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Learning Opportunities and Events

APLD or APLD Sponsor events in BOLD.

 

Movie Night: Kiss the Ground

An online screening with APLD Greater Los Angeles District

April 13, 2021

APLD members, join us for a free screening of Kiss the Ground, and stick around for a lively discussion afterward.

Narrated and featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground is an inspiring and groundbreaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis.

Kiss the Ground reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems and create abundant food supplies. Using compelling graphics and visuals, along with striking NASA and NOAA footage, the film artfully illustrates how, by drawing down atmospheric carbon, soil is the missing piece of the climate puzzle.

This movie is positioned to catalyze a movement to accomplish the impossible – to solve humanity’s greatest challenge, to balance the climate and secure our species future.

We'll send you a link to the movie, we can "watch" it together and then discuss via Zoom.

Solution Driven Design: Adding Value Through Creative Problem Solving

An online presentation by Ari Tenenbaum for APLD San Diego District

April 21, 2021

Ari Tenenbaum discusses challenging projects, how they solved important functional issues, while creating beautiful outdoor environments.

Bad drainage, elevation changes, and poorly planned existing hardscape are common reasons for clients to seek out professional help. Coming up with creative and elegant solutions to functional problems is a great way to impress clients and add more value to your project. This presentation will go in depth on some of Revolution Landscapes most challenging projects and explore how we solved important functional issues while creating beautiful outdoor environments.

Evaluating & Implementing Garden Changes:
A Thoughtful Process

An online event with Vanessa Gardner Nagel for the APLD Sacramento District

April 22, 2021

Vanessa Gardner Nagel, FAPLD, is an award-winning landscape designer and nationally-recognized garden author of two books: Understanding Garden Design and The Professional Designer’s Guide to Garden Furnishings. She has won numerous awards for her designs, including an Award of Excellence from Sunset Magazine’s Landscape Design Competition. In 2020 she received APLD's highest honor: the Award of Distinction. As the owner of Seasons Garden Design LLC, in Vancouver, WA, she has over 40 years of design expertise and 50 years as a gardener. She loves telling stories paired with photo-rich, design-focused presentations. Vanessa designs sustainable gardens that function well, are easy to maintain, respect existing architecture & materials, provide environmental habitat, inspire outdoor living that is a place to express exuberance and where you can watch flower petals fall around you, knowing that where there is ruin, there is hope for a timeless treasure.

Evaluating & Implementing Garden Changes: A Thoughtful Process

Worldwide and personal life events unavoidably affect our design practices, creating major stylistic and functional changes. Vanessa will share with us her experiences of the past challenging year and how embracing the unexpected might impact our own garden designs.

A zoom link to attend the event will be sent to all ticket holders 2 days prior to the event.

This event will be recorded and ticket holders will have a week to view the presentation if they are not able to attend the live event.

1.5 CEU credits are earned by APLD members for this event

The Hangout, a Quarterly APLD Members-Only Networking Event. September 2 & December 14.

APLD members are invited to join our new virtual networking event—The Hangout. We’ll be meeting on the Zoom platform each quarter. Mark your calendar and plan to attend this free, members-only event!
The Hangout gives you the opportunity to connect with a community of like-minded professionals, soundboard new ideas, catch up with friends, make new connections and discuss business topics, creative ideas, design theories or just hang out. We’ll offer a bit of structure, such as suggested discussion topics, but The Hangout will be just that... a place and time for APLD members to get together, chat, get inspired and connect.

Members: Watch your email inbox for instructions on how to log in to The Hangout being held on September 2 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.