Please add resources that would be useful to developing the cohousing site.  Be sure to explain why you have chosen them.

Clearinghouses

• American Society of Landscape Architect Awards Cites strong examples of landscape design in a variety of settings. Use pull-down menu to select year of Professional awards.
• Project for Public Spaces  Shows how places support human activities, contains an image bank with beautiful paths, gardens, seating, etc.  Emphasis on urban settings. Controversial picks of best and worse - do you agree?   
• Smart Growth Award links Resource for finding award-winning projects

Landscaping & Native Plantlife

• Guide for Using Willamette Valley Native Plants Along Your Stream (1.2mb .pdf file)
• Biosystems Analysis Group - www.biosys.orst.edu

• Appropriate Native Plants for Restoring Willamette Valley Landscapes (24kb .pdf file)
• Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides - www.pesticide.org

• Caring for Streamside Areas in the McKenzie Watershed: A Landowner's Guide (620kb .pdf file)
• McKenzie Watershed council - www.mckenziewc.org

Compelling Projects

• Pacific Heights Residence This backyard designed by Cochran Larch shows how to use large patches of colored vegetation.
• Edible Estates Enticing  alternative to suburban lawns
• Green wall Klein Dytham shows how to make a temporary construction wall contribute tothe

Designers

• Robert Murase Associates
• Peter Walker Partners
• Michael Van Valkenburgh
• Martha Schwartz