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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 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 [...]

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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 [...]

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And the Winner is…

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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& 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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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