Designer Tracy welcomes Lorie and Michael Kinler to discuss landscape (and other) topics.  Terracing, water plants, rain barrels and retaining walls are covered along with Lorie and Michael's top 5 reasonably priced and well designed cars.

1 - Audi TT, 2 - VW Beatle, 3 - Mini-Cooper, 4 - Honda Element, 5 - Toyota Prius.

Designer Tracy discusses "thinking outside the shipping container"!    She and Joe discuss the recent rejection of shipping containers as a housing option in FortWorth.  They also discuss painting topics. 

Designer Tracy discusses the value of design.  She also helps with the question - "Am I being gouged by my contractor (or designer)?" Joe answers a listener e-mail about the difference between wood studs and steel studs.

Designer Tracy and Joe discussed the magazine Texas Architect, small houses, converted FEMA trailers, colorful compact fluorescents and the recent show at the Kimbell Art Museum.  Links:

www.texasarchitect.org

www.tinytexashouses.com

www.paulvillinski.com

www.kimbellart.org