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In this talk, Jules Bruck, APLD, Assistant Professor of Landscape Design at the University of Delaware, will show ways to design using native perennial plants. Learn about color, texture and form in design while seeing stunning combinations of plants.

UDBG Friends Members: $5; Nonmembers: $10 (you can pay at the door: cash or check)

Location: Townsend Hall Commons (directions here)

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Landscape designers are invited to this one-day workshop, on Saturday, October 2. Because your signature goes on every project, we invite you to learn good design practices using mosses, how to reduce the risk of a project, and what to avoid. Raise your comfort level and that of your client when recommending mosses for a project. Handouts will include specific instructions for installing and maintaining mosses, and what to expect over time. Instruction includes a brief primer on moss botany (how moss works and spreads), using mosses in designs, growing and inoculating mosses on various surfaces, companion plants, and sustainability.

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This seminar is co-sponsored with the Scott Arboretum. 

A day of inspiration, vision, and top-notch information for anyone interested in sustainability and how it can be more effectively integrated into home landscapes! This seminar will be an excellent learning opportunity for the new, and avid gardener, as well as landscape design professional. Edgar David will demystify restoration ecology. A former professor in the landscape architecture program at Temple University he has a design build practice focusing on sustainable design. Edmund Snodgrass, who started the first green roof nursery in the United States and is owner and president of Emory Knoll Farm Inc. and Green Roof Plants in Maryland will discuss greening the roofs of our communities. A tour of a green roof will allow a first-hand look at Swarthmore's early adoption of the practice. Paul Van Meter, an accomplished landscape gardener, will inspire and encourage with his presentation on creating gorgeous sustainable design. Larry Weaner of Larry Weaner Landscape Associates, long famous for award-winning ornamental horticulture focusing almost exclusively on natives, will present native plant composition, through the perspectives of space and time. Bring your own lunch, although light refreshments will be provided throughout the day. Limited to 50 registrants.


Registration fee: $55 Members of the Scott Arboretum and APLD: $45

Please visit www.scottarboretum.org <http://www.scottarboretum.org/>  for a complete schedule of the day and biographies for this outstanding line-up of speakers.
 

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TIME: 10:am - 3:30 pm. Cost: $50/person  (includes refreshments and a light lunch.  Fee credited toward tuition) Register early: seating is limited.   download registration form:  www.gardendesignschool.com/welcome.htm

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Break out of the winter doldrums and get inspired to create breathtaking container plantings this coming season. Join us for group visit and light brunch at City Planter in Philadelphia.  Come and learn how to select appropriate containers and plants from professional gardeners while discovering a source for stunning planters! 

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Rodney Robinson, renowned local landscape architect and our Celebrated Plant Expert for this year’s Rare Plant Auction, will lead us through his firm’s much-talked-about 2008 restoration of the Nemours Mansion garden to its original grandeur and French design. Wine, coffee, tea, and dessert will be served. As a special incentive to register for the Rare Plant Auction (see April event listings), lecture attendees will receive a $20 gift certificate towards their winnings.

 Members $10   Non-members $15       6:15 – 7:00 Wine and Dessert, 7:00 – 8:00 pm Illustrated Lecture

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Charles Cresson is a garden designer, consultant, photographer, award winning author and avid gardener.  In his garden in Swarthmore, Hedgleigh Spring, he’s found no need to forsake spectacular bulb displays for fear of deer feasting on them. He’ll share his knowledge of bulbs that are surprisingly unpalatable to deer, and show us how to stretch the bloom season from late winter through spring and even into autumn.  Featured varieties are suitable for intimate garden spaces and many can also be naturalized for grand landscape impact.

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Why should you become a certified APLD member?

Beyond the benefits of being given priority listing on the national and chapter APLD websites, Certification conveys to other landscape designers and to the public that you have a superior level of professional knowledge and expertise in the field of landscape design. Only Certified APLD members are allowed to use APLD after their name.

How difficult is the certification process?

To have any meaning the process needs to be comprehensive and based on established standards of excellence. It’s time consuming, but it’s not tricky. The certification board meets four times a year and would like to certify everyone who applies as long as they demonstrate knowledge and competency in our profession. The process is to evaluate the candidate’s submitted work based on a clear set of requirements. There is no interview or oral presentation required or accepted. In order to apply for certification you must have been practicing landscape design for at least four years and be prepared to submit drawings, plant lists, design intent statements and photographs for three installed projects that have had a chance to mature.

At the workshop, Dan will share with us a power point presentation on the certification process as well as his own successful submission. There will be time for questions, so please give some thought to which of your own projects you might want to use before you attend the workshop. If you haven’t yet been in business for four years, you are still encouraged to attend. We like people who plan ahead.

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Attend APLD's annual meeting and increase your knowledge, tour gorgeous gardens and meet fellow designers. Go to: http://www.apld.org/events/09/09ConferenceBrochure.pdf for more information.

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APLD PA/DE is pleased to announce we will be bringing this world-famous designer to the PA-DE region in early November of 2008 for an intensive two-day workshop entitled "Break Out of the Box." In brief, the workshop will focus on spatial relationships, hierarchies of shapes, effects of perspective on shape(s), and creating balance between mass and void in the landscape. Advance reservations will be available, with a deposit required to reserve your space. For more information, please contact Jeanne Weber at jeanneweber@verizon.net or 610.563.3801.

KEY SPONSORS: CLEARVIEW NURSERY www.clearview-nursery.com, SAVATREE www.savatree.com, RAINMAKER www.rainmakerpa.com ADDITIONAL SPONSORS: NORTHCREEK NURSERIES www.northcreeknurseries.com

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Join expert Glenn Bateman to learn the ins and outs of ponds. This two-hour session will provide a comprehensive overview of water features, providing content for both the experienced and the inexperienced landscape designer. There will be hands-on practice with filters, lining materials, plumbing components, and pumps.

Topics to be covered include:

• Types of water features: design, components, hints
• Fountains, disappearing sumps, water gardens, traditional koi pond vs. natural pond

• Filter systems, pumps, common plumbing manufacturers, appropriate application, hands-on experience
• Aquatic flora and fauna, types of plants and application, fish categories and considerations

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Come visit one of the area’s most famous pleasure gardens and meet your fellow APLD members. A great opportunity to network, talk shop and gather in a gorgeous setting with your fellow Association members.  RSVP jeanneweber@verizon.net  or  610-563-3801

Directions can be found at: http://www.chanticleergarden.org/directions.html

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Join us for an interactive exchange of ideas and information at ‘The Designer Collaborative’. Bring a favorite book to share, design dilemma or business challenge and discuss them as a group. A great opportunity to get to know other APLD members and learn from colleagues whose fresh perspective can provide invaluable suggestions.
 

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Join us for an opportunity to immerse yourself in amazing Southeast Asian home and garden furnishings. Look East Owner Sue Galka will introduce us to a fresh and exciting collection of indigenous items that are as remarkable for indoors as for out. Absolutely ahead of the trend and hard to find, these imported goods bespeak the serenity of faraway lands in an aesthetic that is both ancient and modern. Look East Traders represents the very best of Thai, Burmese and Indo Chinese design. Sue will instruct us on the native use of their unique collection, its functionality and in making use of them in the garden. This collection is available to the trade only.

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This talk it is about using your eyes, your mind and your camera to capture fleeting moments in your landscapes. There will be some discussion of both digital and 35mm camera equipment, but emphasis will be on the impact and exploitation of light, photographic composition and developing a personal style. Robert Lyons is the program director for the Longwood Graduate Program in Public Horticulture and Professor of Landscape Horticulture at the University of Delaware. He co-founded and became the first director of the Virginia Tech Horticulture Gardens during his tenure there from 1981-1999, and became the director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University. He is the recipient of many awards for teaching and his photography has been published in homeowner, commercial and educational publications and has been exhibited widely.

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Scott Rothenberger: Flying High: A Landscaping Perspective
We have all dealt with site issues that seemed to have no workable solution. Scott will show that it is possible to work with the negative features of a property to create positive design solutions. With his approach, you will be better able to grasp how to define spaces with remarkable hardscaping that is informed by the existing architecture, and understand how to unify your design with sensational plantings. Scott will discuss his design approach especially as it relates to difficult, problematic sites and will help you to appreciate that there is always a clever solution when you approach your drafting table from his perspective. 

Paul Van Meter: Design Inspirations
Paul will discuss the sources of his inspirations as a landscape gardener, sharing his views on what elements make a garden striking. An avid plantsman, he combs the globe with the eye of a practiced observer, camera in hand, seeking new and remarkable plants and ways to use them. As a fan of great design in any form, he will explain how carefully designed built elements and features can unite seamlessly with dramatic, natural and “untamed” plantings that are more sympathetic to the environment. His collaborations and insider associations with the innovative luminaries in the green industry allow him a unique perspective which he will share with us.

Jan Traynor: Charging for Profit
Do you love what you do but wonder if you are really getting paid what you are worth? Do you have trouble charging clients for your designs and consultations? Then it's time to change your approach and maybe your attitude, too! This hands-on lecture is designed to help you learn how to work profitably as a landscape design professional. Developed for the beginning Landscape Design Professional or for anyone who struggles with placing a value on their work.
 

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As nights draw in, make the most of your landscapes and bring them to life with lights. Learn what makes outdoor lighting look impressive. By designing lighting to make the most of paths, patios, walkways, landscaping, focal points and architecture, you can focus on the best features of the garden; highlighting dramatic and bold structures and trees or subtly illuminating borders and shrubs.

Lighting design expert Steve Schnittjer will review:
• What makes impressive outdoor lighting
• Low voltage vs 120 voltage
• Key layers of landscape lighting
• Making fixture choices
• Installation tips and options

Denney Electric Supply is one of Pennsylvania’s largest wholesale electrical distributors. With more than 20,000 items in stock, they provide quality brand names at affordable prices to contractors. Eight stores and 150 employees provide fast, friendly service. 61 Butler Avenue, Ambler PA 19002
 

$5.00 – APLD Chapter Member
$10.00 – APLD National Member
$15.00 – Non APLD Members
 

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Join us for a gorgeous tour of Mt. Cuba Center, the former home and gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, a 630 acre non-profit organization set in the rolling hills of northern Delaware. Our mission is to foster an appreciation for plants of the Appalachian Piedmont and the conservation of their environment through garden display, education, and research.  A skilled docent will guide us through a two hour interpretive tour of the formal and woodland landscapes, immersing you in the history, design and plant diversity that makes Mt. Cuba Center a unique regional treasure. 

Gardens include the: Main House, South Terrace, Round Garden, Lilac Path, Woods Path, West Slope Path, Dogwood Garden, Meadows Garden and Ponds.

$15.00 – APLD Chapter Member
$20.00 – APLD National Member
$25.00 – Non APLD Members
  

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Join us for a tour of North Creek Nurseries, a wholesale propagation nursery that supplies starter plugs to wholesale and retail nurseries, they also produce many native plants in larger Landscape Plugs™ that are used in restoration projects and by highway departments, municipalities and conservation societies. They pride themselves on providing beautiful plants and exceptional service to customers throughout Eastern and Central North America.
Co-Owner Dale Hendricks will guide us around the nursery, show us some new, some underappreciated plants and cultivars under consideration and development, explain the propagation process, and indicate other uses for the plug products.
North Creek also produces many native plants in larger Landscape Plugs™ that are used in restoration projects and by highway departments, municipalities and conservation societies. They pride themselves on providing beautiful plants and exceptional service to customers throughout North America. NorthCreek WWW.NORTHCREEKNURSERIES.COM features a large selection of perennials, grasses and ferns with an emphasis on new varieties and Eastern North American natives and their cultivars
After the tour, we will have a casual on-site sandwich lunch. This will provide an opportunity for discussion and a question and answer session with the group and with Dale.
 

$10.00 – APLD Chapter Member
$13.00 – APLD National Member
$17.00 – Non APLD Members