Mr. Morrison's work is an inspiration not only for ecological landscape designers, but for anyone who seeks to support and enjoy beautiful natural landscapes. Read the article in The Washington Post here.
The Association of Professional Landscape Designers has established a campaign entitled Healthy Pots, Healthy Planet to build demand for more sustainable nursery plant pots. Informed by the research contained it its white paper, Plastic Pots and the Green Industry, the…
A fascinating report in the New York Times highlights the work of Canadian forest ecologist Suzanne Simard, who has shown that forest trees share a vast supporting network of fungi that enhances the ability of the community to thrive. Read…
Montgomery County's Brookside Gardens offers its annual sustainable landscaping symposium, GreenScapes (formerly Green Matters), online on February 19, with a terrific lineup of speakers, including Doug Tallamy. For more information, click here.
Even though the eastern population of Monarchs declined from 384 million in 1996 to 60 million last year, on December 16, 2020, the US Fish & Wildlife Service determined that listing the Monarch Butterfly as an endangered species was warranted…
The Association of Professional Landscape Designers has just published a report on the production, use, disposal and environmental impact of horticultural plastics, particularly plastic plant pots. The sobering news is that most of these pots end up in landfills. Read…
The tiger salamander, North America's largest terrestrial salamander, has been declining due to loss of habitat. But the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has worked to restore the wetlands that the salamanders depend on, and now their numbers are on…
In his new book, "Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard," Doug Tallamy urges insect conservation in the form of establishing habitat in residential landscapes. Making the case that species loss is a catastrophic…
In a Washington Post article titled "A Native Plant Guru's Radical Vision for the American Yard," Adrian Higgins discusses Doug Tallamy's new book, "Nature's Best Hope," where the entomologist advocates for more diverse landscapes that support wildlife, tapping into the…
Trees are very effective in absorbing carbon dioxide, and planting them is one of many climate solutions. The Trillion Tree Campaign aims to do just that by planting a trillion trees around the world. The United States is among the…