The First Annual Landscape Designer Showcase in Hartford for Spring of 2012 takes place on May 5th. We will be working on transforming one block of Ashley Street in the Asylum Hill Neighborhood of Hartford through the generous donations of NINA and other sponsors as well as Landscape Designers who wish to give back to the community. Friday, [...]
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APLDCT Sponsors Landscape Designer Showcase in Hartford
Posted in News & Events on March 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
APLDCT & the Connecticut Flower Show ~ A Great Way to Promote Your Business
Posted in News & Events, tagged APLD Connecticut, professional landscape designers in Connecticut on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
APLDCT is proud to once again sponsor a booth at the Connecticut Flower & Garden Show. Taking place from Feb 23rd – 26th at the Convention Center in Hartford, thousands of Connecticut homeowners come to see the fabulous show gardens, shop the garden-themed vendors and get inspiration for their own gardens. It’s also the ideal place for them to [...]
Exciting Opportunity for APLD CEU credits
Posted in News & Events, tagged APLD CEU credits, NOFA Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In case you haven’t heard….the NOFA Organic Land Care Accreditation Course in New Haven, CT was just approved for APLD CEU credits. The NOFA Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care, has trained land care professionals in organic principles and practices for ten years. The 2012 course will take place at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station [...]
And the Winner is…
Posted in News & Events on January 13, 2012 | 3 Comments »
There was a frenzy of activity at APLDCT’s table at the recent CNLA Winter Symposium in Manchester, CT. While some of the visitors were definitely there to find out more about the professional landscape designers in Connecticut and how a professionally designed landscape can increase the value of any home, we have to admit that most visitors were stopped in their [...]
CNLA Landscape Design Challenge
Posted in News & Events, tagged CNLA Landscape Design Challenge, CNLA Winter Symposium 2012 on December 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Once again, the Connecticut Landscape and Nursery Association (CNLA) is sponsoring its Landscape Design Challenge. Connecticut landscape designers can submit their designs for the courtyard garden at Manchester Community College. To get your creative juices flowing, you can view some before photos and a basic schematic drawing. The Landscape Design Challenge is a wonderful opportunity for local garden designers to [...]
Growing Your Business ~ An APLD CT Workshop
Posted in News & Events, tagged APLD CEUs, APLD Connecticut chapter, Catherine Wiersema, growing your landscape design business, Naugatuck Valley Community College on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
& Math Science Division Present GROWING YOUR BUSINESS ~ Rethinking Strategy, Clients & Profitability A Workshop for Landscape Designers on Friday, January 6, 2012 This exciting, hands-on workshop, presented by Catherine Wiersema*, will encompass a threefold approach to improving your landscape design (or design/build) business. Topics to be explored include: ♦ Strategic choices for new & established designers ~ the needs [...]
APLD CT 2012 Board of Directors
Posted in News & Events, tagged 2012 APLD CT Board of Directors on December 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We are pleased to announce the 2012 Board of Directors of your APLD Connecticut chapter… DeDe Delaney of Redtwig Garden Design, Windham Lelaneia Dubay of Dubay Design, Hartford Mary Jane McCabe of MJ McCabe Garden Design, Northford Mary Ellen Pirozzoli of Verdesign, LLC , Ridgefield Laura Rock of Laura Rock Landscape Design Services, Waterbury Richard Rosiello of [...]
APLD CT – Nominations for 2012 Board of Directors
Posted in News & Events, tagged APLD CT, Nominations for 2012 Board of Directors on November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The APLD CT Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the election for the 2012 APLD CT Board of Directors… About the Board of Directors The APLD CT Board of Directors consists of seven members elected from the general membership. The term for each Director is 2 years. Each year, the terms of approximately one-half of [...]
By Design ~ A Letter from APLD CT’s President
Posted in News & Events, tagged APLD CT, APLD National, membership in APLDCT on November 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is my fourth and final draft of this quarter’s newsletter. What I thought was a completed message, I chose to alter during the extended power outage, writing in a composition book set upon my desk, alit by candles and a battery powered lantern. When finished, I again opted to wait to send it out [...]
Calling All Ecologically Sensitive Landscape Designers
Posted in News & Events, tagged Ecologically Sensitive Landscape Designers on Connecticut, Save the Sound on November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A list of ecologically sensitive landscape professionals will be posted by Save the Sound, a nonprofit organization working to improve the water quality of Long Island Sound. Save the Sound will compile a list of qualified landscape contractors and landscape designers who are familiar with the creation and installation of green infrastructure. This list will [...]
