Finally a schedule of events spanning the year, now lets all help to actively pursue advanced design in 2012. Great work by Carol Palansky, Kevin O’brien, Susie Dempster, Kathy Stokes Shafer, and Bobbie Schwartz at a skull session in January.
APLDOH ANNUAL MEETING
APLDOH HELD IT’S ANNUAL MEETING AT THE CENTS SHOW. KATHY STOKES SHAFER BROUGHT DOWN THE NEW CHAPTER BANNER THAT PROUDLY SHOWED ALL TO WHERE THEY SHOULD SAUNTER. WE THANK ALL WHO ATTENDED AND ENJOYED THE PRESENTATION BY OUTDOOR DREAMSCAPES ON THE STATE OF THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN IN DESIGN. MARLENE BOUCHER AND DENNIS GIANCONA GAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THA T FEATURED SOME OF THE STATE OF THE ART AMENITIES AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION POINTS AND PITFALLS. TO DISPLAY HOW CONSTRUCTION METHODS MAY BE CHANGING, DENNIS SHOWED A VIDEO OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 16 FLOOR BUILDING IN CHINA THAT WAS COMPLETED IN SIX DAYS.
KATHY AND BOBBIE SCHWARTZ THEN SHOWED A VIDEO AND PRESENTED THE STATUS OF THE UPCOMING 2011 APLD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN CLEVELAND ON JUNE 13-17. THE EDUDATIONAL SESSIONS WILL BE VERY STRONG. A WHOLE LOT OF GROUND WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND NOW WE WILL NEED MANY VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE THE CONFERENCE HAPPEN.
THIS IS OR ONE TIME TO SHINE AS A STATE GROUP. PLEASE CALL OR CONTACT KATHY TO SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP OUT. INFO REGARDING THE CONFERENCE IS ACCESSIBLE AT OUR WEBSITE APLD.ORG.
THE EVENING WAS TOPPED OFF BY A NOSH AND NETWORK AFTERMEETING AT BARLEYS.
COMING IN MARCH TO HOLDEN ARBORETUM WILL BE A DAY LONG WORKSHOP ON ORIENTING YOUR BUSINESS TO A MORE ECOLOGICAL ORIENTATION- FEATURING SPEAKERS SUCH AS LARRY WEANER, APLD - FOR INFORMATION FOLLOW THIS LINK
COMING FEBURARY 4, 2011
DAVID SLAWSON WILL BE THE FEATURED SPEAKER AT THE CBG SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM
DAVID WILL BE SPEAKING ON DESIGNING HEALING GARDEN SPACES
HIS WEBSITE IS slawsoncreations.com
Sustainability Symposium 2011 – Healing Spaces, Session for Landscape Industry Professionals
Date: Friday, February 4, 2011; 11:00am-4:00pm
Adult Member Price: $80
Adult Non-Member Price: $90
Location: Cleveland Botanical Garden 11030 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106
The annual winter meeting of the Ohio chapter of APLD will take place in Columbus during the CENTS show. On Monday,January 24th, we meet again in an upper classroom at the Convention Center – 4pm, in roomD-240 at the top of the escalator.
In addition to the always lively business meeting, the presentation will be on outdoor kitchens by Marlene Boucher of Outdoor Dreamscapes in North Olmsted. Marlene will engage us with a presentation on the nuts and bolts of outdoor patio amenities as well as the scoop on the latest in outside developments.
Outdoor Dreamscapes has a show room in North Olmsted with realistic patio set ups that give the consumer a real idea of how their backyard could look. They also created the two model outdoor kitchens at the Great Big Home and Flower Show at the IX center.
APLDOH ANNUAL MEETING
COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER, ROOM 240D
MONDAY, JANUARY 24 AT 4:00 PM
The Dallas conference was great! Those that missed, missed out, but will have extra funds for the coming CLEVELAND conference June 13,2011
ROBERT BELLAMY
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DURING THE WEEK OF JUNE 13,2011 THE ANNUAL APLD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WITH BE IN CLEVELAND!
IT WILL BE CLOSE AND IT WILL BE GREAT. THE THEME IS CREATIVITY. THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WILL BE JULIE MESSERVY, WHO WILL TALK ON CREATIVE INSPRIRATION. THERE WILL BE GREAT WORKSHOPS. ONE FEATURES A HANDS ON DAYLONG WORKSHOP ON THE PLACEMENT OF LARGE STONE BY DAVID SLAWSON AND JOHN DEVORE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A DAYLONG CHARETTE ON CREATIVITY GIVEN AT THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART, AND THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART.
ONE OF THE MORE INNOVATIVE DESIGNERS IN NORTHEAST OHIO, KEVIN O’BRIEN OF LIFESTYLES LANDSCAPING, WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE GERMINATION AND PRODUCT OF CREATIVE THINKING.
DAVID THORN, THE EQUALLY CREATIVE OWNER OF DTR ASSOCIATED, WILL BE TALKING ON BEING CREATIVE WITH REPURPOSED MATERIALS.
IN ADDITION TO MANY OTHER GREAT SEMINARS, THE GARDENS WILL BE A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO SEE MANY OF THE MOST CREATIVE GARDENS AND THE BEST PROJECTS IN THE GREATER CLEVELAND AREA. COOL SHOW. SEE YOU THERE.
Cleveland’s annual winter garden show was held Feb. 6 at the IX Center. Two of the members of APLDOH were represented in the landscapes. Chris Mikol designed the
American Beauty feature garden around the theme of ‘Coming Home.
Bill Healy designed the areas of the Dream Homes for Mortons Landscaping, with the theme of ‘Lets try to make it look a bit less like a sea of mulch’.
Coming late to the annual APLDOH meeting at the CENTS show in Columbus, I thought I was entering the wrong room, for the room was filled completely! It was exciting to see so many new faces, and we hope it bodes well for a more energized Ohio group.
The outgoing board officers were thanked for their service. Members were Kathy Stokes-Shafer, Eric Larson, and Jeanne Budde. Kathy Stokes Shaffer received a certificate of appreciation for starting our Ohio Chapter from new president Chris Mikol.
The new board of officers were then installed – President-elect Carol Palansky, Secretary Susie Dempster, Treasurer Kathy Stokes Shaffer, Vice president Bill Healy, and President Chris Mikol.
Bobbie Schwartz then presented an amazing litany of exiting speakers, events, and gardens for the upcoming 2011 APLD International Convertion to be held in Cleveland. The convention theme of creativity is revealed through its title ‘Creativity Rocks!‘ Bobbie and Kathy are the co-chairing the planning for the event, and with Carol Palansky and Bill Healy, have been previewing many potential gardens in NE Ohioland. Bobbie also related how much volunteer assistance will be needed, and much more news will be forthcoming.
The featured speakers for the January meeting, Samuel Salsbury and Sabrena Schweyer, presented an impassioined update on the present and future state of Sustainability. Their company is no band-wagon-jumper on a now popular trend, but have studied, lobbied for, and practiced sustainable principles and applications for many years. The presentation provoked thought and energy.
The evening continued on into the traditional eating and networking at some of the local eateries. The group that was jammed into a corner of Barley’s enjoyed the usual sharing of baloney, infused with great discussions on design.
Our loyal Indiana representative, Richard Harper, impressed many with his relating of how a conceptual kids’ tree house with audacious curves turned into a reality in a client’s tree, curves and all.
Hope to see many of you at Bobbie’s house in February.
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