Relieve stress by creating systems to manage your landscape design business. Whether you are a sole practitioner or you have 5 landscape crews, the mind set is the same. If you spend some time designing your business, the payoff is immeasurable. Beginning with initial contact, a Landscape Designer goes through a series of steps in the process of getting the job done. This process is crucial to the success of the project and critical to the ultimate satisfaction of both client and designer. This presentation includes strategies for documenting conversations, changes, and using technology to make your life easier, as well as the "Ten Step Design Process," a proven strategy for dealing with a project from initial contact through final installation. 2 hrs.
Deconstructing The Garden: Exploring The Design Process
Using case studies, this lecture explains the thought process one designer uses when formulating a design. A well-designed landscape does not occur by accident. There are deliberate decisions made in the creation of the design. In this lecture, Tim takes you through the steps in his process with before, during and after illustrations and photos from the drafting board to installed project. 1-2 hrs, flexible
The Transition Zone
A well-designed landscape is an extension of the architecture and of its owner. Sounds great, but how do you do it? Using specific examples, this lecture explores the importance and uses of entry ways, side yards, view corridors, focal points and other connections in creating a landscape design that is harmonious, comfortable, and cohesive. 1 hr
Top 10 Landscape Mistakes (and how to avoid them)
We've seen them all. From the design cliché to the mulch volcano, it seems that mistakes are bound to be repeated. Many of us can tell which landscapes are good and which aren't so good, but we can't always put our finger on just why we like one better than another. This lecture takes a critical and lighthearted look at what we as designers of the landscape can do to differentiate our work from the rank and file. 1 to 1 1/2 hrs.
"I've got all these digital images, now what?"
You bought that digital camera. You've filled your hard drive with photos. Now what? Use your digital images to your advantage in client presentations, portfolio enhancers and multimedia. In this program you will see examples of creative uses for digital photography from making slide shows, presentations, videos, prints and slides, in-house or over the internet. This not-for-geeks program includes basic information about file formats (.jpg, .tiff, .gif), megapixels and resolution, but is more an exploration of creativity than a lesson in technology. 1 hr.
| 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)
Deconstructing The Garden: Exploring The Design Process 
Top 10 Landscape Mistakes (and how to avoid them) 
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.