Serquis is an engaging public speaker who enjoys inspiring professionals, enthusiasts and students alike. She lectures in Spanish or English. Past speaking engagements include: Please contact Solange at contact@serquis.com to make arrangements.

Sample Lecture Topics:

Educational and Healing Gardens

• child play and learning from nature
• all age spaces, public realm in planning for educational outdoor spaces
• space, layout and specimen that engage and stimulate children through their senses
• sustainability in outdoor living spaces

Affordable housing

• healthy communities, open, public, semi-public, walkable linked outdoor spaces
• sense of place
• differentiate layouts and spaces that calm, relax or stimulate the senses
• colors and plants that heal the body through sight, smell, and touch
• changing reality: plants, climate, water, technology

Water Harvesting: Think Globally, Act Locally

• collection and reuse from building structures and the landscape
• swales: collection, conveyance and filtration
• cost efficiency & environmental advantages
• plan hardscape: attractive features that repair landscapes while beautifying places

Xeric to Zen Gardens in the Southwest

• strategic and minimal planting eco natural and native: re-create environments
• rock gardens with strategic planting inspired by Zen gardens
• hardscape, native, diverse and edible landscapes

Planning for the Seasons

• how to plan for seasonal color, harvesting and foliage
• enjoy outdoor living spaces all year round

Site Analysis, Grading, & Drainage

• prepare site to maximize water harvesting
• site appropriate planting schemes, vegetable gardens, orchards
• light and shade