Despite the ups and downs of spring weather in the Northeast, it has arrived and it’s time to ready your landscape for the growing season. In keeping with our thoughts…
Developing Healthy Landscapes
An unhealthy environment should not be the price of a beautiful landscape. Inappropriate plant choices and inadequate soil preparation can lead to a reliance on excessive use of water and on toxic chemicals to resolve problems. Ecological landscaping encourages practices that promote a healthy environment through conservation of resources, respect for biodiversity, and ecologically-sound techniques.
Policies and Research Impacting the Future of Plastic Plant Containers
by Marie Chieppo Plastics are deeply integrated into the horticultural industry, playing a ubiquitous role in plant production with containers, glazing materials, irrigation systems, and fertilizer coatings. Over the last…
Biodiversity and Conservation After Land Protection
by Chris Buelow Land protection is typically the critical first step required in realizing many long-term conservation outcomes, especially conservation elements related to biodiversity and landscape resilience. The land is…
Advocating for Plants
Advocating for Plants This spring, ELA is focusing on advocacy in its member-only publication, Into the Weeds. This is our first exploration of what advocacy means for plants, for our…
The Role of Soil Microbiomes in Landscape Health and Resilience
by Hayes Martens Owner and lead ecological designer at Michigan Landscapers, LLC Most folks walk across soil every day and think nothing of it. It’s just dirt, right? Something to…
Can’t wait for spring? Try some Winter Sowing
by Roxanne Finn, The Conway School On a blustery midwinter day full of blotted gray skies salted with snow flurries, I stood in the cozy conference room at the Conway…
Botanic Gardens Lead the Way in Tackling the Illegal Trade of Threatened Plants
by Megan Barstow, Botanic Gardens Conservation International The world’s botanic gardens are uniquely placed to fight against the increasing threat to wild plants from poaching. This is a growing threat…
North American Orchid Conservation Center / SERC Orchid Mycorrhizal Fungi Collection
by Melissa McCormick & Julianne McGuinness Reprinted with permission from the newsletter of the North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOCC) The North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOCC) has an ongoing,…
Sustainable Gardening Practices: Moving Away from Peat Moss in Potting Soil
Sustainable Gardening Practices: Moving Away from Peat Moss in Potting Soil by Michele Trucksis Peat moss, though commonly used in potting mixes, is a non-renewable resource that takes thousands of…
A Lazy Gal’s Garden
An excerpt from Cape Cod Chronicle article by Kristin Andres, Associate Director for Education and Informational Services for the Association to Preserve Cape Cod My garden (which is really the…
Navigating the Gas to Battery Transition: The Future of Landscaping in New Jersey
By Richard A. McCoy Owner/ President of McCoy Horticultural Services, Inc. American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) Northeast Representative Member, ELA, NJNLA, and NJLCA Over the past few years, mainly during…
An excerpt from The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown
Excerpt from the introduction to The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown by Adam Welz. Welz is an environmental writer, photographer and conservation consultant who…