9/9/2023 0 Comments Site one landscape longwoodAfter acquiring a degree in Landscape Architecture in 2006, Matthew set out to work in a variety of construction industries across the eastern seaboard with the aim to learn about horticulture, construction and environmental awareness, until landing back in Doylestown, PA to start his company in 2013.Ī Brooklyn native, Rashid Poulson is Acting Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation (BBP). Matthew Benzie is the owner of Indigenous Ingenuities and an ISA certified Arborist. ![]() Learn how this award-winning landscape is thoughtfully stewarded to be both a place for those that have passed and one of beauty for those that are living.ġ1:45 : Matt Benzie and Rashid Paulson – Highly Skilled Landscape Maintenance & New Directions in Leadership Gregg will also explain green burial and the unique, managed-succession approach that this special place of eternal rest will undergo over time. This presentation will cover the mutual benefits of Nature’s Sanctuary from the use of native plants, their wildlife value, and its SITES Gold certification to how resources like air, water and soil are preserved and improved. Much more than a green burial site, Nature’s Sanctuary is a diverse ecosystem that invites us to consider its many interconnected aspects and how humans, utilizing best management practices, are part of them. Join Horticulturist Gregg Tepper for a rich presentation inspired by Nature’s Sanctuary at Laurel Hill West. Featured projects will include curbside bumpouts, bioretention areas, porous pavements, subsurface infiltration beds, and green roofs.ġ0:30: Gregg Tepper – Nature’s Sanctuary: A Unique, Managed-Succession Landscape Project successes and failures have led to resourceful retrofits to improve performance of previously installed green infrastructure systems, as well as dynamic new designs that ensure ease and functionality of long-term maintenance. ![]() This session will present maintenance strategies, design innovations, inspection and monitoring protocols and program management developed over the last ten years of green infrastructure implementation and maintenance. Insights gained from the field have been instrumental in the development of the City of Lancaster’s green infrastructure program. We are pleased to welcome Kate Austin from the City of Lancaster, PA, Gregg Tepper from Laurel Hill, Matt Benzie from Indigenous Ingenuities, and Rashid Poulson from Brooklyn Bridge Park.Īt the end of the day, there will be an interactive panel with all the above speakers and presentations from Refugia Design and DCH Branches to Chances.ĩ:15: Kate Austin – Getting it Right: Lessons Learned in Green Infrastructure Maintenance These landscape professionals will share their expertise and experience focused on the importance of ecological landscape management. Invited speakers represent residential to large-scale, high-profile landscapes, both privately and publicly funded. This conference will shine the light on the historically underappreciated field of maintenance. ![]() Landscape maintenance is the low-profile heavy lifter that makes good design work. Thursday, November 8:30 EDT-4:30 EDT Please scroll down to register Join the ELA for the 2022 R & R Conference, in person at Longwood Gardens Ecological Landscape Maintenance: Raising the Bar
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