Photo courtesy of Holly Selvig.

 

Learning Opportunities and Events

APLD or APLD Sponsor events in BOLD.

 

American Landscapes: A Historical
Overview with Wambui Ippolito

July 7, 2021
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
ONLINE EVENT
CEU's: 1.5

A historical overview of American horticulture and the immigrants, plants, and systems that continue to alter this land. This event is open to everyone so invite your friends, clients, and colleagues.

*APLD Bay Area District offers scholarships for those who may otherwise not be able to attend our events. For further information please contact John Black, APLD Bay Area President, at john@verdancedesign.com.

APLD CA Sponsor Spotlight: Calstone

July 20, 2021

Join our course on the principles of our dual mix design process and understand how we can offer superior paving stones that are vibrant in color, fade- and slip-resistant, smooth, and dense like natural stone.Calstone is a family-owned business proudly serving high-quality concrete masonry and landscaping products for over 70 years. (They service the Northern California region.) Calstone produces premium paving stones, retaining walls and landscape structures in a full range of blended colors. Speakers will be Denton Bullard, Scott Julien, Jim Grossi, all specialists at Calstone Pavers.

Homegrown Habitat: Preserving and Restoring Habitat One Yard at a Time

An online event with APLD Sacramento District.

July 22, 2021

European settlement has changed the face of California. Very little habitat remains unaltered in California, and of the 11 Western states, our state is in the lead on land conversion, impacting native species at a rate of one football field every 2-1/2 minutes.

Native plants are a cornerstone of biological diversity on which native animals depend. Learn why and how to go about selecting the right natives for a new or existing garden.

 
 
 
 
 
 

SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER

SAVE THE DATE: Daniel Winterbottom presents “Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces” an event with APLD Sacramento District.
September 16.

SAVE THE DATE: Fig Earth Supply
Join APLD-GLA for a "Meet & Greet" to see and chat IN PERSON with members, both new and old. Our event will be held at Fig Earth Supply, a unique "all edible + medicinal plant nursery" that combines a one-stop-shop for organic vegetable gardeners with a place of learning and hands on experience for all who want to grow. It's a great place to explore if you haven't yet discovered it. Come and relax at the end of the business day, and enjoy the chance to be together after a long hiatus.
September 18.

SAVE THE DATE: The 2021 APLD International Design Conference (online).
October 6-9.

 
 

College classes—of special interest to
Landscape Designers—Around the State

 

Merritt College Landscape Horticulture
Fall semester begins August 23, 2021

Planting Design
Instructor: Terri McFarland
Mondays, 6-10pm, Zoom

Plants as landscape design elements: Ecological design criteria, functional use of plants in design, plants as spatial delineators, visual and aesthetic qualities of plants, and planting design styles. Slide presentations and site analysis substituted for lab.


Landscape Design Forum
Instructors: Chris Grampp and Laura Forlin
Tuesdays, 4-6pm, Zoom 

Forum emphasizing professional practices in landscape design, including review of student designs for client presentation and guest speakers in the trade: Basics of contracts and professional licensing options; development of a portfolio to market services. Strategies for estimating landscape design fees and installation costs and managing project budgets. Presenting designs to clients and planning boards; developing resource lists of nurseries, suppliers, and subcontractors; continuing education opportunities in the landscape design field.

 

UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture & Horticulture

Beginning Stormwater Management
Instructor: Matthew Shimer
Monday 6:30pm to 9:30pm,  July 19 to August 23, 2021 

  • Apply the watershed approach to design.

  • Design a green infrastructure system that achieves multiple benefits, including stormwater regulations

  • Select, size, and calculate benefits of low-impact development strategies.

Sustainable site planning requires understanding and calculating storm events and designing landscapes to capture, hold, and infiltrate stormwater through landscape designs that focus on several methods, from on-site retention and cisterns to green infrastructure, such as swales. This course showcases unique designs and describes the methods and calculations used to design stormwater BMPs for a site to appropriately accommodate seasonal stormwater within the Southern California region. This course covers the California and City of Los Angeles regulatory requirements for stormwater and provides an overview of stormwater plan design hydrologic/hydraulic concepts, environmental site design, and non-proprietary stormwater BMPs, including critical design elements and typical stormwater plan compliance strategies.


Watershed Design Process Part 1: Conceptual Planning
Instructor: Tom Rau
Tuesday July 13, 6-7pm

First of two courses in Watershed Design. Tom Rau of Urban Water Group will cover the watershed approach to sustainable design. From Site analysis, developing a water budget, comparing low impact development with full stormwater harvesting. Understanding natural processes and using design to mimic nature will be the focus of this first class.


Watershed Design Process Part 2: Details and Implementation
Instructor: Tom Rau
Tuesday July 20, 6-7pm

Second of two courses in Watershed Design. Tom Rau of Urban Water Group will continue with how to implement the watershed approach to sustainable design. Topics include the basics of active and passive stormwater systems, above and below-ground storage identification; size and location for appropriate stormwater collection devices, based on site conditions and conceptual design objectives, basic watershed design principles to incorporate into an integrated set of plans and details for implementation.

 
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Diablo Valley College

Soil Science and Management 
with Bethallyn Black
August 23-December 12, 2021
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday 11am-12:25pm
Lab: Friday 1pm-4:10pm

This course presents a study of soil science and management of soils. Biology, physics, and chemistry are integrated with geological concepts to provide a comprehensive overview of all facets of soil science. Topics covered include soil classification, derivation, use, function, and management including erosion, moisture retention, structure, cultivation, organic matter, and microbiology.

The lab for soils will include identifying soil types, classifications, reactions, fertility, and physical properties. Soil management, biology, chemistry, and microbiology will be explored. Regional soils and soil quality are investigated.

 

Sustainable Urban Landscapes
Instructor:  Rottke, L
Mondays 5:00 PM 6:50 PM, 8/16/2021 - 12/18/2021

Principles and practices of sustainable landscape design, construction, and maintenance. The course provides a basic understanding of the holistic function of the landscape in the context of sustainability. Using a comprehensive systems approach, learn to investigate, analyze, and apply sustainable environmental practices to a project site. Practice communicating ideas, research, and solutions, creatively and confidently via oral presentations.


Japanese Garden Design & Construction
Instructors: Siers, K
Saturdays 9:00 AM 10:15 AM,8/16/2021 - 12/18/2021

An introduction to Japanese garden design concepts and construction methods. The course will cover the historical development of Japanese gardens and, based on the 11th century garden design book Sakuteiki, design concepts and construction of garden elements such as stone compositions, streams, ponds, waterfalls, Zen-influenced stone gardens (dry landscape garden), water-basins, introduction to traditional pruning and other basic design, construction and maintenance techniques.

 

Foothill College Environmental Horticulture & Design

Vectorworks for Landscape Designers
Instructor: John Black, APLD
Mondays 2 – 6:50 PM. 9-20-21 to 12-10-21

Introduction to Vectorworks 2D software for computer aided design and drafting (CADD), specifically for landscape related applications. Focus on development of basic command skills, including 2-D drawing, editing, creation of layers, plant placement tool, and exporting to other programs and as a PDF for printing. 3-D CADD drawing is covered in a different course. Vectorworks software is utilized in this course.


Landscape Certification: Irrigation Installation
Instructor: Frank Niccoli
Fridays 9am to 2:50 PM, 9/2021 – 10-15-21

General subjects related to certification with the California Landscape Contractors Association. Topics include irrigation plan reading, advanced irrigation components, basic horticultural principles, lateral repair and head adjustment, advanced program controller, lateral installation, mainline installation, valve repair, valve wiring and pipe installation equipment. This course is intended for students seeking Certified Landscape Technician certification.