by Sonia Baerhuk Successfully navigating the challenges of large scale construction projects while creating and preserving ecological landscapes, involves considerations beyond typical landscape design. Recent construction projects at the Perkins…
Designing Ecological Landscapes
Landscapes that mimic natural systems deliver important ecosystem services and are also aesthetically pleasing. Guided by principles that reduce resource consumption, ecologically designed landscapes provide natural solutions when land is disturbed by the construction of buildings or roadways, and they support landscaped communities from tiny rooftops to grand urban parks.
Can Cities Rise to the Challenge?
by Jennifer Chesworth Urban landscapes are going green to fill an important role in food production, habitat provision, and conservation of wildlife. Can the built environment, with its vast impervious…
Chestnut Creek Restoration Project
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES™) The Chestnut Creek Restoration project is a small stream-side renovation project that sits behind the central parking area of the Town Hall in Neversink, New…
The Mandarin Project – Green Roof Garden on a Parking Garage
By Tobias Wolf Boston’s Prudential Center has been transformed in recent decades with the construction of new buildings, shopping arcades, and landscapes.
Vertical Gardens ~ Living Walls
by Trevor Smith The concept of a garden is rising to new heights, literally, as we look up rather than down for new gardening opportunities. Referred to by many different…
A Green Roof in North Central Vermont
by Sarah Holland When thinking of green roof technology and its advantages, one thinks of reducing storm water runoff, mitigating the heat island effect in the inner city, seeing a…
A City Hall Green Roof in New Hampshire
by UNH Cooperative Extension Natural resources play a huge and often unrecognized role in our communities. Many people living or working in cities believe that natural resources lie outside of…
UNH Green Roof at James Hall
by Doug Bencks In June, the University of New Hampshire’s James Hall received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its…
A Edible and Living Wall in the City
by Ted Chapman In a residential neighborhood outside of Boston, Ted Chapman has created his own version of “living walls” that are both ornamental and edible.
Getting Real With Meadows
by Nick Novick A successful project requires careful consideration of design issues, keeping expectations in check, and an understanding of the ecological principles at play.
Urban & Suburban Meadows
by The Meadows Project Urban & Suburban Meadows, Bringing Meadowscaping to Big and Small Spaces, addresses the problems caused by the extensive planting of non-native grass lawns across America.
Botanical Sanctuary Network
by United Plant Savers The mission of United Plant Savers is to preserve, conserve and restore native medicinal plants and their habitats of the US and Canada, while ensuring their…
