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Edible gardens just the beginning for Houston area âagrihoodâ
A Houston community of 2,000 homes & more than 300 acres of farmland, is what is known as an âagrihoodâ -- intended to promote the use of locally-grown food.
January 13, 2016
Business
Hispanic-owned companies fully engaged in U.S. landscaping industry
The board of directors of the National Hispanic Landscape Alliance (NHLA) wants to encourage young latinos to consider careers in landscaping, horticulture, and landscape architecture.
October 26, 2015
Business
Yellowstone Landscape subsidiaries drop names
Austin Outdoor and BIO Landscape, which merged in 2008 under the Yellowstone Landscape Group banner but maintained their individual names and brands while operating as subsidiaries, are now shedding the original names and will be known only as Yellowstone Landscape. The companies each specialize in commercial landscape work, operating in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and [âŚ]
September 2, 2015
Business
McDugald-Steele finishes a 22,000-plant vertical wall at a Houston H-E-B store
A Houston, Texas grocer dabbled in the landscaping business to create living wall art. Landscaping firm McDugald-Steele finished the design of a 22,000-plant vertical garden, one of the largest in the area. The garden is on the west wall of an H-E-B store, is 14 feet tall and covers more than 3,500 square feet. Six [âŚ]
February 23, 2015
Business
Sales for Financed Used Construction Equipment Drops for Third Month
According to the latest numbers from Equipment Data Associates, the number of financed used construction equipment sold dropped in June for the third month in a row, showing a 10 percent drop from May (7,089 units compared to Mayâs 7,900 units), and a 7 percent drop from June, 2013.
August 11, 2014
Business
ValleyCrest Celebrates Safety Awareness Day, Awards Four Trucks to Employees
ValleyCrest Landscape Companies celebrated its 2014 National Safety Awareness Day by rewarding four of its employees with new trucks.
June 25, 2014
Business
IA Adds Two Bronze Premium Members to Organization
The Irrigation Association has announced that Atlantic Irrigation Specialties from White Plains, New York and North American Pipe Corporation in Houston, Texas have become bronze premium members.
June 20, 2014
Business
Texas Community to Receive Greenscape Through GRO1000 Campaign
One community in Texas will be home to a new community greenscape. The Gulfton community in southwest Houston will be getting the new greenscapes as part of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Companyâs and the The U.S. Conference of Mayorsâ nationwide GRO1000 gardens and green spaces program.
March 24, 2014
Business
Propane Council Elects First Chairwoman, Begins Work on 2014 Budget
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has added a new piece of history to its timeline. The organization has elected a new Executive Committee, which includes the first woman to lead the organization.
July 29, 2013
Business
Kobelco Relaunches Brand With Ribbon Cutting
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony at its Houston, Texas-based North American headquarters. The company has recently relaunched the brand of its independent product line earlier this year.
July 23, 2013
Safety
Stay Cool This Summer
The accident: A 33-year-old landscaper is mowing grass on his second day of the job in Houston, Texas, when temperatures reach 101 degrees. While mowing, his coworkers see him collapse, and they call 911. He is rushed to the hospital where his body temperature is 108 degrees.
July 4, 2013
Lawn maintenance
What to know about the tawny crazy ant
As fire ant populations dwindle in some southern states, a new pest is spreading like crazy. Fire ants are no longer the hot topic they once were in Texas and along the southern coasts of the United States. Whether their numbers are in decline from efficient control measures or the recent extreme hot and dry summers in those areas, the red imported fire ant has unwillingly passed the torch, so to speak, to a new Public Enemy No. 1.
May 1, 2013
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