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Peninsula Mentoring Program Continues to Grow
-by Kathy Kane

The Fall session of the Peninsula District Mentoring Program is well underway with 13 mentor/mentee matches involving 22 APLD members. The program was started in 2005 for the purpose of pairing more experienced designers with newer designers to share experience, advice and encouragement. Through four sessions over the two years of the program, more than 40 people have participated. That's almost half the members in the Peninsula District!

So what are mentees and mentors meeting about? Every meeting is unique to the learning or coaching needs of the mentee. Some members have asked their mentor to review one of their drawings or advise on an issue with a particular site. Others have sought coaching on how to work with a challenging client, update their portfolios, or grow their business. A meeting might take place at either the mentee or mentor's studio, at a client site (what better way to learn the best way of measuring a site - especially those with tricky curving spaces or a change in elevation?), or over coffee or lunch.

If you've been thinking about signing up for the program, a new session will begin early next year. Anyone in the Peninsula District can sign up regardless of years of experience. Designers with just a few years of experience are great matches with student members while members with 8 or 10 years experience will be great matches with designers who have been in business for 5 or 6 years. Assignments are easy; it's only a 3-meeting commitment over 4 or 5 months. And it's a great way to build new friendships, grow your skills - either as a 'teacher' or a 'student' and to help our APLD district grow in professionalism, talent, and membership.

For more information on the program, contact Kathy Kane (kathy@kkane.com) or our Mentor Committee Chair, Jeanine Gerstenfeld (garden_visions@yahoo.com)

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Volunteers Wanted for the APLD Conference in Pasadena
-by Dan Maffei, APLD National Programs Vice-Chair

The Local Site Committee of the 2007 Conference in Pasadena, March 4th to 11th, is looking for volunteers to help with organizing and executing the critical details needed for success. This event promises to impress!

Volunteers are needed for a number of responsibilities including: networking to find private gardens to tour, tour captain to keep small groups on schedule, decorating and make the host hotel our own, audio/visual coordinator, local amenities coordinator, and book sale coordinator. We will also need folks to help with procuring donations, distributing thank-you gifts to our host gardens, and other housekeeping items.

Please contact Stephanie Bartron stephanie@sbgardendesign.com ,

at 1-323-660-1034 for more information.

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Bay Area Holiday Party
-by Marcia Bloom

Evite invitations have been sent out to all members of the East Bay, Peninsula and San Francisco districts for the APLD Bay Area Holiday Party. It will be held at El Torito Restaurant in Burlingame on Friday, December 8th. Because it is "From: Evite" be sure to look for it in your mailbox and check your spam folder if you missed it.

Space is limited to 107 people so reserve your spot early. RSVP required by November 29th, 2006 and payment must be received by December 1st, 2006. See the APLD calendar and the invitation for details. If you have not received it, please contact Leigh Gronet at leigh@leighdesigns.biz.

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LATC Fines Garden Designers
-by Laurie Callaway

Enforcement actions have recently been taken against two individuals who were found to be in violation of the Landscape Architects Practice Act. Neither of these individuals are APLD members.

BPC Section 5640 states that a non-licensed practitioner cannot submit construction drawings. The citations read as follows: "Submitted construction drawings for a residential project $500 fine."

Editor's note:
LATC (Landscape Architects Technical Committee)
BPC (Business and Professions Code)

Members' Section

Unusual Supply Source
-by Rolf Jacobs

I recently visited a source of landscape materials unlike anything I have ever seen. The company is called the New Life Millworks and is part of Green Waste Recycle Yard. Their website is www.greenwasterecycleyard.com and phone number is 1-510-376-9994.

What this company does is urban logging. They take trees that have been cut down in urban areas and mill the logs into useful products. What we as landscapers can find here are logs of any size. They have logs small enough for kids to use as stools, all the way up to enormous whole trees. They can make them into rustic chairs or benches of any size. They have 4" air-dried slabs up to 4' wide and 20' long in many different kinds of wood. As a long-time woodworker, I can attest that these are almost impossible to find, but here you can choose from six or eight different species. Custom cut dimensional lumber is available, as well and hand-hewn beams salvaged from old barns are also for sale. The uses of these materials are limited only by your imagination.

We should support companies like this. Every product they sell is something that otherwise would have gone into a landfill. Their yard is in Richmond and just a few minutes off of 580 via the Richmond Parkway exit. Call for directions. Getting there the first time is tricky but you'll find it if you follow their directions and watch carefully for their signs.

November, 2006

Event Dates:	November 3, 2006 - November 5, 2006
Event Title:	East Bay District Announces Contra Costa Home and Garden Show Participation
Sponsored by:	East Bay District
Event Time:	10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Event Description:	The APLD East Bay District is pleased to announce its participation in the Fall 2006 Contra Costa Home and Garden Show at the Concord Pavilion. We look forward to this opportunity to further public awareness and understanding of the profession, and process, of landscape design. Members from other districts are cordially invited to visit our booth. For questions, or to share "tips for success", please contact Sharon Petersen, Committee Chair. (Please note that the show hours are Noon till 7 PM on Friday).
Cost:	Show admission plus parking
Location:	Concord Pavilion, Concord, California
More Information:	Sharon Petersen, gardenartistry@earthlink.net

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Event Dates:	November 14, 2006
Event Title:	Designing for Challenging Spaces: 10 Ways to Make Small Gardens Seem Larger
Sponsored by:	East Bay District
Event Time:	4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Event Description:	How do you handle the challenges of a small or odd-sized garden or lot? Easily with the tips from this presentation! To wrap up 2006, APLD Certified member Laurie Callaway will speak on the topic of Designing for Challenging Spaces: 10 Ways to Make Small Gardens Seem Larger. Laurie will share the secrets of how angles, elevation changes and other techniques can give small spaces mystery and surprise. Laurie Callaway owns a thriving garden design business on the San Francisco Peninsula. She is a graduate of the UC Berkeley program in Garden Design, and is now an instructor in that same program. An active and committed APLD member for years and always a popular speaker, Laurie is sure to have many insights on this important topic.
Cost:	$5.00 for members, $10.00 for guests - ($5.00 of the charge is for room rental)
Location:	Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church
More Information:	Contact Sharon Gibson at sbgi@att.net

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December, 2006

Event Dates:	December 8, 2006
Event Title:	Joint APLD Holiday Party - sponsored by three Bay Area Districts
Sponsored by:	Peninsula District
Event Time:	6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Description:	Join your peers from the Peninsula, East Bay and San Francisco Districts for some holiday cheer. Price includes fajitas buffet dinner, non-alcoholic drinks and dessert. No host cash bar. Reservations and advance payment required. Watch for your Evite invitation in November.
Cost:	$26.00 Members and Spouses / Significant Others
Location:	El Torito Restaurant 1590 Old Bayshore Road Burlingame, CA 94010
More Information:	Marcia Bloom, 650-853-1230 or email marcia@inbloomgardendesign.com

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January, 2007

Event Dates:	January 10, 2007
Event Title:	CLCA Landscape Expo
Sponsored by:	Sacramento District
Event Time:	8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Event Description:	Mark your calendar. This is the first time that a track of classes especially for landscape designers will be offered at the Expo. More details to follow.
Cost:	To be determined
Location:	Sacramento Convention Center
More Information:	Colleen Hamilton email: colleenham_c@yahoo.co

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March, 2007

Event Dates:	March 4, 2007 - March 11, 2007
Event Title:	APLD National Conference 2007
Sponsored by:	APLD National
Event Time:	8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Event Description:	The APLD will be hosting their annual conference in Southern California for a weeklong program of informative lectures and enlightening garden tours. Residential gardens of outstanding quality in west Los Angeles, Pasadena, Brentwood, Malibu, Santa Barbara and other areas will be featured, as well as several superior public gardens, interpreted by their principal designers. Lectures will be given by recognized experts in the field, including such notables as Page Dickey, Nancy Goslee Power, Bernard Trainer, Michael Glassman and John Greenlee. Additional information on registration, membership and sponsorship opportunities can be found at www.apld.org or call 717-238-9780.
Cost:	Varies
Location:	Pasadena, CA
More Information:	Stephanie Bartron stephanie@sbgardendesign.com, 1-323-660-1034

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