubiquitous access to technology, we’ve become like Pavlov’s famous dogs. One quick glance at our phone reveals a new notification, which beckons us until we eventually succumb. A single click leads to another which leads to a swipe which leads to yet…

What Land Surveyors Say

Here is a humorous video we found about land surveyors that we wanted to share with you as you go into your weekend.

Researchers sabotage 3D printer files to destroy a drone

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), the University of South Alabama, and Singapore University of Technology and Design have successfully..

5 things to know before buying land

If you want to buy up land like Lex Luthor did, here’s what you need to remember.

Land must be returned to our people as it really shapes our identity

The return of land to black people is crucial in restoring the identity of South Africans.

50 Creative Ways to Use Vacant Land

Most people don't realize it, but vacant land can offer a world of opportunity. When you know what to look for, you might be surprised at how many ways your land can be put to good use!

Ten Ways Those Who Want to Give Your Land Away are Misleading You

It is hard to imagine that anyone would believe the fallacies peddled by the A...

Why Should Land Surveying Remain Regulated?

As a threshold matter before we can even talk about why land surveying should remain regulated, we have to consider why land surveyors even exist. Whereas at one point in time it may have been for the surveyor’s expert measuring ability, the need for the land surveyor as expert measurer is now gone. With the right tools, and in the very near future that will be a smart phone, anybody can be an expert measurer. See Figures 1 and 2. If it is…

3 Ways Spraying More Herbicides on Public Land is Bad

The Bureau of Land Management is requesting public input on a proposal to add three new herbicides for invasive species management on federal land.

Say yes to a land bank

It is time for Pittsburgh to create a local land bank.Started with fanfare but lost in the downward spiral of the last administration, Pittsburgh’s Land ...

How to Get a Land Survey

Land surveys are of utmost importance when purchasing new land or a new piece of property. And if you are building anything new near the property line, such as a fence or a shed, getting a survey can keep you out of expensive legal...

How Do I Get My Hands on a Property Survey?

When you need a copy of your property survey, there's more than one place to look.