California Landscape Design

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News and Events from the APLD Bay Area District

APLD Bay Area Designer Forum
A Few of My Favorite Things: Plants with a Purpose

An informal roundtable discussion where landscape designers share favorite plants for specific challenging situations.

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from 3-5pm
at the Gamble Garden in Palo Alto
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APLD Bay Area Speaker Series
Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World’s Best New Gardens

Chris Woods will share highlights from the contemporary gardens featured in his recent book Gardenlust.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 from 4-6pm
at the Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center
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APLD Bay Area Designer Forum
A New Life for Old Concrete

A roundtable discussion about ways that landscape designers can take old concrete surfaces and transform them with stain, veneers, resurfacing, coatings and saw cutting.

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from 3-5pm
at the Gamble Garden in Palo Alto, CA
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APLD BAY AREA DISTRICT NEWS:

Remembering back to late 2015/2016—we were four separate districts (East Bay, North Bay, Peninsula, and San Francisco) working to coalesce into one district. It took the better part of two years to restructure, and the last two years to get our stellar programming back up and running. We’re now one Bay Area District, with monthly events in both Lafayette and Palo Alto. We’ve got our rhythm back—with a fabulous array of programs that create opportunities for members to increase their professional skills and network with colleagues.

In the next year, we’re going to focus on the infrastructure that it takes to make this work.  We’ll be targeting four areas…

News & Events from the Sacramento District

SAVE THE DATE:

CLIMATE REALITY: REGENERATION OF THE LANDSCAPE

A presentation by landscape architect Shawn Maestretti, ASLA on net-positive landscapes.

What are the attributes of an ideal modern garden? 
Is it possible to create a garden that actively works to reverse climate change while being beautiful and flourishing? 

We think so. 

Join Shawn Maestretti on March 2nd for his presentation “Climate Reality: Regeneration of the Landscape” to learn about the current endangered state of our landscapes, and solution-oriented techniques for real-world garden designs that draw upon natural processes. Shawn will focus on how nurturing living soil, capturing rainwater, sequestering carbon in created landforms, and planting climate-appropriate plants for biodiversity are prudent design practices that every garden-lover will want to know about. This presentation is for everyone from landscape professionals to amateur garden enthusiasts.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER: Shawn Maestretti is a designer, plantsman, certified arborist, educator, and licensed landscape contractor. Shawn has been creating exceptionally designed and artfully developed gardens in the greater Los Angeles area since 2006. Highly collaborative with a strong attention to detail and a knack for problem-solving, he helps his clients realize outdoor living spaces that they will connect with for years to come. Shawn combines extensive horticultural experience, strong composition skills, and environmentally-sensible practices with a wide palette of visually and texturally interesting California-friendly plants, breathing new life and a sense of place into every garden.

Shawn is the principal of Shawn Maestretti Garden Architecture (SMGA).  He also a member of the Climate Reality Project leadership corp and a soil advocate with Kiss the Ground.

Saturday, March 2, 2019
time and location to be announced soon

News and Events from the
APLD Greater Los Angeles Area District

Upcoming Events:

APLD GLA Lecture Series
Jan Johnsen: The Spirit of Stone, Lecture and Book Signing

The ‘spirit of stone’ reveals the secrets of Japanese stone types and placement in a garden. ‘Creative Stonework’ inspires with intriguing design ideas for stone paving, walls, steps, and streams. The element of stone in a garden has two important qualities: function and beauty. It also conveys a sense of permanence and place. Since ancient times, stone has been revered for bringing a special "feel" to a garden. In The Spirit of Stone, award-winning designer Jan Johnsen presents a richly photographed, authoritative guide to creative and practical uses for stone in the landscape: steps, paths, garden walls, dry streams, benches, rock gardens, driveways and more.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019 4-6pm
La Casita Del Arroyo
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APLD GLA SPEAKER SERIES:
Nigel Dunnett: Naturalistic Planting Design

Naturalistic planting design offers an exciting alternative to traditional garden making. Rich in plants, sustainable and good for the environment, naturalistic gardens are also beautiful, uplifting places that resonate with the energy of the natural world - but they can be challenging to get right.

We are lucky to catch international design superstar, Nigel Dunnet, on the launch of his seminal new book, Naturalistic Planting Design, The Essential Guide. Nigel will share his peerless ecological and horticultural wisdom and fascinating working methods to ensure success with every project. Discover how to create planting designs that capture the spirit of nature, foster immersive, emotionally engaging experiences and reduces the need for maintenance.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 1-4pm
LA Arboretum
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APLD GLA Special Event
4th Annual APLD Greater Los Angeles Garden Tour:
S.E.E! Succulents, Edibles, Ethical Gardens

Succulents, Edibles and Ethical garden practices.  This year’s tour features gardens in West Los Angeles and Santa Monica that have received both recognition and rebates for their sustainable designs. The tour will culminate at a large estate garden that received ASLA’s 2018 Quality of Life Design Merit Award.  Short presentations by the design build team for this award winning garden will be made about how to harvest rainwater, build biodiversity and support wildlife using native plants.

Sunday, April 14, 2019 9AM-4:30PM
In Santa Monica and Brentwood Area
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News and Events from the APLD San Diego District

Upcoming Events:

APLD San Diego Social Media Member Forum

APLD Members! Interested in starting your own Facebook or Instagram page for your business? Want to know how to post effectively? What's the difference between a # and a @? Interested in learning how to send targeted ads on Facebook? Our own Anne-Emilie and Brad will guide us through the process of using social media to our advantage....and much more!

Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 3-5:30pm
at Village Nurseries Landscape Center in San Diego, CA
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Landscape Literacy Symposium – Get the Dirt for 2019!

Join APLD SD for the latest dirt on landscaping! Topics will cover attractive residential landscaping with native plants, water capture in the garden, and much more! Speakers include Marilee Kuhlman, Shawn Maestretti, Thomas Ogren, Clayton Tschudy, and Marcia Van Loy.

Saturday February 2, 2019 8am-5pm
at Silver Gate Yacht Club in San Diego, CA
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APLD San Diego District news:

The San Diego District has remained busy over the Fall and Winter months with various activities to help members increase their professional skills and network with other designers. As well, our on-going efforts to attract new members or re-engage those who have let their membership lapse has been rewarded with a notable increase in District members. Great news as we begin a new year!