by Trevor Smith Water’s most amazing quality is that it is simultaneously part of the mystery of life and an essential element in the most mundane routines of life. We…
Beyond the Vegetable Patch – Strengthening the Food Connection in the Garden
by Kerry O’Kelly and Darcy Paige There is a growing understanding that people need to make a connection between their food and its sources, but this is often difficult to…
Certification Journey at Dancing Tree
by Margot Taylor Sustainability implies that the two-acre subdivision with the charming home and expansive lawn is a paradigm that must change. The whole American landscape ideology needs to change….
Mitigation of Suburban Deforestation: The Important Role of Designers
by Marie Chieppo I looked out the window this morning and with great pleasure watched the wide variety of birds at my feeders. The speed at which they landed and…
Deluge and Drought: a Landscape Designed for Rainwater Management
by Julia Bunn The summer of 2018 here in the Midwest (Chicago area), regional weather conditions had a huge effect on installation of a landscape on the property of one…
Wildflowers of Summer
by Carol Gracie Unlike spring, when most people are eager to get out in the woods to look for the first wildflowers of the year, summer tends to be a…
Native Plants for the Small Yard: Easy, Beautiful Home Gardens that Support the Local Ecology
Text by Kate Brandes Illustrations by Tom Maxfield Social scientists have looked at how people feel about their yards, and their research shows that preferences are determined mostly by people’s…
Digging into Ecological Landscaping by Following Nature’s Lead
by Kate Hartnett, Mary Tebo, and Marilyn Wyzga
This article first appeared in the Winter 2009 issue of The Ecological Landscaper, the newsletter of the Ecological Landscape Alliance.
Urban Trees
A Pathway to Meeting Forest Sustainability Goals and a Vehicle To Get You There by Laurence Wiseman A few weeks ago, government officials from nearly 100 nations met to discuss…
Insect Pest Alert: Turpentine Beetles Infest Landscape White Pine
by Bruce Wenning Introduction There are many species of bark beetles in the United States which are destructive to both hardwood and softwood tree species. Some have been historically devastating…
Leave the Leaves!
by Justin Wheeler Reprinted with permission from the Xerces Society’s blog. Besides providing the right plants, and protecting your garden from pesticides, one of the next most valuable things you…
Keep Carbon in the Ground
A Scientific Exploration of Climate Change and Soil Health by Dr. Kristen DeAngelis Soils rich in carbon are healthy soils, but climate change and poor management practices threaten to degrade…