Design Course of Interest

American Horticultural Society Garden School's
"After Dark in the Garden: Creating Landscapes for Evening Enjoyment"

You are invited to an exclusive American Horticultural Society Garden School on April 26 & 27 at River Farm in Alexandria, VA, the Society's national headquarters.

During "After Dark in the Garden: Creating Landscapes for Evening Enjoyment," you'll discover how to optimize your garden for evening enjoyment through plant selection, design, and lighting. You'll hear from nationally renowned speakers including:
--Scott Ogden, author of The Moonlit Garden
--Karen Bussolini, co-author and photographer of Elegant Silvers: Striking Plants for Every Garden
--David Inouye, professor of biology at the University of Maryland, College Park
--Suzy Bales, author of A Garden of Fragrance and Garden Parties
--Mark Oxley of Outdoor Illumination
--Roger Foley, an award-winning photographer specializing in landscape architecture and
garden design
--Elin Haaga, a landscape designer who teaches at George Washington University
And, to top it off, Robert Lyons of the Longwood Graduate Program and professor at the University of Delaware will serve as Guest Horticulturist for this outstanding program.Space for this program is limited, so register today. AHS members are eligible for discounted registration rates. To register, please click here or call AHS Education Programs Coordinator Jessica Rozmus at (703) 768-5700 ext. 137.

Colorado ASLA Awards Residential Design

The Award Detective rode out Colorado way via the internet and checked out the Awards program. We turned up a few resiential design winners from 2006. The photography was beautiful (when isn't a photo of the Rockies spectacular!) Winning entries were by R Design(top), Land Designs by Ellison, Inc(center) and Bluegreen.(bottom)

Kudos also go to the Colorado Chapter ASLA for particpating with the Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs to organize Garden Tours in 2007.

2nd Annual Rose Design Competition

The 2nd Annual Designing with Roses Competition is open for entries. I had the wonderful opportunity to be one of the judges for last years competition. It was a great opportunity to review beautiful entries. The gardens were amazing and the AARS were a great group to work with.
I encourage members to enter. Your garden project does not have to be all roses. We are also looking for projects with roses integrated into the overall planting scheme.
For more information, go to www.rose.org.

More Award Winning Works from Boston

Surfing through the Boston Chapter ASLA website, we detected more fantastic award winning design. Take a break and check out the residential gems from the Boston area designers: Stephen Stimson Associates, Thomas Wirth Associates, LTD, and Bruce John Riddle Landscape Architect, LLC and more.

http://www.bslaweb.org/2006Awards.htm