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ELA 2023 Winter Conference & Eco Marketplace!

TO REGISTER CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE about Registration & Virtual Conference Exhibitor/Sponsor Opportunities Looking for Innovative Landscape Solutions and Inspiration? Looking to learn, connect and BUILD RELATIONSHIPS? Join ELA on February 22 & 23, 2023 for the 29th Conference & Eco-Marketplace – all online.  We’ll energize your practice  and  prepare you for the season ahead...

2023 Webinar: Ecological Land Care: Integrating Horticulture with Ecology

MARCH 29 -- ECOLOGICAL LAND CARE Ecological Land Care sounds easy, but as we learn, actually integrating horticulture with ecology takes time and patience.  This session will help us understand how we, as gardeners, can meld horticulture and ecology practices to positively impact gardens and ecosystems.  We will also explore why traditional garden practices (ie,...

Conshohocken Brewery Meet & Greet – April 13

Join Us at Conshohocken Brewery Tap Room The DelMarVA/PA members are planning to get together for a meet & greet on April 13 at Conshohocken Brewery in King of Prussia, PA WHERE: 3100 Horizon Drive - King of Prussia, PA WHEN: Thursday, April 13 @ 6-9 pm (EDT) RSVP: Mark Highland at organicmechanicsoil@gmail.com All are...

2023 Webinar: Plant Layering Options for More Color, Diversity & Habitat

JULY 12 -- PLANT LAYERING OPTIONS FOR MORE COLOR, DIVERSITY & HABITAT Learn how to enhance the landscape you already have.  Identify your yard and garden's (boring) gaps and explore native plant options for a variety of seasonal colors and wildlife benefits.  These choices increase the diversity of your landscape, as well as create healthier...

Ecological Design Workshop 2023 (virtual)

VIRTUAL: Two Session Workshop: 18 July & 26 July - 9:00-1:00pm ET Tickets: Member $189 for both sessions, Non-Member $239 for both sessions LIMITED PARTICIPATION -- SIGN UP EARLY TO ENSURE YOUR SPACE! COURSE OVERVIEW Ecology-Based Design for Landscapes: Courtesy of the Brandywine Conservancy An Course focused on Design. Demand for high performing, ecology-based landscapes...

2023 Webinar: Organic Turf Care – A Practical Approach

AUGUST 17, 2023 -- ORGANIC TURF CARE: A PRACTICAL APPROACH This practical webinar will share a step-by-step development to implementation of Organic Turf Care programs.  We will look at a variety of approaches and details including the principles of organic turf care through the lens of our Healthy Turf Circle.  Attendees will learn how to...

2023 Webinar: Ferns – The Green Wonders of Nature

AUGUST 23, 2023 -- FERNS - THE GREEN WONDERS OF NATURE Often times by the dog days of summer, some plants in the garden are looking weary.  These plants may need some help -- or even needed deadheading.  It’s possible, with enough heat, a wholesale cutting back is required. Ferns, though, are surprisingly hardy.  As...

2023 Webinar: Oaks, Fire & Climate Change

AUGUST 30, 2023 -- OAKS, FIRE & CLIMATE CHANGE Natural landscapes in the US and Canada have been drastically altered by human activities such as infrastructure development, logging, overgrazing, introduction of invasive species, and fire suppression. However, prior to Euro-American settlement, highly functional and biodiverse oak and/or pine grassland systems dominated throughout much of the...