In North Austin, Lisa LaPaso is hard at work creating wonderful, sustainable landscapes for everyone to enjoy!  Her landscape creations are chemical free, the way nature intended.  Whether you live downtown or in the suburbs, she has ideas for you and your garden.  Get in touch with Lisa’s Landscape & Design, ”Saving the Planet one Yard at a Time”.  You can visit Lisa online at www.lisalapaso.com or on her Facebook page Lisa’s Landscape&Design.

Living in downtown Austin is more affordable than many people think.  Larry Speck lives downtown, loves downtown and highlights some of the expenses that you don’t have when living downtown.

DP and editor: Derrick Mitchell

Larry Speck talks about all of the retail options that now exist in downtown Austin.  Shop, exercise and keep it green in downtown ATX!

DP and editor: Derrick Mitchell

Sarah Yant owns Eden Garden Design in Austin and provides eco-conscious landscape design, installation, and maintenance emphasizing the unique botanical character of our city. In this interview, Sarah tells us about the work she did for John Mayfield’s Austin Homes Tour 2010 project.  You can find out more by visiting http://www.edengardendesignaustin.com/

DP and editor: Derrick Mitchell

Larry Speck is an architect’s architect.  He grew up in a small town in Texas, but his background is as big as the state.  He got his undergraduate degree and masters at MIT, has been the dean of architecture at UT, has a nationally known practice and loves downtown Austin.  You owe it to yourself to set aside 10 minutes and watch this interview–then tell your friends to do the same…

DP and editor credits for this interview go to Derrick Mitchell.

“Regionalism, functionalism, expressionism and minimalism.” Austin architect, David Webber, uses these words to describe the north Austin renovation that Webber Studio undertook recently. This home is part of the AIA Austin 2010 Homes Tour (home “A” on the tour).

David describes the goals that he and his clients had for this project, some of the materials used and Austin’s progress on the sustainability path.

The AIA Austin Homes Tour is in its 24th year and is nationally recognized as the prime example of a homes tour. Sally Fly, executive director of AIA Austin, gives us insight into the 2010 tour and Austin architecture.