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February 2022
Webinar: Regenerating Suburbia One Garden at a Time
A Focus on Sustainability - Landscape design professionals can play a key role in regenerating our monocultural suburban landscapes. Understanding why this work is so vitally important and how we can create beautiful (even luxuriant) landscapes that capture carbon, create habitat in support of our native pollinators, and contribute to the cooling of the earth’s atmosphere.
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Class: Climate Change and Native Plants
This class will cover a brief history of climate change and address carbon and hydrological cycles, the earth’s heating and cooling systems, and the importance of wise landscape design, construction, and agriculture to mitigate climate change. We will also discuss the role of native plants in the climate change conversation.
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Class: Finding Your Environmental Ethic
In this introductory webinar, you will learn four philosophical models of human relationship with nature in order to gain deeper understanding of your own and others’ environmental ethics.
Find out more »28th Conference & Eco-Marketplace
Join ELA on February 23 & 24, 2022 for the 28th Conference & Eco-Marketplace – all online. We’ll energize your practice and prepare you for spring with two full days of research and field-tested expertise, as well as innovative case studies on a wide range of topics.
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Class: Navigating Public Design, Part 1
In this class, you will learn a process for bringing stakeholders together to collaborate in creating outdoor spaces of meaning and beauty.
Find out more »Webinar: Ulmus americana – Saving an American Icon
With the support of the Friends of the Public Garden and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, Normand and Christine Helie have been monitoring and caring for the elm trees in the downtown Boston Parks since 2012.
Find out more »April 2022
Webinar: Lawn to Meadow, or How I Killed My Lawn During COVID (Free to All)
Visit Leslie Duthie's lawn murder in south central Massachusetts and learn the techniques she used to kill the lawn and turn it into a meadow. She will detail the steps she used to transform the space. What were the pitfalls? What were the high points? You'll see the species chosen for the site - both annual and perennial. Then, you'll find out what Leslie's plans are for the future of the yard and how she will make it more wildlife and pollinator friendly.
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Eco-Answers: Soils & Compost
Special ELA Members Only Event: Spring is here and the plants are putting out their new growth. We all understand that plant health is directly correlated to soil health – so how do we keep the soil healthy to support our plants? Join us as we talk with Andrew Brousseau from Black Earth Compost to discuss soils, fertilizer, and compost.
Find out more »May 2022
Webinar: Soil – It’s What Plants Crave! (Free to All)
Come get your soils questions answered by The Organic Mechanic! Soils are the foundation of any garden. Managing soils organically improves soil structure, soil microbiology, and increases ecosystem health. This conversation about organic soils, fertilizers, and soil amendments will outline basic soil science and focus on how to maximize soil productivity with organic methods.
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Webinar: Restoring the Heirloom Apple Orchard at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill (Free to All)
Learn about the restoration of New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill's heirloom apple orchard.
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Eco-tour: Gardening for Insects: Native Pollinator Garden
Join us for a unique opportunity to explore the private gardens of an inspiring insect specialist, landscape designer, and passionate nature photographer.
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Eco-Answers: Going Electric in the Landscape – Battery Powered Options
There are now practical alternatives on the market to gas-powered landscape maintenance equipment (GLMEs). Let’s talk about why they are worth a try and how to choose your best option.
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