Many traditional home landscapes feature vast areas of under-utilized space, such as large turf grass lawns. Sustainable sites feature spaces for human enjoyment, considering opportunities to design ...

I predict we’re going to hear a lot more from landscape architects in the coming years. There has long been a misunderstanding about what they actually do – “something about gardens” being a common ...

This summer seems to be the 50th anniversary of just about everything: the moon landing, Woodstock, the Stonewall Riots, the deaths of both Judy Garland and Brian Jones, as well as the burning of the ...

In this article, which originally appeared in Metropolis Magazine's Point of View Blog as "Q&A: Kim Mathews and Signe Nielsen," Susan Szenasy interviews the principals of Mathews Nielsen Landscape ...

Examine the relationship of people to natural and built environments by studying landscapes, from parks and palaces to sidewalks and backyards. The Landscape Studies Program at Smith, the first in a ...

Pesticides do not remain where they are applied – through various pathways, residues end up in meadows, forests and water bodies, even in areas far from agriculture. This poses a risk to the ...