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Your Landscape Solutions by Tom Stephens - Landscape Architect


Education

Courses & Workshops

Below are some of our do-it-with-help courses, workshops, and lectures that are scheduled in the near future. Please review our offering and reserve your space in one of these beneficial programs. For more information, please contact Tom Stephens at 303.797.6700 or ACC Community Ed at 303.797.5722.

DO-IT-WITH-HELP HOME LANDSCAPING - 8 Week Course

You will learn how to see, experience, create & enjoy the wonderful landscape world around you. Tom will help you through the four step design process, from developing a program of needs, a budget range, & a base plan, to showing you how to design a master landscape plan, & how to develop a cost estimate & a phasing schedule for your landscape project. He will take you through the basic Xeriscape fundamentals, site planning, selection of construction materials & methods, plants & lawns, mulches, efficient irrigation & lighting systems & into the establishment period & long-range maintenance.

MASTER LANDSCAPE PLAN

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Course Number	Course Dates	Day & Time	Course Length	Location	Course Fee	Materials Fee

If you are interested in attending any of these workshops in the future, please contact ACC Community Ed at 303.797.5722 to express your interest.

CONSERVATION THROUGH CREATIVE LANDSCAPING

Discover the seven principles of Xeriscape. Learn how to create a beautiful, yet water conserving landscape which fulfills your needs, enhances your environment, & takes advantage of your soil, climate, precipitation levels, and other existing site conditions. We will also consider your budget by saving 30 to 80% of the water you currently use in your landscape.

THE CREATIVE SOLUTION

For more information regarding this educational program, please contact
Tom Stephens by e-mail: tom@commonsenselandscaping.com or call: 303.797.6700

Course Number	Workshop Dates	Day & Time	Course Length	Location	Course Fee	Materials Fee

SUCCESSFUL LANDSCAPING IN DOUGLAS COUNTY

Learn what are the best design features & plants to use when improving your existing Douglas County landscape or when creating a new one. Topics will focus on environmentally sensitive & economically efficient landscape design, the use of natural, recycled & low maintenance materials & techniques, eye-catching multi-seasonal effects, & low-water use principles (Xeriscape) all specifically targeted to the Douglas County homeowner.

Castle Rock CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CASTLE ROCK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - Castle Rock, CO 2a

For more information regarding this educational program, please contact
Tom Stephens by e-mail: tom@commonsenselandscaping.com or call: 303.797.6700

Course Number	Workshop Dates	Day & Time	Course Length	Location	Course Fee	Materials Fee

HOW TO PLAN & BUILD SPECIAL GARDEN FEATURES

THEIR DESIGN, MATERIALS, & CONSTRUCTION

DECKS & ACCESSORIES

You will learn how to design, to select materials, & the best do-it-yourself construction methods & tips that will help you achieve a craftsman-like hardscape project with the best environmentally sensitive, recycled, low maintenance & economically efficient materials.

For more information regarding this educational program, please contact
Tom Stephens by e-mail: tom@commonsenselandscaping.com or call: 303.797.6700

Course Number	Workshop Dates	Day & Time	Course Length	Location	Course Fee	Materials Fee

THE PLEASURES OF WATER FEATURES

THEIR DESIGN, MATERIALS, & CONSTRUCTION

A PLEASURABLE WATER FEATURE

Whether your style is small container garden or a dramatic series of water falls, streams, & ponds, you will learn how to enjoy a water feature in your home landscape project. The workshop takes you from choosing the site to creating the master plan, construction drawings, & specifications, through construction, plant & wildlife selection, & water feature maintenance.

For more information regarding this educational program, please contact
Tom Stephens by e-mail: tom@commonsenselandscaping.com or call: 303.797.6700

Course Number	Workshop Dates	Day & Time	Course Length	Location	Course Fee	Materials Fee

PLANT SELECTION & PLANTING DESIGN FOR YOUR LANDSCAPE

Selecting the right plant for the right location can give your landscape design that professional look. Learn how to select plants with the right texture, color, growth structure & growing requirements for your property, & how to group them for a distinctive & finished appearance. Discover how to identify plants by their unique features & characteristics, & how to use botanical & common plant names. Learn what planting equipment & techniques professionals use for best results.

PLANTS IN YOUR LANDSCAPE

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For more information regarding this educational program, please contact
Tom Stephens by e-mail: tom@commonsenselandscaping.com or call: 303.797.6700

Course Number	Workshop Dates	Day & Time	Course Length	Location	Course Fee	Materials Fee

Your instructor, Tom Stephens, Landscape Architect of Your Landscape Solutions, specializes in challenging & unusual landscape architectural projects in the Rocky Mt. region. Since 1964, Tom has focused on creating environmentally sensitive & economically efficient landscape projects using natural, recycled, & low-maintenance materials & techniques; with colorful & eye-catching multi-seasonal effects; & low-water use techniques (Xeriscape). A book he co-authored, Xeriscape Gardening - Water Conservation for the American Landscape, was published in 1992. Tom has presented over 300 landscape architectural, landscape horticulture, home landscaping, Xeriscaping, & home gardening courses, seminars, workshops, & lectures for numerous institutions in the West & Mid-west. His courses, workshops, & lectures are now on PowerPoint. Tom�s mission is to help others to see, experience, create, & enjoy the wonderful landscape world around them.
For information about the course content, call Tom at 303.797.6700.

Enrollment Information: enroll in the course by selecting one of the following methods
Web Site www.arapahoe.edu/communityed/schedules/home.html	Phone 303.797.5722 or 303.797.5607

For additional information and optional locations and dates regarding courses, workshops, lectures; please contact Tom Stephens - Your Landscape Solutions
at 303.797.6700 or send an e-mail to tom@commonsenselandscaping.com

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