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  • Thursday, April 4, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Watergardens: The Voice of Our Landscape

    Water is the key to life on this planet, yet it is the one resource we take most for granted.  Trevor Smith shows how we can add water to our landscape in both large and small ways to reduce urban noise pollution, create habitat, attract wildlife and create our own everyday getaway.  Join the Ecological Landscaping Association and the New England Wildflower Society on Thursday, April 4, from 6:30 – 8:30, at Garden in the Woods in Framingham,  to find out about different types of rainwater harvesting methods, and the many benefits of capturing and reusing storm water.  In addition, learn about natural, holistic swimming ponds and how easy they are to install in your garden.  Trevor Smith is the owner of Land Escapes, a full service ecological landscaping company in the Boston area that specializes in Garden Design, Eco-Rain Recovery, Water Features, and Living Wall Installations.  For more information email ela.info@comcast.net or call 617-436-5838.

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  • Saturday, July 14, 10:30 am – 12:00 noon – Verticulture: The Art of Living Walls

    Trevor Smith of Land Escapes will explain the benefits of living wall technology, the opportunities that Verticulture presents and how to incorporate the artfulness of living walls into your design repertoire, at this Tower Hill Botanic Garden class to be held Saturday, July 14, from 10:30 – noon at Tower Hill, 11 French Drive in Boylston. You will never look at a blank wall the same once you have the opportunity to “paint” with plants. Smith will discuss why living walls are not only an environmental benefit on a small scale by improving indoor air quality, or a large scale by reducing heat island effect, but also an innovative way to overcome landscape challenges in confined spaces with dynamic results.  Fee is $15 for Tower Hill members, $18 for non-members, and you may register by calling 508-869-6111, or visiting www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Living Walls: Verticulture ™ Life Off the Wall

    Though the idea of living walls and green facades is not new, the modern day applications and the infinite design and business possibilities are.  Explore the benefits of living wall technology, the opportunities it presents, and learn how to incorporate the artfulness of living walls into your landscape or home.   Learn about the environmental value of living walls and see how they can serve as an innovative way to overcome landscape challenges in confined spaces with dynamic results, and learn to take Urban Farming to new heights.  This Ecological Landscaping Association seminar is co-sponsored by the New England Wild Flower Society, and will take place Wednesday, A;pril 4, from 6:30 – 8:30 at Garden in the Woods in Framingham.  Your instructor Trevor Smith is a landscape designer and LEED Green Associate with Land Escapes.  Fee is $24 for ELA and NEWFS members, $29 for nonmembers.  Register on line at www.newfs.org.

  • Thursday, November 10, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm – ELA Season’s End Summit

    Join the Ecological Landscaping Association on Thursday, November 10 from 8:30 – 4:30 at the Doyle Center in Leominster for two end of season panels, a locally sourced lunch, and networking.  The morning panel of Ecological success stories is “Hits and Near Misses” with landscape designers Julie Meyer, Rebecca Lindenmeyr, and Laura Kuhn, who will share their expertise and projects that demonstrate ecological landscapes with maximum aesthetic appeal, balancing ecological ideals and meeting client expectations, and lessons learned when obstacles occur.  The afternoon panel, “Hot New Services to Grow Your Business”, will be moderated by Risa Edelstein, and will feature Trevor Smith of Land Escapes on “Expanding Landscape Options with Living Walls,” Jessie Banhazl of Green City Growers (below) on “Taking Edible Landscapes to New Heights,” and Chris Rawlings of Waterhouse Pools and Ponds on “Natural Swimming Ponds.”  $55 for ELA members, $75 for non-members.  For more information, and to register, call 617-436-5838, or email ela.info@comcast.net.