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LandscapeWebinars.org hosted landscape designer, Jan Johnsen for a live and recorded session on power spots, qualities of the four cardinal directions, and the impact of shapes. The course is now available for OnDemand continuing education credits.

Titled, "Design Tips for Creating Serene Outdoor Spaces" Johnsen took her experience as a designer for over fifty years to show and explain how to develop useful designs that clients can best enjoy.

Her ability to explain her work so that other professionals could apply her tips allows Landscape Architects and designers alike to utilize practices like the golden rectangle, cardinal directions and their connection to varying qualities, the law of orientation, and slopes in a way that leads to fantastic designs like those that can be found around the world in places like Sevilla, Spain, Pasadena, California, and New York state.

Earn continuing education credits like LA/CES HSW, APLD, and PGMS.

Click here to learn more about the session from Jan:
https://landscapewebinars.org/videos/1456.mp4

 

Register here to earn credits OnDemand: https://landscapewebinars.org/landscape-webinars/webinar/design-tips-for-creating-serene-outdoor-spaces

Webinar Description:
Our approach to designing outdoor space - gardens, patios, garden walks, front entries - is changing.

We want our outdoor spaces, no matter how small, to be an area of serenity, where we can relax and enjoy a feeling of well being. More and more, people want a bit of stress-free outdoor time.

This intriguing talk shares some little-known scientific facts and ancient ideas for designing an outdoor space that everyone will enjoy. Award-winning landscape designer and author, Jan Johnsen, reveals why white pine trees are considered the tree of peace, how to determine a power spot on your property. A popular talk of interest to all garden lovers! A plant list handout accompanies the talk.

It accompanies her garden design books!

Learning Objectives:
1. Learn about locating power spots in the landscape.
2. Using the qualities of the four cardinal directions to enhance a landscape plan.
3. The impact of various shapes and how they affect us in the landscape.

About Jan:
Jan Johnsen is a principal of Johnsen Landscapes and Pools in Westchester County, New York and is an admired landscape designer and author. She was the 2019 recipient of the prestigious Award of Distinction from the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD).

Trained in landscape architecture and professional horticulture, Jan has worked in Japan, Hawaii, Kenya, among other places. She is an inspiring speaker and loves to show how you can use design and layout to create beautiful landscapes in tune with natural processes. Her firm's website is johnsenlandscapes.com.

Jan taught at Columbia University for many years and still teaches at the New York Botanical Garden where she was named Instructor of the Year. Her best-selling book, Gardentopia, joins her other garden design books, Heaven is a Garden, The Spirit of Stone, and Floratopia.

Jan shares her thoughts and informative tips on plants and garden design on her substack page, Gardentopia. Check out her instagram @johnsendesign.