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Join Rachel Grigorian of Clark Brook Designs and I for a week long landscape design studio course at Yestermorrow Campus in Waitsfield, Vermont. Let’s deep dive into the multidisciplinary world of landscape design!
Online via Zoom
When designing a planting, we are creating an ecological community that will co-evolve over time. We want to give the community the ingredients – the various roles needed – to survive and hopefully thrive. We will dive into designing for the functional roles of plants in addition to their aesthetic beauty, specifically for ecological designs of rain gardens, lakeshore restoration projects, and mostly native gardens. Just like in the landscape design process where it is often helpful to start with a conceptual design – outlining the form and function of an element – we start the plant selection process with the goals we are trying to fulfill. We will discuss favorite plant species and common functional roles that have a positive impact for many different places and plant designs.
Holly will be presenting on Bioengineering Case Studies of different plant approaches in the morning session and Landscape Design for Lakeshores in the afternoon session.
This Certification Course covers shoreland Best Management Practices, including techniques for erosion control, stormwater management, bioengineering and wildlife habitat protection. Lakeshore owners often rely on professional contractors, landscapers, engineers or other site workers to give advice and help them manage their property. The NSECC course teaches contractors both how to use best management practices and the science of how they work to protect the lake while remaining attractive and appealing to homeowners.
Shoreland Restoration Workshop at the Liddys' (78 Barrows Lane). We're looking forward to a fun morning of learning and gardening on behalf of the lake. All ages welcome. Agenda:
an overview of the Lake Eden Watershed Action Plan (Peter Danforth, Lamoille County Conservation District)
a short interactive puppet show about the importance of native trees to the shallow water habitat (Perry Thomas, Lake Eden Association)
an introduction to lakeshore landscaping (Holly Greenleaf, ecological landscape designer, and Judy Davis, shoreland consultant)
hands-on practice planting native trees, shrubs, and perennials
drawing for personalized shoreland consulting with Judy Davis
For more information about the design work of Holly Greenleaf and Judy Davis, see their publication: A Guide to Healthy Lakes Using Lakeshore Landscaping: Design templates and easy to use planting plans.
Holly Greenleaf - Greenleaf Design, LLC
When designing a planting, we are creating an ecological community that will co-evolve over time. We want to give the community the ingredients – the various roles needed – to survive and hopefully thrive. We will dive into designing for the functional roles of plants in addition to their aesthetic beauty, specifically for ecological designs of rain gardens, lakeshore restoration projects, and mostly native gardens. Just like in the landscape design process where it is often helpful to start with a conceptual design – outlining the form and function of an element – we start the plant selection process with the goals we are trying to fulfill. We will discuss favorite plant species and common functional roles that have a positive impact for many different places and plant designs!
South Hero Friends! Get ready for a fun evening at our third Conservation Block Party.
Join us, South Hero Land Trust, and your neighbors for a local plant walk on August 1st at 5:00 PM.
Led by Holly, an Ecological Landscape Designer and owner of Greenleaf Design, you'll learn how to pick the right plants, discover what thrives in your community, explore local natural communities, and more!
Food, fun, and door prizes will be provided.
This event is free and open to all. Please share it with your neighbors. RSVP at TinyURL.com/SouthHeroBlockParty
Interested in becoming a landscape designer? Or are you designing/building a home and want to learn how to design the landscape so that they may inform one another and be ecologically-minded? Or do you want to redesign your current landscape to support wildlife, provide edibles, manage stormwater, be resilient, or better align with your values and goals?
Whether you rent, own, are renovating or building a house, or just looking to learn, this course can offer skill development in the assessment and design of a landscape to meet your (or client) goals and create a regenerative space that can be better integrated into local ecological processes.
In this course, you'll learn
Intro to landscape design: ecology, psychology, history
How to do a site analysis
Fundamental landscape drafting skills
Approaches to conceptual planning & design
How to draw a site plan and design details for your own home or other residential site
Intro to plant design: natives, edibles, function & beauty!
Students should come prepared by having a specific site in mind to work on and develop throughout the class or they can use the local example property provided. Gather pictures, building plans, lot maps, and any other maps or information you can find about your site. Think about your goals with landscape design and be ready to share.
Learn more and sign up at Yestermorrow Design / Build School
Based out of Huntington, Vermont ☮ Working around the state and beyond
