The Newsletter of The Ecological Landscaping Association Vol.
10, No.
4 Winter 2003-2004
I
n an ideal world, the phrase “ecological landscaping” would be
redundant, in the same way
“health food”would be.
Shouldn’t
all food be healthy? Shouldn’t all...
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The Newsletter of The Ecological Landscaping Association Vol.
10, No.
4 Winter 2003-2004
I
n an ideal world, the phrase “ecological landscaping” would be
redundant, in the same way
“health food”would be.
Shouldn’t
all food be healthy? Shouldn’t all
landscaping be in harmony with
natural processes? It’s ironic that a
field of activity which deals with
plants, soil, water, and other essential
components of the environment has
so often become so dissociated from
the key principles of ecology that
there’s a need to “improve” it.
Yet,
within:
Editor’s two cents.
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The philosophical landscaper .
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Nozzle-Heads and
Tree-Huggers .
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Nature abhors a garden .
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ELA and the evolution
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Permaculture design:
ethics first .
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Integrated pest management
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