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…
ELA Publications
Looking Back at this year’s Annual Conference
Held on February 26th and 27th, 2025, this year’s Annual Conference had plenty to offer on wide ranging topics such as Community, Business Owner Focus, Advocacy a well as our…
Native Plants for the Winter Garden
For nearly half the year here in Northern New England, our gardens are frozen, so we might as well take some time to plan for a garden to enjoy through…
New NAOCC Project: Native Orchid Propagation for Sustainability (NOPS)
Copyright © <2023 & 2024> North American Conservation Center (NAOCC), a program of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), https://northamericanorchidcenter.org/. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from NAOCC from the newsletter…
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…
ELA 2024 Fall Conferences a Success!
ELA enthusiasts enjoyed three fall conferences this season – from the Ecological Plant Conference at Wave Hill (Bronx, New York) on October 25 to the Season’s End Summit at Community…
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…
ELA announces new partnership with NOFA
Organic Land Care is a sustainable ecological landscaping system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity. The NOFA Organic Land Care Program fosters professional competency in…
The Opposite of Extinction
This article first appeared in Arnoldia magazine 81:2, Summer 2024, and is republished here with permission. Nick Anderson is one of the featured speakers at the 2024 Season’s End Summit…
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…
