Start Date
08/29/2024
End Date
08/30/2024
Description
Many decades ago, The Holden Arboretum, New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL), and designer Larry Weaner began to combine ecological science, horticulture, and fine garden design - and few cared. Since then, their work has influenced countless projects from prairie, shrubland and woodland restorations, to fine gardens that incorporate the functions and feel of both – and now, many care. Through in-depth classroom sessions and interpretive field explorations, our instructors will connect theory with practice and share their insights on many years of landscape action, observation, analysis, and good old common sense.
Location
Kirtland, OH
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Horticulture / Plants
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
12.0
Learning Outcomes
1. Learn how ecological processes including disturbance, succession, and competition affect vegetative trajectories in the wild.
2. Learn to incorporate the above processes into the practice of landscape design and architecture.
3. Learn how plant populations proliferate in natural systems.
4. Explore techniques for selecting and arranging plants in a manner that optimizes their self-proliferation capabilities.
5. Learn techniques for the formulation of management specifications that ‘piggyback’ on natural ecological process.
6. Understand the importance of designer oversight (contract administration) during the planting and early-stage development periods of ecology-based projects.
Instructors
Larry Weaner, FAPLD; Ann Rzepka Budziak; Dawn Gerlica; Mike Watson; Jessica Miller Mecaskey
Course Codes
Provider
New Directions in the American Landscape