About This Course
Sponsored by Valley Water, “The New Commercial Landscape” is a discussion of watershed-wise alternatives to the typical monoculture of ornamental green grass, particularly in large residential and commercial/institutional/industrial (CII) landscapes. Topics will range from the challenges associated with managing typical non-functional turf areas in CII landscapes to the importance of plant diversity in overall community health.
Additional areas of discussion include soil health, capturing rain, developing a naturalistic planting design, and evaluating how we maximize our investment dollars when deciding how to proceed.
Learning Objectives
Material Includes
- Video - New Commercial Landscapes
- Additional Resources and Links
- Certificate of Completion
Target Audience
- Landscape Professionals
Curriculum
Video – New Commercial Landscape
Video – New Commercial Landscape2:24:41
Resources
Certificate of Completion
Your Instructors
Pamela Berstler
CEO, G3 Green Gardens Group
Our very own force of nature, Pamela Berstler is a highly experienced landscape expert who co-founded and continues to manage G3, Green Gardens Group. G3 is an award-winning EPA WaterSenseTM Partner and Professional Certifying Organization that educates and certifies property owners, policymakers, and landscape professionals throughout the U.S. and Canada in irrigation and rainwater capture using the Watershed Approach to landscaping.
Pamela spent a decade working as a landscape contractor with her own bespoke design/build firm specializing in innovations for sustainable cities. She didn’t come to landscapes and agriculture through a direct route, as she first took a detour through a career in derivative securities trading and raising private equity for technology and media companies. Pamela is deeply committed to the reinvigoration of American entrepreneurship through regenerative land management and agriculture.
Pamela is a 2019 Climate Reality Leader and is the recipient of many awards including the National APLD Sustainability Award, EPA Certifying Professional Organization of the Year, and Garden Communicators Association Green Medal in Sustainability.
Pamela incubated a love of gardening turning 40-year-old compost on her grandfather's urban farm and with her hands in the soil cultivating her mother's beloved tomato patch. And while she once loved the fast live, she now is returning to her roots, sharing her passion for growing family farm economic value and rebuilding rural comunities. Pamela is happiest in a garden and in front of an audience talking about the power of gardens to heal the planet.
Marianne Simon
Instructor
Marianne was born to a family of artists and has spent her life exploring creativity in its many facets. In 1999 she discovered the world of landscaping and a new way of expressing herself. With a degree in landscape architecture, she joined G3, Green Gardens Group managing 'groundbreaking' programs, teaching and spreading the word about watershed-wise landscaping, and doing all she can to shift the pendulum back towards a healthy planet.
As current CEO of Watershed Wise, LLC, G3’s sister company, she produces and manages the on-demand content.
Material Includes
- Video - New Commercial Landscapes
- Additional Resources and Links
- Certificate of Completion
We imagine resilient cities that are water and soil secure, with Watershed Wise landscapes, designed, built and managed by confident property owners and certified professionals who understand the connection each yard has to healing the global environment.
