Self-Sustaining Native Landscapes: the Need for Planning and Management
Exhibit Hall A
This class will show how every aspect of landscaping should be reevaluated from beginning to end when designing, building, and maintaining a self sustaining landscape using native plants. Attendees will learn the fundamental differences between today’s traditional landscapes and tomorrow’s self-sustaining landscapes, and the consequences of improper planning, installation, and maintenance. Attendees will also learn techniques to design, build, and maintain a real self sustaining landscape that functions properly, is aesthetically pleasing, and helps protect the natural character of Florida.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs)
Florida DBPR Board of Landscape Architecture: Course # 0011788
Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers: Course #: 9629713
FNGLA: 1 CEU for FNGLA certified horticulture and landscape professionals.
ISA Certified Arborists: 1, TW Climber Specialist: 1, TW Aerial Lift Specialist: 1, Municipal Specialist: 1, BCMA-Management: 1
TOPICS COVERED
Traditional Landscapes versus Self Sustaining Landscape
Fee: $28
This session is sponsored by the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs)
Florida DBPR Board of Landscape Architecture: Course # 0011788
Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers: Course #: 9629713
FNGLA: 1 CEU for FNGLA certified horticulture and landscape professionals.
ISA Certified Arborists: 1, TW Climber Specialist: 1, TW Aerial Lift Specialist: 1, Municipal Specialist: 1, BCMA-Management: 1
TOPICS COVERED
Traditional Landscapes versus Self Sustaining Landscape
- Scale of sustainability
- What raises and lowers sustainability score.
- How do native plants and other factors affect sustainability score.
- How does sustainability affect the design process.
- How does one know what components go into landscape.
- What are the consequences of poor design with non native plants, or native
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- How does sustainability affect the initial installation and long term development process.
- What techniques are used to build a self sustaining landscape, and how do they differ from today’s traditional techniques.
- Using regeneration as a tool to further development a landscape long term.
- How does sustainability affect long term routine maintenance.
- Importance of plant identification abilities.
- Importance of understanding how plant communities work, and how it affects maintenance schedules.
- Techniques used to maintain self-sustaining landscape.
Fee: $28
This session is sponsored by the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation
Community Associations Design Garden/Landscape ISA Cert Arborist LA CE credits