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!
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














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