IPM Workshops: Training for professionals
Check this page regularly for upcoming Green Gardening Program professional trainings, or view presentations from previous years' workshops below. También vea mas abajo entrenamientos profesionales en español.
Register now for these upcoming workshops:
- El Cuidado Natural del Césped – martes 26 de Marzo, 2013, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. Regístrense aquí (pdf) antes de 22 de marzo.
Call now to register for free Green Gardening Trainings for Landscape Professionals in these languages:
- Spanish training flyer (pdf) Capacitación GRATUITA en Jardinería Ecológica para Paisajistas. Para obtener mayor información y para inscribirse, llame al (206) 449-1179. Call (206) 449-1179 to learn about upcoming trainings.
- Vietnamese training flyer (pdf) Các Khóa Huấn Luyện Làm Vườn Tốt Cho Môi Trường Hoàn Toàn MIỄN PHÍ Cho Những Người Tạo Phong Cảnh. Để biết thêm thông tin và để ghi danh, xin gọi số điện thoại (206) 449-1137. Call (206) 449-1137 to learn about upcoming trainings.
To be placed on the notification list for upcoming workshops, please email gwen@cascadiaconsulting.com.
2012 workshops
All documents are in PDF format
Nov. 13, 2012: Landscapes at the Cutting Edge: Soil/Water/Plant Relationships
- Marshall – Soil and Water Relationships & Misconceptions (pdf)
- Kiest – Designing Healthy Landscapes (pdf)
- Cook – Improving Irrigation Effectiveness (pdf)
- Wilson – Irrigation Efficiency (pdf)
- Zappler – Tackling Watering Challenges in an Existing Landscape (pdf)
Oct 16, 2012: Honing the Sustainable Edge: Integrating Design, Installation, and Maintenance
- Sustainable Landscaping Resources – links to all the resources cited in these presentations
- Wolf-Landscape Benefits: Balancing Risk and Livable Spaces
- EagleSong-Principles and Strategies for Success in a Changing Landscape
- Smith-Sustainable Landscaping Toolbox
- DeCaro-Landscape Managment Plans
Designing a Landscape Management Plan
- Johnson, Scratchley & Ellis-Landscape Maintenance Plans – presentation
- Greenbridge Landscape Maintenance Plan – document referred to in presentation
Transitioning to Sustainable Landscapes
Managing Weeds in the Landscape
- Frahm-Integrated Weed Management
- Antieau-How Weeds Work
- Smith-One Man’s Holistic View of Looking at Weeds
- Bailey-Reduction of Weed Control Chemicals
Weed ID & Less Toxic Weed Control – Identificacion y Control de la Maleza - en español
2011 workshops
All documents are in PDF format
Nov 14, 2011 - Role of Water in a Healthy Landscape
- Bailey - Watering Challenges
- Elliott - Water and Plant Diseases
- Kim - Soil-Water-Plant Interaction
- Ockerlander - Site and Water Essentials
Nov 2, 2011 - Landscapes We Can Live With
- Alonzo - Sustainability From The Ground Up
- Karr - Pesticide Impacts on Children
- Kemper - Sustainability - One Step at a Time
- Maco - Tree Benefit Calculator
- McDonald - Sustainable Sites - New National Guidelines
- McLain - Pesticide Soup - What's Cooking in Puget Sound
- Niehaus - Grow Smart Grow Safe and Pesticide Free Landscapes
- Sievert - Pesticides and Worker Safety for Urban Landscapes
Design and Maintenance
Stormwater and Rain Garden
- McDonald - Rain Garden Intro and Key Design Details
- Port - Plants for Rain Gardens
- Spencer - Ballard Roadside Rain Gardens - Lessons Learned
Pesticide Safety - Seguridad con Pesticidas - en español
- Backpack Sprayer Calibration - Calibracion Para Rociador De Mochila (handout in English & Spanish)
- Sievert - Pesticidas para Paisajes Urbanos y Seguridad para el Trabajador
- Sievert - Pesticides and Worker Safety for Urban Landscapes (English translation)
- Zamora - Calibración del Rociador (Sprayer Calibration presentation - in Spanish)
2010 workshops
All documents are in PDF format
Nov 15, 2010 - Managing Turf Sustainably
- EagleSong - Willows Lodge Sustainable Lawn Protocol
- Haroldson - Transitioning from Chemical to Organic Lawn Management
- Miltner - Organic Fertilizer Studies
- Seattle University Grounds staff - Gardening for the Future
Nov 3, 2010 - From Restoration Horticulture to Natural Tree Care: IPM and Plant Health Care Strategies
- Woestwin - What's Happening with Urban Agriculture
- Ellen - Lamiastrum galeobdolon Managment
- Hook - Long Term Management
- Nicol - Spotted Wing Drosophila
- Pastor - Restoration Horticulture
Edibles
- Ockerlander - IPM for Edible Gardens
- McCrate - Sustainable Materials
- Bishton - Edible Landscaping - Crop Rotation
- Bishton - Edible Landscaping - Design
- Taylor - Companion Planting
Restoration
Trees
These workshops are sponsored by Seattle Public Utilities with funding from the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County Washington, and designed and managed by Cascadia Consulting Group.