Current Events
APLDWA offers monthly programs designed to meet the goals of our chapter and the needs of our members. Programs address issues related to professional growth, design exposure, national certification and business/legislative advocacy. Unique venues and fresh approaches are always sought, and networking is integral to every program. Programs evolve from member suggestions, so be sure to share your thoughts with the program committee!
APLDWA February Events
APLDWA Annual Design Symposium:
Planting Design for Tomorrow's Gardens
Has been rescheduled!
Monday, February 27, 2012, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105
Xeric Alpine Garden
designed by Jonathan Morse
The 20th century saw radical leaps in understanding our impact on the world in which we live. The green movement has arrived. Promotion of sustainable development practices now includes the use of rating systems such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and SITES (The Sustainable Sites Initiative), which increasingly influence the horticultural and design industries. Encouraging the use of native and water-efficient plants is admirable, but the practical implementation of these ideals is more challenging.
We've all seen the ramifications of incorrectly sited, spaced, planted and maintained "green" spaces. It's time designers and planners ask the experts - horticulturists and growers - to provide us with regionally-based, appropriate plant recommendations. Landscape designers and landscape architects need to know how to create planting designs that will last when the irrigation system is turned off and we can no longer provide protection from the next deep freeze. In part, this means considering native plants and reconsidering old stalwarts - in addition to some less familiar ornamental alternatives. The cultural requirements of plants are not negotiable - they are what a plant needs to survive, and to thrive. Disregarding a plant's suitability for a particular garden environment can create a costly and wasteful cycle of poorly performing - or even dead - plants in a landscape.
Education is crucial to solving these vexing problems. Join the Washington Chapter of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers as we host our annual symposium, Planting Design for Tomorrow's Gardens. Through presentations from a number of industry experts we will explore the crucial role of plant selection in designing gardens with staying power.
Speaker Highlights:
Richard Hartlage, Keynote Speaker
Richard is an Associate Principal at the landscape architecture, engineering, and planning firm, AHBL, and manages its landscape architecture division in Tacoma and Seattle. Richard's experience includes seventeen years in public gardens, including Director and Garden Curator of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle, where he initiated the highly successful Great Plant Picks program, which promotes the best performing plants for the Pacific Northwest.
David McDonald, Resource Conservation Planner, Seattle Public Utilities
David is a biologist and environmental scientist with Seattle Public Utilities, focusing on soil science and environmentally friendly landscape design and development practices. He leads the Washington Organic Recycling Council's "Soils for Salmon" initiative, which is transforming development practices around the Northwest, and serves on the technical core committee of the national Sustainable Sites Initiative.
Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
Linda Chalker-Scott has a Ph.D. from Oregon State University and is an ISA certified arborist. She is WSU's Extension Urban Horticulturist and a WSU Associate Professor in the Department of Horticulture. She is the author of three books: The horticultural myth-busting The Informed Gardener and The Informed Gardener Blooms Again, and Sustainable Landscapes and Gardens: good science - practical application, a comprehensive approach to the science behind urban horticulture and arboriculture. She and three other academic colleagues host "The Garden Professors" blog, through which they educate and entertain an international audience.
Paul Bonine, Co-owner, Xera Plants
Xera Plants specializes in low-water-use, rainfall-only plants--including native selections of perennials, trees, shrubs, and vines. Paul's first book, Black Plants, was published in 2008. He speaks frequently on low-water-use gardening as well as new introductions.
Jock Demme, Horticulturist and Sales Manager, Iseli Nursery
Jock has a B.S. in Horticultural Science from Washington State University. He consults regularly with homeowners and nursery owners, providing them with landscape plantings that are usable, durable, efficient, relatively maintenance free, and cosmetically appealing.
Richie Steffen, Curator, Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden
Richie keeps ahead of horticultural trends by traveling, plant collecting, visiting gardens, and networking with other horticultural professionals. He lectures and writes regularly and is always ready to share his enthusiasm for plants and the people who grow them. Richie's presentation, "Great Plant Picks: The Selection and Evaluation Process," will share what considerations and evaluation processes the selection committee uses to choose from the thousands of plants available. He will discuss successes and failures over the years and talk about how GPP handles the evolving and changing weather of our region.
Ian Barclay, Owner, The Desert Northwest
The Desert Northwest is a mail-order nursery in Sequim, WA, specializing in drought-tolerant and hard-to-find plants. Ian holds a B.S. In Ornamental Horticulture from Washington State University and is a Certified Professional Horticulturist. Ian's talk, "Water-wise Plants for the Northwest's Dry Summers," will discuss the ins and outs of selecting plants for drought tolerance based on the regions and habitats in which they are native, concluding with some comments about selected water-wise plants and what they require for successful cultivation.
Sean Hogan, Owner, Cistus Nursery
Sean is co-owner of Cistus Nursery on Sauvie Island in the Columbia River near Portland, OR. Cistus Nursery is widely considered one of the best West Coast retail micro nurseries. Sean has lectured extensively about his plant explorations, and his writings and photos can be found in many horticultural and botanical publications.
Veronica Wisniewski, Wildside Growers
Veronica Wisniewski owned and operated Wildside Growers, a native wildflower nursery for ten years, before working as the native perennial propagator for Fourth Corner Nurseries for five years. Much of her experience growing herbaceous native plants was acquired through informed trial and error. She has produced native perennials for projects with the Starflower Foundation, the Nature Conservancy and Washington State Departments of Natural Resources and Wildlife. Veronica has an M.S. in Forestry from the University of Washington and a B.A. in Biology from the University of Chicago.
Walt Bubelis, Professor Emeritus, EDCC
Walt Bubelis is a well-known horticulturist and founder of the Horticulture Program at Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, WA. Walt taught horticulture at Edmonds Community College from 1967 to 2010. He owned and operated Jardinier Consulting Service from 1973 to 1996.
Cost for this Event (includes lunch on site):
Members and Nonmembers $150
Students $80
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First, RSVP to Barbara Lycett at blycett@interserv.com
Then, pay through PayPal
Or mail checks made out to APLDWA to:
Shelley Retchless, Treasurer
9056 Dayton Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103
* If you registered for the January 18th event, which was canceled due to snow, please reconfirm your registration by e-mailing:
Barbara Lycett at blycett@interserv.com
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Continuing education units will be offered through APLD, ASLA, ISA and WSNLA.
APLDWA March Events
Finishing Touches: The Basics of Furniture and Fabrics for Outdoor Use
Thursday, March 29, 2012, 9:30am–3:00pm
Olympic Hall,
South Seattle Community College
Empower your designs by learning how to provide your clients with a garden’s finishing touches! In this workshop, Vanessa Gardner Nagel, APLD, shares her knowledge of furniture and fabrics for the outdoors, including criteria to select outdoor furniture and fabrics. Gain new resources by meeting local vendors and manufacturers’ representatives.
Cost for this event (includes lunch on site):
Members: $65
Non-members: $110
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