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Professional Landscaping Series at Alberici
Reducing Landscape Maintenance by Design
How to design and select native plants to create truly low-maintenance landscapes
What you will learn:
In-depth details about how to design landscapes that truly reduce
maintenance. The use of Native Plants will be stressed.
Who should attend:
. Landscape architects
. Landscape designers
. Landscape contractors
. Municipal and commercial property managers
Wednesday, February 10, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
| 8:30 |
Registration |
| 9:00 -9:15 |
Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:15 -10:15 |
Long term Maintenance: Costs and Benefits of Various Design Concepts
Scott Woodbury, Shaw Nature Reserve
Scott's presentation (pdf) |
| 10:15 - 11:30 |
Design elements that affect landscape maintenance.
Carrie Coyne, Klaus Dieter Rausch, SWT Design
SWT presentation (pdf) |
| 11:30 -12:30 |
Lunch |
| 12:30 -1:30 |
Native Groundcovers to Reduce Maintenance
Cindy Gilberg, Cindy Gilberg Consulting
Cindy's presention (pdf) Native groundcovers (doc) |
| 1:30 - 2:00 |
Naturalistic Landscapes from Seed: "The Alberici Look"
Jon Wingo, Nick Krekeler, DJM Ecological Services
DJM presentation (pdf) |
| 2:15 - 3:00 |
Tour Alberici Site |
| 3:15 - 3:30 |
Questions and Answers |
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