New Directions in the American Landscape
Registration is open!
Registration is now open for our CT, OH, TN, and *PA Design Workshops. Open the brochures below for program information, and click the dates to register.
With a successful 2019 winter and summer series behind us, we will hold more Natural Design Workshops in 2020. Keep checking this page for new information, and make sure you’re on our email list to receive updates as soon as they arise!
Natural Design:
An Intensive, Two-Day Workshop
Demand for high performing, ecology-based landscapes is increasing faster than the availability of the specialized knowledge needed to achieve them. This intensive, interactive, two-day workshop will provide concrete, real world guidance for designing and documenting all phases of native landscape development.
Attendees will have indefinite, password-protected access to a 100+ page digital manual that documents all aspects of the program, including plant selection criteria, plant recommendations, ecological process-based management specifications, and guidance for maximizing the aesthetic and experiential appeal these landscapes can provide.
2020 Design Workshop Locations & Dates:
- February 3-4, 2020 | Center at Pomfret, Pomfret Center, CT
Cosponsored by CT Audubon Society
Instructors: Larry Weaner, FAPLD & Ethan Dropkin, MLA
CT CEU Summary Sheet (updated 1/23/20)
- February 10-11, 2020 | The Holden Arboretum, Kirtland, OH
Cosponsored by The Holden Arboretum, Midwest Native Plant Society, and Cleveland Pollinator and Native Plant Symposium
Instructors: Larry Weaner, FAPLD, Ian Caton, LD, & Ann Rzepka Budziak
OH CEU Summary Sheet (updated 1/21/20)
- February 17-18, 2020 | The River Center, Nashville, TN
Cosponsored by Tennessee ASLA
Instructors: Larry Weaner, FAPLD, & Ian Caton, LD, & Dwayne Estes, Ph.D.
TN CEU Summary Sheet (updated 12/19/19)
- *March 19-20, 2020 | Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia, PA
Coordinated and sponsored by Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
Instructors: Larry Weaner, FAPLD & Ethan Dropkin, MLA
*Detailed program information to be available and registration open here January 13. Note: Pricing structure for the PA workshop may differ from the others listed above, as Morris is coordinating the program, not NDAL. Please direct all PA registration questions to Morris Arboretum at 215-247-5777.
Photo credit: New Directions in the American Landscape
Ethan Dropkin speaks at NDAL’s August 2019 design workshop on Staten Island, NY
The below links and information refer to our 2019 summer series, and our future design workshops will be similar.
For course details, see our 2019 Summer Design Workshops Brochure
For CEU credits, see our 2019 Summer Design Workshops CEU Summary Sheet
For attendee evaluation survey results from our 2019 winter series of design workshops, see our Attendee Reviews page.
“I really enjoyed it all and thought the knowledge base was excellent and well communicated. I’ve followed you for many years. Happy and grateful for moving the needle and sharing so much.” – 2019 Design Workshop Attendee
Speakers (Summer 2019):
Larry Weaner, FAPLD | New Directions in the American Landscape
Ian Caton (MO, VA, and NJ only) | Wood Thrush Native Nursery
Ethan Dropkin, MLA (NY only) | Larry Weaner Landscape Associates