by Phil Haynes Everyone can empathize with the trauma a person must go through to withdraw from chemical dependencies, and I believe there are some real similarities with rehabilitating your…
Fruit in the Landscape
by Allison Houghton Fruit has traditionally been in gardens or orchards separate from the yard, but this does not have to be the case. Many perennial fruits do well in…
Roadside Beach Plums
by Tricia Diggins I garden on a yard that is about one third of an acre. Most of the land is in the back yard and is maintained as a…
DVD Review: Holistic Orcharding
with Michael Phillips Chelsea Green Publishing, 2013 Reviewed by Penny Lewis Generally when you’ve read and enjoyed a book, the movie version is a disappointment. But the recently released DVD,…
Beginner’s Mind
Starting an ecologically-based farm business on marginal lands in the highlands of western MA by Kate Kerivan The rough-mowed trail led through an old field of asters and goldenrod edged…
Are Neonicotinoids Killing Bees?
Reprinted with Permission A Review of Research into the Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Bees, with Recommendations for Action. By Jennifer Hopwood, Mace Vaughan, Matthew Shepherd, David Biddinger, Eric Mader,…
Diversitree: Polyculture in Action
by Rebecca Leung Reprinted with the author’s permission from the Spring 2013 Wellesley College Botanic Gardens News. During the summer of 2012, one of the projects undertaken by the Environmental…
Pawpaw Asimina triloba – Native Tree for Residential Landscapes
by Karyl Seppala This article first appeared in Volume 96 of Wren Song. Pawpaw Asimina triloba is a lovely little understory tree I would not be without. I first discovered…
Composting: Addition by Subtraction
by Paul Kwiatkowski Mount Auburn is not only America’s first garden cemetery, but an arboretum with more than 6,000 trees from around the globe. For those of you who have…
Carried Away: A Keynote Speaker Finishes His Message
by Jeff Lowenfels Authors spend a lot of time by themselves, as was abundantly apparent when I got a chance to Keynote at the ELA’s 2013 Conference on the subject…
Living Walls Shine on Today Show
Earth Day 2013 was a special day for Trevor Smith, ELA’s VP and owner of Land Escapes. After 10 days of intense activity, six living walls designed by Trevor were…
Seven Steps to Building a Winning Team of Employees!
by Frank Crandall A major issue facing many small businesses, especially horticultural firms, is attracting quality employees and then finding ways to retain them. Lack of good employees will limit…