We’ve scanned media – in print and online – for items of interest to ELA’s ecologically focused audience.
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.
Book Review: Cultivating the Designer’s Mind
Written by Walter Cudnohufsky with Mollie Babize
Reviewed by Trevor Buckley and Emily Davis
Cultivating the Designer’s Mind: Principles and Process for Coherent Landscape Design, readers will find a window into the mind of Walter Cudnohufsky, founder of the Conway School of Landscape Design and a visionary educator in design and planning. Accompanied by co-author Mollie Babize, a Conway alum and former administrator of the graduate program, Cudnohufsky presents an ably written and accessible book that demystifies the sometimes elusive design process and espouses a democratic design ethos. Through the lenses of landscape and ecology, they lay out a vision for applying a deliberative and compassionate mode of design-thinking to our complex and frenetic world.
ELA News – May 2019
Learn about upcoming programs and find out what’s happening within the organization.
Gleanings from Headline News – May 2019
We’ve scanned media – in print and online – for items of interest to ELA’s ecologically focused audience.
Eco-Answers from the Pros: Native Evergreen Groundcovers for Sun
I am looking for a native groundcover recommendation for my yard. It is a slope between wetlands and uplands that gets full sun exposure. Ideal plant would be perennial evergreen that will help suppress weeds and is low maintenance and drought resistant. Thanks for any recommendations!
Eco-Answers from the Pros: Dreaming of an Eco-lawn
I would like to have an “eco-lawn” (some sort of fescue?) for my Martha’s Vineyard home. My goal is to have something that looks like a lawn, requires little mowing and water, ideally requires no fertilizer, can thrive in sandy soil, and handles salty air. Am I a crazy dreamer?
Eco-Answers from the Pros: How to Find Research Articles in the Public Domain
It can be frustrating to locate current literature on a topic without bumping into paywalls that prevent free access to information. How can you find the relevant information within the public domain?
ELA News – April 2019
Introducing Two New Programs! National Green Infrastructure Certification Program Initiated under the leadership of DC Water and the Water Environment Federation, the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) sets national certification…
Gleanings April 2019
We’ve scanned the media – in print and online – for items of interest to ELA’s ecologically focused audience.
When Your Contractor Is Not Familiar with Ecological Design
by Amanda Sloan
You’ve designed an ecological landscape, but the contractor hired to build it is not familiar with ecological practices. What to do? One landscape architect shares strategies for ensuring an ecological design results in an ecological landscape.
Prepare for Success with Subcontractors
Contributors: Lauri Johnson, Nanette Masi, and Trevor Smith
Managing a project with multiple phases and many subcontracts can present scheduling challenges. We asked three ELA members to share their insights into how they screen subcontractors and successfully manage projects with many players and many moving parts.
Ten Reasons To Make Hand Built Three-Dimensional Models
by Bryan Quinn
Showing examples of previous work can get a client to consider other visions. Another option? Build a three-dimensional site model. The author shares ten reasons he advocates for 3-D models and shares how his company incorporates model building into their projects.
