Speakers Bureau |
| The following APLD Georgia-Carolinas Chapter Members are available to speak on a variety of Landscape Design, Planting Design and Gardening Topics. They lecture to garden clubs, community groups, and other interested organizations. |
| Mary Palmer Dargan Address: Cashiers, NC Telephone: 800-454-3889 E-mail: Topics: Mary Palmer speaks with authority on the topics of landscape design with 25 years of professional practice. Please email for specifics. Background: Published in over 400 national and international magazines and 40 books, Mary has been on a national lecture tour since Feb 2007 for her book, Timeless Landscape Design: The Four Part Master Plan. Mary's affiliations include ASLA, APLD, GWAA, GCA,CLARB and RLA licensed landscape architect in 8 states. Mary has been awarded numerous professional and civic awards. Mary will offer copies of her book for sale during her engagement, her book is not available in bookstores. A mailable CD of film clips from TV shows, lectures, and magazines is also available. To help with expenses, Mary is happy to stay at home of the host. Please visit www.dargan.com to view photos of the book as well as photos of Mary's work in magazines! Fee: $1200-1500 for large audiences (depending on several variables such as distance travelled), plus travel expenses. |
| Mary Donovan Address: #140 400 Peachtree Ind. Blvd. Suite 5 ~ Suwanee, GA 30024 Telephone: 770-614-1600 E-mail: Topics: Curb Appeal; Four Seasons in the Garden; Creating Harmony Indoors and Out; Dealing with Drought Conditions; Color in the Landscape; Creating New Landscapes or Remodeling Older Landscapes to meet the needs of Today's Baby Boomers & Retirees Background: College Degrees in Home Economics (Design) and Environmental Horticulture (Landscape Design); state licensed interior designer, certified Aging-in-Place specialist and member of the Universal Design Alliance; educator/lecturer for college level courses (GTC), professional CEU seminars (Chicago Botanic Garden), community adult education classes (Gwinnett) and area garden/church/HOA/women's clubs; writer for LandShapes Magazine and APLD's Designer Journal; interviewed by Fine Gardening magazine, MSN and Fulton County Daily Report; 2006-2008 Chapter President of APLD, Association of Professional Landscape Designers. Please visit www.thecolorauthority.net for more information. Fee: Negotiable (starting at $150 for small local groups; starting at $500 plus travel expenses for large groups and out of area presentations) |
| Jan Pierce Telephone: 770-513-7545 E-mail: Topics: Drought Tolerant Gardens; Deer Resistant Gardens; Butterfly/Humingbird Gardens; Water Harvesting Ideas; Garden Design; Soil Preparation Background: Degree in Environmental Horticulture (Landscape Design); Member APLD, Association of Professional Landscape Designers; Member, Greater Hall County Chamber of Commerce Jan has been in the landscape design business professionally since 2006; however, has been an avid Gardener as a hobby for many years. Jan has created designs for clients living at Sugarloaf Country Club, Chateau Elan as well as other distinguished properties in the Atlanta area. As a native Atlantan, she has extensive knowledge of plants that work well in the southern landscape. She specializes in designs for Drought Tolerant Gardens, Deer Resistant Gardens, Butterfly/Hummingbird Gardens, and other designs as well. In her spare time, she speaks at various organizations and garden clubs about her expertise with garden design, care and maintenance of plants, soil preparation, and pruning. Please visit www.botanicaatlanta.com for more information Fee: Negotiable (Starting at $75) |
| Vicki Womack Telephone: 770-453-7671 E-mail: Topics: Garden Design; Landscapes for Real People; Planting Design for Annual Color; Low-Maintenance Design; Theme Gardens; Drought-Tolerant Gardens; Dealing with Invasive Aliens; Resources for Gardeners and Designers; New Plants; Design Mistakes I've Made (So You Won't Have To); Sometimes It's Not About Plants?Using Art and Accents in the Garden Background: Vicki Womack is a seventh-generation Georgian with a Bachelor's in Journalism from the University of Georgia and a technical certification in Environmental Horticulture from Gwinnett Technical College, specializing in landscape design. Her residential projects include properties at Chateau Elan, East Cobb, Brookhaven, and Peachtree Corners. She also designed the landscape for the George Busbee Center at Gwinnett Technical College as a student intern.
In addition to her professional activities, Womack has been an Interpretive Docent at the Atlanta Botanical Garden for over twenty years. She enjoys conducting tours for children and adults, assisting Garden staff with classes, and anything but feeding live roaches and crickets to the frogs.
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