LandArbor is a Division of Wayside Landscape Services, Inc. providing professional landscape design and consultation, arboricultural and horticultural consultation, and landscape project management services.

Andrew J. White – Owner, Designer, Consultant

Biography:

Andy White is president of Wayside Landscape Services, Inc., in Asheville, N.C. He is a nationally recognized award-winning landscape designer, North Carolina registered landscape

contractor (#959), registered consulting arborist (#510), N.C. licensed general building contractor (#28782), certified member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD #167), Landscape Industry Certified Manager, N.C. licensed irrigation contractor (#192), N.C. licensed pesticide applicator (#4146), and a participating member of numerous industry organizations including NCNLA and PLANET. More information is available at www.waysidelandscape.com.

Other information:

30+ years as a landscape company owner (Ohio and North Carolina)
Post MS Graduate Studies in Ecology, Univ. of Tennessee – 1977-79
MS degree in Ecology, Univ. of Tennessee – 1977
BA degree in Zoology, Miami University – 1975
Work has been featured in many publications, including American Nurseryman, ALCA Advantage, Landscape Contractor News, Lawn and Landscape, Carolina Gardener, Builder / Architect.
10 different Design / Build projects have won a total of 12 national and state awards over the past fifteen years, including ALCA Grand and Distinction Awards, and NCNLA Grand and Merit Awards.
Regular monthly and bimonthly landscape feature columnist for Builder / Architect magazine for past 13 years. Frequent contributor / consultant to other industry publications including Lawn and Landscape, Nursery Notes, Asheville Citizen-Times.
Wayside Landscape Services, Inc. has been a perennial winner of numerous industry-sponsored (ALCA, PLANET) safety awards since 1988. These awards include "Fleet Safety," "No Lost Time Accidents," "No Vehicle Accidents," and "Employee Safety."

American Society of Consulting Arborists

Oakland Award Recipient, 2009. This award is given by the North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association (NCNLA) to individuals in recognition of a lifetime of outstanding contribution and service to the landscape industry.

What is a Consulting Arborist?*

Discover the tree expert of tree experts.

Consulting Arborists are the preeminent authorities on matters related to trees—ensuring the safety, health, and preservation, of trees in our natural surroundings. Both homeowners and industry professionals will find a number of different reasons to hire a Consulting Arborist to achieve their objectives.

Trees in our developed environment present a challenge, requiring careful planning and vigilant maintenance. The shared public trust of governments, businesses and homeowners is to ensure that trees grow, thrive and remain safe. When a problem occurs—if a tree causes damage or becomes a public safety hazard—a source for advice and mediation is often needed. This is the role of the Consulting Arborist: to bring a comprehensive, objective viewpoint to the diagnosis, appraisal and evaluation of arboricultural issues. For more information about consulting arborists go to www.asca-consultants.org

ASCA's Consulting Arborists are dedicated to the objective assessment of trees, the enhancement of the community and the protection of the environment. They are also devoted to a course of lifelong learning about arboriculture. Those with Registered Consulting Arborist® (RCA) status have chosen to take their career even higher by earning that designation.

* excerpt from ASCA website www.asca-consultants.org

What is Landscape Design?**

The process of building a good landscape involves three distinct steps: design; installation; maintenance. Failure to consider any one facet can affect the success of a landscaping project. An extremely well conceived landscape cannot succeed if it is poorly installed, nor can a poorly designed landscape be redeemed by good installation procedures. Development of the landscape throughout its history requires high maintenance standards.

The design process begins with a thorough design analysis, consisting of a site analysis and an analysis of people's needs. Until the needs of the property and the people using it are known, they cannot be met. As a part of the site analysis, the land itself must be studied to determine if alterations are necessary to provide drainage, usable areas, and a more comfortable environment. A general study of these beneficial land features, as well as those requiring alteration is best; they are refined later, as plans are completed.

After all factors surrounding the land and its occupants have been studied, the designer can start to formulate specific design concepts. The property is divided into usable portions for the functions indicated in the design analysis, and necessary terrain alterations are planned. Shade, wind protection, screening, and enclosure can then be provided. At this stage of the design process, it is best to make general choices, not choosing specific materials until all design criteria have been evaluated.

All circulation routes are also considered during this design stage. Again, it is best to determine the general size and shape of sidewalks, drives, patios, and so forth, without specifically determining the surfacing to be used. Aesthetic decisions come later.

After all general determinations have been made about area sizes and shapes, environmental requirements, and circulation routes, the aesthetic design factors can be considered. The design becomes more specific at this point. Choices are made: a trellis or a tree for shade; a wall, fence, hedge, or mass planting for a screen; and so forth. Ground-surface patterns take form as surfacing materials are chosen and lines of demarcation are determined. All elements in the landscape can be tied together effectively in a unified design that is aesthetically pleasing. Textures, colors, and forms are blended together to form a functioning landscape that is pleasant to view. Materials selection climaxes the design process.

The experienced designer will mull the separate parts of the design process over simultaneously as he proceeds. The designer continually shifts his attention from one factor to another, ensuring that the final design will be unified in all phases.

Those ideas that have been conceived in the designer's mind during the design process are recorded on paper in such away that others can read and understand them: this is the landscape plan. The plan must communicate those ideas to the property owner as well as to any potential installer. Maybe most importantly, the landscape designer uses the plan to communicate ideas to himself throughout the design process. Recording the various design concepts on paper during the design process allows the designer to relate one area to another, comparing concepts for compatibility.

**excerpts from Landscape Design by Leroy Hannebaum.