New Chairpersons Announced

ASLA is pleased to announce the new chairpersons for the Residential Landscape PPN. Kristin Faurest, ASLA and Jeff Michell, ASLA have come forward to volunteer as the new chairs of the professional practice network. Each will bring a wealth of knowledge to the group. A third individual has expressed interest and has selected to participate in the creation of a possible new
professional practice network on plants. We look forward to this new development which may be of interest to our network members.

Congratulation!!!

ASLA Roundtable Session with Home Builders

The session entitled Client Roundtable: Home Builders may be of interest for my of the residential landscape design PPN members. Moderated by Dean Hill, ASLA, the panel consists of Henry Delozier with Pulte Homes, Michael Roy Nagel with Remodel One Inc, and Scott Sevon with Sevvonco. The session is Monday, October 8 at 8:00-9:30 am in Moscone West 270 of the Moscone Convention Center. The session host is Rosheen Styczinski, FASLA, the out-going residential landscape PPN chairperson.

ASLA Student Award Project of Interest

ASLA has announced the National Student Awards. One of the winning entries is on a topic of interest to residential designers.

Go to the recent LANDOnline (9/10/07) and check out all the winners and especially this entry:

RESEARCH HONOR AWARD
Living Lightly: Minimizing Impact and Maximizing Function of Suburban Yards
Mike Teed, Student ASLA University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC,
Canada Faculty Advisors: Ronald Kellett and Patrick Condon, ASLA

PLEASE NOTE!!!
The Residential Landscape Architecture PPN meets on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at the Moscone Convention Center at 1:30 pm -3:00pm.

See you in San Francisco!!!

PPN Seeks New Chairperson

The Residential Landscape Design Professional Practice Network is looking for someone who is interested in leading the group as chairperson. Current Chairperson, Rosheen Styczinski, has decided that it is time for new leadership. The chairperson is responsible for communications throughout the year, leading group meeting at the annual meeting, and attending PPN Leadership sessions. ASLA is launching some new exciting website vehicles which will make it easier to publish. The ASLA staff is extremely supportive. If you are interested, please call Rosheen at (414) 918-1475 or Rachel Shaw at ASLA.

Rosheen Styczinski will be attending the Annual Meeting in San Francisco in October. The new chairperson is invited to attend and be introducted during the group meeting.

2007 ASLA Annual Meeting

Residential Design is a Key Component of the ASLA Annual Meeting
Field sessions, tours, education programs, and awards focus on largest market sector.

Landscape architects specializing in residential design will find a lot to love at the 2007 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO, October 5–9 in San Francisco. Residential design will be a major highlight of field sessions, tours, education programs, and the annual awards programs.
Recognizing that more than 70 percent of ASLA firms offer residential design services, and numerous studies project tremendous growth in consumer demand, the Society called on leading experts and award winners in the field to create programming to meet the needs of residential practitioners. These experts will be on hand to serve as faculty and networking resources throughout the meeting.

Fascinating field sessions and tours
Part education session, part professional tour, 100 percent valuable. This year, an unprecedented seven field sessions and tours will highlight residential landscape architecture topics. These sessions are being planned and led by prominent designers who can provide a behind-the-scenes look at a number of extraordinary projects. Field session and tour space will be limited and require a ticket, so register now to purchase tickets to these great events.

Residential Gardens in Napa Wine Country with Terri McFarland SOLD OUT

Legacy of Thomas Church: Hillsborough Area with Richard McPherson, Landscape Architect

Legacy of Thomas Church: San Francisco/Sonoma with Richard McPherson, Landscape Architect

Bay Area Urban Housing – High Density to Single Family with Jeffrey E. Miller, ASLA and Kyla E. Burson

Bay Friendly Gardens: Beauty and Ecology at Home with Michael Thilgen, ASLA, Tamara Shulman and Cynthia Havstad

Private Gardens with Andrea C. Cochran, ASLA and Ronald M. Herman, ASLA SOLD OUT

Emerging Urban Neighborhoods with Marta Fry, ASLA, and representatives from the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

Exceptional education programs
In addition to important universal topics such as sustainability, plants, and design technology, several of the 2007 education sessions will focus specifically on residential design and will feature some of the most celebrated landscape architects in practice today:
Outdoor Kitchen Design with Cooking Light writer Arricca Elin SanSone, J’Nell Bryson, ASLA, and Charles D. Hyams, ASLA

Inside the LA Studio: Steve Martino/Cactus City Design

Inside the LA Studio: Jeffrey K. Carbo Landscape Architect

Inside the LA Studio: Andrea Cochran and Associates

Inside the LA Studio: MESA

Inside the LA Studio: Design Workshop

Inside the LA Studio: Sanchez & Maddux, Inc.

Client Roundtable: Home Builders

Client Roundtable: Architects
Creating Inclusive Communities with Andrew Nothstine

Media Roundtable: Consumer Publications, featuring editors from Garden Design, House & Garden, Better Homes & Gardens, Sunset, Southern Living, Cottage Living, and Cooking Light.

Great Patrons and Landscape Architecture with Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA

Designing Extraordinary Mixed Plantings with Scott C. Scarfone, ASLA

Charles Birnbaum, FASLA

Amazing awards
The ASLA 2007 Awards program recognizes design excellence around the world, and will feature the popular Residential Design Award category again this year. Co-sponsored by Garden Design, the awards will be presented on Monday, October 8, during the ASLA awards ceremony, along with the premier of the 2007 awards video featuring the winning projects. A special champagne reception sponsored by Landscape Forms will be held following the ceremony to honor all award recipients, their clients, and student advisors. For a closer look at the award-winning designs, visit the ASLA Commons during EXPO hours where the winning entry binders will be on display.

At press time, more than 2,500 attendees had registered for the 2007 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO and the most popular field sessions, tours, and hotels are filling up quickly. Click here to register today!

Writer Seeks Great Backyard Gardens

Writer Barbara Ballinger has contacted our group in search of projects to feature in her next publication. See her letter in this posting.

Dear ASLA Members,
I am working on a special garden magazine for home owners and professionals;
it is the second "edition," and again to be titled "Backyard Ideas." It
will also again be sold nationally and published by Harris Publishing out of
New York City. I saw a lovely garden from your group in Metropolitan Home
magazine.
I am looking for wonderful residential gardens of all types: large, small;
rocky, flat; with water and without. Each garden submitted must come with two
high res color 300 dpi photos, 8" X 10" sent to me on a disk with a name for
identification purposes and to keep straight all the submissions.
I will then do an interview by phone with the landscape designer or
architect and the home owners if they want to speak; I am happy not to quote
homeowners by name if they prefer. We will also include a plant materials list and
all credits for garden design and photos. If the gardens have been used
elsewhere that's fine as long as not in my prior issue!
I look forward to seeing your submissions.
If you have any questions, please
call me at 314-692-9881, email me at _bbbuch@aol.com_
(mailto:bbbuch@aol.com) , or just send me your fabulous gardens. Let's talk before you send your
submissions, though if you want send them to me AFTER May 22 to Barbara
Ballinger, 30 Briarcliff, St. Louis , Mo. 63124 .
Thanks very much in advance.


Sincerely,
Barbara Ballinger

Big Wow for Landscapes from the NY Times

Check out this entertainment feature for that special client - outdoor theater

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/garden/12theaters.html?ref=garden

If you need a pool to go with your theater- try this idea. It's about time we rethought pools!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/05/garden/05pools.html?ei=5070&en=4f076f9200020aa5&ex=1176350400&adxnnl=1&emc=eta1&adxnnlx=1175910447-aGANPHDG0u9sTwXQFDZ0fw