ASLA Hawaii Chapter Design Track

2008 LICH Conference & Tradeshow “Growing Together for a Greener Hawai‘i”

Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall

T he ASLA Hawaii Chapter design track at the this year’s LICH conference is exciting, extensive and diverse with three nationally recognized landscape architects, Kenneth Helphand, Scott C. Scarfone, and Walter Hood as well as our local practitioners. It is easier to attend than ever, with the design

track condensed into the first day, May 28th. Don’t miss out, sign up today for 2008 LICH Conference & Tradeshow. Thanks to Dr. Andy Kaufman and Vivian Arita along with ASLA Hawaii executive committee and LICH’s planning committee for bringing this special design track together.

day one Wednesday, May 28, 2008

9:00 – 10:00am Plenary Speaker

Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime Kenneth I. Helphand, FASLA, is the author of the highly acclaimed book, Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime will be presenting wartime gardens as dramatic examples of what landscape architect Helphand calls defiant gardens gardens created in extreme social, political, economic, or cultural conditions. The talk examines gardens of war in the twentieth century a period of the deadliest wars in human history. This presentation brings to light a history that has never been studied and moving stories never before told. Kenneth I. Helphand is a professor of Landscape Architecture at the

University of Oregon and a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Design. 10:15 – 11:30 am Enmeshed Landscape Walter Hood, FASLA, will be giving his presentation entitled: "Enmeshed Landscape". Walter Hood has served as head of the Department of Landscape Architecture at UC Berkeley; has taught at Harvard as an invited professor and lectured extensively throughout the country and the world. His Oakland based landscape architecture practice, HOOD Design, has completed many award winning projects, including the landscape and interior gardens for the new De Young Museum by Herzog and DeMueron in San Francisco. He was a fellow at the American Academy in Rome in Landscape Architecture, and has exhibited and lectured on his professional projects and theoretical works nationally and abroad.

ASLA Hawaii Chapter Design Track 2008 LICH Conference & Tradeshow

“Growing Together for a Greener Hawai‘i” Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Designing Extraordinary Mixed Bed Plantings Scott C. Scarfone, ASLA is a practicing landscape architect and certified professional horticulturist. He is the principal and founder of Oasis Design Group Baltimore, Maryland. Scarfone frequently lectures on planting design around the country including, Brookside, Longwood, and Chicago Botanic Gardens, American Planning Association, American Landscape Contractors of America, and the American Horticultural Therapy Association. Scott Scarfone has also written a book titled Professional Planting Design: An Architectural and Horticultural Approach for Creating Mixed Bed Plantings. His presentation: Designing Extraordinary Mixed Bed Plantings will address the most memorable planting beds are those that provide contrast, variety, textural differences and color throughout through year. The focus of this

presentation is to cover the aesthetic charm of well-designed mixed beds and to understand the foundations of a design that they were built upon. 2:45 – 3:45 pm Growing Greener with Roofs

Dawn Easterday, ASLA, from Belt Collins will be discussing Green Roof Research and the implication to design in Hawaii.

How to Design and Build an Invasive Free Project Chris Dacus, ASLA from the Hawaii Department of Transportation will present how to

design and build an invasive free project, sharing techniques and lessons learned from one of the largest road projects in Hawaii, North South Road in Kapolei.

day two Thursday, May 29, 2008

2:45-3:45 PM Invasive Species Update

Christy Martin from the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species will provide an update on invasive species in the plant industry.

Landscape Design, Research & Plants

Dr. Andy Kaufman, ASLA will be discussing how landscape design, research and plants can be a tool for the landscape industry and looks at current research going on at UH and the practical application for Hawaii.

The 2008 Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i Conference & Trade Show

“Growing Together for a Greener Hawai‘i” Wednesday, May 28, 2008 – 8:00am to 6:00 pm &

Thursday, May 29, 2008 – 8:00am to 5:00 pm at the

Blaisdell Exhibition Hall Presented by

The Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii and Associate Member Organizations

Conference Sponsors PLATINUM HAWAIIAN TREE FARMS GOLD

HAWAIIAN EARTH PRODUCTS SILVER Kona Irrigation Supply

BRONZE Exacta Sales, Inc Ditch Witch of Hawaii

Certification Opportunities: Continuing Education Units will be available for:

Certified Landscape Technicians (CLT), Pest Applicators (HDOA), Certified Arborists (ISA) and Golf Course Superintendents (GCSAA)

Featured speakers: Architectural Design

Plenary Speaker, Kenneth Helphand, FASLA, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Oregon

Walter Hood, FASLA, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University California Scott Scarfone, ASLA, Oasis Design Group, Baltimore, Maryland

Turfgrass Larry Gilhuly, USGA Regional Agronomist Dr. Lane Tredway, North Carolina State University Dr. Micah Woods, Asian Turfgrass Center Dr. Andy McNitt, Penn State University

Arborist Donald Hodel, Horticulturist, University of California Extension Service Steve Nimz, Steve Nimz & Associates Garrett Webb, CLP, Koaola Gardens Mark Leon, CLT, Sunshine Landscape Other presentations by experts from local industry and University of Hawaii, CTAHR Check the tradeshow for all the new trends in the landscape industry. Local and mainland exhibitors will be displaying their products, selling, sharing their expertise and demonstrating how to safely use their equipment.

Conference funded in part by: Kaulunani

An Urban Forestry Program of the Department of Land Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the USDA Forest Service

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

2008 LICH Conference & Tradeshow “Growing Together for a Greener Hawai‘i”

Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall

DAY ONE Wednesday, May 28, 2008 7:15 AM Registration

8:15 – 9:00 Welcome, LICH President, Boyd Ready Special Guest Speaker: Kelly Greenwell, Hawaiian Tree Farms

9:00 – 10:00 Plenary Speaker “Kenneth Helphand, FASLA Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Oregon” Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime

10:00 – 10:15 BREAK

Concurrent Breakout Sessions (T1)Turfgrass Topics (T2) Design Topics (T3) Arboriculture Topics

10:15 – 11:30 T1 USGA Report – Larry Gilhuly, USGA Regional Agronomist Economic Impact of Turfgrass Industry in Hawaii – Dr. Jim Brosnan, Turf Specialist, University of Hawaii

T2 Enmeshed Landscape – Walter Hood, FASLA, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of California Berkeley

T3 Biology of Palms & Implications for Landscape Management – Donald Hodel, University of California

11:30 – 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK Enjoy a delicious sit-down lunch in the Pikaki Room Special Guest Speaker: Laura Thielen, Director Hawaii DNLR Visit the Trade Show – Open from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

1:30 – 2:30 T1 Fairy Ring Management – Dr. Lane Tredway, NC State University

T2 Designing Extraordinary Mixed Bed Plantings – Scott Scarfone, ASLA, Oasis Design Group, Baltimore, MD

T3 Palm Selections for Landscape Use in Hawaii – Garrett Webb, CLP, Kolaoa Gardens , Kailua-Kona

2:30 – 2:45 BREAK

2:45 – 3:45 T1 Fertilization for Tropical Turfgrass – Dr. Micah Woods, Asian Turfgrass Center

T2 How to Design & Build an Invasive-free Project Chris Dacus, ASLA, Hawaii DOT Growing Greener with Roofs – Ms. Dawn Easterday, ASLA, Belt Collins, Honolulu, HI

T3 Living Walls – Steve Nimz, Certified Arborist, Steve Nimz & Associates and Certified Erosion Control, Hawaii

3:45 – 4:30 T2 Special Round Table Discussion – with visiting landscape architect speakers

4:30 – 6:00 Reception: Pupus and no-host bar in hospitality room. Open to all conference attendees, speakers and vendors.

TRADE SHOW Extended hours – 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Open during sessions) Plant and garden items for sale at individual booths and special Plant Sale area. Food and drink booths will be open until 5:30 PM

Trade Show Sponsors: Platinum : Hunter Industries

Silver: Dura Plastic Products, Inc. Bronze: Hawthorne Pacific Corp/ Rental Services; United Agri Products-UAP; Pacific Agriculture / Hawaii Grower Product

DAY TWO Thursday, May 29, 2008

7:15 AM Registration

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

8:00 – 10:00 AM (T4) Turfgrass (T5) Arboriculture (T6) Hardscapes/Nursery

8:00 – 10:00 AM T4

8:00-8:30 Cultivar Performance in Hawaii - Norman Nagata 8:30-9:00 Seashore Paspalum Traffic Tolerance (Preliminary Results) Dr. Jim Brosnan, UH 9:00-9:30 Challenges Filipino Workers Face in the Golf Industry - Heidi

Madrigal 9:30-10:00 Management of Warm Season Diseases, Dr. Lane Tredway, NC State

T5 Palms: Planting, Transplanting, Mineral Nutrition and Irrigation - Don Hodel, University of California

T6

8:00-9:00 Tools of theTrade-Using current test equipment to diagnose & repair irrigation problems in the field – Sean Oneill, Hunter Irrigation

9:00-10:00 Design & Installation of Outdoor Lighting Systems – Cruz Perez, Vista

10:00–10:15 AM BREAK

10:15-11:30 AM T4 Drainage Concepts and Problems - Dr. Andy McNitt, Penn State University

T5 Risk Evaluation for Palms - Steve Nimz & Mark Leon, certified arborists

T6

Weed Control Options for Pre & Post Emergence Control of Goosegrass in Greens and Fairways Dr. Joe DeFrank, UH Papaya Mealybug on Plumeria, Hybiscus and Other Plants, & Updates on Other Significant Pests of Landscape Plants – Dr. Mark Wright, UH

11:30 – 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK Visit the Trade Show – Open from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

1:30 – 2:30 T4 1:30-2:00 Golf Course Construction in the Asia-Pacific Region - Dr. Micah Woods, ATC

2:00-2:30 Alternative Weed Control in Seashore Paspalum - Dr. Jim Brosnan, UH

T5 Recent Research in Development of Seedless Street Trees and New Ornamental Cultivars – Dr. Ken Leonhardt, UH

T6 1:30-2:00 Using Native Plants for Green Roofs – Leyla Cabugos 2:00-2:30 Promise & Problems with Using Native Grass Species for Hawaii

Roadsides – Dr. Joe DeFrank, UH 2:30 – 2:45 BREAK

2:45 – 3:45 T4 Designing a Topdressing Program and the Use of Organic Fertilizers - Dr. Andy McNitt, Penn State

T5 Specifying & Installing Proper Fittings for PVC Pipes – Mike Scheel, Harco Irrigation

T6 Invasive Species Issues - Christy Martin, HISC Landscape Design, Research & Plants – Dr. Andy Kaufman, University of Hawaii

10:00 – 5:00 PM TRADE SHOW HOURS Visit with vendors and other participants and take home plants and garden items offered for sale at the Tradeshow

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