Sustainable Landscaping


Our nation's greenspaces are vital to the health of our environment. And Industry professionals are on the frontlines of creating and caring for managed landscapes, from backyards to parks and ballfields to campuses and commercial spaces. By adopting recommended sustainable landscaping practices, embracing advances in technology, and working more efficiently, America's landscape professionals truly are stewards of the environment.

Our Industry’s Commitment to Sustainability

The environment is our business and our passion. Sustainable landscaping promotes biodiversity and healthy ecosystems, provides solutions to water management challenges, and plays a crucial role in climate resilience. The National Association of Landscape Professionals is committed to leading the industry in supporting sustainable solutions to reducing inputs and emissions and increasing efficiencies because the managed green spaces our members create and maintain support a healthier, more beautiful planet."


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Featured Content

Sustainability: Native Versus Non-Native Plants

“Native plants give us a sense of where we are in this great land of ours,” Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the United States from 1963-1969, famously said. “I want Texas to look like Texas and Vermont to look like Vermont.” More than 50 years later, the landscape industry — and many of its […]

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RE-TREE Is Preserving One Mature Tree at a Time

Photo: RE-TREE

“I think every tree’s life matters, honestly,” says Dennise Vidosh, founder and CEO of RE-TREE. “Our ultimate mission at RE-TREE is to preserve and protect as many existing mature trees as possible.” Too often, mature trees are cut down to make way for a new project. Vidosh created her company when she saw an opportunity […]

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A Look at Project EverGreen’s Accomplishments Over 20 Years

Photo: Project EverGreen

This year marks Project EverGreen’s 20th anniversary, and the nonprofit has made a significant impact in communities across the country. “The goal was to encourage lawn and landscape clients, as well as our colleagues at all levels in the green industry to recognize and promote the economic, environmental and lifestyle benefits of green spaces,” says […]

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How To Create Plant Communities With Matrix Plantings

Lurie Garden at Millennium Park

If you have clients seeking a more naturalistic landscape or there is a need to blend a formal garden transitioning to the nearby countryside, matrix plantings can provide this native aesthetic along with a number of benefits. While the phrase ‘matrix planting’ may be an unfamiliar one, it boils down to the accepted concept of […]

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Boosting Your Business: Insider Strategies to Outfit Trailers for Battery-Power Operations

Photo: STIHL

Is your trailer ready for battery-powered equipment? It might seem like a cut-and-dried process to swap out your gas cans for battery packs, but reconfiguring your trailers requires careful thought and consideration to be set up for success. Research Is Key The first consideration is determining how many pieces of battery-powered equipment and batteries each […]

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How I Do It: Offering Only Organic Maintenance Services

Photo: John Granen

Since Nussbaum Group, based in Redmond, Washington, started their maintenance team in 2005, they have only offered 100% organic maintenance services. “While some companies may offer the choice to be organic, or not, we only allow 100% organic – for the good of our people, clients, the environment, and society,” says Dale Nussbaum, founder and […]

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