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landscapearchitect.com has received more than 30 responses to last week?EUR??,,????'?????< 1) Is it right to lie to a client, or potential client, (i.e "We are too busy to accept your project") or is it right to tell the truth regardless of the consequences? 2) Is the APLD justified in dictating to its members which clients they must work with even if it means opposing their core beliefs? Click ?EUR??,,????'?????< It started with an e-mail from Michael Lord and Gary Lackey, a gay couple requesting bids for a landscaping job at their new Houston, Texas home. But the matter took an unexpected turn when Sabrina Farber of Garden Guy, a family landscaping business, replied that the company does not work with gay clients. What do you think? Send your response mryan@landscapearchitect.com ?EUR??,,????'?????< ?EUR??,,????'?????< The story went from blog entries, to small-town newspapers, to becoming national media frenzy when major newspapers like the Los Angeles Times and New York Times picked it up, and everyone was weighing in. Farber comments, ?EUR??,,????'?????< Farber?EUR??,,????'?????< A Nov. 11 New York Times article noted that the law appears to be on the Farbers?EUR??,,????'?????< Sabrina Farber told the Times in November that Garden Guy had picked up $40,000 in new business, while losing only two clients worth about $500 each. Sources: Associated Press, New York Times
1) Is it right to lie to a client, or potential client, (i.e "We are too busy to accept your project") or is it right to tell the truth regardless of the consequences?
2) Is the APLD justified in dictating to its members which clients they must work with even if it means opposing their core beliefs?
Click ?EUR??,,????'?????<
It started with an e-mail from Michael Lord and Gary Lackey, a gay couple requesting bids for a landscaping job at their new Houston, Texas home. But the matter took an unexpected turn when Sabrina Farber of Garden Guy, a family landscaping business, replied that the company does not work with gay clients.
What do you think? Send your response mryan@landscapearchitect.com
?EUR??,,????'?????<
The story went from blog entries, to small-town newspapers, to becoming national media frenzy when major newspapers like the Los Angeles Times and New York Times picked it up, and everyone was weighing in. Farber comments, ?EUR??,,????'?????<
Farber?EUR??,,????'?????<
A Nov. 11 New York Times article noted that the law appears to be on the Farbers?EUR??,,????'?????<
Sabrina Farber told the Times in November that Garden Guy had picked up $40,000 in new business, while losing only two clients worth about $500 each.
Sources: Associated Press, New York Times
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
Hardscape Oasis in Litchfield Park
Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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