Landscape Artist Laura Morton

Professional Background

EDUCATION

1996–1999	UCLA: Enrolled in Certificate Program for Landscape Architecture
1996–1998	UCLA: Horticulture Program Certificate in Horticultural Therapy Feng Shui in the Garden
1995–1996	Los Angeles Arboretum: Green Side Up Propagation
1997–2002	Los Angeles Arboretum: Fanatic Gardeners Course included espalier, history, and garden tours, with classes taught by Jan Smithen, a highly regarded teacher and speaker on the art & science of gardening.
2002–present	Los Angeles Arboretum: Compulsive Gardeners Lecture Series

AWARDS & CERTIFICATES

1998

UCLA
(through Landscape Architecture Certificate Program)

1st Place Award —
Corona High School Campus
1st Place Award —
Huntington Japanese
Zen Garden

August 2008

Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD)

Gold Award for
Residential Design (see Hollywood Oasis project)

ARCHIVE OF PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Theodore Payne Foundation

“Design Fundamentals for Native Plant Gardens”

Join award-winning landscape designer Laura Morton on a journey of transformation. Witness the process as she converts a traditional Los Angeles home garden with classic lawn and foundation plantings into a stunning exterior of usable spaces, incorporating California natives and a meadow. Laura's holistic approach to landscape design considers all aspects of sustainability without compromising on ambiance or beauty.

Compulsive Gardeners Class, L.A. County Arboretum

“Finding the Balance in Design: What He Wants, What She Wants — and Bringing It Together”

Landscape Designer Laura Morton discusses her design journey and inspiration as her presentation of exceptional photographs takes you to Greece and Morocco while developing a design for a couple with very different tastes. The result is outstanding.

Compulsive Gardeners Class, L.A. County Arboretum

“A Cinderella Story: A Garden Goes from Rags to Riches”

Witness Designer Laura Morton’s transformation from start to finish of a small bleak backyard into an exotic Oasis in Hollywood fit for a Queen. If you have never hired a designer, this story unveils the mystery of this designer’s process from the first client meeting, through installation, to the perfect, finished project.

This talk was also presented to:

Weeders & Diggers Garden Club of Pasadena
South Coast Plaza Garden Show
Los Angeles Garden Show

The Garden Conservancy — Gardens of the Mind, 2007

“The Sacred Core: Oases in Urban Environments”

Artist/designer Laura Morton creates gardens that transcend daily life. Drawing upon her travels and background training in landscape architecture, photography, jewelry design, and horticulture, she transforms the elements into visual and sensual experiences. Laura shares her process as designer and “matchmaker”’ between nature’s raw power and man’s yearning for order and beauty on earth.

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