2008 Yard, Garden & Patio Show",  Oregon Convention Center, Portland

APLD Oregon participated in the show with a booth that presented to the public the opportunity to receive professional landscape design advice from one of our talented "Design Doctors". Our members who participated enjoyed the event, and we also passed out a lot of information about our website and our organization.

Janene Walkky, APLD and Lori Scott in our booth

Izzy Baptista and Margaret Stapenhorst

Close-up of our booth

Landscape Expo 2007: presented by the Oregon Landscape Contractors Association, December 2007

APLD Oregon was once again invited to attend OLCA's annual Landscape Expo at the Portland Convention Center where landscape professionals can view green industry products & services, obtain continuing education, and network with other professionals in our industry. 

Oregon Chapter members Deb Rossi and Kathryn Leech, APLD at our booth

Member Vanessa Nagel, APLD speaks to a full house on
"Design Basics for Landscaping"

Our Chapter also contributed to the Education portion of the Expo. Member Amy Whitworth spoke in the morning on the topic "Less is More: Small Garden Design", and in the afternoon member Vanessa Nagel APLD spoke on "Applying Design Basics to the Landscape".  Thanks to both of them for their time and effort, both talks were to packed rooms and were very well-received!

Willamette West Habitat for Humanity Planting Day, September 2007

The volunteers at the Lindsay Lane HFH project in Hillsboro were ready and willing to plant all of the  beautiful plants donated to the site through the generosity of the sponsors.  Unfortunately, the soil was rock hard, and the crew was slim, but it all got finished and the new residents will be very happy with the results.

This year marked the fourth time that the APLD Oregon Chapter has offered our design and installation services to Willamette West Habitat for Humanity to help residents furnish their outdoor spaces. We're looking forward to continuing these efforts in the new developments scheduled for 2008!

 
APLD Oregon volunteers get down and dirty at the
Lindsay Lane HFH Site

Oregon Chapter Program Director Darla McGary helps to unload plants with Willamette West HFH President Cherry Williams

Landscape plans developed by Chapter members Darla McGary and Vanessa Nagel direct the planting efforts
 

APLD member Deb Rossi installs viburnums for the community

Some quotes from the volunteers involved with this project:

• "To affect others profoundly requires one to reach out and give of oneself....no purer opportunity exists than designing and planting the gardens for the future HFH homeowners." Darla McGary

• "This is too good an opportunity to pass up to show that APLD cares about its community; a great sharing experience to help create new gardens and new gardeners. Greater participation means fewer sore muscles." Vanessa Nagel, APLD

• "I felt very proud of our APLD members for their great designs with the future homeowners in mind.  I was also very impressed with the quality of the plants that had been donated to the project, they were beautiful and really made the houses look like homes by the time we were finished." Patricia Acheff, APLD

Member Ann Nickerson enjoys the tropical ambience
in Susan Latourette's garden

Curving gravel path leads to a Balinese-style teahouse

Red banana tree accents pathway

APLD Oregon chapter president Barb Hilty with member Diana Newton
 

   
       Here are a few photos of some of the beautiful gardens we visited in Southern California. 

Bauer pottery in courtyard

Grass (not lawn) & urbanite wall

Nancy Goslee Powers' courtyard

Framed sedums and wall seat

Zen room with hot tub and fireplace

Stone steps and walls

Shed green roof of sedums

Side yard fountain and metal trellis

Driveway with diagonal plantings