January 24, 2012, 1:00-2:30 p.m, Oregon Tilth Organic Land Care Accreditation, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR
Topic: Designing the Organic Landscape. For landscapers and designers who want to learn more about creating an organic landscape. Learn to think ahead to be organic AND sustainable because it is more than just growing plants. Learn more HERE.
February 10, 2012, 9:30 a.m, Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Washington Convention Center, Seattle, WA
Topic: Structural Plant Placement: Locating and Strengthening Your Garden's Bones. Do you characterize your garden as "missing-in-action"? Do you wonder what type of plant to put in which location? Learn methods to place structural plants that will create garden definition and keep your garden looking scrumptious all year long. Learn more about the NWFGS.
February 18, 2012, 2:00 p.m, Yard, Garden, and Patio Show, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Topic: Park Your Mower: Alternatives to a Turf Lawn. As everything to maintain the perfect lawn becomes more expensive and continues to be unsustainable, more people are clamoring for alternatives. Learn how to manage a lawn in an eco-consious manner or get fabulous ideas to replace it and make you garden look better than ever! Learn more about the YGP Seminars.
March 15, 2012, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Seattle Garden Club, Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle, WA
Topic: Beyond a Healing Garden: Uniting botany, natural medicine, and therapy in a naturopathic garden. The design of this garden is as much about uniting philosophy as it is combining plants. Learn how Vanessa combined diverse elements into one cohesive garden. Read more about the Seattle Garden Club.
March 29, 2012, 9:30-3:00 p.m. APLD Washington Chapter workshop, Seattle-area location TBD
Topic: Finishing Touches: The Basics of Outdoor Furniture and Fabric. Before turning her career inside-out, Vanessa Gardner Nagel, APLD, was a commercial interior designer who worked on local to global projects. Now she applies her knowledge of furniture and fabrics to the outdoors by sharing how to select outdoor furniture and fabrics for awnings, umbrellas, cushions, pillows, screens, etc. Learn about the furniture and textile business, their histories, their techologies, sustainability, and furniture's stylistic relationship to architecture. Gain new resources by meeting local vendors and manufacturer's reps. Empower your designs by learning how to provide your clients with a garden's finishing touches.
3 CEU's will be provided to APLD certified members. Sign up on the APLD WA website.
April 11, 2012, time: TBD, Whatcom Horticultural Society, Bellingham, WA, Rotunda Room, Whatcom Museum
Topic: TBD
Learn more about the Whatcom Horticultural Society.
June 5, 2012, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Washington County Master Gardeners, Beaverton, OR location TBD
Topic: Structural Plant Placement: Locating and Strengthening Your Garden's Bones. Do you characterize your garden as "missing-in-action"? Do you wonder what type of plant to put in which location? Learn methods to place structural plants that will create garden definition and keep your garden looking scrumptious all year long.
Jan. 13, 2011, APLD Washington Chapter Symposium: Landscapes Outside the Box: Design Inspiration from Context and Constraint, Seattle, WA
Topic: Beyond a Healing Garden: Uniting botany, natural medicine, and therapy in a naturopathic garden.
Sometimes designers face extraordinary challenges. This garden is as much about uniting philosophy as it is combining plants. Learn how Vanessa combined diverse elements into one cohesive garden.
Jan. 20, 2011, Landscape Professionals Workshop, Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, OR,
Topic: The Basics of Furniture and Fabrics for Outdoor Use (see WORKSHOPS page)
Jan. 22, 2011, 11:00 a.m, Good Earth Home Garden and LIving Show, Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR
Topic: Understanding Design Principles: Demystifying Garden Design
Feb. 18, 2011, 4:00 pm, Yard, Garden & Patio Show, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Topics: Garden Circulation: A Maze or Amazing? Learn how to create an efficient layout for your garden. More garden space, less paths = more efficiency.
Feb. 21, 2011, 12:30 pm, Yard, Garden & Patio Show, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Topic: Understanding Design Principles: Demystifying Garden Design.
Feb. 25, 2011, 9:30 am, Northwest Flower & Garden Show, Washington Convention Center, Seattle, WA
Topic: Designing the Irresistible Garden: Create Your Own Using Basic Design Principles.
March 5, 2011, 11:00 a.m, Farmington Gardens, Beaverton, OR
Topic: Structural Plant Placement: Locating Your Garden's Bones. Learn a new technique to create plant structure that lasts all year long.
March 23, 2011, 1:15 pm, San Francisco Flower Show, San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo, CA
Topic: Understanding Design Principles: Demystifying Garden Design
April 29, 2011, 4:00 p.m. Clark County Home & Garden Idea Fair, Clark Co. Fairgrounds, Vancouver, WA
Topic: Paving and Fences and Gates, Oh My!
May 4, 2011, 6:30 pm, Columbia Springs for Clark County WA, Three Creeks Library, Vancouver, WA
Topic: Park the Mower! Alternatives to Lawn.
Learn about fabulous, earth-friendly alternatives to the common lawn. Sponsored by Stormwater Partners of SW Washington. Space is limited. To register, go to www.stormwaterpartners.com/informed.html. For more information, call (360) 882-0936, ext. 223.
May 17, 2011, 6:30, Hardy Plant Society of Oregon,Clark PUD, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA
Topic: Structural Plant Placement: Locating Your Garden's Bones.
May 25, 2011, 6:30 pm, Columbia Springs for Clark County WA, Camas Fire District #42, Camas, WA
Topic: Park the Mower! Alternatives to Lawn.
Learn about fabulous, earth-friendly alternatives to the common lawn. Sponsored by Stormwater Partners of SW Washington. Space is limited. To register, go to www.stormwaterpartners.com/informed.html. For more information, call (360) 882-0936, ext. 223.
June 24, 2011, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Hardy Plant Society Study Weekend
Private Garden Tour of Vanessa's garden included for HPSO Study Weekend Attendees
September 17, 2011, Association of Professional Landscape Designers, Washington Chapter
Private Garden Tour of Vanessa's garden included for APLD members
November 8, 2011, 6:30 p.m, Williamette Valley Hardy Plant Group, Campbell Community Center,
155 High St., Eugene, OR
Topic: Structural Plant Placement: Locating Your Garden's Bones. Learn a new technique to create plant structure that lasts all year long.
