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Concurrent Education Session

Design Implementation

MON-A05: Mastering Plant Procurement: Bridging Gaps from Design to Delivery

Monday, October 13, 2025
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW

Tired of watching your inspired designs unravel from plant shortages and dead-end nursery stock? This session delivers expert tactics for securing available, healthy plants on time. Gain field-tested methods to align design with supply, emphasizing genetic diversity, custom growing, and collaboration—ensuring your projects thrive from concept to final installation.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify key factors affecting nursery stock availability and develop strategies to proactively align design specifications with real-world plant supply.
  • Evaluate current approaches for integrating landscape systems thinking into mayoral agendas and city planning processes.
  • Formulate effective communication and collaboration protocols among designers, contractors, and nurseries to streamline procurement timelines and budgets.
  • Assess practical lessons from real-world procurement challenges and apply those insights to future landscape projects of varying scopes.