Landscape Interactions

10/16/2026

Fun and educational visit to Roundstone Native Seed at today’s field trip.

10/13/2026

We had a blast installing a biodiverse riparian slope stabilization system on the banks of the Ware River this week with the help of the Hardwick Conservation Commission and a large, hardworking swarm of volunteers. Once the site of a colonial-era dam that disrupted aquatic migration patterns and ecological connectivity, the location is prone to erosion and was engulfed by invasive Japanese knotweed at project commencement.

Live stakes installed along terraced rows of compost socks include four species of native willow, elderberry, dogwood and buttonbush. At the top of the slope, lupine, butterflyweed, little bluestem, golden Alexanders, northern bush honeysuckle, northeastern beardtongue and bee balm expand the site’s floral resources and aesthetics.

Next week, the slope will be hydroseeded
with a drought-tolerant mix designed by Landscape Interactions, including over 35 native forbs and graminoids.

09/29/2026

Landscape Interactions is proud to launch a new collaboration with Prairie Moon Nursery on a series of Northeast native seed mixes to support bees, butterflies and moths at the greatest risk of extinction in our region.

These custom mixes were created by the Landscape Interactions team to include the most drought-tolerant plant species native to the Northeast and provide critical pollen, nectar and host plant substrates for a long list of threatened pollinator species.

Our meadow mix contains 29 species of wildflowers and herbaceous shrubs and six species of warm season grasses, provides continuous blooms from spring to fall, and is a majority salt-tolerant species.

Plant species featured in this mix include Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem), Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed), Astragalus canadensis (Canada Milk Vetch), Baptisia tinctoria (Yellow Wild Indigo), Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey Tea), Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil), Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Love Grass), Eutrochium purpureum (Sweet Joe Pye W**d), Hypericum prolificum (Shrubby St. John’s-wort), Lespedeza capitata (Round-headed Bush Clover), Lupinus perennis ssp. perennis (Wild Lupine), Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot), Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass), Pedicularis canadensis (Canadian Wood Betony), Penstemon hirsutus (Northeastern Beardtongue), Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass), Spiraea tomentosa (Steeplebush) and Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders).

Our lawn alternative mix has 11 wildflower and five graminoid species, tolerates regular foot traffic and requires very occasional mowing.

Plant species in this mix include Antennaria neglecta (Prairie Pussytoes), Blephilia ciliata (Downy Wood Mint), Carex brevior (Plains Oval Sedge), Danthonia spicata (Poverty Oat Grass), Juncus tenuis (Path Rush), Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata (Common Self-Heal), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (Slender Mountain Mint), Symphyotrichum ericoides (Heath Aster) and Tephrosia virginiana (Goat’s Rue).

At-risk species that are supported by these mixes include Bombus fervidus (Golden Northern Bumble Bee), Bombus pensylvanicus (American Bumble Bee), Megachile melanophaea (Black-bellied Leafcutter Bee), Habro

09/23/2026

Landscape Interactions is now hiring for a Landscape Designer + Visualization Specialist. For more information and to apply visit tinyurl.com/landinteract

08/12/2026

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08/08/2026

Nuestras Raices is partnering with Landscape Interactions to plant a native windbreak that will improve soil health, support at-risk native pollinators and improve growing conditions for our farmers. This is a large planting project, and we need lots of helping hands to make it happen! Whether you can stay for an hour or the whole event, we’d love to have you join us.

Wednesday, August 12
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

What we’ll provide:
Tools
Gloves
Light lunch

Please bring:
Water
Comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes

Location:
La Finca
24 Jones Ferry Rd.
Holyoke, MA

Parking:
Please park at the Holyoke Rows lot down the street. We’ll be working in the back of the farm field, past the demonstration lot and wooded area. If you have trouble finding us, call or text when you arrive and we’ll help guide you.

Nuestras Raices se está asociando con Landscape Interactions para plantar una barrera cortavientos que mejorará la salud del suelo, apoyará a los polinizadores nativos, y mejorará las condiciones de cultivo para nuestros agricultores. Este es un gran proyecto de plantación y necesitamos muchas manos que nos ayuden a que suceda! Ya sea que puedas quedarte una hora o todo el evento, nos encantaría que te unas a nosotros.

Miércoles, 12 de agosto
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Lo que proporcionaremos:
Herramientas
Guantes
Almuerzo ligero

Por favor trae:
Agua
Ropa cómoda y zapatos cerrados

Ubicación:
La Finca
24 Jones Ferry Rd.
Holyoke, MA

Estacionamiento:
Por favor, estacionen en el lote Holyoke Rows que está a la vuelta de la calle. Estaremos trabajando en la parte trasera del campo de la granja, más allá del lote de demostración y del área boscosa. Si tienen problemas para encontrarnos, llamen o envíen un mensaje de texto cuando lleguen y les ayudaremos a ubicarnos.
¡Esperamos verlos allí! Por favor, confirmen su asistencia si piensan venir, y no duden en contactarnos si tienen alguna pregunta.

We hope to see you there! Please RSVP if you plan to attend, and don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Contact:
Sasha Adams
[email protected]
413-309-5091

¡Esperamos verlos allí! Por favor, confirmen su asistencia si piensan venir, y no duden en

07/10/2026

New seed mixes in the fall will expand floral diversity by about 400%. We’re good on grasses!

06/25/2026

For us here at Landscape Interactions every day is pollinator day, every week is pollinator week and every month is pollinator month. That’s because all of our projects target at-risk pollinators and wildlife through design, planning, data collection and community engagement, in our constant and varied efforts to restore, rebuild and rewild biodiversity at every scale.

This week we are proud to launch The Future Looks Like Whately: Planting Resilience through Nature-Based Soutions, a two-year collaboration with the Town of Whately, Massachusetts to create three designs for town-owned properties that support 126 at-risk bee, butterfly and moth species utilizing a wide range of Nature-Based Soutions including bioswales, rain gardens, riparian buffers, meadows, permeable pathways and native lawn alternatives. Funded by an MVP Action Grant through the EEA, this unique project merges climate resilience planning with biodiversity restoration efforts at the site and regional scale.

If you’re in the area please join us tonight at 6 PM at the Whately Town Offices to flip through a copy of the plan and meet some of the community stakeholders who were co-collaborators in the design and planning process.

06/19/2026

Ode to beardtongue