We are diverse in many ways but united in common purpose.
Our members align around these fundamental principles:
- We believe in using landscaping practices that are environmentally safe.
- We understand that natural systems are the best guide for learning how to develop and maintain healthy landscapes.
- We value landscaping methods that are based upon scientific studies and practical experience.
- We are committed to educating ourselves and others about ecological landscaping methods.
- We strive to create a network of dedicated people who can be a powerful agent for change.
Find the membership level that is right for you.
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Student Membership
For full-time students who want to become an active part of ELA’s mission
Benefits include:
- Discounted registrations
- Free registration for webinars
- Access to member’s only area on the ELA website (includes all archived webinars)
- Access to Into the Weeds, ELA’s quarterly members-only publication
* Gift memberships now available!
$25
Community Membership
Benefits include:
- Discounted registrations
- Free registration for webinars
- Access to member’s only area on the ELA website (includes all archived webinars)
- Access to Into the Weeds, ELA’s quarterly members-only publication
* Gift memberships now available!
$50
Professional Membership
Enjoy Community benefits, plus:
- Professional level gets 1 discounted ticket
- Listing in ELA Speaker’s Bureau
- Membership directory listing
- Listing in Eco-Pro Directory
- Access to Into the Weeds, ELA’s quarterly members-only publication (contact staff for advertising opportunities)
* Gift memberships now available!
$100
Company Membership
Enjoy Professional benefits, plus:
- Up to 4 discounted registrations for all ELA events
- Listing in ELA Speaker’s Bureau
- Your company’s profile featured in one month of the ELA Monthly Bulletin, and one issue of ELA’s quarterly members-only publication, Into the Weeds
- 10% discount off ELA website advertising
- Inclusion in PR efforts and specialty outreach
$250
Meet some of our ELA Members
Brooke Merriam, Sunflower Designs, LLC
A landscape design firm based in Bristol, RI, creating unique landscapes and gardens for discerning clients who appreciate beauty, function, and quality and who are striving to live lightly on the land and bring nature into their daily lives.
Clarissa Conroy, NatureWorks Landscape Services
For more than 20 years, NatureWorks has enjoyed working with discerning homeowners in the Boston area to maintain and improve their landscapes. Our clients enjoy the simplification and value that comes from working with one company for all of their outdoor needs.
Debra Adamsons, Landscape Restorations
Practicing ecological landscape design, restoration and management in New York’s Hudson Valley. Our focus is creating landscapes post-construction and after invasive plant specie management. We have successfully worked on teams to help move commercial and residential projects (currently ranging in size from .5 acre urban sites to over 600 acre rural parcels) through municipal planning boards and into reality.
Lili Trenkova, Lili Trenkova Design
Regenerative Landscape and Interior Design: Landscape design that centers native and perennial plants to promote local ecosystem regeneration, from soil to sky. Through this design process, we both create a vibrant living landscape and deepen our connection with it. A closer relationship with the land we live on empowers us to be its best stewards. Interior design that uses clean and sustainable materials, finishes, and furnishings. We deserve our homes to be a source of health and joy, and not at the expense of faraway rainforests or nearby rivers.
Hayley Goodchild, Carbon Wise Landscape Design
Carbon Wise Landscape Design is based in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, in the treaty and traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg. Carbon Wise specializes in thoughtful, low-carbon, climate resilient residential design. We emphasize healthy soil, native plants, natural and recycled hardscaping materials, and resilience to drought, flooding, extreme heat, and other impacts of climate change. Take climate action by putting your yard to work!
Caleb White, New Leaf Ecolgocial Landscapes LLC
Inspired by our research about soil health, carbon sequestration, and other climate-change-related concerns, we view this work as vital to restoring and maintaining the well-being of our lands. We offer management plans that work to convert lands to ecologically beneficial landscapes, including lawn to native meadow conversions, invasive species control through manual removal and management, and installation of companion plantings of trees and shrubs of varying sizes for forest and landscaped areas.
Michelle Detwiler, Wild About Native Plants
Wild About Native Plants is an ecological design and consulting business helping property owners and public space stewards create beautiful, resilient, and wildlife-friendly landscapes by incorporating native plants.
Carolle Huber, Carolle Huber Landscape Architect
Aster Plans is an on line landscape design business. Aster Plans was created because the price tag on traditional landscape design is out of reach for some homeowners, but the impact of thousands of homes in every region installing more native plants in their yard and offering birds and bees a diverse array of flora all year round would make a profound difference on our environment.
Kim Eierman, EcoBeneficial LLC
Ecological landscape design with native plants and horticultural consulting for homeowners, corporations, municipalities and landscape architects.
Sophia Pilling, Sweetfern Gardening
Sweetfern Gardening is a small company based on Cape Cod offering ecological fine gardening maintenance, design, and installation services. Our thoughtful approach to your gardens aims to create beauty for humans, forage and shelter for animals and insects, and support healthy plants through building soil and following proper horticultural practices. We believe a great garden is in harmony with all three of these things.
