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October 2014

Linda Velazquez
Editor & Publisher

ASLA, LEED AP, GRP

Hello colleagues,

We've been back from our spectacular trip Down Under for a week, and are catching up with work as well as recuperating from a very harrowing experience - a high speed car accident. Aramis and I are fine, and you can read about it in my Sky Gardens Blog post Close Call in New Zealand - Thank You Nurses & EMT's! (I wanted to show our appreciation to many New Zealanders and also felt it would be easier to tell everyone at the same time and not have to repeat the story over and over.)

The World Green Infrastructure Congress 2014 in Sydney put on by Green Roofs Australasia was great, and I hope to write about it soon. In spite of our accident, we had a fantastic time in both Australia and New Zealand - both just gorgeous with the friendliest people ever.

We hope to see many of you in less than two weeks in Nashville for CitiesAlive - it promises to be awesome on many levels! If you haven't yet registered, please do so here. In addition to participating in sessions, meeting old and new friends, taking tours and classes, you can also catch Haven Kiers and my fast and furious 2014 Top 10 List of Hot Trends in Greenroof & Greenwall Design.

Don't miss Landscape Editor Steven Cantor's new Part 12 - Studies/Research Discussion of his now 14 part series "A Comparison of the Three Phases of the High Line, New York City: A Landscape Architect and Photographer's Perspective." Originally designed for 12 installments, he is expanding the series to include new insights into the newly opened Phase Three.

And, Happy Halloween - have a fun-filled, spooky but safe time tonight!



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