Photo by Mark Weaner

Upcoming Intensive Course

If you are interested in taking this course in the future, please stay tuned for our next Intensive Course to be held in the spring of 2024!

  • Please note

    Registration for and access to this session is now closed. *We are unable to provide extensions.*

Where science meets practice

Course Overview

*This is the first of six Intensive Course sessions, and can be purchased individually or as part of the Full Bundle. This session is a recommended prerequisite for subsequent sessions. 


Presenter: Larry Weaner, FAPLD

Our opening presentation will examine the species traits, vegetative patterns, and ecological processes found in spontaneous plant communities. Each will be followed by an example of its direct incorporation into a landscape plan, planting protocol or management procedure. The plant traits described will include habitat fidelity, growth pattern, spatial and temporal niche, and proliferation strategies. The patterns and processes explored will include disturbance, succession, competition, and relative ecological stability. 

Attendees will receive a 100+ page, login-protected course manual.

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: Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 1 - 4:30 PM EDT* 

Location: Virtual

Fee: $118 for individual session, $585 for Full Bundle (Sessions 1-6)

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 (3), LA CES (3), NOFA (3), SER (3)
See here for detailed instructions.

Register by: 3 months after the live session date


*The session will be recorded and viewable to registrants for 3 months after the live session date.



Registration will be refunded only if notification is received before five (5) working days prior to the event.




ATTENDEE COURSE MATERIALS

The course materials will become available 24 hours prior to the live session start times. You'll receive an email with instructions to access by logging into your Portal account.

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.



Header photo by Mark Weaner

Instructor

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 US states and the UK, 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 (2016) received an American Horticultural Society Book Award in 2017. In 2021 he received the AHS Landscape Design Award and the APLD Award of Distinction.

Photo by Kim Sokoloff

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?

    This course has been approved for 3 CEUs for the following organizations: APLD, LA CES, & NOFA.

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

    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. Ensure that your Portal profile indicates ASLA/LACES under the CEU section and email [email protected] if you make any changes to your profile CEU section. 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.

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Register by 3 months after the live session date.

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