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Wildfire Protection...

Wild fires destroy hundreds of homes every year across the country. Fires can be particularly dangers in hot and dry climates, and as we reach ...

How To Care for Palm Trees

Imagine relaxing on a sunny, salt-laced beach, and you probably have palm trees in the backdrop of this fantasy paradise. Their tropical allure makes fronds a popular addition to outdoor ...

How to Make Your Business Eco-Friendly

Grass may be green, but the practices and techniques to get a lawn to look lush, green and healthy are often anything but. With more and more people taking on ...

Wildfire Protection Linked to Landscaping

Wild fires destroy hundreds of homes every year across the country. Fires can be particularly dangers in hot and dry climates, and as we reach the fire season, landscapers can ...

9 Tips for Building an Outdoor Kitchen

This infographic gives nine tips from Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet for anyone thinking about planning on building an outdoor kitchen.

How To Avoid Heat-Related Illness

Cintas Corporation has introduced top tips for limiting heat stress in the workplace. When the body is unable to cool itself by sweating, heat stress can occur. According to the ...

Save Water Every Day

With many landscapers looking for ways to go green on the jobsite, here are things from Loch Ness Water Gardens they can do to cut back on water in their ...

Prep Grass for Spring

The new year is here – and to ensure you and your lawn are prepared for the upcoming year, Grass Seed USA and other natural-turf specialists have come together to ...

As-Built Drawings

An as-built drawing shows the actual location of installed irrigation system valves, heads, wire runs and other components versus the layout of the original schematic plan.

Plant in Clay Soil

Though the task of working with it can be challenging, the process of amending clay soil to workable condition is practical and well worth the effort.

Build a Retaining Wall

Retainig walls can be a great addition to the services you offer and solve a variety of landscape problems. “Anywhere you might use a poured-in-place (concrete) gravity wall, natural stone ...

Install a French Drain

A French drain can solve many drainage dilemmas. It can divert run-off wherever water pools, collects or threatens building and landscape installations. Since a French drain can be covered with ...

Stop Ethanol Harm

Bob’s Outdoor Power Equipment in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, has been selling and servicing all types of landscape equipment for 25 years. Owner, Daryl Carr, estimates 90 percent of the repair ...

Lay a Bluestone Patio

Although Pennsylvania Blue Stone is quarried from only a small area in the northeast of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, it’s used by contractors across the country in projects ...

Cost a Job

One of the toughest tasks in landscaping is estimating jobs for bids. One of the toughest tasks in landscaping is estimating jobs for bids. “It’s one of the biggest challenges ...

How to Protect Frost-Sensitive Plants

In the midst of cold winter weather, keeping frost-sensitive plants alive can be a challenge. Here are tips on how to protect your clients’ plants until the spring from FloraTerra ...

Install an On-Surface Dripline

Drip irrigation can be used almost anywhere spray, rotary or impact sprinklers are used, but on-surface drip systems are becoming increasingly popular for bedding areas because they take less time ...

Pattern Mow a Lawn

WHY: The striped patterns seen on athletic fields are showing up on residential and commercial properties. “Customers who pay to have their yards maintained want a professional look,” says Chris ...