Please join us for a talk by Charles Smith, to kick of our lecture series again this year. The interactions and relationships in plant communites form the visible framework of our living world. What we often don’t see are the many other organisms interactng with plants, such as insect larvae, lesser known pollinators and bacterial …

Arlington County is seeking experienced designers, contractors and other landscape professionals to provide services for Arlington County residents and HOAs participating in its StormwaterWise Landscapes grant program.  The StormwaterWise Landscapes program provides incentives for private property owners to install rain gardens, pervious pavement, conservation landscaping, and pavement removal.  Please join us for this half-day StormwaterWise …

MAHSC is a nationally-recognized annual training for professionals in the Green Industries, sponsored by the Virginia Horticultural Foundation. Every winter it's an innovative program for all levels of horticultural staff to gain professional certifications or maintain them by earning CEUs. Featured speakers include Colston Burrell, Claudia West, CBLP steering committee member, Laurie Fox, and certified CBLP, …

Transitioning to Ecological Landscape Practices – Toxin-Free Landscapes Presented by: Edwina von Gal January 17, 2018       4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST   Invasive Plants: What Are They? And What Can Be Done? Presented by: Bruce Wenning January 24, 2018       7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST   Landscape Maintenance Practices for Native Bees Presented by …

Emily Ferguson will lead a beginner winter tree walk providing easy tips to help ID native tree species. VNPS programs are free and open to the public, but space on field trips is strictly limited. Registration is required.   CBLP CEUs are available.

The Virginia Society of Landscape Designers (VSLD) announces their upcoming winter meeting and seminar. Come see Thomas Rainer (co-author, Planting in a Post-Wild World) and Carol Heiser (Habitat Education Coordinator, VA Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries) apply Thomas’s concepts of layered plant communities to the designed landscape.  Special emphasis will be given to producing …

With hundreds of thousands of square feet developed in Washington, DC alone, green roofs are emerging as a new form of wildlife habitat in cities. From planted sedum and wildflowers, to volunteer seedlings and pollinators—and even families of ducks, a variety of species are making green roofs their home. For people too, green roofs offer …

HOMETOWN HABITAT: STORIES OF BRINGING NATURE HOME is an environmental film by Catherine Zimmerman, an award-winning director of photography and independent documentary filmmaker (https://themeadowproject.com).  The movie features community habitat landscaping projects that use NATIVE PLANTS to support the survival and vitality of local ecosystems. PROGRAM INCLUDES: * In-Person Introduction by Catherine Zimmerman, Producer * Screening …

From site assessment and design renderings to green infrastructure components and appropriate plant palettes, we all strive to create high performing landscapes that give back in ecological services and can be responsibly maintained.  On Wednesday and Thursday of this annual symposium, explore with green industry colleagues ideas about how we bring people and plants together …

Brooklyn Bridge Park, an 85 acre, man-made landscape constructed on abandoned piers in the New York harbor, was created with ecology in mind. The park’s award-winning piers support top-notch recreation, from opera to outdoor films, all of it beautifully designed. But the piers also contain native woodlands, freshwater wetlands, salt marshes, and numerous meadows. These …