I had the opportunity this month to attend part of the annual meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) in San Francisco. The theme of this year’s meeting was “Designing with Nature: The Art of Balance.”
According to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, landscape architecture is the fastest growing design profession in this country. The demand for landscape design services is expected to grow 18-26% by 2014.
Part of this growth comes from the fact that the industry has increasingly been responding to the need for more environmentally responsible, sustainable landscapes. Borrowing principles from landscape ecology and conservation biology, environmental scientists working within landscape design firms have been making landscape more than just “green decoration” and have instead been taking site-specific approaches to using nursery-grown plant materials. These approaches are instrumental in landscape projects that address environmental restoration, sustainable soil practices, even wildfire and flood preparedness and mitigation.
Ellis Farms is proud when the trees it grows in its Borrego nursery are used in projects like these. Planned landscapes can be innovative, aesthetically exciting, and environmentally sensitive. Plants are truly our “green infrastructure.”
Oh, here’s some other news. Beginning this week, Borrego Farm Corner will also be published as its own weblog or “blog” on the internet. All previous installments of Borrego Farm Corner are also available on this site. Please visit:
According to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, landscape architecture is the fastest growing design profession in this country. The demand for landscape design services is expected to grow 18-26% by 2014.
Part of this growth comes from the fact that the industry has increasingly been responding to the need for more environmentally responsible, sustainable landscapes. Borrowing principles from landscape ecology and conservation biology, environmental scientists working within landscape design firms have been making landscape more than just “green decoration” and have instead been taking site-specific approaches to using nursery-grown plant materials. These approaches are instrumental in landscape projects that address environmental restoration, sustainable soil practices, even wildfire and flood preparedness and mitigation.
Ellis Farms is proud when the trees it grows in its Borrego nursery are used in projects like these. Planned landscapes can be innovative, aesthetically exciting, and environmentally sensitive. Plants are truly our “green infrastructure.”
Oh, here’s some other news. Beginning this week, Borrego Farm Corner will also be published as its own weblog or “blog” on the internet. All previous installments of Borrego Farm Corner are also available on this site. Please visit:
www.farmcorner.blogspot.com
