How We are Responding to Climate Change in Our Practice
Last week was Climate Week NYC 2025, and with that was even more coverage than usual on changes in weather and sustainability. It was well timed then, that leading up to it the not-for-profit organization Wild Ones reposted an excerpt from a piece by Kim Eierman: Dealing with Climate Change in Our Landscapes. Kim provides a well researched and easily digested summary of the impact of these changes and what we can do about it. You can read it for free here.
With this growing awareness of climate change and environmental degradation, as well as experiencing weather related challenges firsthand on their properties, we are being asked by homeowners more and more for eco-friendly practices and organic products for their yards. As ecologic design and care is at the core of who we are, we are both deeply appreciative of this media focus and the broad reach of organizations and individuals on these topics. At the local level, we aim to partner with clients and industry associates to implement and promote the importance of these practices in dealing with climate change, in conjunction with improving ecological function.
Honored with Recognition: Care + Time
Honored with Recognition: Care + Time
This summer we were honored to be recognized at the Perennial Plant Association’s (PPA) 2025 National Symposium with an Award of Excellence. Initiated in 1992, the Landscape Design Awards program recognizes design projects that are exemplary in use of herbaceous perennials to help create balanced and beautiful landscapes. This award is meaningful to us on several levels:
Care + Time: Landscape Architecture and the Long Game
“The bulk of all land relations hinges on investments of time, forethought, skill, and faith rather than on investments of cash. As a land-user thinketh, so is he.”
- Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac
Hello! I’m Todd, the newest member of the design team at Indigenous Ingenuities. Before joining in June, I spent 16 years at Andropogon Associates — an award-winning landscape architecture and ecological restoration firm in Philadelphia. I started there right out of school and had the privilege of working on inspiring projects across the country, from public parks and school campuses to environmental education centers and new urban districts.
It was deeply fulfilling work with a truly talented team. But over time, I began to sense that something was missing from the traditional design process — especially when it came to creating landscapes that are meant to last. I found myself wanting more time on site, more connection to the communities we were designing for, and more continuity between the initial vision and the long-term life of a place. I was craving a model that kept me grounded — literally and figuratively — in the work: more local, more lasting, and more dirt under my fingernails!