Tucked away off a side street in the Hyde Park Square area of Jamaica Plain, Arcola Park was a rough-cut gem until July 22nd when the Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA),…
Urban Landscaping
Beautifying Public Places: The Importance of Plants
By Penny Lewis on February 17, 2014 in Landscape Design, Public Gardens and Parks, Urban Landscaping
by Lynden B. Miller One of the most important elements in successful public urban green space is PLANTS. Over the last 30 years in New York City, we have found…
The Spicket River Greenway: Habitat Creation at Manchester Street Park
By Maureen Sundberg on October 15, 2013 in Native Plants, Public Gardens and Parks, Restoration, Urban Landscaping
by Brad Buschur The City of Lawrence, MA, has three very distinct rivers flowing through its boundaries. The wide Merrimack River flows through the heart of Lawrence’s Mill districts. The…
Greening the Greenway
by Stu Shilaber The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway is Boston’s only organically maintained public park and one of a handful of organically maintained urban parks in the United States. The…
Site Considerations When Reclaiming Previously Developed Land
by Anja Ryan Throughout New England’s cities and towns there are many uncovered opportunities to reclaim previously developed land. Forgotten over the years, old railroad beds, burned-out mill foundations, and…
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)…
Incorporating Vegetables into the Urban Landscape
by Jessie Banhazl Incorporating vegetables into the urban landscape is not as difficult as it may seem. As with ornamental and perennial plants, placement, light, and spacing between plants are…
Establishing Resilient Urban Landscapes Using Native Plants
by Claudia West Imagine yourself strolling along a typical metropolitan street. What vegetative characteristics might you experience? Are window boxes and containers bursting with seasonal color? Do low growing sedges…
Quantifying Sustainability: Santa Monica’s “Garden/Garden” Project
by Owen Dell Amid a sea of talk about the benefits of sustainable landscaping, there is precious little information to prove that it actually makes sense, environmentally or economically. Landscape…
Can Cities Rise to the Challenge?
by Jennifer Chesworth Urban landscapes are going green to fill an important role in food production, habitat provision, and conservation of wildlife. Can the built environment, with its vast impervious…
The Mandarin Project – Green Roof Garden on a Parking Garage
By Tobias Wolf Boston’s Prudential Center has been transformed in recent decades with the construction of new buildings, shopping arcades, and landscapes.
