APLD Design Award Winners in California Guide to 2016 APLD California Sponsors APLD-Sponsored Tours and Events NEW APLD District Pages Designer Spotlight Book Review, Opportunities, and more Click on the cover page below to view and download the April Issue Or, click on this link: https://apldca.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/APLDCA-April-Newsletter-2016-1.pdf (it’s a big file, and may take up to a minute […]
The APLD “Ask a Designer” display garden and advice booth marks its third year at the 2016 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show with “Lawn—Long Ago”, a demonstration of the many options to re-imagine your garden without a thirsty cool season lawn. The garden invites visitors with a cozy sitting area, plants to screen out the street, […]
“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.” — Maya Angelou It is a rare garden designer, contractor, or maintenance person who has never specified, planted, or contended in some way with confusion or concern over horticultural invasives like Nassella tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass), Pennisetum setaceum (Green Fountain Grass), or just […]
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Tuffy Plants for the New California Garden All landscape designers are on a timeless search for the perfect supporting players that hold a garden together—no matter what the conditions. The rains had not yet begun when I got a chance last October to talk with Todd Layt, of Ozbreed Pty Ltd in NSW […]
By Debbie Gliksman I was extremely honored to receive the Merit Award for Cost Efficient Projects in the 2014 APLD Landscape Design Awards for my own garden. The challenge was to implement my core beliefs – creating a beautiful, functional and environmentally friendly space – within a tight budget of $20,000. I replaced the cracked, […]
On September 10th and 11th, members of the California Chapter Board, District Legislative representatives, and other interested members met in Sacramento to establish the framework for APLD-CA’s engagement of legislative issues and processes. APLD leaders from across the state engaged in presentations and discussions from industry partners and successful political organizations on how to strategize, […]
As I sit down to write this message to you, I just came back from a 4 hour round trip drive from San Diego to Los Angeles to be able to vote in the Brazilian Presidential election. I feel inspired by my civic duties and responsibilities and I’m excited to tell you a little about […]
Spring Flower shows are a wonderful source of inspiration and education for me. As the years go by, and with the many shows I have visited, I find myself drawn to displays that make bold statements, and offer some educational component. Being pretty is not the most important criteria in my opinion. APLD is judging […]
I have been gardening since I was a child; first with my father and Italian grandparents in the vegetable garden, and then learning from my artist mother with perennial gardens. After working as a research chemist for a large agricultural company for nearly a decade, I decided to be a stay at home mom. As […]
