by Tara Mitchell A Need for Change Wood-inhabiting fungi are at the core of forests’ ability to regenerate and provide habitat for wildlife. They are the primary agents of wood…
Forest Bathing: Tap into the Healing Power of Forests
by Judy Beaudette If someone offered you a pill that would make you feel more optimistic and peaceful, would you take it? And suppose this medicine was free and had…
Stay Fit this Winter
Winter issues of many magazines are awash with articles suggesting ways to keep active in the cold months when we tend to slow down. Although it might…
Book Review: Healing Earth
Healing Earth – An Ecologist’s Journey of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship Written by John Todd Published by North Atlantic Books, 2019 Reviewed by Cindy Goulder It’s easy to be overwhelmed…
Conducting Water – Orchestrating the Song of the Landscape
by Trevor Smith Water’s most amazing quality is that it is simultaneously part of the mystery of life and an essential element in the most mundane routines of life. We…
Beyond the Vegetable Patch – Strengthening the Food Connection in the Garden
by Kerry O’Kelly and Darcy Paige There is a growing understanding that people need to make a connection between their food and its sources, but this is often difficult to…
Certification Journey at Dancing Tree
by Margot Taylor Sustainability implies that the two-acre subdivision with the charming home and expansive lawn is a paradigm that must change. The whole American landscape ideology needs to change….
Mitigation of Suburban Deforestation: The Important Role of Designers
by Marie Chieppo I looked out the window this morning and with great pleasure watched the wide variety of birds at my feeders. The speed at which they landed and…
Deluge and Drought: a Landscape Designed for Rainwater Management
by Julia Bunn The summer of 2018 here in the Midwest (Chicago area), regional weather conditions had a huge effect on installation of a landscape on the property of one…
Wildflowers of Summer
by Carol Gracie Unlike spring, when most people are eager to get out in the woods to look for the first wildflowers of the year, summer tends to be a…
Native Plants for the Small Yard: Easy, Beautiful Home Gardens that Support the Local Ecology
Text by Kate Brandes Illustrations by Tom Maxfield Social scientists have looked at how people feel about their yards, and their research shows that preferences are determined mostly by people’s…
Digging into Ecological Landscaping by Following Nature’s Lead
by Kate Hartnett, Mary Tebo, and Marilyn Wyzga
This article first appeared in the Winter 2009 issue of The Ecological Landscaper, the newsletter of the Ecological Landscape Alliance.