by Ethan Dropkin and Dr. Nina Bassuk This article is a condensed version of Cornell University Urban Horticulture Institute’s publication of Woody Shrubs for Stormwater Retention Practices, a guide for…
A New Approach to Landscaping in Long Island: Changing the Process to Protect Our Waterways
by Tia Novak Across Long Island, the very thing that makes the place so special is under attack: water. The degradation of water on Long Island is nothing new, but…
2,000 Gallon Project
by Nick Shannon The 2,000 Gallon Project envisions a healthier Gowanus community through a conventional dumpster planted with native trees and perennials. Each dumpster provides a visual representation of the…
Rainwater for Gardens: Why Plants Love Rainwater Best
by Jesse Savou Reprinted with permission from BlueBarrelSystems.com. It might not come as a surprise that there’s no water plants love better than rainwater. Imagine your thirsty plants doused in…
Natural Play and Sustainability in a Maryland City Park
by Nancy Striniste As a landscape designer and former teacher, my specialty and passion is creating sustainable natural play and learning spaces. I’ve worked with dozens of schools and early…
New Garden at Cornell Plantations Mundy Wildflower Garden
by Krissy Boys Plans for a new garden began when we realized that an infestation of crown vetch (Coronilla varia), an invasive weed, had to be eradicated from an area in…
Effectively Intermingled Perennials
by Dr. Noel Kingsbury I remember, back in 1996, showing the late James van Sweden around a public garden project I was working on at the time, over here in…
Film Review: Hometown Habitat, Stories of Bringing Nature Home
Film by Catherine Zimmerman, 2016 Reviewed by Penny Lewis Hometown Habitat, Stories of Bringing Nature Home is a 90-minute environmental documentary produced by award-winning filmmaker, Catherine Zimmerman that educates the…
Eco-Answers from the Pros: Poison Ivy and Bindweed
I have never used chemicals on my property and do not want to start. Poison ivy, which I am HIGHLY allergic to, is showing up in more and more places…
So Hard To Say Goodbye
by Trevor Smith, ELA President I was so nervous sitting down to my first ELA board meeting. At the table were a handful of brilliant, talented individuals who were, surprisingly,…
Looking Forward with ELA
by Theresa Sprague I attended my first ELA conference shortly after finishing my master’s degree at the Conway school. As a newly minted grad I had a lot of big…
Stewardship = Presence
by Michael Bald Persistent, Relentless, Tenacious…such are the words we deploy to describe our nemesis weeds and invasive species. It’s all in the perspective, of course.