Letter from the Chapter President
Francesca Corra, APLD

The Designer's Toolbox

TOOLS AND TIPS:
Why Natives by Katherine Novick

The Mesocosm of Community by Shawn Maestretti and Leigh Adams

PLANT SPOTLIGHT:
Designer Plant Picks: Our Favorite Natives

Member Highlights

Meet the Boards

Native Gardens around the State:
1. Andrea Doonan
2. Eileen Kelly
3. Jeannie Fitch

NatureScapes: A Turf-to-Natives Design Program by Jodie Cook

Beauty and the Beast: A Fairytale Design by Shawn Maestretti

Welcome New Members

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When I first started working with plants professionally I was mostly interested in vegetables, that soon gave way to medicinal herbs and then finally to natives. My passion for natives is now eight years strong. I’ve built a business around working with them and spend a lot of my spare time learning about them. 

Somehow the allure of natives hasn’t quite hit the mainstream, while it feels like it's growing, it’s often something I have to explain and even defend at times. So understanding its root in my personal story and identifying how its lasting importance to me has expanded with a sense of urgency at times feels necessary. 

My method for spreading the good gospel of native plants, while evolving, is to design landscapes with a high percentage if not complete of natives and do so in an alluring way that feels like something we are familiar with, both in the historical sense of garden design and in a deep unconscious connection we have as humans to the beauty and wonder of our surrounding environments. 

I think one road block for people when it comes to appreciating the value of a native garden can be found in the deepening distance we have created between us and the natural world. That feeling of other, out there, the divide between our man made manicured safety net (lawn) and the expansive and literal forest of unknown has only increased with time. 

With the divide growing, and habitat loss increasing due to a number of factors (development, waste, invasive species, climate change, and more) one option that feels realistic is to bring the natural, habitat supporting environment to us. 

As a landscape designer I am not here to condemn our continued push of development into the “wild” (I’ll save that for another space), and I’m not here to suggest that we give up our modern lives and “go back to the land”, I simply want to recommend an alternative to our current predicament* that feels like something we can all accomplish. I call it Residential Restoration, and it is simple. Instead of planting gardens full of exotics, plant them with what has evolved to thrive and support habitat in your local environment. Use your garden, your backyard, your front lawn, as an opportunity to bring some restored balance to the earth. Take advantage of the context, a small scrap of earth where you get to decide what lives and dies and make the choice to invite back in what came before you. 

With native plants at your doorstep there is an immediate point of connection to the greater ecology of the place you call home. Beyond your small plot of land that connect extends to the watershed you rely on for so many human needs. Planting natives makes a small impact that expands infinitely as neighbor’s are inspired and take your lead and birds, insects, mammals and reptiles rejoice. When you become familiar with native plants that you chose and care for and see throughout the seasons and their individual life cycles, you have the added bonus of being able to identify more vegetation on your next hike and this gets exciting because you may now want to go on those hikes more often to see what is in bloom, how landscape is regenerating after fire, or even to monitor what is changing. 

I describe these potential acts because they are exactly what has happened to me. Getting to know native plants by planting them wherever I call home (even if that home is only temporary) has increased my desire to want to know them more, enjoy them, protect them and most certainly celebrate them. It’s deepened my connection to a world that is free and ours to enjoy as long as we continue to protect it. And it’s helped alleviate the stress I experience in our fast paced world by slowing things down, as I take the time to explore and seek out a new species, so I can actually enjoy all the diverse beauty on this planet.  For that I am forever grateful to native plants and the journey they have taken me on.

Frangula (Rhamnus) californica, COFFEEBERRY

I sing praise for the lowly Frangula californica. Never a star, always a wallflower, nevertheless she persists. Coffeeberry is my number one evergreen go-to for foundations, dividers, shade gardens, and (cringe) even hedges. She handles the most inept pruning with grace. She is that perfect 'hidey' shrub that birds seek out 'twixt tree and sky. In Spring at the natives nursery, where is all the buzz? It's Miss Frangula hosting the wild pollination party with her tiny blooms. She's my green girlfriend, and her cousins Mound San Bruno and Eve Case are always welcome in my gardens.

Epilobium septentrionale ‘Wayne’s Silver’
SILVER CALIFORNIA FUCHSIA

Because California gardens comprise such a range of conditions, my favorite native is a versatile groundcover that can take lawn overspray or drought… oak shade or blazing sun… clay soil or garden loam. It’s also fire-resistant, a hummingbird magnet, and needs no more maintenance than an annual hacking. Plus, it blooms its socks off in autumn while so many of its native neighbors are going dormant! I can only be describing Epilobium, or California Fuchsia. I’m partial to E. septentrionale, especially ‘Wayne’s Silver’, but it’s indistinguishable from E. canum so either will do. I love its cool foliage and hot flowers at the base of a rainbow hued Phormium, or paired with Salvia clevelandii and blue Festuca, or under old oaks with naturalized Narcissus to provide color when the Epilobium finally goes dormant. 

Salvia clevelandii ‘Winnifred Gilman’, CLEVELAND SAGE

This Salvia is short-lived (5 years more or less) but while it is in its prime it is lovely. Deep blue flowers on wine-red stems set her apart from other cultivars of Salvia clevelandii and last quite a while from late spring well into summer. An on warm summer evenings you will get a whiff of the most delicious wild scent from the fragrant foliage. We use it in full sun combined with other natives or grasses that set off the grey-green leaves. Mature size is about 3’ x 3’. Very low water.

Eriogonum arborescens, SANTA CRUZ ISLAND BUCKWHEAT

This Eriogonum will become a large shrub over time.  Sporting grey-green leaves and peeling reddish bark, Eriogonum arborescens grows slowly into quite a showstopper.  The umbels of flowers start out pinkish and mature to a reddish brown that persist for months.  We use it in full sun with Arctostaphylos species and grasses. Mature size can range from 3’-4’ x 4’-6’ in our experience.  Very low water. This is such a wonderful plant. We would put one in almost every project if they were more available. Shown here with Leymus ‘Canyon Prince’ and Arctostaphylos ‘Dr. Hurd’.

Arctostaphylos manzanita ‘Dr. Hurd’, DR. HURD MAZNANITA

I can't get enough of this beautiful manzanita. It looks great in most settings from contemporary to wild native gardens. Its crisp neat appearance and muted gray green look great in most settings- from contemporary to wild gardens. I love the contrast when set against a dark green Emerald Carpet Manzanita or Coffeeberry, especially when the sun lights it up in the afternoon. An added bonus is the smooth dark red bark which can look sculptural or subdued. I have found Dr. Hurds to be fussy for the first year, but very easy after established.

Asarum caudatum, WILD GINGER

This is my all-time favorite groundcover for shady spots. The bold texture is often just what is needed in native palettes. You have to look closely, but the maroon flowers in the summer are truly bizarre and wonderful. In this photo I have it tucked under a coast live oak with Adiantum pedatum, Satureja douglasii and Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’.

Native and Mediterranean in San Diego

I love to use natives and Mediterranean region plants that play well together- anigozanthos, rockrose and other non native sages are excellent examples of these. As you can see in the images I am a huge fan of the verbena lilacina which seems to never stop blooming and all the pollinators love it just as much as me. I also love Cleveland and white sage, penstemon, our native buckwheats (which do great down here) as well as the lovely toyon which makes such an awesome habitat garden evergreen hedge!

Design Details:

• The lawn was replaced with a blue stone pathway and a variety of low-water, low care plants.

• A diverse variety of colorful California native shrubs and grasses and plants from other Mediterranean regions create biodiversity and an ecosystem for the birds, the bees and the butterflies.

•  ​The plant palette was designed to incorporate  plants that bloom and provide interest throughout all seasons for the homeowners to enjoy year-round.

• The raised center planting bed and the boulders offer added interest and appeal.

​Lawn Replacement in San Anselmo

This landscape has been dramatically transformed into a backyard haven by replacing the water-thirsty lawn with a meandering natural blue stone pathway that circles around a mounted planting bed filled with a variety of colorful plants at various heights.  Several California native plants with vibrant flowers, feathery grasses and easy-care, water-wise companion plants from other Mediterranean regions were planted throughout the landscape. Low-growing succulents and ground covers soften the pathway edge and Dymondia margaretae - Silver Carpet was planted in between. On site boulders were  repositioned in the planting beds to provide natural focal point, contrast and interest.  

Photos by Jude Parkinson-Morgan.

Native Hillside Garden in Orinda

This quaint cottage garden is perched on a hill under majestic Live Oaks and Monterey Pines of Orinda. The plant palette is a mixture of native Coral Bells, Penstemon, Manzanita and Ceanothus. Spring and summer bring added color of orange Poppies, Blue-eyed grass and orange California Fuchsia.

Photos courtesy of Peigi Duvall.

NatureScapes: A Turf-to-Natives Design Program

NatureScape is a turf-to-native garden design program created by APLD member Jodie Cook and Tree of Life Nursery for the Moulton Niguel Water District. This program includes homeowner education as an essential component in addition to the turf conversion. Gardens are based on the watershed approach and all have swales/contouring for rain; many have rain chains and decorative rain barrels, and all are designed with native plants available from our local grower, Tree of Life Nursery. 

NatureScapes are usually modest in size, ranging from 250-3000 square feet.  Many of these small-garden owners don’t have the information or resources to make this kind of transformation on their own, and may never have gardened before, so we make it easy for them: education, design, plants, installation.   

NatureScape has 4 main goals.... 

1) To give homeowners the opportunity to easily replace their turf with a low-water, ecologically responsible planting design, installed by native plant professionals.

2) To begin to change the gardening culture here in South Orange County from one of ‘hands-off’, yet overly-managed gardens of exotics and lawn to an interactive, lower input one reflective of our region and ecology. This is part of the reason we require front yard installations in our NatureScapes. We will complete a backyard design only if a front yard is included. We want to change the culture, not just install a garden.

3) To educate ‘regular’ homeowners in basic sustainable horticulture principles and to ignite in them a love of gardens, nature, and gardening.  With this in mind, the program requires a 3-hour training workshop in ecological landscaping principles, natural watering techniques (swales/rain gardens), and IPM fundamentals before they can qualify for a NatureScape transformation. As part of the transformation, we provide a formal garden coaching session at installation and a post-establishment coaching session 90 days after installation. 

4) Another important reason we primarily work with front yards is because they are the source of much non-point-source, dry season pollution in our region. This program has led to additional water district initiatives including a retail nursery education program (because local retail nursery staff are often lacking in information about natives), a yearly garden tour (for community-building), and a maintenance/coaching service for NatureScape gardens. Most NatureScapes are maintained by the homeowners themselves. 

BEFORE

AFTER

Garden 2: A typical before/after, except that the lawns usually look much worse. The after is just 3 months old.

Garden 3: We also work with homeowners who have larger properties, generous budgets, and are as excited about utilizing natives as we are.  This couple are art-collectors and their garden features wonderful antiques we hand-selected from a local dealer who imports art and sculpture. Their property is over 2 acres and is located in San Juan Capistrano.  The house was designed by a local architect in the Mission revival style. The garden’s ornamental plant palette is native with food plants such as citrus, pear and apple.

Garden 4: The hand-painted exterior tile colors were chosen to complement the flowers and blue/green foliage of the native plant palette as well as the architecture. The plant palette has some plants that should be utilized more, as they are rare and very beautiful, like the Catalina Silverlace in the photo of the steps at right. This plant is in many NatureScape gardens, too. You’ll see it in the top NatureScape photo. 

Garden 5: We also work on ecologically focused homeowner education/demonstration gardens like this one in Laguna Beach, which features a butterfly garden, erosion control demonstration slope, water capture and storage, a swale, interpretive signage, and artwork.

Beauty and the Beast: A Fairytale Design

Dream clients, a thoughtful approach, and ethical practices are all ingredients necessary in the recipe for a meaningful project. The positive results are a product of problem-solving, critical thinking, and most importantly, a respect for the land.

Working with native plants can sometimes be hard, and working to restore and heal the earth through landscape design can be even harder. Taking the ecological approach before we embellish a garden may feel counterintuitive to some of us. However, this is where the future of landscape design is headed: a restorative, regenerative direction.   Designing with natives is one of the most important practices we can employ, yet it is still just one of the tools in our toolkit.

In 2017, our team was hired to design a native garden for a 1938 Colonial Revival home in Hollywood, CA. From the start, the process was an engaging, creative collaboration with the clients to create a beautiful, sustainable, native habitat. What ended up happening—through the evolution of the design process—was an opportunity to set protocols for all future projects: creatively reuse of most of the materials onsite, incorporate rain gardens and hugelkultur to harvest water, plant the garden with 90% plants indigenous to California, grow food for both human and non-human beings, and change the way many people experience native gardens. We nailed it. Not in a cocky way, but in a “we pulled it off”, very relieved way.

Through our research, we choreographed the spaces and circulation using elements and principles based on well-documented Colonial-Revival designs. These features include axial pathways with focal points, allees of trees, cruciform movement and yes, even parterres. To develop a native plant palette for such formal design, we studied plant communities, testing combinations and consulting with CA native pros like Carol Bornstein. Currently, we are in the process of learning what is working and where we need to make adjustments. Fortunately, most of it is working, beautifully.

Some of the most exciting features in the garden are our hugelkutur berms built from the sick, drought-stressed trees along with all of the demolished plants and green waste from the initial site clearing. Repurposing materials on the project started off to be a bit frustrating and then proved to be just another part of the design puzzle. When working with the existing hardscape materials, the solution was creative saw-cutting—a mosaic-like approach to fitting pieces together and doing our best to keep everything possible onsite—thus bringing carbon-consciousness to the next level for ourselves and our clients. 

With tremendous pride, we can announce we have been selected for the Theodore Payne Garden Tour in 2020 where we will be leading tours and discussions. Our hope is to share this work and inspire as many professionals and communities as possible.

Qualified Professional Members

A landscape designer who engages in the practice of landscape design for monetary compensation and contains more than 3 years of professional landscape design experience. Documentation of education and experience is required.

Carley Gethin
Wild Canyon Landscapes
Santa Monica, CA

Professional Members

A landscape designer who engages in the practice of landscape design for monetary compensation and contains more than 3 years of professional landscape design experience. Documentation of education and experience is required.

Don Schneider
Designs by Don
Santa Cruz, CA

James Fahy
Deep Rooted Designs Inc.
San Diego, CA

Emerging Professional Members

An individual who has been practicing landscape design for one to three years and is starting a career in landscape design. Membership requires affirmation of education and experience, but not documentation.

Molly Roy
Everyday Ecology
Sacramento, CA

Allied Members

An individual practicing in a related and/or associated field to landscape design.

Jack Berokoff 
Koi-ology Unlimited LLC
La Habra, CA

Katherine Spitz, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP Katherine Spitz Associates, Inc.
Pebble Beach, CA

Student Members

An individual who is actively enrolled, on a full or part‐time basis, in a landscape design, landscape architecture or horticulture program. Membership is limited to five years of membership at this level and proof of enrollment must be submitted.

Steven van Dongen, Santa Cruz, CA

Amy Rouillard, La Mesa, CA

APLD Bay Area District Designer Spotlight Series:
APLD 2019 Award Winning Designers Nina Mullen and Linda Middleton

Two award winning APLD designers talk about their work and the projects that won them APLD’s International Design Awards in 2019.'

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 from 3-5PM
At the Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
More Info Here

APLD Bay Area District Business Series:
The Business of Landscape Design: Demystifying Online Marketing 

A panel of Bay Area landscape designers will discuss why and how to use online marketing channels such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Houzz, Yelp, and more to showcase your work and grow your business. 

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, from 3-5PM
At the Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto
More Info Here

APLD Bay Area District Speaker Series:
Designer Pollinator Plants with Janet Sluis 

Janet Sluis, horticulturist, program developer, and curator for Sunset Western Garden Collection will share her favorite plants for beneficial insects in the Bay Area.

Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 3-5PM
At the Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
More Info Here

APLD Bay Area District Special Event:
APLD Everything-But-The-Plants Vendor Fair 

Vendors from all over CA come together to share their favorite products & services for landscape designers.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 1-5 PM
At Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
More Info Here

APLD Bay Area District Speaker Series:
Landscape Lighting for Designers with Mark Natale 

Come and learn about all the techniques that landscape designers need to know for professional landscape lighting design.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 3-5PM
At the Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto
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APLD Bay Area District Author Series:
Private Gardens of Santa Barbara with Margie Grace, APLD

APLD award winning designer Margie Grace, APLD will talk about her new book Private Gardens of Santa Barbara.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 3-5PM
At the Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
More Info Here

APLD Bay Area District Author Series:
Japanese Design Concepts in Today’s California Gardens with Lisa Paramore

Japanese garden design is alive and well, but current realities mean adaptations are necessary.  How can we best incorporate Japanese design elements into contemporary spaces?  Lisa will discuss various approaches to Japanese garden design, and the factors that are changing the way we create Japanese gardens.  Some of these factors include a retiring workforce of skilled Japanese gardeners, changes in the availability of traditional plants, and California’s water-use restrictions on new gardens.

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 3-5PM
At the Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto
More Info Here

APLD Bay Area District Special Event:
The 4th Annual APLD Bay Area Designer Plant Fair 

If you are a plant geek, you’ll want to be at this event! The last three APLD Designer Plant Fairs were a huge success, with over 100 attendees, more than a dozen growers and nurseries presenting new plants, and so many give-a-ways! This year the space will again be twice as large, with even more growers and nurseries, more food & drink and more time to soak it all in! Browse and mingle with the vendors & other landscape professionals, enjoy refreshments and learn details about the plants during a presentation session with the vendors... each followed by a raffling of plants!!

Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 2-7 PM
At the Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
More Info Here

APLD Bay Area District Author Series:
Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates with photographer Saxon Holt

Join us for a talk with renowned garden photographer Saxon Holt as he discusses his new book Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates which takes on the issues facing garden designers who work in areas with summer drought. Inspiring photos by Saxon showcase gardens that remain lush even with restricted summer water. The book includes discussions on topography and climate, as well as the threat of wildfire. With an A-Z index of recommended plants and their cultural conditions, this book will be an excellent reference for anyone designing gardens in Mediterranean climates. 

Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 3-5PM
At the Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
More Info Here

FRUITSTITUTE, FRUIT TREES FOR THE SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
Saturday, January 18, 2020, 10 AM-12 PM
More Info Here

Greetings APLD CA! I’m super excited to be taking the reigns of the SD district in 2020. Our board a wonderful group of motivated people I’ve gotten to know over the past couple years and I am honored to be part of this network of amazing designers. I’m looking forward to connecting with more of you this year and beyond.

We have a lot in store for this winter. Right now we are focusing on our big two day symposium this February: Sharpen Your Vision 20/20, link here. The first day will take place at our very own San Diego Botanical Garden with an excellent line up of speakers plus a docent led tour of the garden; the second day will be permaculture focused tours including a farm to table brunch at Coastal Roots Farm. Our special events team Lisa Bellora and Angela Benson have been doing an amazing job organizing this event and we’d love to see you there! We’re also putting on a special workshop at Balboa Park’s Japanese Friendship Garden on stone composition. Lastly, I’m especially excited to join Greater LA back in Palm Springs for Modernism Week again this February. If you haven’t been, I recommend putting it on your list. So much fun to be in all the buzz of talks and tours at the mecca of mid-century modern architecture and design. It’s a blast.

APLD SAN DIEGO DISTRICT PRESENTS

JAPANESE STONE COMPOSITION:
The Secrets in Stones

This APLD workshop will focus on the traditional Japanese setting of stones with the aim of creating compositions that can be incorporated into many styles of gardens. Emphasis will include principles of composition and techniques for placement as well as hands-on exercises in the classroom using design boxes and small stones.

Saturday, January 11, 2020 from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
at the Japanese Friendship Garden
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA 92101
More Info Here  

APLD SAN DIEGO DISTRICT PRESENTS

Sharpen Your Vision 20/20: keep the environment in focus!

This is a 2-day event to be held on Saturday, February 22 at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas, and on Sunday, February 23 at various locations in North San Diego County.

The conference will showcase expert speakers, a garden tour of the renowned San Diego Botanic Garden, a farm-to-table brunch, and tours of local permaculture and food farms. This event is curated for landscape designers, contractors, green industry professionals, and garden enthusiasts.

Saturday and Sunday, February 22–23, 2020
San Diego Botanic Garden
230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024
More Info Here

Qualified Professional Members

An individual who is a landscape designer and has more than three years of professional landscape design experience. Membership requires documentation of education and experience.

Carola Fiore
Crear Landscape Design, San Diego, CA

Srvidya Krishnan
Fill Good Horticulture, LLC, Diamond Bar, CA 

Emerging Professional Members

An individual who has been practicing landscape design for one to three years and is starting a career in landscape design. Membership requires affirmation of education and experience, but not documentation.

Chelsea Chan
David Thorne Landscape Architect, Inc, Oakland, CA

Kelly LeVoir
Encinal Nursery, Alameda, CA

Olga Dobrowolska
Artistic Garden Designs, Cotati, CA

David Meirik
MD Landscapes, Santa Rosa, CA

Student Members

An individual who is actively enrolled, on a full or part‐time basis, in a landscape design, landscape architecture or horticulture program. Membership is limited to five years of membership at this level and proof of enrollment must be submitted.

David Cruz Martinez, Oceanside, CA

Jennifer Bromme, Pacifica, CA

Karly Silicani, Walnut Creek, CA

Kirby Baldacci, Oakland, CA

 OUR PLATINUM SPONSORS:

Bay Scenery specializes in delivering high-quality landscape construction services in and around Silicon Valley. Through the acquisition of well-known companies such as Harris Landscaping Company, we have cultivated a reputation for excellence in landscape construction for over 30 years.

JANUARY

New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) Annual Symposium
Pennsylvania
January 9-10, 2020

Japanese Stone Composition: The Secrets in Stones
An APLD San Diego District workshop with Ken Siers
January 11, 2020

Gardening with Proteaceae Workshop
Ruth Bancroft Garden
January 11, 2020 

APLD Award Winning Designers: Nina Mullen & Linda Middleton
An APLD Bay Area District presentation in Lafayette
January 14, 2020

Ecological Landscape Alliance Webinar: Reconnecting Water, Soils and Vegetation: Green Infrastructure in the Urban Environment
January 15, 2020

Ecological Landscape Alliance Webinar: The Role of Landscape in Our Global Environmental Crisis
January 20, 2020

A Tale of Two Floras with Evan Meyer for the CA Horticultural Society
San Francisco, CA
January 20, 2020 

Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper Training (QWEL) Training
Santa Rosa, CA
January 23, 24, 31 & February 7, 2020

Northern California Home & Landscape Expo
Sacramento, CA
January 24-26, 2020

FEBRUARY

The Business of Landscape Design: Demystifying Online Marketing
An APLD Bay Area District presentation in Palo Alto.
February 5, 2020

APLD Webinar: Climate Reality – Designing Regenerative Landscapes with Shawn Maestretti
February 5, 2020

Adapting to Rising Sea Levels Using Nature’s Jurisdictions, a Lecture with Julie Beagle
UC Berkeley
February 12, 2020

Tomato Mastery: Best Practices for Productivity and Healthy Plants with Cynthia Sandberg for Western Hort
Los Altos, CA
February 12, 2020

Modernism Week
Palm Springs, CA
February 13-23, 2020

Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper Training (QWEL) Training
Fountain Valley, CA
February 13 & 27, 2020 

Sharpen Your Vision – Keep the Environment in Focus
A two-day APLD San Diego District event
February 22-23, 2020  

Garden Conservancy Speaker Series: Aaron Bertelsen, Lessons from Great Dixter
Los Angeles: February 23, 2020
San Francisco: February 25, 2020 

Ecological Planting Revolution: Can Landscape Architecture meet the needs of a world in crisis, a Lecture with Thomas Rainer
UC Berkeley, CA
February 26, 2020

Nor Cal Landscape & Nursery Show
San Mateo, CA
February 27, 2020

MARCH

Designer Pollinator Plants with Janet Sluis. An APLD Bay Area District Speaker Series
Lafayette, CA
March 4, 2020

Garden Conservancy Speaker Series: Alexandre de Vogue
Woodside, CA
March 8, 2020

Garden iPhoneography Workshop
Ruth Bancroft Garden
March 7, 2020

Build It and They Will Come: Creating a Native Garden Buzzing with Pollinators, a lecture with Juanita Salisbury for Western Hort
Los Altos, CA
March 11, 2020

Firescaping Workshop
Ruth Bancroft Garden
March 14, 2020

Ecological Landscape Alliance Webinar: Protecting Pollinators
March 23, 2020

APLD Bay Area EVERYTHING But-the-Plants VENDOR FAIR
Palo Alto, CA
March 25, 2020

APRIL

Landscape Lighting for Designers. An APLD Bay Area District presentation
Palo Alto, CA
April 1, 2020

Pacific Horticulture tour ‘Mystique of Morocco’
April 3-15, 2020

The Shape of the Land: Aesthetics and Utility Symposium
UC Berkeley, CA
April 7-8, 2020

Designing with Palms with Jason Dewees for Western Hort
Los Altos, CA
April 8, 2020 

National Watershed & Stormwater Conference
Austin, TX
April 14-17, 2020

Vectorworks Design Summit
San Diego, CA
April 22-24, 2020

MAY

Private Gardens of Santa Barbara, An APLD Bay Area District Author Series with Margie Grace
Lafayette, CA
May 6, 2020

Dry Gardens: High Style for Low Water Gardens with Daniel Nolan for Western Hort
Los Altos, CA
May 13, 2020

Pacific Horticulture tour ‘The Sikkim & Darjeeling Himalayas’
May 16-30, 2020

San Diego Botanic Garden Palm, Cycad, Bamboo and Tropical Plant Sale
May 30, 2020

JUNE

Japanese Design Concepts in Today’s CA Gardens, An APLD Bay Area District Author Series with Lisa Paramore
Palo Alto, CA
June 3, 2020

Garden Masters: The Art of Outdoor Living with Scott Shrader
Beverly Hills, CA
June 22, 2020

Pacific Horticulture tour ‘Botanical Alaska 2020’
June 25-July 5, 2020