Japanese Design Concepts in Today’s California Gardens - Webinar
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Online
Description
NOTE: This event will be in webinar format, with a presentation and Q&A. It is open to current APLD California members only, and registration will close at midnight on 5/27/20.
APLD Bay Area District Speaker Series
Japanese Design Concepts in Today’s California Gardens
with Lisa Parramore, APLD
Japanese garden design is alive and well, but current realities mean adaptations are necessary. How can we best incorporate Japanese design elements into contemporary spaces?
The Japanese design aesthetic is globally revered and has long been represented in gardens here in California. Lisa will discuss various approaches to Japanese garden design, and the factors that are changing the way we create Japanese gardens. Some of these factors include a retiring workforce of skilled Japanese gardeners, changes in the availability of traditional plants, and California’s water-use restrictions on new gardens.
The meditative garden has its roots in Japanese garden design but has become a general catch-phrase for restful space. Clients often require various uses of their landscapes, including a respite from the chaos of busy life. Lisa will present ideas for adapting the tenets of Japanese design into contemporary spaces. These adaptations address the need for water-thrifty plantings while also evoking the meditative feel that clients desire.
APLD CEUs = 1.5
about our speaker
Lisa’s passion for designing indoor-outdoor living spaces inspires her clients to embrace the lifestyle for which California is celebrated. Lisa’s projects are informed by the special relationship between traditional Japanese architecture and their surroundings, whether its borrowed scenery from a distant landscape or creating a lovely courtyard vignette. After living and working for two years in Fukushima, Japan, Lisa relocated to the Bay Area and remodeled her 1940s home with elements from Japan that incorporated spaces for family, entertaining and quiet reflection. After earning a B.A. from Emory University, an M.B.A. from the Monterey Institute of Int’l Studies, and working in Japan and high tech, she pursued a second career in design. She completed coursework in horticulture and design at Foothill College and launched her design business in 2004. Lisa teamed up with Chadine Flood Gong, ASID, with whom she co-authored two design books and collaborated on interior design projects.
Lisa has a particular fondness for Eichler homes; the floor plans and generous expanse of glass create wonderful opportunities to beautifully integrate the home with the outdoors. Lisa’s award-winning designs have been featured on several home and garden tours and have appeared in various publications.
She co-authored Living with Japanese Gardens, winner of the 2006 Best Gardening Book Award, and Japan Home. She teaches design workshops and served for three years on APLD’s Peninsula District Board.
Organized by
- to promote standards of excellence and professionalism in the delivery of landscape design services.
- to keep landscape designers abreast of the latest information and developments in the field.
- to partner with the green industry in educating consumers about the role and value of professional landscape design and the Watershed Approach to Landscaping.
The many rewards of APLD California Chapter membership include:
- Access to and participation in local programs and meetings throughout the state of California, featuring a wide spectrum of topics from design to sustainability to business practices.
- Subscription to the monthly Chapter e-Newsletter.
- Listing in the California Chapter Find a Designer directory.
- Access to local APLD Certification workshops.
- Access to special educational workshops sponsored by the Chapter and Districts.
- Participation in exclusive local garden and trade resource tours.
- Participation in Mentor/Mentee Program (where available).
- Participation in our lively California members-only Internet discussion group.
- Opportunities to meet and network with landscape designers, artists, artisans, contractors, and other green industry professionals, including invitations to local design salons, open studios, showrooms, and other exclusive trade-only events.