March business panel event!

This is a great opportunity to check out APLD! All prospective members are welcome to this free event where you are sure to learn something new. Please read the details for the event below and RSVP in the comments section. Just click where it says (3) comments at the bottom of the post, and include your name with a "yes I will attend" or "unable to attend".

DATE: Tuesday, March 10, 2009

TIME: 12 pm - 2 pm

LOCATION: Pierre Bottineau Library, Sheridan Room
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=&daddr=55+Broadway+St.+NE+Minneapolis+55413&ie=UTF8&z=16

TOPIC: Business and financial experts panel

DETAILS:

• Plan for the upcoming season with speakers/panelists that will include: a CPA, a banker, and an insurance agent that all work with small to large businesses, and who have experience with landscape design businesses
  
• Each will do a short presentation and then open it up to your questions!
• Bring your questions, or post them with your reply and we'll pass them on to the panelists ahead of time.
  
• You are welcome to bring your lunch with you.
• You must RSVP for this event! Space may be limited to the first 20 that sign up.
  

Any questions? Post them in the comments or email heather.wood@energyscapes.com.

Hope to see you there!

Heather Wood
MN Chapter Secretary/Treasurer

Carpooling for Arboretum Tour

Wednesday's meeting is coming up fast! Please contact Cathy Waldhauser at cwald@bitstream.net if you would like to carpool into the Arb., and indicate whether or not you have a membership. Carpoolers will meet at the west end of the Target lot at 41 & 5 by 10:45.

We may also create a carpool coming from South Mpls. so please post a comment or contact Heather at heather.wood@energyscapes.com if you are interested in leaving from that location.

*As of now, Arb. non-member gate fees will still need to be paid by the chapter, even if they enter with a member; Arb. members will not need to be covered by the chapter.
*Remember to indicate at the gate that you are there for the APLD meeting so that you can get in without having to pay the entrance fee.
*Non-APLD members pay $10 toward the chapter for the event (but will have the gate fee covered for them).

Lastly, please remember to RSVP in the comment section, or to Heather, for the meeting if you have not done so yet. Hope to see you on Wednesday!

Cathy Waldhauser
CHW Landscape/Design, LLC
and McKay Nursery
763-529-3946

Bever Landscaping now hiring!

Bever Landscaping is now hiring a new designer. Several of their designers are members of the MN Chapter of APLD and wanted to make this opportunity known to others. Check out their website for more information about the company: www.beverlandscaping.com. Contact Dan Drain at 651-426-7733 if interested.

February meeting: Plants with Winter Interest at the Arboretum

This is a great time to check out APLD - invite your friends/co-workers as well! Everyone is welcome. Please read the details for the meeting below and RSVP in the comments section. Include your name, if you are interested in carpooling/what area you are in, and if you are interested in staying to ski. If you do want to carpool, please let us know by Monday Feb. 16th. We will arrange that and post carpool info here the day before.

DATE: Wednesday February 18, 2009

TIME: 11 am - 1 pm

LOCATION: MN Landscape Arboretum

Snyder Building

3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska MN 55318

TOPIC: Plants with Winter Interest (led by Peter Moe)

DETAILS:

• $10 fee for non-members (paid to chapter); gate fee for everyone to be covered by chapter. Please let us know if you are a member or student and would normally receive free gate entrance.
• Meet at 11 AM in Snyder Building lobby for field trip.
• Bring your cameras and dress warm!
• Outside tour followed by lunch and meeting inside, in room adjacent to cafeteria. Bring your own lunch or purchase one there.
• We hope to have more presentations of healing garden concepts for North Memorial Hospital by members.
• We would like to arrange carpools for those interested. There may also be a group staying to ski/snowshoe. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/skiandsnowshoetrails.aspx

We hope that you can make it!