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…
Resources
ELA counts many ecological professionals among its members and supporters. We sometimes highlight their work and share their expertise through product and book reviews, or by asking them to answer specific questions posed to the ELA community.
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…
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…
Book Review: Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell
Book Review: Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell by Sy Montgomery with illustrations by Matt Patterson Review by Angela Tanner Sy Montgomery’s book Of Time…
Book Review: The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger
Book Review: The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger by Robert Graham I approached The Light Eaters with some degree of skepticism. It is not too often you walk into your…
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…
ELA Members receive exclusive rate to Noel Kingsbury’s Garden Masterclass webinar series
Garden Masterclass aims to bring together gardeners and designers with the very best and most innovative people in the gardening world through one day workshops (mostly in Britain) and webinars….
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…
Vernonia
By Sam Hoadley From 2020 through 2023, the Trial Garden in late summer was dominated by the towering purple inflorescences of the ironweeds and the scores of pollinators that visited…
An Ode to Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora)
By Anna Petrie When one thinks of the arrival of late summer into fall, emotions can go in two ways: The impending dread of late season allergies OR earthly bliss…
Silvery Glade Fern
Text and photos by Leslie Duthie I often walk in the woods, and being a life-long horticulturist and working almost solely with native plants, I take notice of the trees,…
Oak Trees of Southern California
By Kekoa Cantwell Oaks are trees within the genus Quercus that are found mostly across the Northern Hemisphere. These trees support more species of wildlife in the ecosystem than any…