by Soleil Tranquilli After years of not quite getting around to designing my own landscape, I finally took the first steps toward a complete renovation in 2009. Eight years later,…
The Art of Gardening at Chanticleer
2017 Conference Session Review by David Falk Chanticleer Garden in Wayne, PA grew out of a large family estate with intricate gardens created for the family’s pleasure. Now open to…
Innovative Pollinator Ribbon Planting along The Greenway
by Darrah Cole The Greenway horticulture staff is excited to have new, innovative planting designs installed along the length of The Greenway in downtown Boston, MA. Two narrow parcels along…
“Gardens Gone Native” Garden Tour
Seven years of educating the public on the intrinsic value and benefits of gardening with California native plants by Colene Rauh In its seventh year, this Northern Sacramento Valley garden…
Discovering Garden Gems
Public and private gardens are a source of beauty and inspiration any time of year, but especially in the full bloom of summer. That’s also the time…
An Introduction to Joe-Pye
by Ian Caton Joe-Pye weed is a familiar sight in wetlands and roadside ditches and is commonly used in the landscape trade. However, understanding and identifying the differences between the…
High-Impact Native American Shrubs
by Thomas Berger In recent years homeowners have developed a consciousness about the need to include more native plants in their gardens. But when thinking of native shrubs in particular,…
Prairie-Oak Ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest
by Eileen Stark
Plants, the primary producers on this planet, belong to irreplaceable, intricate ancient ecosystems, within which they support and depend on other species – both flora and fauna – to survive. I like to think of it as an everlasting give and take. These systems are so complex that even minor degradation messes with their function, and when we completely destroy them it’s next to impossible to bring them back. Yet it’s crucial that we try.
Native Grass and Wildflower Seeding: Q& A with the Experts
by Tara Mitchell ELA’s 23rd Annual Conference in March brought together three highly knowledgeable experts for a question and answer panel session on Native Grass and Wildflower Seeding: Mark Fiely,…
The Disconnect Between Garden Aesthetics and Local Ecology
by Curtis Jirsa Reprinted with permission from The Wild Seed Project. The horticulturist Alan Chadwick, according to his disciples, rebuked anyone caught weeding sow thistle (Sonchus) from his garden beds….
Rose Insect Pest Alert: The Roseslug Sawfly, Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae
by Bruce Wenning Sawfly insects are in the order Hymenoptera that includes bees, ants, wasps, parasitic wasps, and sawflies. Metamorphosis is complete: egg, larva, pupa, adult (Borror, Triplehorn and Johnson,…
We’re in a Tight Spot — Landscape Design for Small Urban Spaces
by Amy Nyman Cities are places of condensed layers of people, vehicles, and building materials. Plants are also found there, but too often, intentionally designed landscapes and interesting plant materials…