Studio FARM is a landscape architecture firm located at the foothills to the Berkshires in Westfield, Massachusetts. Our practice is organized around a clear vision, to design landscapes that steward…
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ELA Meet Ups
By Julie Snell, ELA President, Co-Chair of Membership Committee We’ve just completed another season of inspiring ELA meet-ups in the Mid-Atlantic area. You might be wondering, “What exactly is a…
Grounded in the Future: The ELA Marketplace
By Trevor Smith Marketplace: (noun) an area for people to come together to purchase and sell goods and services The Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA) has always been about looking toward…
Sourcery: Where Do We Get the Plants?
Text and photos by Roxanne Finn, the Conway School A question Conway School staff are often asked by current and past clients is, “Where can I find all those plants…
Goldenrods for a Gilded Garden Party
Text and photos by Laura Harrigan Planting for biodiversity is like hosting a garden party—the more native species on the guest list, the more wildlife will show up. And no…
Weeds to Reconsider
by Leslie Duthie, ELA Publications Committee Chair There are plants that appear in my garden that I did not personally plant. Weeds? Maybe. It might depend on your perspective. As…
Native Plant Sanctuary Faces Its Own Extinction
Fayetteville, GA If you’ve ever seen a plant marked “endangered” in a botanical garden, did you ever wonder how it got there? When a curator wants to bring a rare…
Creating a pollinator friendly landscape
by Lauren Kurtz There are some things to consider when planting a pollinator garden. Who will come The species that will visit the pollinator garden depends on the region where…
Plant of the Month – Bradbury’s beebalm
by Leslie Duthie, Publications Committee Chair Beebalm (Monarda spp.) is a welcome addition to any perennial border. Its large size and bright flowers are attractive to gardeners and pollinators alike….
ELA President’s Farewell Message
by Rie Macchiarolo I first learned of the Ecological Landscape Alliance while studying at the Conway School of Landscape Design. After I graduated I was eager to learn more about…
Gardening Tips: Spring Clean-up
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…
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…