Daily Archives: July 9, 2025

Tuesday, July 15, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm Eastern – Urban Nostalgia: Part II, Online

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Nostalgia for the English countryside is common, but what of the English city? Urban Nostalgia is, for many, a desire for a city that once was. The Garden Museum will present a panel discussion online on July 15 at 12:00 noon Eastern time.

Where could we locate the accounts of the cattails or arrowheads that sat beside the Pudding Mill River, or the trees that populated the Clay Lane Estate and the Eastway Cycle Circuit – places that were lost in the development of the Olympic Park? Whilst children play on the re-landscaped Eythorne Park, would they believe the stories of the hills that once stood where they play?

Part II invites attendees to explore the etymology of the term and its validity today. With gentrification changing the soundscape and landscape of the city, Urban Nostalgia beckons for us in the city to remember sights, smells, tastes and noises that bring forth experiences of old.

Speakers include Dehlia Snoussi, Curator (Contemporary London) at the London Museum; author, curator and musician Gabriel Dedji, and Garden Museum Director Christopher Woodward. £10 Livestream. Register at www.gardenmuseum.org.uk/

Thursday, July 10, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Eastern – Maintenance and Management in Natural Landscapes, Online

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Most tasks associated with land care maintenance are mowing, pruning, and weeding. Landscapes that encourage natural systems such as the growth of a plant community, are more complex and require management that understands ecological principles and natural processes. For example, the use of low growing native plants is terrific for reducing areas of lawn. To allow them to establish, raising the level of the mower blade still cuts the grass and leaves the plants to proliferate. Marie Chieppo will discuss case studies that provide a new meaning to the role of maintenance and how together with management we can steer our properties into a more naturally-based trajectory of growth. This Ecological Landscape Alliance Webinar will take place July 10 at 6 pm Eastern. You may register at https://www.ecolandscaping.org/new-events-calendar/.

Marie Chieppo is a passionate advocate for the environment. Now in her 28th year of practice as an organic gardener and ecological landscape designer, her passion is working with clients and the public to discover the value of partnering with nature. She encourages sustainability in every aspect of her work, including the use of alternative materials to plastic containers. Marie is a member of ELA’s Education Committee and an avid instructor for many organizations.

FREE for ELA members
$10 for non-members