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…
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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…
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 announces new partnership with NOFA
By Mark Richardson on November 25, 2024 in Bulletin, ELA News, ELA Publications, Resources, Uncategorized
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…
Sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina)
Photos and text by Lauren Kurtz Sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina) is a native shrub which is underutilized in managed landscapes. It thrives in the nutrient poor, acidic, and dry soils common…
Invasive Plant Management: Where to Start? Understanding Your Invasives
By Ellen Oordt Do you want to start managing your landscape to support and increase native plant diversity? Whether it is the woods behind your house or a cultivated garden,…
Virginia Virgin’s Bower (Clematis virginiana)
By Olivia Santamaria Clematis virginiana, known by multiple common names including woodbine, old man’s beard, and Virginia virgin’s bower, is a charming vine that is highly overlooked and underused in…