July 2008

Specialized, advanced training will be provided to a select group during the construction of the 250’ x 90’ water feature.  Sustainability is a key factor at this unique training event. Recycled materials and bio-filtration will be used extensively throughout the project. Concurrent with outdoor construction, classroom seminars are slated to cover a variety of topics including large scale projects, maintenance programs, marketing strategies, advanced aquatic plants and fish, successful contractor and retailer relationships and more.  For more information, log onto www.aquascapeinc.com.

This new, 5-day summer course is for practising and student garden designers who want to harness the time and money-saving benefits of CAD (computer aided design) software. The course offers intensive, structured training in the use of the VectorWorks package and is led by one of the UK’s foremost garden design software experts, Tamsin Slatter. The course is limited to just 12 participants and full details of the syllabus, costs, enrolment etc are available from Cheryl Williams on +44 1380 728788, e-mail: info@gardendesignschool.com or visit the college’s website: www.gardendesignschool.com

Leading practitioners and experts will share best practices and provide insights into emerging markets and trends that drive the landscape and horticultural industry. To learn more, visit www.singaporegardenfestival.com.

Visit www.pantshow.com for more information.

August 2008

View the Registration Brochure via PDF. In addition, you have the opportunity to register securely online. Thank you to our valuable sponsors!

Visit www.tnlaonline.org for more information.

The inspiring and thought-provoking workshop, titled “Creating Home Outside,” combines Messervy’s signature design process with a preview of the practical information and techniques from her upcoming book, Home Outside (Taunton Press, January 2009).  The workshop is for homeowners and professionals alike and combines stimulating lectures, delightful images and instructive diagrams to illustrate outdoor space organization, address design challenges and allow participants to create “Home Outside” on their own or their client’s land.  Pre-registration required.  For more information or to register, contact Mary Landon at (802) 869-1470 or mary@jmmds.com.

For more information, please visit www.landscapeexpo.com.au.

September 2008

This specialty course focuses on Hydrangea and Hibiscus, two genera of beautiful and hardy summer-flowering shrubs with blooms that last well into autumn. Exciting new cultivars and several lesser-known species will be presented. Please visit www.chicago-botanic.org for more information. Visit the Members Only section to view available CEUs.

Visit  www.gardenmarketexpo.com for more information.

Ornamental grasses are rapidly become the indispensable companion in the landscape for perennials, mixed borders, pond plantings, and drylands. Their striking winter interest enriches gardens in our harsh Chicago climate and their strong vertical forms add drama to the landscape composition. Andrea will review the major ornamental grasses and their characteristics and present slides showing how grasses may be used to add texture, structural form and color effects to several styles of landscape design. The class will tour garden plantings at the Botanic Garden to observe growth habits and note how grasses are integrated into landscape plantings—please dress for the weather. Please visit www.chicago-botanic.org for more information. Visit the Members Only section to view available CEUs.

Visit www.canwesthortshow.com for more information.

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Have you ever composed a landscape design only to have your ideas lost within your presentation drawings? Curious how to produce effective plan symbols or choose the right colors when developing a rendering? Tom Selinger will introduce drawing methods to help you see, think and communicate with drawings that will be a pleasure to read. Drafting principles, lettering, plan graphics, color excitement and quick perspectives will all be introduced through lectures and handouts. Come feel “the thrill of vanquishing a monster-sized fire-breathing design problem with nothing more than a stick”- Marty Neumeier. Class Size limited. A supply list will be sent. Please visit www.chicago-botanic.org for more information. Visit the Members Only section to view available CEUs.

Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL

It is no longer news that ornamental grasses provide stunning visual interest to a 4-season garden and commercial landscape, but the genus Miscanthus (Maiden Grass) has dominated the scene to the point where most people don’t know about the many other grasses with virtues for the garden. Grasses can provide architectural interest with shapes and forms other plants can’t provide. There are outstanding selections for both sun and shade conditions as well as every soil. In addition, we will cover the grass relatives including rushes, sedges, flags and non-hardy grasses for containers and annual beds. Real plant samples will be provided as examples and given away at the end of the class. Please visit www.chicago-botanic.org for more information. Visit the Members Only section to view available CEUs.

October 2008

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This course will cover the basic tools, techniques and use of the AutoCAD program within landscape architectural and landscape design offices. Exercises, lectures and demonstrations will focus on applications specific to a landscape design including base plans, layout plans, revisions, planting plans and construction detailing. Students will gain confidence in using, learning and applying the software. They will complete portfolio materials identifying their skill with the software. As the most prominent and necessary tool in the modern landscape architectural and landscape design office, AutoCAD is a must for people in the green industry. Please visit www.chicago-botanic.org for more information. Visit the Members Only section to view available CEUs.

November 2008

Expressing design ideas three dimensionally allows your client’s to more clearly see your vision. It put your client’s “in” the design because it’s the way we see the world around us. It all begins with a basic understanding of creating depth in your drawings. Perspective drawing is a skill which you can learn with practice. Stephen Marzahl, provides an introduction to this topic. This class will provide you with basic information for you to practice long after this class has ended. Stephen has a no pressure, relaxed teaching style and takes pride in breaking down complex subjects into bite-sized pieces. He enjoys teaching those with little or no drawing experience or formal training. Please visit www.chicago-botanic.org for more information. Visit the Members Only section to view available CEUs.

More than 40 million acres of lawn are cultivated in the United States, covering more American land than any single crop. Most lawns today are composed of gas-guzzling, high-maintenance, non-native species; in short, they are a biologically sterile landscape. Profiled in the Chicago Tribune and an honorary "Certificate of Merit recipient for Native Eco-gardens," one suburban community became the first "residential" association to become a member of Chicago Wilderness by transforming their lawn with an unfolding range of colorful prairie, woodland and wetland wildflowers, forbs, sedges, and grasses. Learn how this remarkable transformation occurred and what it means for you. Please visit www.chicago-botanic.org for more information. Visit the Members Only section to view available CEUs.

For more information, please contact Kim Rogers, (972) 536-6350 krogers@hanleywood.com.

January 2009

Gulf States Horticultural Expo

February 2009

Visit www.negrows.org for more information.

Visit www.anla.org for more information.