Photo by Mark Weaner

Course Overview

*Can be purchased as a Full Bundle (Sessions 1-7) or as individual sessions. 


Presenter: Larry Weaner, FAPLD & Ian Caton

Join Landscape Designer Larry Weaner and native plant expert Ian Caton on a deep dive into the integration of restoration ecology and garden design. From technical instruction to personal anecdotes, Larry and Ian will share over 70 years of combined experience on the fine points of designing, planting, and managing ecology-based landscapes. Participants will have the opportunity to compare notes and interact with instructors during two post-program conversational sessions.

Attendees will receive a 100+ page login-protected course manual including an ecology-based plant characteristics chart, equipment recommendations, wildlife habitat enhancement strategies, diagrams for planting and maintenance procedures, and more.

Applicable Regions: Eastern and Midwestern U.S. (Florida excluded).

Note: This course will have some repeated information from previous intensive design short courses.


Date & Time: Tuesdays, July 9, 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27 2024 | 1 - 4:30 PM ET
First Conversation and Q&A Session: Thursday, September 5, 2024 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM ET
Second Conversation and Q&A Session: Thursday, March 6, 2025 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM ET
The sessions will be recorded and viewable to registrants for 3 months after each live session date.

Location: Virtual

Fee: $645 for Full Bundle (Sessions 1-7), or $135 per individual session

Wild Ones member discount: If you have already emailed your member status verification for a previous course, please look out for our email sending the new code for this Intensive Course. If you have not yet, please email verification of member status to [email protected] for discount code.

Student discount: Email verification of student status (ie. course schedule including your name and enrollment date) to [email protected] for 20% off discount code.

Audience: Professional

CEUs: APLD (25), LA CES (21), NOFA (25), SER (25)
See here for details and instructions.

Register for the bundle by: 3 months after the first live session date


For Full Bundle registrants, registration will be refunded only if notification is received before five (5) working days prior to the Session 1 live session date.

For individual sessions, registration will be refunded only if notification is received before five (5) working days prior to the live event date.



ATTENDEE COURSE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

NEW! The Course Manual will become available 2 weeks prior to the first live session. You'll receive an email with instructions to access by logging into your Portal account.

This 2-week prior email will also include recommended reading.

Note: All course materials will be accessible for 3 months after each live date. Session handouts will be downloadable, but session recordings will not be downloadable.


Bundle includes

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Instructors

Larry Weaner, FAPLD, president and founder of Larry Weaner Landscape Associates, established New Directions in the American Landscape in 1990. He is nationally recognized for combining expertise in horticulture, landscape design, and ecological restoration. His design and restoration work spans more than twenty U.S. states and the U.K., and has been profiled in national publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Landscape Architecture Magazine, Garden Design, American Gardener, Wildflower Magazine, and ASLA’s “The Dirt” blog. Larry has presented at American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) annual and state chapter meetings, Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) events, and many others. His book, Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change (Timber Press 2016) received an American Horticultural Society (AHS) Book Award in 2017. In 2021 he received the AHS Landscape Design Award and the APLD Award of Distinction.

Photo by Kim Sokoloff

Ian Caton worked for Larry Weaner Landscape Associates from 2001 to 2013, and now serves as a project consultant for the firm. His knowledge of native plants and their characteristics is encyclopedic. He is also the founding principal of Wood Thrush Native Nursery in Floyd, VA. Ian has designed and installed landscapes for a wide range of residential, commercial, and public settings. Prior speaking engagements include the Irvine Native Plant Symposium and events at the New York Botanical Garden and Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve.

FAQ

  • Recording: Will this course be recorded for me to view later? Do I have to attend the live session in order to access the recording?

    The entire course will be recorded and available (not downloadable) to all registrants after the live session ends for three (3) months. If you are registered, you do not need to attend the live session in order to access the recording.

  • Recording: Can I purchase only the recording later?

    You can register for 3 months past the live session date, and access the materials - including the recording - until that point.

  • Continuing Education Units (CEUs): Can I get CEUs for taking this course?

    Each session has been approved for 3 CEUs for the following organizations: APLD, LA CES, NOFA, & SER. Both "Conversation and Q&A" Sessions have been approved for 2 CEUs for APLD, NOFA, and SER.

  • Continuing Education Units (CEUs): How do I receive the CEUs?

    For all CEU types: ensure that your Portal profile indicates the CEU type (ie. ASLA/LA CES) under the CEU field and email [email protected] if you make any changes to your profile CEU field. || As this is considered a live course, those seeking LA CES CEUs must watch the session and complete the quiz on the Portal by *two weeks* after the live session date. You will then receive an email with your completion certificate within 3-4 weeks. || For APLD & NOFA CEUs, please self-report to those organizations using your registration confirmation email. || For SER CEUs, your name will be submitted.

Register

Register by 3 months after the first live session date.