Welcome to the website for the OHIO CHAPTER of the ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS APLDOH

          this blog page is put together by Bill Healy, if you have 

           items to enter, e-mail   wmhealy@roadrunner.com

      

photos will soon be coming from the outing at……………

Art and architectural salvage in Geauga County – March 24 11:00

The APLDOH event in Richfield in February was well attended and well worth the while. Greg Matta gave a very interesting tour of his must-be-see decorative concrete showroom, and led a sprited discussion on just what concrete can do with today’s technology. Afterwards many of the attendees continued the conversation at the Goumet Cafe of Richfield.

                 

CENTS 2012 – Kevin O’brien presented on creative design

‘GERMINATION AND PRODUCT OF CREATIVE THINKING’

Kevin O’brien     APLD Professional Member LIFESYLES LANDSCAPING INC.

KEVIN EXPANDED UPON ON HIS RECENT PRESENTATION ON CREATIVITY IN DESIGN FROM THE APLD 2011 CLEVELAND           CONFERENCE – KEVIN’S TALK WAS CREATIVE, INSIGHTFUL, AND WELL RECEIVED – HE CALLED FOR THE DESIGNER TO ALWAYS ASK WHAT, HOW, AND WHY –  TO COME UP WITH ALTERNATIVE OR UNUSUAL IDEAS FOR A PROJECT. DO YOU ALWAYS TRY SOMETHING NEW ON EVERY PROJECT? HE, LIKE FLETCHER STEELE, IS NEVER SATISFIED, AND ALWAYS TRYING TO IMPROVE. HE LISTENS TO THE CLIENT, GOES WITH HIS FIRST GUT REACTION TO A SITE, AND IS DRIVEN TO COME UP WITH COMPELLING SOLUTIONS. A STRONG IDEA WAS TO MAKE THE IMPLEMENTED BIG IDEA SO INTEGRAL, THAT CHANGES WON’T ERASE THE HEART OF THE DESIGN. THE FUN THEN STARTED WHEN KEVIN SHOWED MANY EXAMPLES FROM SITE PROJECTS AND SHOW GARDENS THAT DROVE HOME HIS POINTS. VERY CREATIVE APPLICATIONS OF A COUNTLESS VARIETY OF SITUATIONS. IMPRESSIVE.

HE ALSO RECOMMENDS THIS WEB SITE FOR IDEAS – TED.COM

THANKS KEVIN!

ALSO -  APLD BUSINESS MEETING

BOBBY SHWARTZ, FAPLD, CHRIS MIKOL, APLD, KATHY STOKES SHAFER, APLD,  CAROL PALANSKY, AND KEVIN O’BRIEN

NEW OFFICERS FOR APLDOH 2012 WERE ELECTED – SEE BELOW

OUR NEW PRESIDENT,  CAROL PALANSKY, GAVE A RUNDOWN OF EVENTS TO GO THROUGH 2012.

THEN A NEW APLDOH RECORD WAS SET WHEN THE AFTER MEETING GET TOGETHER RESULTED IN 8 TABLES BEING CHAINED TOGETHER OVER AT THE BARLEY HOUSE!


June 9th

Tour of Schnormeier Gardens

8701 Laymon Road, Gambier, Ohio

*Time to be announced

August 11th, 11:00am

Wade and Gatton Nursery Tour

1288 Gatton Rocks Rd.

Bellville, Ohio 44813

September 16, 2012 – September 22, 2012

2012 APLD International Design Conference,

San Francisco Bay Area

October

Trees in Design

Davey Tree in Kent

*Time and date to be announced

November

Photo Library Organization by Bill Ripley

*Date, time and Columbus location to be Announced

January 20, 2013

Using Rhythm and Music in Landscape Design

with Darrel Morrison

and Stone Workshop with John DeVore

January 21, 2013 at CENTS

Ohio Chapter Business Meeting

Additional workshop plans are in the works!

Dates, times and locations are subject to change.

Please check www.apldoh.org for details.

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 OHIO CHAPTER OFFICERS 2010-2012

PRESIDENT – Carol Palansky

PRESIDENT-ELECT – Kevin O’brien

SECRETARY – Susie Dempster

TREASURER – Kathy Stokes-Shafer, APLD

VICE PRESIDENT – William Healy, APLD