by Heather D Heimarck I have always been a map gazer, letting my mind wander along the mountain ridges and rivers of the world. Recently, I have taken up a…
Sustainability
Transition to Sustainability at Kent Hospital, Warwick, Rhode Island
by Nick Novick Beginning about ten years ago, a significant portion of the landscape around Kent Hospital has been transformed from the common template of mostly maintenance-intensive lawn and beds…
A Tale of Three Garden Shows: Progress?
This excerpt from a longer article is reprinted by permission of the author and Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens and appears in full at http://nativeplantwildlifegarden.com/a-tale-of-three-garden-shows-progress/. by Sue Reed I have…
Piloting the Sustainable Sites Initiative™
by CeCe Haydock The Sustainable Sites Initiative™, or SITES™ for short, was born from a need for a nationwide, voluntary rating system for landscape construction. The collaborative effort involved forty…
Planning for Resilient and Sustainable Communities
by Jack Ahern An original method for planning resilient and sustainable cities is presented here. The method builds on established planning methods and models. The method has five themes: (1)…
What is Sustainability?
by Ronald G. Dodson To my way of thinking, sustainability is an individual and personal ethic that informs, guides, and inspires actions in daily, personal, and professional life. Practicing the…