MDLA - Mathew Davis Landscape Architect

14/12/2025

06/04/2025

Scenes from a greenhouse

09/08/2024

"Any path is only a path and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you to do. But your decision to keep on the path or to leave it must be free of fear or ambition.

This question is one that only a very old man asks. Does this path have a heart? All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. They are paths going through the bush, or into the bush.

In my own life I could say I have traversed long long paths, but I am not anywhere. Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't, it is of no use.

Both paths lead nowhere; but one has a heart, the other doesn't. One makes for a joyful journey; as long as you follow it, you are one with it. The other will make you curse your life. One makes you strong; the other weakens you.

Before you embark on any path ask the question: Does this path have a heart? If the answer is no, you will know it, and then you must choose another path..”

― Carlos Castaneda, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge

Portrait by pinealcolada https://artofdarkpod.com/carlos-castanedas-path-of-the-heart/

13/06/2024

The story of the white buffalo is key to the religion of many Native American tribes in North America.

12/06/2024

Winners announced for the 2024 WLA Professional Awards
The 2024 World Landscape Architecture Professional Awards celebrate the pinnacle of design excellence, innovation, and sustainability in landscape architecture. The global jury of this year’s awards was impressed by the quality and diverse range of entries, with over 250 entries from over 40 different countries. From urban parks and green spaces to restorative ecological projects, the entries reflect a broad spectrum of visionary solutions addressing global challenges.

27/04/2024

Tree planting - MetaCarbon Farm

01/03/2024

Honored and blessed to have spent time at this magical place

An incredible transformation has been taking place over the last 25 years in one of the hottest and driest places on earth.On this 11 acre piece of land 3000...

21/01/2024

This month on Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview the new director of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, Mathew Davis, regarding his career background and his new role at CRMPI.

21/01/2024

On this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview a past CRMPI volunteer and discuss the "zero-waste, zero-dollar" garden beds she helped construct, as well as her involvement in a community greenhouse hub project in Alberta.