The Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) will once again be hosting their 2017 APLD International Design Conference on July 13-17 in Boston, Massachusetts.
This year’s pre-conference will feature sessions hosted by Vectorworks and DynaSCAPE. The pre-conference tour will be led by Darrah Cole, senior horticulturist and designer, and will take place at the Rose Kennedy Greenway park and garden.
The post-conference tour will travel to Sakonnet Garden in Rhode Island’s “Farm Coast,” as well as The Blue Garden in Newport, Rhode Island.
Participants will also have the chance to visit and take pictures of the gardens. The group will be accompanied by APLD member and photographer Tom Wheaton and fine art and commercial photographer Karen Maini.
Keynote speakers for the event will be Patrick Chassé and Julie Moir Messervy.
Chassé is a landscape architect, educator writer, landscape historian and ecologist, and earned his Master of Landscape Architecture degree from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Before that, he earned his B.S. and completed graduate studies in botany, biology an environmental education from the University of Maine.
Messervy is the principal designer of a landscape architecture and design firm in Saxtons River, Vermont, JMMDS. She is an author of eight books on landscape design, as well as a lecturer. She’s written multiple articles and gives workshops and lectures around North America.
For more information on registration, click here.
Hardscape North America, GIE+EXPO release event schedules
During this year’s HNA show, those in attendance will have the opportunity to attend Contractor Briefing sessions.
“The briefings are designed to be quick, drop-in sessions where contractors can learn about trending topics in the industry and pick up innovative ideas to help grow their businesses,” said Charles McGrath, Executive Director of the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI). “We’re excited to have a dynamic lineup of experts to share their knowledge.”
The briefings will last 20 minutes and will he held on Thursday, Oct. 19 and Friday, Oct. 20 in the trade show floor classroom located directly behind the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) booth (#20010).
Contractor Briefings include:
Thursday, Oct. 19
- ICPI Installer Certification, Advanced Designations and Their Value
Charles McGrath
9:30 – 9:50 a.m.
- How to Make Your Personal and Organizational Success Go Off the Charts
Gary Ross
11:30 – 11:50 a.m.
- The BIZ-BUILDER BLUEPRINT for Contractors
George Hedley
1:00 – 1:20 p.m.
- Five Ways Mobile Phones Are Changing Online Marketing
Todd Bairstow
2:30 – 2:50 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 20
- Opportunities for Permeable Pavers in Residential and Commercial Markets
Dave Smith
9:30 – 9:50 a.m.
- OSHA’s New Crystalline Silica Regulation
David Murray
11:30 – 11:50 a.m.
- Five Ways to Future Proof Your Hardscape Business
Frank Bourque
1:00 – 1:20 p.m.
The annual GIE+EXPO trade show is set for Oct. 18-20 and will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The GIE+EXPO Workshops are scheduled to feature 10 
Workshops for the event include:
Thursday, October 19
- Hardscape Workshop 1: Production Management and Crew Motivation on the Hardscape Jobsite
Frank Gandora, Creative Hardscape
8:00-9:30 a.m.
- Hardscape Workshop 2: Hardscape as a Profit Center
Frank Bourque
10:00-11:30 a.m.
- NALP Workshop 1: 50 Sure-Fire Ways to Reduce Cost & Increase Profits
Bill Arman and Ed Laflamme, The Harvest Group, National Association of Landscape Professional Consultants
1:00-2:30 p.m.
- NALP Workshop 2: A Critical Analysis of the Six Estimating Systems Used in the Green Industry Today
Jim Huston, J.R. Huston Consulting, National Association of Landscape Professional Consultant
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Friday, October 20
- NALP Workshop 3: The Success Marketing Strategy for Growing Your Landscaping Business
Christopher Yates, Success Landscape Marketing, National Association of Landscape Professional Consultant
8:00-9:30 a.m.
- NALP Workshop 4: Teamwork – In Every Aspect of Your Life!
Rich and Crystal Arlington, Rich Arlington & Associates, National Association of Landscape Professional Consultant
8:00-9:30 a.m.
- NALP Workshop 5: Tips and Trends for Hiring and Retaining Employees
Kent Kohn, Pro-Motion Consulting Inc., National Association of Landscape Professional Consultant
10:00-11:30 a.m.
- NALP Workshop 6: Sustainable Winter Management™
Phill Sexton, Chief Knowledge Officer, Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA)
10:00-11:30 a.m.
- NALP Workshop 7: How to Develop a Well-Trained, Safe and Effective Workforce! …Do We Really Know How to “Train Our Trainers?”
Fred Haskett, The Harvest Group, National Association of Landscape Professional Consultant
1:00-2:30 p.m.
- NALP Workshop 8: The 4 Keys to Crush Your Goals
Jeffrey Knight, Director of Education, Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Hardscape Demonstrations
(Held in the tented Hardscape North America Outdoor Arena in the Outdoor Demonstration Area)
Thursday, October 19
- SRW Construction with a Focus on Double Tiered Walls and Proper Geo Grid Specification, Placement and Use
11:00 a.m.-Noon
- Installation of Base Material and Pavers for Interlocking Pavements and Go Pro Time-Lapse for Construction Jobs
1:00-2:00 p.m.
- Permeable Base and Paver Installation
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Friday, October 20
- Tools of the Trade
11:00 a.m.-Noon
- Hardscape Lighting
1:00-2:00 p.m.
- Outdoor Kitchens
3:00-4:00 p.m.
