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October 6-7, 2006. Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (MTNA) Trade Show, McMinnville Convention
Center, McMinnville, Tennessee
Please visit www.mtna.com or call 931-668-7322 for more information.
October 18-20, 2006. New England APLD Chapter presents Vectorworks LANDMARK Software Training
Workshop, Boston Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts
For full details, please contact: Rhonda S. Smith, APLD President, APLDNE, (978) 346-8597 or
RSmith7467@aol.com or Mark Hewick, Sales Manager, 410-290-5114 (x681) or mark@vectorworks.net.
October 20, 2006. Longwood Gardens Perennial Plant Conference, Lang Performing Arts Center
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, Pennsylvania*
Call the Longwood Gardens Continuing Education Office at 610-388-1000 for a registration form.
APLD CEUs available for certain workshops & sessions. Visit the Members Only section to view available CEUs.
NOVEMBER- EASTERN
November 4, 2006. Home Greenhouse Design and Construction, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square,
Pennsylvania
This practical course will cover everything you need to know to construct your own greenhouse from the ground
up. Learn about site selection, building materials, greenhouse terminology, footings, floors, glazing, benches,
ventilation, heating, cooling, electricity, plumbing, lighting, and cost estimation. Spend the rest of the morning
touring the conservatories and production greenhouses at Longwood Gardens. Pre-registration required. Fee:
$59. Longwood Gardens, Rte. 1, Kennett Square, PA. For information: 610-388-1000 ext. 559 or
www.longwoodlearning.org.
November 11, 2006. Kusumano, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Create and take home your own kusamono; a “new” form of art made with plants. Kusamono is the art of planting
grasses, annuals and perennials in a decorative pot to create an artistically pleasing composition. It uses the
principles and theories of bonsai and ikebana to create truly beautiful plantings. Pre-registration required. Fee:
$79. Longwood Gardens, Rte. 1, Kennett Square, PA. For information: 610-388-1000 ext. 559 or
www.longwoodlearning.org.
November 16, 2006. Hansen Lecture- Landscape Windows: Appreciate the Finer Points of Fine
Landscapes, JC Raulston Arboretum, North Carolina State University, North Carolina*
Join Robert Lyons, Director of the University of Delaware & Longwood Graduate Program in Public Horticulture,
and former Director and Distinguished Professor at the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University,
to look though some fine ‘landscape windows’ with this nationally recognized photographer and four time winner
of Garden Writers Association of America recognition. We’ll see some beautiful photography and learn to see and
plan for our own windows from an expert in designing garden experiences. Join us for refreshments following the
lecture. To pre-register please call 302-658-6262 ext. 22, or print and mail in our online form at www.dehort.org;
walk-in seating may be limited. APLD CEU: 1
NOVEMBER- CENTRAL
November 1-4, 2006. 2006 School of Professional Grounds Management and 16th Annual Green Industry
Exposition, Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
The program will feature hands-on tours of area grounds programs, outdoor product demonstrations, a trade
show and over 60 education sessions to choose from. Further information is available at
http://www.pgms.org/2006groundsschool.htm.
November 5-7, 2006. International Irrigation Show, Education and Certification, San Antonio, Texas
For more information, call 703-536-7080 or visit www.irrigation.org
November 6-10, 2006. American Academy of Landscape Design: Sissinghurst, Wheeling, Illinois
A design project introduced on Monday is presented on Friday. Each afternoon is spent in the studio with
personal tutoring by the instructor. Each session's design project is different, with different problems to solve.
Morning lectures cover "nuts and bolts" topics such as "Principles of Planting Design," "Site Layout Strategies,"
and "The Dirt on Working With Contractors and Crews." But other topics include "Creating a Portfolio That Sells,"
and "Selling Your Ideas." For more information, visit the Academy's web site at www.aaldweb.com. The American
Academy of Landscape Design can be reached at 847-657-7900.
November 13-17, 2006. American Academy of Landscape Design: Barnsley House, Wheeling, Illinois
In this nuts-and-bolts course you will work on a real design project in studio, with feedback and tutoring during the
course of the week. Morning lectures include “The Dirt on Working With Contractors,” “Lighting Basics,”