In an important first collaboration between MELA and APLD, this conference addressed issues that all our members are vitally concerned with as we work towards sustainability as well as beauty in our landscape designs. It was held at Northwest Community Hospital Wellness Center in Arlington Heights on October 26, 2007.
PROGRAM
Sustainability and the Green Industry
By Garth Conrad, Garth Conrad Associates, LaPorte, IN
Environmental Board Chair APLD/MELA board
The Ethics, Aesthetics & Psychology of Sustainable Design
By Rinda West, Rinda West Designs, Chicago, IL
Author, “Out of the Shadows: Ecopsychology, Stories, and Encounters with the Land” (Fall 2007 University of Virginia Press)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – BARBARA GEIGER
How Regional Identity Developed in Midwest Landscaping
By Barbara Geiger, B Geiger Group, Evanston, IL
Landscape Historian
PANEL DISCUSSION
How Designers Can Help Achieve Healthier Soils
By Mike Flynn
Green Quest LLC, Milwaukee, WI
Native Plants of Note to Designers
By Grace Koehler
Midwest Groundcovers, St. Charles, IL
More Sustainable Hardscape Materials & Tips
By Mark Moxley
Lake Street Landscape Supply, Chicago, IL
