APL & SGD Autumn Workshop
Planting ideas and making them last... Thursday 23 September 2010
This year’s Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) and Society of Garden
Designers (SGD) autumn workshop will be held at Birmingham Botanical Gardens and
Glasshouses on Thursday 23 September 2010. Planting ideas and making them last is
the title of workshop which provides a great opportunity for APL and SGD members
to get together to listen and share experiences.
The day promises to be both lively and informative with a wide range of topics covered
by well known personalities; their expertise is based on first hand knowledge and
will certainly plant inspirational ideas for all delegates. There will also be time
during the day for discussion on issues raised before a tour of the variety of specialist
gardens and glasshouses.
Programme
09:30
Arrival and registration
10:00
Welcome and introduction from Mark Gregory, Landform Consultants (APL Vice-Chairman)
Award Winning Planting - Antony Henn, Director of Gardens for Life, Supreme Winner
of the 2010 APL Awards, will share the secrets of his success in the design and
construction of a natural look garden scheme with a dramatic planting plan to a
demanding client specification.
Sustainable Plants – Nigel Dunnet, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield,
Dept. of Landscape will be showing examples of how ecological ideas including biodiversity
and water saving methods in landscape architecture can be applied to large and small
scale areas with exciting and novel uses of plants.
Morning tea/coffee
Growing Media and Working on Site – Tim O’Hare, Director of Soil & Landscape
Consultancy, will focus on demonstrating how soil and landscape science supports
contractors in creating a practical commercial landscape, with case study illustrations
of how plant failures can be reduced by top soil quality assessments to aid successful
installations. This talk will be coupled with a specific example by a member how
theory is successfully put into practice.
Supply Chain & Procurement – Nick Coslett, Marketing Director of Palmstead Nurseries,
will give practical illustration of how locating quality stock combined with trading
integrity enhances the efficient working relations with customers. Providing dependable
production and procurement methods ensures client satisfaction. Nick will be joined
by a customer who will demonstrate how their partnership across the supply chain
works so effectively.
Quality Selection - James Alexander–Sinclair, garden and landscape designer, writer
and television presenter, will share his wide experience in achieving the stunning
application of plants into garden design and providing his views on the importance
of planning and quality in the selection process.
12:45
Light lunch
13:45
Introduction to the afternoon session from Adam Frost of New Ground Landscapes (APL
Chairman).
Garden Tour – an introduction by Phillip Aubury, former Director of the Botanical
Gardens for more than 20 years, followed by a tour of the gardens, glasshouses and
facilities. The plant collection now contains over 7000 plants. Some plants are
planted because the flowers, foliage, fruit, or bark give pleasure while others
are chosen for practical purposes to give screening, shelter or food. Some are of
botanical interest, are a rarity, or under threat nationally or globally so are
therefore in need of conservation.
16:00
Tea/coffee and depart
The early bird rate for bookings received on or before 31 August is
APL and SGD members - £69 + VAT
Non members - £120 + VAT
Rates for bookings on or after 1 September are
APL and SGD members - £79 + VAT
Non members - £140 + VAT
Last date for bookings is Friday 17 September.
For further details and to book your place contact the APL events team by visiting
emailing events@the-hta.org.uk or calling 0118 9303132.