Our accomplished group of presenters will include Ecologist Steven Handel; Principal and Co-founder of the native seedhouse & meadow consultancy, Northwest Meadowscapes, Eric Lee-Mäder; Native Plant Materials Specialist Stephanie Frischie; Garden Designer Pam Karlson; and NDAL Founder and Landscape Designer Larry Weaner. Topics will include an organic lawn-to-meadow transition, native meadow establishment techniques by region (Upper Midwest & Spain, Pacific NW, & Eastern U.S.), bird habitat in home landscapes, introduction to ecology-based home gardening, and more.
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Registration will be open and recordings will be viewable for 3 months after each live session date.
CEUs available for those marked “Professional” (APLD, LA CES, NOFA)
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Group and Gift Orders
Student Scholarships & Wild Ones member discounts available
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“If you want to know about ecological design, NDAL classes are a must.”
-Barbera B., 2024 participant
Photo by Larry Weaner Landscape Associates
Featured:
New virtual intensive course for home gardeners!
Landscaping with Nature: Turning Battles into Partnerships
A 3-Part Intensive Course for Home Gardeners
Instructors: Larry Weaner, FAPLD & Sara Weaner Cooper
December 2024
We are excited to announce this new opportunity for home gardeners to gain the in depth knowledge on ecology-based landscaping provided by NDAL’s existing intensive course for professionals…but in a more accessible format for non-professionals. Landscape Designer Larry Weaner will provide an extensive guide for creating wildlife inclusive, ecologically productive, and highly manageable residential landscapes. Throughout the program Larry will interweave garden aesthetics with garden ecology, demonstrating how home environments can be both ecologically productive and experientially rich.
Attendees will receive a login-protected 50+ paged course manual including chapters on meadows, shrublands, woods, fine gardens, weed control, and wildlife.
or view and register for individual sessions below
Photo by Larry Weaner Landscape Associates
“I have attended multiple NDAL presentations and they are the greatest! I always leave them inspired with new ideas for my landscape.”
“This was the most valuable class I have taken in a while because it tied ecological and botanical knowledge to practical management decisions in the field.”
“I am excited to unlearn some of the practices instilled in the landscape industry that are harmful and not productive, and learning more about the nuances and overarching principles of an ecology-based landscape practice.”
Registration Details
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When registering on the NDAL Participants Portal you will be asked to either sign into your existing account or create one. This account will give you exclusive access to the session recordings and course materials. These materials will be available until three (3) months after the live event dates.
Group Orders: To register multiple people/staff members at once, go to your chosen course, click Register, then enter the number of registrations needed under Quantity on the left side. You will receive an email with an invite link to send to all the registrants in your group. *Please note if you are registering yourself as well, you will NOT be automatically registered under a Group Order; you will also need to click the invite link to redeem your registration.*
Gift Orders: To purchase a course as a gift for someone else, go to your chosen course, click Register, then check off “This is a gift.”
Students please email verification of student status (ie. course schedule, student ID) to info@ndal.org for student discount code.
Registration will be refunded only if notification is received before ten (10) working days prior to the live event date less a $10 processing fee.
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Students and recent graduates are invited to apply for scholarships granting free registration to one of the Fall Virtual Series sessions (please note: scholarships are not available for the home gardener intensive course). Two scholarships per session will be awarded.
Eligibility: Current undergraduate/graduate student or matriculation in 2023/2024.
To apply: Please submit no more than 1 page description of why you’re interested in the particular session you’re applying to attend, and your resume. You are welcome to list multiple sessions as your next choices.
Due date: Applications taken on a rolling basis until filled. You are also welcome to apply after a live session date to view the recording.
To apply: Please email your letter and resume to Sara Weaner Cooper, NDAL Executive Director, at sweaner@ndal.org.
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If you’ve already emailed for Wild Ones Member discount codes in the past, please keep an eye out for an email with the new code, as we are sending it to anyone who has previously used a Wild Ones-NDAL discount code.
If you haven’t used a code previously, please email info@ndal.org with your Wild Ones member ID # or other verification of membership for the Series discount code.
FAQs
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The entire course will be recorded and available (not downloadable) to all registrants after the live session ends for three (3) months. If you are registered, you do not need to attend the live session in order to access the recording.
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You can register for 3 months past the live session date, and access the materials - including the recording - until that point.
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Zoom Webinar. Please make sure to download the Zoom application (https://zoom.us/download) and download the latest Zoom update if needed prior to the live course. We recommend that you join ~5 minutes prior to the start time. The instructor(s) will use PowerPoint presentations. If you have any technical difficulties during the session and need to contact us, please email Sara Weaner Cooper, NDAL Executive Director, at sweaner@ndal.org instead of calling.
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We are seeking approval for CEUs by the following organizations: APLD, LA CES, & NOFA.
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As this is considered a live course, those seeking LA CES CEUs must watch the session and complete the quiz on the Portal by two weeks after the live session date. Ensure that your Portal profile indicates ASLA/LA CES under the CEU section and email info@ndal.org if you make any changes to your profile CEU section. You will then receive an email with your completion certificate within 3-4 weeks.
For APLD & NOFA CEUs, please self-report to those organizations using your registration confirmation email.
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“Terrific. As. Always.”
Questions? Please contact:
New Directions in the American Landscape
info@ndal.org
510-518-0430
NDAL receives the 2024 AHS award in Horticultural Innovation!
We are thrilled and honored to announce that NDAL has received the 2024 Horticultural Innovation Award by American Horticultural Society (AHS). This award is part of AHS’s annual Great American Gardeners Awards, in which six individuals/organizations are recognized. The Horticultural Innovation Award is presented to an individual/organization “whose innovations have made the field of horticulture more sustainable and accessible to all.”