Tim does a number of presentations for professional organizations. Interested in Tim’s availability in one of the following programs? Contact us for details.
You became a landscape designer because you’re great at landscaping not taking care of the books. But taking care of the books is a part of every business. Neglect it and you’ll just have headaches.
Tim can help you get your paperwork well organized. You’ll not only save yourself a bunch of frustration, you’ll actually improve your bottom-line.
Find out the best way to document conversations and changes in projects.
Make technology work for you rather than just frustrate you.
Discover the “Ten-Step Process” for dealing with a project from start to finish
2 hours
| Deconstructing The Garden: Exploring The Design Process
Step inside the mind of a seasoned landscape designer. Tim will walk you through his entire thought process. There are hundreds of decisions that go into a great landscape design. Tim shows you all the stages of select projects and walks you step-by-step through the ideas behind them.
1-2 hours
| The Transition Zone
Great landscape design involves more than just thinking about the elements in the landscape. Top landscape designers weave architecture and landscape into an amazing package.
Discover Tim’s tips and tricks for making transitions from entryways, side yards, and architecture into a cohesive whole. You’ll impress your clients with your elegant creations.
1 hour
| Top 10 Landscape Mistakes (and how to avoid them)
In landscape design we have the good, the bad, and the ugly. Sometimes we can learn as much about great landscape design from the ugly design as we can from good design. Plus, learning from the ugly is a lot more fun.
Join Tim for a light-hearted look at what makes for great design... and what doesn’t.
1 to 1.5 hours
| "I've got all these digital images, now what?"
You’ve been religiously taking beautiful digital photos. Find out how to make the most of all those photos. Tim has all kinds of ideas for client presentations, portfolio enhancers, and a variety of multimedia items that will not only show off your skills in grand fashion, they’ll close the deal with more prospective customers.
You don’t have to be a computer genius to pull this stuff off. This program is designed to equip anyone to make great promotional products.
1 hour
| landscape design workshop (at your location)
Workshops are presented to green industry groups at their location. In effect, it becomes YOUR program to offer to your members. It can be a pre-conference activity, incorporated within a conference, or a standalone event. Contact us for pricing and logistics.
Workshops can be anywhere from three hours to 2 full days.
Design Workshop Materials List
Depending on the length of the work shop, the following materials may be required.
24" and 12" rolls of tracing (trash) paper, yellow or white
Sharpie makers (Fine pt, Extra fine pt, and Ultra fine pt)