Beyond Planting Plans: Seeing, Communicating, and Constructing with Plants - 1.25 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

Recorded On: 10/10/2025

Three multidisciplinary designers explore the representation of planting beyond the plan. Fueled by advancements in visualization, alternative planting design modes can positively impact the evolution of planted systems. Using case studies with diverse clients, scales, and sites, attendees will gain an understanding of innovative ways of communicating planting design.

Learning objectives:

Become familiar with additional means of planting design representation and communication beyond the planting plan.
Learn strategies for communicating planting design intent and complex ecological processes to diverse audiences, tailored to a range of scales.
Learn multiple ways to communicate planting design intent through different phases of design, installation, pre- and post-occupational studies, and ongoing maintenance.
Reflect on your practices and perspectives and their potential biases, and assess how these may shape planting design and representational intent in your work.

Christian Moore, ASLA

Associate

Hoerr Schaudt

Christian Moore, ASLA, is a member of the Planting Design Studio at Hoerr Schaudt and is based in Detroit, Michigan. He uses the tools of landscape architecture to explore plant behavior, novel ecosystem design, and the ways in which plants inhabit, transform, and define human-made environments. Moore is a graduate of the BSLA program at Ohio State where he was a 2019 LAF National Olmsted Scholar Finalist. Prior to joining Hoerr Schaudt, Moore was the staff planting designer for Ruderal in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, and is the current Midwest Landscape Lab Research Fellow at Ohio State.

Andrew Sell, ASLA, PLA

Senior Associate Ecologist & Landscape Architect

Sasaki

As a dual landscape architect and ecologist at Sasaki, Andy specializes in design for biodiversity and ecological resilience in projects worldwide. His passion for restoring natural processes in urban and suburban environments is reflected in his practice, from the Ellinikon Metropolitan Park in Athens to the Arboretum San Antonio in Texas. As a former park ranger, restoration ecologist, and horticulturalist, he is dedicated to connecting people to nature and shaping Sasaki’s landscape and planning practices with a focus on ecological health. Andy holds an MLA from the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Marissa Angell, ASLA, PLA

CEO

Angell Landscape Architecture

Angell Landscape Architecture, PLLC is a landscape architecture firm that was founded by Marissa Angell, PLA in 2021 with horticultural sensitivity and ecological landscape stewardship at its core. Founder and CEO Marissa holds a masters degree in Landscape Architecture from the Harvard GSD, and a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Sciences from Cornell. ALA's work has been featured in Fine Gardening, RealSimple, and more. Education is central to her practice, and continues this ethos through instruction at institutions such as Cornell, Pratt, Harvard's GSD, NYBG, and BBG and has been featured as a guest lecturer at the Ithaca Native Landscape Symposium.