by Cathy Rooney For those of us who love to garden, whether for necessity, pleasure or both, an added dimension of the challenge and pleasure is to provide flowers that…
ELA Names Winners of 2018 Spotlight on Natives Contest
Photographers from across the country submitted over 200 images to ELA’s Spotlight on Natives Photography Contest. Each sought to capture the special allure of native plants –…
Quest for Resilience: Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Planting Design
Conference Session Review by Cayte McDonough In the face of climate change, many of us want to know how we can adapt. Those of us working with plants and designing…
Climate-Wise Landscaping
Practical Solutions for a Sustainable Future by Sue Reed and Ginny Stibolt The following excerpt from Climate Wise-Landscaping, New Society Publishers, April 17, 2018, is reprinted with permission. Plant in Groups…
Hellstrip Plantings: Creating Habitat in the Space Between the Sidewalk and the Curb
by Heather McCargo Urban environments are dominated by pavement, the bane of most living things. One area ripe for community greening is the hellstrip – the narrow space between the…
Book Review: Practical Organic Gardening
Practical Organic Gardening: The No-Nonsense Guide to Growing Naturally Written by Mark Highland Published by Cool Springs Press, 2017 Reviewed by Rie Macchiarolo Practical Organic Gardening is a great book…
Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)
The spotted lanternfly is a non-native sap-feeding planthopper also known as the lanternmoth. The first sighting of the spotted lanternfly in the United States was in Berks…
Maximizing Soil Health with Compost
ELA invited a few members to talk about the compost they use, how they are utilizing that resource, and their compost sources. They also offer tips for managing soil.
The Art of Lawns at Chanticleer
by Scott Steinfeldt Chanticleer is a public garden located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. It is a garden of pleasure and learning, relaxing yet filled with ideas to take home. As the…
Maintaining and Increasing Carbon in the Managed Landscape
Conference Session Review by Alexis Doshas Garden designs that not only fulfill the desires of the client but also support and maintain optimal soil health translate into improved carbon sequestration…
Practical Tips for Fertilizers and Amendments
Feeding the Soil While Stabilizing and Sequestering Carbon by M.L. Altobelli My goal, always, is to develop healthy soils that can persist beyond the current owner and landscaper – soils…
Jump-starting the Season
What are you doing to get ready for the season that’s just taking off? ELA asked a few members to share their favorite tips for getting the season off to…