PLACEMAKERS NEWS & EVENTS

JANUARY 2024 Events

Enrollment Opens for the 2024 Placemakers Garden Design Course

Tuesday, January 2nd  | Enrollment with First-tier Early Bird Pricing Begins

Enrollment opens for the 2024 Placemakers Academy Small Group Garden Design Immersion.This course will change the way you see landscapes, you will see new potentials and possibilities emerging, where you might have been stuck and uninspired before. You will gain the confidence to make great choices for your home garden, to make a landscape that fits you like a glove.

Enrollment Open for the 2024 Placemakers Garden Design Course

Tuesday, January 9th | Enrollment with Second-tier Early Bird Pricing Begins

Early-bird tier-two pricing begins for the 2024 Placemakers Immersion Course. We will teach you how to analyze your site, to understand its unique thumbprint. You will have the opportunity to slow down and observe the elements that shape the land, and how to work in concert with them. You will hone your designer’s eye, learning to recognize art elements in the landscape, and how to use design principles to express your personal style and vision. 

Defining the Spirit of Place

Sunday, Jan 21 2024 at 3pm | Kershaw Historical Society Revolutionary War Visitors Center at Historic Camden | Camden, SC

The earliest plan dates to 1774. Kershaw’s settlement became known as Camden in 1768. After the Reconstruction Period, Camden evolved into a tourist mecca for Northerners and mid-Westerners seeking a warmer winter climate. Camden had three large tourist hotels and many smaller boarding houses. The “Hotel Era” lasted from 1882 through the years of World War II. Camden developed as an equine center during these years – Steeplechase races, polo, and horse shows became hallmarks of Camden’s style. 

Enrollment Open for the 2024 Placemakers Garden Design Course

Tuesday, January 23rd | Full Price Enrollment Begins

Full price enrollment begins for the Placemakers Academy 2024 Garden Design Immersion. Let us walk you step by step through designing and brining to life the garden of your dreams! 

Develop Cashiers Responsibly 

Sunday, Jan 28 2024  | Jackson County NC Public Hearing

Expert witness on grading and tree removals planned by large developer in Cashiers, NC.  Public Welcome, watch your local newspaper or the visit website, link below! 

FEBRUARY 2024 Events

Last Day to Enroll in the 2024 Placemakers Garden Design Course  

Tuesday, February 6th | Last Day to Join!

The last day to join us for this incredible small-group design course! You will learn how to analyze your site, to understand its unique thumbprint. You will have the opportunity to slow down and observe the elements that shape the land, and how to work in concert with them. You will hone your designer’s eye, learning to recognize art elements in the landscape, and how to use design principles to express your personal style and vision. 

Keynote topic : Couture Garden Design – May Your Landscape Fit Your Lifestyle Like a Glove

Saturday, February 17th (Date pending) | Mobile Botanical Gardens – Inaugural Event of the Marion Drummond Series 

Includes special interactive session following to redesign an area on campus.

MARCH 2024 Events

APRIL 2024 Events

Keynote topic : Couture Garden Design – May Your Landscape Fit Your Lifestyle Like a Glove

Saturday, April 13th | Northern Neck Master Gardeners Symposium  

On the coast in KILMARNOCK VA, these master gardeners are very active! The Extension Master Gardener Program is an educational program of Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE)

Keynote topic : Couture Garden Design – May Your Landscape Fit Your Lifestyle Like a Glove.

Saturday, April 27th | Penn State Master Gardeners Garden and Landscape Symposium | Pittsburg, PA

Mary Palmer Dargan will speak on a ”Stump the Expert” panel as well with Bill Thomas, exec director of Chanticleer Gardens, PA. MaryAnn Banks (maryann.banks@verizon.net)

MAY 2024 Events

Coming Soon…